Check Out Plot Details & Previews For The ‘CSI’ & ‘CSI:NY’ Premieres

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: New York will return at the end of the month, and CBS has released information about the season premieres. (Plot synopses and embedded videos can be found after the jump!)

CSI will kick off its thirteenth season on Wednesday, September 26 at 10:00pm ET/PT. As CSI Files previously reported, CBS is letting fans vote for the title of CSI’s premiere episode, and voting will continue through September 9. However, the network has already released the official plot synopsis, which uses the title “Karma to Burn”:

“Karma To Burn” – DB Russell’s granddaughter was kidnapped in last season’s finale cliffhanger and now he leads the CSI team on a hunt to find her, on the 13th season premiere of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Wednesday, Sept. 26 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Guest stars include Peri Gilpin as DB Russell’s wife, Barbara, Enrique Murciano as Detective Carolos Moreno and Conor O’Farrell as former undersheriff Jeffrey McKeen. Jon Wellner returns as Henry Andrews.

CBS also released a preview video for the premiere, which you can watch below (video from YouTube):

CSI: NY will premiere in its new 8:00pm ET/PT timeslot on Friday, September 28. Here’s the official plot synopsis for the first episode of season nine:

“Reignited” – The CSIs investigate when a fire chief – a friend of Mac’s – is killed in a blaze that used the same technique as a recently paroled arsonist, on the ninth season premiere of CSI: NY, Friday, Sept. 28 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Rob Morrow (Numb3rs) guest stars as Leonard Brooks, the arsonist.

Here’s the promo for New York, which includes footage from season eight (video from CBS.com):

CBS also posted a video advertising the new Friday night lineup, which urges viewers to “Spend Fridays in New York”. You can check it out below (video from CBS.com):

You can find the official press release for CSI here, and here is the release for CSI: NY.