# List of CSI: Vegas episodes

CSI: Vegas is an American crime drama television series that debuted on CBS on October 6, 2021. It is a follow-up to the long-running series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and the fifth series in the CSI franchise.
On November 13, 2023, CBS announced the premiere date for its shows. The third season will premiere February 18, 2024, moving to Sunday nights.
During the course of the series, 41 episodes of CSI: Vegas aired, between October 6, 2021, and May 19, 2024.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06) | December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08) |
| 2 | 21 | 21 | September 29, 2022 (2022-09-29) | May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18) |
| 3 | 10 | 10 | February 18, 2024 (2024-02-18) | May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19) |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2021)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Legacy" | Uta Briesewitz | Jason Tracey | October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06) | 4.12 |
| An attack on Jim Brass brings Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle out of retirement, only for them to uncover a conspiracy that could jeopardize the Las Vegas crime lab and lead to the release of thousands of convicted killers. |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Honeymoon in Vegas" | Nathan Hope | Jason Tracey | October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13) | 3.91 |
| While Grissom and Sara try to help a former colleague implicated in evidence tampering, the CSI team investigates the murder of a couple on their wedding day and find a link to the dark side of the Las Vegas elite. |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Under the Skin" | Nathan Hope | Craig O'Neill | October 20, 2021 (2021-10-20) | 3.54 |
| As Grissom and Sara continue their investigation into charges against David Hodges, the CSIs investigate the murder of a video game developer found in a fountain before a gaming tournament. |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Long Pig" | Nicole Rubio | Safia M. Dirie | October 27, 2021 (2021-10-27) | 3.34 |
| The CSI team investigates when a body is dug up in the luau pit of a Hawaiian-themed hotel. Also, Internal Affairs begins to question Grissom and Sara's return to the crime lab. |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Let the Chips Fall" | Kenneth Fink | Graham Thiel | November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03) | 3.22 |
| A cargo plane lands safely but with everyone on board dead. Meanwhile Grissom and Sara get closer to the one suspected of framing Hodges, only to find out that he is killed and thus not the mastermind. |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Funhouse" | Benny Boom | Samantha Humphrey | November 10, 2021 (2021-11-10) | 3.24 |
| CSI goes on lockdown when evidence in a new murder tips off Grissom and Sara to a new suspect in the crime lab. Meanwhile the CSIs investigate a series of murders at a dilapidated clown-themed hotel. |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "In the Blood" | Christine Moore | Marisa Tam | November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17) | 3.88 |
| A lost horse is found in front of a hotel with human blood and a boot on it. The police search leads them to a halfway house for murder convicts. Meanwhile Grissom and Sara positively identify Wix as the mastermind behind Hodges' case as his sister brags that Wix will never be apprehended for the crime. |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Pipe Cleaner" | Benny Boom | Safia M. Dirie & Samantha Humphrey | November 24, 2021 (2021-11-24) | 4.20 |
| The CSIs investigate human remains found in a convention center owner's bathtub. Meanwhile, Grissom and Sara use the opportunity to get closer to Wix's star witness. |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Waiting in the Wings" | Christine Moore | Craig O'Neill & Jason Tracey | December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01) | 3.95 |
