See Also: 'Recycling' Episode Guide

CSI: New York and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation are both set to air new episodes this week.

In the Big Apple's "Recycling", scheduled to air at 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 12, the team find themselves handling two very different cases, according to a synopsis at the Futon Critic:

Competitive dog owners become the prime suspects in a murder investigation when Mac examines the murder of a dog trainer. Meanwhile, Stella and Danny track the killer of a bike messenger who collapsed on the streets of Manhattan after being stabbed during rush hour traffic. The team hits a road block when they must find the crime scene within a 4.8 mile delivery route.

The episode was helmed by first-time CSI director Alex Zakrzewski, who previously directed episodes of Boomtown, The Wire and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. "Recycling" was penned by co-producer Timothy J. Lea and Zachary Reiter, formerly a writer on Jerry Bruckheimer's Skin.

The following guest actors are slated to appear:

• Sonya Walger as Jane Parsons
• Paul Carafotes as Detective Thacker
• Zach Grenier as Ross Howell
• Matt Baker as Michael Starling
• Aisha Hinds as Brett Stokes
• Robert Costanzo as Frank Meadows
• Desi Lydic as Elaine Curtis
• Hira Ambrosino as Angie Soon
• Julia Duffy as Millie Hanford
• Steve Hytner as Alvin Marbert
• Neil Giuntoli as Mark Stutz
• Brad Greenquist as Theodore Gates
• Marc Lynn as Owner One
• Marcia Firesten as Owner Two

At 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, CBS will air CSI's "Snakes", directed by Richard Lewis and written by story editor Dustin Lee Abraham:

When a dead baby rattlesnake is found in the throat of a decapitated female head, the CSIs are thrust into the dangerous world of narcocorrido, a Mexican music/lifestyle underworld that glamorizes violence and brutality. Meanwhile, a body is found in the front seat of a handicapped van in a casino parking structure where Sofia and Greg find evidence that the shooter may have been confined to a wheelchair.

"Snakes" will guest star the following actors:

• David Berman as David Phillips
• Louise Lombard as Sofia Curtis
• Geoffrey Rivas as Detective Vega
• Doan Ly as Jesse Menken
• Chad Donella as Vincent Decarlo
• Michael A. Pena as Barback (Juanito Concha)
• Yancey Arias as Rafael Salinas
• Joe Nieves as Javier Lileez
• Miguel Perez as Eduardo Maytorena
• Tony Plana as Elindio Zapata
• Verne Watson Johnson as Manager
• George Murdock as Stuart Manslow
• Anna Berger as Betsy Lewis
• Reid Scott as Dax Blanchard
• Chris Flanders as Room Manager
• David Correia as Store Owner
• Julian Rodriguez as Newspaper Kid
• Benjamin Burdick as Yak #1
• Matthew Yang King as Yak #2
• Ken Weiler as Yak #3
• Daniel Wisler as Yak #4

The CSI: Miami team are having the week off, with a repeat of "Pro Per" scheduled to screen at 10:00 p.m. tonight. The original listings can be found at the Futon Critic.

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