CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler explained the decision to cancel CSI: Miami at the CBS upfronts on Wednesday morning. The network had to choose between Miami and fellow spinoff CSI: New York, and Tassler said budgets and ratings were not the deciding factor. “They were very close, looking at them forensically, they were very close,” she revealed.

“It was a very tough choice,” Tassler said. It ultimately came down to which series was a better fit for the new CBS schedule; CSI: NY’s New York setting helped make the decision, allowing the network to have three hours of Big Apple-based programming on Friday nights. “We liked the idea of moving The Mentalist to Sundays,” Tassler explained, and it “made more sense to keep CSI: NY in its original timeslot.” As CSI Files previously reported, New York has been moved to 8:00pm ET/PT on Fridays, and the new series Made in Jersey will take over the 9:00pm ET/PT timeslot leading into Blue Bloods at 10:00pm ET/PT.

CSI Files previously reported that only CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: New York would be back in the fall, and CBS has now revealed the primetime schedule for the 2012-2013 season. CSI will remain on Wednesdays at 10:00pm ET/PT, but CSI: New York will air an hour earlier at 8:00pm ET/PT on Fridays. The new legal drama Made in Jersey will take over the 9:00pm ET/PT timeslot between CSI: NY and Blue Bloods. Jersey is another New York-based series, starring Janet Montgomery as “a smart first-year lawyer with working-class roots practicing at a prestigious Manhattan law firm.” The Mentalist will move to Sunday nights, replacing CSI: Miami in the 10:00pm ET/PT timeslot.

You can see the full schedule after the jump!

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The hiatus is officially underway, and the franchise will air one repeat this week.

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Leading man David Caruso (Horatio Caine) posted about the cancellation of CSI: Miami on Twitter, including a photograph of his iconic sunglasses. You can read the tweet and see the image below (click the thumbnail to see it full-sized):

THANK YOU ONE and ALL…

You can find even more tweets embedded after the jump, featuring comments from Emily Procter (Calleigh Duquesne), Adam Rodriguez (Eric Delko), Jonathan Togo (Ryan Wolfe), Omar Miller (Walter Simmons), Executive Producer Jonathan Littman, former CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Producer Allen MacDonald and former CSI Supervising Producer David Rambo.

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There is good news and bad news for fans of the CSI franchise today, as CBS has revealed the fate of the two spinoffs. CSI Files previously reported that the network has decided to end CSI: Miami after ten seasons, choosing to cancel the more expensive series in favor of the younger, cheaper-to-produce CSI: New York. Gary Sinise (Mac Taylor) and the rest of the New York crew will be back in the fall for a ninth season, joining CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which was previously renewed for season thirteen.

Sources: TV Guide, Hollywood Reporter

CSI: Miami has been cancelled after a ten season run.

A CBS statement said: “CSI: Miami leaves an amazing television legacy – a signature look and style, global popularity and as a key player in CBS’s rise to the top over the past decade. We thank all the producers – led by Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and Ann Donahue — and its talented cast, led by David Caruso, for 10 outstanding seasons.”

Stay tuned to CSI Files for more coverage in the coming days.

The season eight finale of CSI: New York is now available online. You can watch “Near Death” on CBS.com or XFinity TV.

CSI: New York aired its eighth season finale on Friday, May 11, and the crime drama won in total viewers while coming up short in the key demo. “Near Death” pulled in 9.03 million viewers, which is up slightly from the previous episode, and these numbers were enough to put CSI: NY ahead of Primetime: What Would You Do? (4.79 million), Grimm (4.46 million), Fringe (3.16 million) and Supernatural (1.68 million). In the key 18-49 demographic prized by advertisers, New York dropped from the previous episode with a 1.1 rating/4 share for the hour. This put the crime drama behind Primetime (1.6/5) and Grimm (1.2/4), but ahead of Fringe (1.0/3) and Supernatural (0.7/2).

Source: TV by the Numbers

CSI: New York will end its eighth season tonight with a “Near Death” experience for one member of the team at 9:00pm ET/PT. With the show’s future up in the air, viewers can expect to see a season finale that could double as a series finale. (Spoilers and embedded videos after the jump! Please note that one video will play automatically.)

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Jorja Fox (Sara Sidle) has inked a new contract with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation to return for the show’s thirteenth season this fall. This follows the previous announcement that costar George Eads (Nick Stokes) would be back next year as well.

The eighth season of CSI: New York will end with this week’s episode, “Near Death”, which finds leading man Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise) in danger. You can find several clips from the finale after the jump! (Contains spoilers)

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The season twelve finale of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is now available online. You can watch “Homecoming” on CBS.com or XFinity TV.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation aired its twelfth season finale on Wednesday, May 9, and the crime drama won the hour with the highest ratings. “Homecoming” pulled in 10.60 million viewers, which is up nearly a million from the previous episode. This was more than enough to put CSI ahead of Revenge (6.97 million) and Law & Order: SVU (5.72 million). In the key 18-49 demographic prized by advertisers, “Homecoming” earned the highest score for the hour with a 2.4 rating/7 share, which is up slightly from last week. Revenge (2.2/6) and SVU (1.7/5) rounded out the hour.

Source: TV by the Numbers

The twelfth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation draws to a close tonight, and “Homecoming” will dredge up the past as the team works to solve their latest case. (Spoilers after the jump!)

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