CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The "CSI" franchise's success resulted in the production of many similar shows. The "CSI effect" has been associated with drama and true crime television series that preceded "CSI", such as "American Justice", "Cold Case Files", "Cold Squad", "", "Forensic Files", "Silent Witness", "Waking the Dead"; and others that followed, including "Bones", "Cold Case", "Criminal Minds", "Crossing Jordan", "NCIS", "Numb3rs", "Wire in the Blood", and "Without a Trace". Based on the Nielsen ratings, six of the top ten most popular television shows in the United States in 2005 were crime dramas, and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" reached the number one ranking in November 2007.