| The CSIs delve into the eccentric world of sideshows when a couple of performers are found burned in a pit. Meanwhile, Hodges thinks over a plea deal as his trial begins while Max, Grissom and Sara look for evidence to exonerate him. |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" | Kenneth Fink | Jason Tracey & Craig O'Neill | December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08) | 3.55 |
| When Hodges goes missing, the CSIs must search for evidence that can locate him, clear his name, and save the reputation of the crime lab. Hodges is found alive, and Wix is charged. |||||||

### Season 2 (2022–2023)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 11 | 1 | "She's Gone" | Kenneth Fink | Jason Tracey | September 29, 2022 (2022-09-29) | 3.19 |
| Catherine Willows persuades Maxine Roby to let her join the CSI team. Meanwhile the CSIs investigate the murder of a dominatrix found near her secret sex dungeon. |||||||
| 12 | 2 | "The Painted Man" | Sam Hill | Craig O'Neill | October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06) | 3.24 |
| As Halloween descends on Las Vegas, the CSIs investigate a popular haunted house when a mannequin prop turns out to be a real dead body. Catherine enlists help from Folsom to locate her missing friend. |||||||
| 13 | 3 | "Story of a Gun" | Antonio Negret | Safia M. Dirie | October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) | 3.24 |
| A group of teens stumble across a dead woman behind the wheel of an abandoned car in a Nevada ghost town. |||||||
| 14 | 4 | "Koala" | Claudia Yarmy | Anthony E. Zuiker | October 20, 2022 (2022-10-20) | 3.61 |
| When three masked assailants invade a home and murder an entire family, the team is called to the scene to investigate; Catherine leads the team through the emotional case, which intensifies her own longing to reconnect with her estranged daughter. |||||||
| 15 | 5 | "In Harm's Way" | Lin Oeding | Graham Thiel | October 27, 2022 (2022-10-27) | 3.57 |
| CSI is called to investigate a banquet celebrating the sale of a university-developed medical technology to a defense contractor, after a number of guests suddenly grow ill, with three people dying. Meanwhile, Catherine enlists Grace's roommate to find clues following Grace's disappearance. |||||||
| 16 | 6 | "There's the Rub" | Mario Van Peebles | Jordana Lewis Jaffe | November 3, 2022 (2022-11-03) | 3.14 |
| CSI is called to Dario, a high-end casino's flagship steakhouse to investigate the murder of their celebrity chef, Dario. |||||||
| 17 | 7 | "Burned" | Benny Boom | Tom Szentgyorgyi | November 10, 2022 (2022-11-10) | 3.46 |
| The CSI team is puzzled by a mysterious bigfoot-like footprint near a crime scene as they determine who - or what - murdered a father and son. |||||||
| 18 | 8 | "Grace Note" | Gina Lamar | Erika Vázquez & Siena Butterfield | December 8, 2022 (2022-12-08) | 3.27 |
| Catherine becomes more frustrated when a lead suspect in Grace's disappearance is found dead. The CSI team uses all their skills to find the killer, and if his death will lead them to Grace. |||||||
| 19 | 9 | "In the White Room" | Kenneth Fink | Marisa Tam & Graham Thiel | December 15, 2022 (2022-12-15) | 3.48 |
| The CSI's investigate the murders of two Regency Romantic Festival attendees, and uncover a shocking link between their murders and previous cases. |||||||
| 20 | 10 | "Eyeballs" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Ryan Lee | January 5, 2023 (2023-01-05) | 3.36 |
| Chris Park leads the team when a popular guest is murdered following a social media influencer party. |||||||
| 21 | 11 | "Trinket" | Ruben Garcia | Safia M. Dirie | January 12, 2023 (2023-01-12) | 3.43 |
| While the rest of the team searches for the missing mother of a young boy after he is found hiding in a garage, Max is sent a familiar, cryptic note written in silver ink. |||||||
| 22 | 12 | "When the Dust Settles" | Rachel Raimist | Jordana Lewis Jaffe | February 2, 2023 (2023-02-02) | 3.80 |
| The team investigates a dust-coated crime scene from four years ago, after the only survivor of an attack at a beauty salon awakens from a coma. |||||||
