CSI: Crime Scene Investigation D.B. Russell (Danson), and recruited to the FBI shortly thereafter. Russell is a family man, a keen forensic botanist, and a veteran of the Seattle Crime Lab. In the series' 12th season, Russell is reunited with his former partner Julie Finlay (Elisabeth Shue), who like Catherine, is a blood-spatter expert with an extensive knowledge of criminal psychology. With the rest of the team, they work to tackle Las Vegas' growing crime rate and are on the job 24/7, scouring the scene, collecting the evidence, and finding the missing pieces that will solve the mystery. During the 1990s, Anthony Zuiker caught
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 8) main cast member in a starring role. Wallace Langham joined the main cast. Only 11 episodes had been completed and aired before the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike. Only six more episodes were made after the strike, for a total of only 17 episodes. Some international broadcasters only showed the first part of the crossover "Who and What" because "Without a Trace" did not air (or aired older seasons) at the time. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 8) The eighth season of "" premiered on CBS on September 27, 2007 and ended May 15, 2008. The season stars