character        portrayed by         first appearance   last appearance            duration episodes
0                  mac taylor csi detective         gary sinise          blink 1 , 2 , 3     today is life         1.01 - 9.17      197
1                 jo danville csi detective           sela ward           the 34th floor     today is life         7.01 - 9.17       57
2                danny messer csi detective  carmine giovinazzo                  blink 1     today is life         1.01 - 9.17      197
3       lindsay monroe messer csi detective        anna belknap                 zoo york     today is life         2.03 - 9.17    172 4
4  dr sid hammerback chief medical examiner          robert joy  dancing with the fishes     today is life         2.05 - 9.17    168 4
5                  adam ross lab technician         a j buckley                 bad beat     today is life         2.08 - 9.17    141 4
6                     dr sheldon hawkes csi         hill harper                  blink 1     today is life         1.01 - 9.17      197
7              don flack homicide detective        eddie cahill                    blink     today is life         1.01 - 9.17      197
8                  aiden burn csi detective     vanessa ferlito                  blink 1            heroes  1.01 - 2.02 , 2.23       26
9             stella bonasera csi detective  melina kanakaredes                  blink 1  vacation getaway         1.01 - 6.22      140

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