| 23 | 13 | "Boned" | Erin Feeley | Dave Metzger | February 9, 2023 (2023-02-09) | 3.82 |
| After the skeletal remains of two people are found next to a creek, Allie discovers that one of them dates back from the Neolithic ages. Meanwhile, a seemingly open-and-shut case of self-defense leads to confusion as Max finds another link to the Silver Ink murders. |||||||
| 24 | 14 | "Third Time's the Charm" | Eduardo Sánchez | Tom Szentgyorgyi | February 16, 2023 (2023-02-16) | 2.93 |
| When a man in an alleyway dies with seemingly three conflicting causes of death, Folsom must track which suspect is responsible for the murder. Meanwhile, Max and Allie follow a lead to their main suspect related to the Silver Ink murders. |||||||
| 25 | 15 | "Ashes, Ashes" | Stephanie Marquardt | Marisa Tam | March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | 3.21 |
| After the main suspect of the Silver Ink murders is found dead, the lives of the CSI team are put on the line as they delve deeper into the true motive behind the killings. |||||||
| 26 | 16 | "We All Fall Down" | Ray Daniels | Craig O'Neill & Graham Thiel | March 9, 2023 (2023-03-09) | 3.34 |
| Molly Tate, a prior survivor to the Silver Ink murders is killed, and her body booby-trapped with a mysterious poison, hospitalizing Sonya in the process of the autopsy. Meanwhile, the team attempts to find an antidote, and decipher the strange silver ink symbols. |||||||
| 27 | 17 | "The Promise" | Brad Tanenbaum | Alex Berry & Anthony E. Zuiker | March 30, 2023 (2023-03-30) | 3.26 |
| Max confronts a grieving and angry mother when the remains of their young daughter are found dumped inside a drum at Lake Mead. Meanwhile, Greg Sanders returns to the crime lab to offer his assistance with the team. |||||||
| 28 | 18 | "Fractured" | Gina Lamar | Liz Castricone & Safia M. Dirie | April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13) | 3.39 |
| The team investigates a pop-up outdoor masquerade party in the desert celebrating the construction of an upcoming casino, after an explosion winds up killing three people in the blast. Meanwhile, Folsom stumbles into a predicament when a dead body is found at his friend’s apartment. |||||||
| 29 | 19 | "Dead Memories" | Pam Veasey | Craig O'Neill | May 4, 2023 (2023-05-04) | 3.18 |
| Allie’s judgement is tested when Gene Farrow, a former suspect from The Painted Man murder, walks into the crime lab covered in blood and wielding a cleaver. Meanwhile, Max sees a therapist to help her cope with her anger issues following her assault. Also, Folsom has trouble connecting with his estranged mother after the arrest of his childhood friend Trey. |||||||
| 30 | 20 | "Shell Game" | Omar Madha | Marisa Tam | May 11, 2023 (2023-05-11) | 3.29 |
| As the team investigates the death of a local news meteorologist found inside a nut processing factory, Max contemplates who to promote to Dayshift Supervisor. Also, Folsom struggles to balance his relationship with Chavez while investigating his mother’s drug problems. |||||||
| 31 | 21 | "Dying Words" | Jason Tracey | Jason Tracey | May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18) | 2.76 |
| Folsom spirals into an emotional frenzy when his mother is found murdered inside a warehouse. After reuniting with Trey, they both set out to hunt for the killer. The episode ends when the main suspect is then found dead in a dumpster, Josh surrenders and is arrested. |||||||

### Season 3 (2024)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 32 | 1 | "The Reaper" | Brad Tanenbaum | Jason Tracey & Craig O'Neill | February 18, 2024 (2024-02-18) | 4.09 |
| Folsom’s future hangs in the balance as the rest of the team questions his innocence following his surrender, while simultaneously under pressure from a notorious crime family responsible for Jeanette’s murder. |||||||
| 33 | 2 | "Scar Tissue" | Nicole Rubio | Jordana Lewis Jaffe | February 25, 2024 (2024-02-25) | 4.16 |
