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Oct 14 - Review: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation--'For Warrick'
The team is stunned by the loss of one of their own in the show's ninth season opener.

Oct 14 - 'The Happy Place' Promo Now Available
A woman falls to her death, and an old case resurfaces on 'CSI'. Full transcript inside.

Oct 14 - Petersen: Don't Make Me A Hero
The beginning--and the end--of Grissom's time on 'CSI'. Contains spoilers.

Oct 12 - 'Raging Cannibal' & 'The Happy Place' Official Details
'Miami' encounters the Russian mob, and 'CSI' looks into criminal uses for hypnotism. Official plot details and cast lists inside.

Oct 12 - Ratings Round-Up
The 'CSI' premiere knocks out the competition. 'Miami' and 'New York' also win their timeslots.

Oct 11 - 'CSI' Adds A Bit Of Mystery To The Cast
Smith talks about her character's relationship with the team and looking professional. Contains spoilers.

Oct 11 - Shankar: He's Reassessing Himself
'CSI' says goodbye to one leading man and hello to another. Spoilers inside.

Oct 9 - Interview: Peter Lenkov
The 'CSI: NY' executive producer teases season five and discusses the big upcoming development for Danny and Lindsay. Spoilers inside!

Oct 9 - Review: CSI: New York--'Turbulence'
A routine flight to Washington, D.C. proves to be anything but when Mac Taylor finds the flight attendants standing around the dead body of a man in one of the plane's bathrooms.

Oct 8 - Interview: David Berman
'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''s newest regular shares his thoughts on David Phillips' evolution, Grissom's departure, his duties as head researcher on the show and who he'd like to play David's wife.

Oct 9 - She's A 'Saucy, Sarcastic, Sassy' New Scientist
Smith talks about her character and joining 'CSI'. Contains spoilers.

Oct 9 - Helgenberger: It's The Sum Of Its Parts
Two 'CSI' stars talk about season nine and why the show has lasted so long. Spoilers inside.

Oct 8 - Review: CSI: Miami--'Won't Get Fueled Again'
The Miami team is called in to investigate when a burning man crashes a swanky beach party; ME Tara Price signs on for duty.

Oct 7 - Buckley: First I Have A Panic Attack
The 'New York' actor talks about using scientific terms and getting recognized around the world.

Oct 6 - This Home Is 'Dead Inside'
A man is found dead in a house that is being relocated, and Flack's sister is back in the seventh episode of 'New York'. Major spoilers inside!

By Christian
December 5, 2004 - 9:49 PM

After it easily winning most of its timeslot battles at the start of the season, it now seems CSI: New York may have a prolonged fight on its hands with the original Law & Order over the title of Wednesday ratings champ.

According to figures published at MediaWeek, last Wednesday's new CSI: New York episode, "Officer Blue," was watched by 14.63 million people. This placed the show behind timeslot winner Law & Order by a razor-thin margin of just 40,000 viewers.

In the important adults 18-49 demographic category, CSI: New York did still win convincingly, earning a 5.4 rating with a 15 share, indicating that 5.4% of all Americans in that category watched the show, as well as 15% of those who actually had their televisions switched on at 10:00pm. Law & Order only managed to score a 4.8/13 in this category, but the gap was the smallest yet since the start of the season. Next week, Law & Order should be able to easily win in all categories, as the NBC show will be airing a fresh episode, while New York fans will have to do with a repeat of "Blink.".

While New York failed to assert its dominance, on Monday CSI: Miami scored its usual victory by attracting 22 million viewers with "After The Fall," according to Variety. In the adults 18-49 category, the show scored an 8.2/15. Next week, these ratings will undoubtedly end up being lower, as now that the November sweeps are over, CSI: Miami will also return to airing repeats.

The November Sweeps are one of four important periods each year when measurement agency Nielsens Media Research pays special attention to television viewership levels. While national television ratings are collected all year through, during the sweeps months Nielsens pays special attention to viewership patterns in individual local markets, and it's based on these ratings that television stations are able to set their local advertising rates. For that reason, networks always do their best to get as many viewers as possible to watch their shows during these sweep months.

Unfortunately for CSI fans, the November sweeps ended on Wednesday, and the results of this were immediately visible last Thursday, when CBS aired a repeat of the original CSI's "Viva Las Vegas." The show attracted 24.3 million viewers, down sharply from the 31.5 million that wast last week's "Mea Culpa" - but still more than enough to beat each other individual program airing that night. However, in the adults 18-49 category CSI just barely lost out to NBC's The Apprentice, which aired a new episode.

More information can be found in the Daily Variety reports for Monday and Thursday, and MediaWeek's Wednesday report.

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