| Catherine’s recent involvement with the Tarquenio family triggers a memory from five years earlier that may be the only clue to bring them down. Also, Folsom is acquitted of all charges, however, Nora Cross returns to CSI to investigate his questionable actions. |||||||
| 34 | 3 | "Rat Packed" | Omar Madha | Marisa Tam | March 3, 2024 (2024-03-03) | 4.37 |
| The team investigates the world of celebrity impersonators when two dead bodies resembling Frank Sinatra and Joey Bishop are found rotting within a wall. Also, Max has to decide Josh’s future at CSI. |||||||
| 35 | 4 | "Health and Wellness" | Stephanie Marquardt | Tom Szentgyorgyi | March 17, 2024 (2024-03-17) | 4.30 |
| After an unusually-carved body is discovered inside the basement of an abandoned hospital, Allie is trapped at the crime scene when an explosion separates her from the rest of the team. When more bodies are discovered inside, CSI faces the possibility of a serial cannibal roaming Las Vegas. |||||||
| 36 | 5 | "It Was Automation" | Ruben Garcia | Dave Metzger | March 24, 2024 (2024-03-24) | 4.56 |
| CSI is called to investigate the death of a man killed inside an automated kinematics research facility, but when one of the dozen humanized androids at the scene is coated in the victim’s blood, the team questions if the robot’s AI is capable of murder, or was purposely reprogrammed to do so. |||||||
| 37 | 6 | "Atomic City" | Kenneth Fink | Ryan Lee | April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21) | 4.09 |
| A massive leak of uranium leaves a father and son dead in their home, forcing CSI to take additional precautions as they try to find the source, motive and killer while investigating the radioactive crime scene. Meanwhile, Max continues to investigate the murder at the kinematics research facility when she finds additional evidence leading to another culprit. |||||||
| 38 | 7 | "Coinkydink" | Safia M. Dirie | Safia M. Dirie | April 28, 2024 (2024-04-28) | 4.19 |
| When a fitness instructor is killed in a sauna and his soon to be son-in-law shot dead in the Nevada mountains within the same night, and the only other connection between the two cases being a series of freak accidents leading to their deaths, the team attempts to separate the superstition from the evidence. Also, Chavez goes undercover to help Max with the unsolved case at Mojave Kinematic Designs. |||||||
| 39 | 8 | "The Artist is Present" | Gina Lamar | Gabriel Ho | May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05) | 4.10 |
| While Chavez and Max search for a missing suspect in their ongoing investigation of Mojave Kinematic Designs, the rest of the team is called to investigate the bizarre and gruesome discovery of an intact human nervous system displayed at a local car dealership. |||||||
| 40 | 9 | "Heavy Metal" | Tom Camarda | Camille D'Elia | May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12) | 4.16 |
| Penny takes charge of her first homicide case when a man stumbles into oncoming traffic with an unusual gunshot wound and no primary crime scene to work with. Meanwhile, Catherine, Chris and Max continue to investigate Mojave Kinematic Designs; their findings lead them to an underground science facility, along with a massive discovery that confirms their conspiracy. |||||||
| 41 | 10 | "Tunnel Vision" | Erin Feeley | Erika Vázquez & Siena Butterfield | May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19) | 4.25 |
| Max is kidnapped and Chris is hospitalized following an ambush at a Mojave Kinematic Designs facility, leaving the rest of the team to find their boss and her captors within a labyrinth of neighboring underground tunnels before it’s too late. |||||||

## Ratings
### Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of List of CSI: Vegas episodes :
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Legacy" | October 6, 2021 | 0.5 | 4.12 | 0.3 | 2.60 | 0.8 | 6.73 |
| 2 | "Honeymoon in Vegas" | October 13, 2021 | 0.4 | 3.91 | 0.4 | 3.01 | 0.8 | 6.92 |
| 3 | "Under the Skin" | October 20, 2021 | 0.4 | 3.54 | 0.4 | 3.29 | 0.8 | 6.83 |
| 4 | "Long Pig" | October 27, 2021 | 0.4 | 3.34 | 0.3 | 2.48 | 0.7 | 5.83 |
| 5 | "Let the Chips Fall" | November 3, 2021 | 0.3 | 3.22 | 0.2 | 2.33 | 0.5 | 5.55 |
| 6 | "Funhouse" | November 10, 2021 | 0.4 | 3.24 | 0.2 | 2.43 | 0.6 | 5.67 |
| 7 | "In the Blood" | November 17, 2021 | 0.4 | 3.88 | 0.4 | 3.09 | 0.8 | 6.97 |
| 8 | "Pipe Cleaner" | November 24, 2021 | 0.5 | 4.20 | 0.4 | 3.20 | 0.9 | 7.40 |
| 9 | "Waiting in the Wings" | December 1, 2021 | 0.4 | 3.95 | 0.3 | 2.62 | 0.7 | 6.58 |
| 10 | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" | December 8, 2021 | 0.4 | 3.55 | 0.4 | 3.09 | 0.7 | 6.64 |

### Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of List of CSI: Vegas episodes :
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "She's Gone" | September 29, 2022 | 0.3 | 3.19 | 0.3 | 2.44 | 0.6 | 5.63 |
| 2 | "The Painted Man" | October 6, 2022 | 0.3 | 3.24 | 0.2 | 2.32 | 0.5 | 5.56 |
| 3 | "Story of a Gun" | October 13, 2022 | 0.3 | 3.24 | 0.3 | 2.29 | 0.6 | 5.53 |
| 4 | "Koala" | October 20, 2022 | 0.3 | 3.61 | 0.2 | 2.25 | 0.5 | 5.86 |
| 5 | "In Harm's Way" | October 27, 2022 | 0.3 | 3.57 | 0.3 | 2.39 | 0.6 | 5.96 |
| 6 | "There's the Rub" | November 3, 2022 | 0.3 | 3.14 | 0.3 | 2.54 | 0.6 | 5.69 |
| 7 | "Burned" | November 10, 2022 | 0.3 | 3.46 | 0.3 | 2.41 | 0.5 | 5.86 |
| 8 | "Grace Note" | December 8, 2022 | 0.3 | 3.28 | 0.1 | 1.99 | 0.4 | 5.29 |
| 9 | "In the White Room" | December 15, 2022 | 0.2 | 3.48 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | "Eyeballs" | January 5, 2023 | 0.3 | 3.36 | 0.3 | 2.39 | 0.6 | 5.75 |
| 11 | "Trinket" | January 12, 2023 | 0.3 | 3.43 | 0.3 | 2.35 | 0.6 | 5.78 |
| 12 | "When the Dust Settles" | February 2, 2023 | 0.4 | 3.80 | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | "Boned" | February 9, 2023 | 0.4 | 3.82 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | "Third Time's the Charm" | February 16, 2023 | 0.2 | 2.93 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | "Ashes, Ashes" | March 2, 2023 | 0.3 | 3.21 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | "We All Fall Down" | March 9, 2023 | 0.3 | 3.34 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | "The Promise" | March 30, 2023 | 0.3 | 3.26 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | "Fractured" | April 13, 2023 | 0.3 | 3.39 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | "Dead Memories" | May 4, 2023 | 0.3 | 3.18 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | "Shell Game" | May 11, 2023 | 0.3 | 3.29 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | "Dying Words" | May 18, 2023 | 0.2 | 2.76 | — | — | — | — |

### Season 3

Viewership and ratings per episode of List of CSI: Vegas episodes :
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "The Reaper" | February 18, 2024 | 0.3/3 | 4.09 | — | — | — | 6.70 |
| 2 | "Scar Tissue" | February 25, 2024 | 0.3/4 | 4.16 | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | "Rat Packed" | March 3, 2024 | 0.3/4 | 4.37 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | "Health and Wellness" | March 17, 2024 | 0.3/4 | 4.30 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | "It Was Automation" | March 24, 2024 | 0.3/4 | 4.56 | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | "Atomic City" | April 21, 2024 | 0.3/4 | 4.09 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | "Coinkydink" | April 28, 2024 | 0.3/4 | 4.19 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | "The Artist is Present" | May 5, 2024 | 0.2/3 | 4.10 | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | "Heavy Metal" | May 12, 2024 | 0.3/3 | 4.16 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | "Tunnel Vision" | May 19, 2024 | 0.4/4 | 4.25 | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| | 1 | 4.12 | 3.91 | 3.54 | 3.34 | 3.22 | 3.24 | 3.88 | 4.20 | 3.95 | 3.45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | 2 | 3.19 | 3.24 | 3.24 | 3.61 | 3.57 | 3.14 | 3.46 | 3.27 | 3.48 | 3.36 | 3.43 | 3.80 | 3.82 | 2.93 | 3.21 | 3.34 | 3.26 | 3.39 | 3.18 | 3.29 | 2.76 |
| | 3 | 4.09 | 4.16 | 4.37 | 4.30 | 4.56 | 4.09 | 4.19 | 4.10 | 4.16 | 4.25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |