best episodes of CSI: Vegas poster

Facing an existential threat that could bring down the Crime Lab, a brilliant team of forensic investigators must welcome back old friends and deploy new techniques to preserve and serve justice in Sin City.

3 Seasons
41 Episodes
Canceled
Crime Drama Mystery
Cast & Characters
episode image The Promise
8.2/10 (509 votes)

#1 The Promise

S2:E17

When the body of a young girl who was killed over 40 years ago is discovered at the bottom of Lake Mead, Max Roby promises her mother, Raquel Williams, that the CSI team will finally find justice for her daughter. Also, Greg Sanders brings his quirky humor as he returns to the crime lab.

episode image Signed, Sealed, Delivered
8.0/10 (483 votes)

#2 Signed, Sealed, Delivered

S1:E10

When David Hodges goes missing, the entire CSI team searches for any piece of evidence that can help locate him, clear his name and save the reputation of the entire crime lab.

episode image Waiting in the Wings
7.8/10 (446 votes)

#3 Waiting in the Wings

S1:E9

The CSI team looks closely at the eccentric world of sideshows when a couple of performers are discovered burned in a pit. Also, Hodges mulls a plea deal as his criminal trial kicks off, while Max, Grissom and Sara search for evidence to exonerate him.

episode image Atomic City
7.8/10 (239 votes)

#4 Atomic City

S3:E6

The CSI team investigates a radioactive crime scene that left a father and son dead.

episode image Heavy Metal
7.8/10 (208 votes)

#5 Heavy Metal

S3:E9

The CSI team investigates the death of a local antique shop owner who died from an apparent gunshot wound that is missing one important clue - the bullet. Also, Max makes an important breakthrough in the ongoing case with Ocho from the robotics factory.

episode image Trinket
7.7/10 (344 votes)

#6 Trinket

S2:E11

When a young, non-verbal boy is found hiding in a stranger’s garage, the CSI team searches for his missing mother. Also, Max receives a strange letter with symbols in silver ink that Folsom and Allie recognize from prior crime scenes.

episode image The Artist Is Present
7.7/10 (208 votes)

#7 The Artist Is Present

S3:E8

The CSI team investigates when a plastinated nervous system is found hanging above a local car dealership. Also, Chavez and Max search for a missing source in their ongoing investigation of the robotics factory.

episode image Tunnel Vision
7.7/10 (197 votes)

#8 Tunnel Vision

S3:E10

After an explosion in a bio lab, the CSI team races to determine which nerve agent left one of their own unconscious, while the others explore a dangerous underground tunnel to find another CSI who got kidnapped during the blast.

episode image Pipe Cleaner
7.6/10 (448 votes)

#9 Pipe Cleaner

S1:E8

When the CSIs are called to investigate human remains found in a convention center owner’s bathtub, Sara and Grissom use the case to get close to attorney Anson Wix’s star forensic expert witness, just days before David Hodges’ trial begins

episode image Ashes, Ashes
7.6/10 (324 votes)

#10 Ashes, Ashes

S2:E15

A silver ink note threatening Maxine Roby's life is found at the crime lab, sending the entire CSI team to crack who is behind the notes and how they connect to other murder case.

episode image Health and Wellness
7.6/10 (240 votes)

#11 Health and Wellness

S3:E4

As the CSI team investigates the death of a man visiting Las Vegas for a health and wellness convention, a fiery explosion traps Allie Rajan in the basement of an abandoned hospital.

episode image Coinkydink
7.6/10 (212 votes)

#12 Coinkydink

S3:E7

When a fitness guru is found dead in a gym sauna and his soon to be son-in-law is found dead from an apparent hunting accident, the CSI team investigates to see if these deaths are unrelated tragic accidents or if they're connected.

episode image Legacy
7.5/10 (836 votes)

#13 Legacy

S1:E1

An attack on Jim Brass kicks off a twisted conspiracy targeting the Las Vegas crime lab.

episode image Honeymoon in Vegas
7.5/10 (651 votes)

#14 Honeymoon in Vegas

S1:E2

Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle come to the aid of a former colleague who is implicated in tampering with evidence. Maxine and the rest of the CSI team work the murder of a couple slain on their wedding day, following the evidence to the salacious underbelly of the Las Vegas elite.

episode image Funhouse
7.5/10 (510 votes)

#15 Funhouse

S1:E6

Max puts CSI on lockdown when evidence in a new murder tips Grissom and Sara to a new suspect in the crime lab. Also, Folsom and Allie investigate a series of chilling killings at a dilapidated clown-themed hotel.

episode image We All Fall Down
7.5/10 (330 votes)

#16 We All Fall Down

S2:E16

Medical examiner Sonya's life is in jeopardy when she is exposed to a mysterious poison as the CSI team races to find the antidote and the silver ink murderer who appears to be targeting the Crime Lab. Max's ex-husband, Daniel, returns to make sure that she and their son are safe.

episode image Let the Chips Fall
7.4/10 (537 votes)

#17 Let the Chips Fall

S1:E5

As Grissom and Sara close in on who framed Hodges, the CSI team investigates a lock room murder mystery at 30,000 feet, when a cargo plane lands autonomously at McCarran Airport and everyone on board has been killed.

episode image In the Blood
7.4/10 (480 votes)

#18 In the Blood

S1:E7

An abandoned horse covered in blood leads the CSI team to a halfway house for convicted murderers. Also, Grissom and Sara begin to circle their prime suspect in the David Hodges case.

episode image Grace Note
7.4/10 (353 votes)

#19 Grace Note

S2:E8

Catherine’s frustration intensifies when a lead suspect in Grace’s disappearance is found murdered. The team exhausts all their skills to figure out who killed the suspect, and if his death will lead them to Grace.

episode image In the White Room
7.4/10 (331 votes)

#20 In the White Room

S2:E9

When the bodies of two Regency Romantic Festival attendees are discovered, the CSI team uncovers a shocking link between their murders and previous cases.

episode image Eyeballs
7.4/10 (345 votes)

#21 Eyeballs

S2:E10

A social media influencer party ends with the brutal murder of a popular guest. Chris Park's side hustle makes him uniquely qualified to lead the CSI team in their investigation.

episode image Third Time's the Charm
7.4/10 (320 votes)

#22 Third Time's the Charm

S2:E14

The CSIs investigate the mysterious death of a competitive eating contestant, and Chavez partners with Allie to prove where the mysterious silver ink notes have been coming from.

episode image It Was Automation
7.4/10 (239 votes)

#23 It Was Automation

S3:E5

When a mechanic is found murdered in a dark factory, the CSI team investigates whether the perpetrator was human or a humanoid robot with an AI operating system.

episode image Under the Skin
7.3/10 (585 votes)

#24 Under the Skin

S1:E3

Grissom and Sara's investigation into charges against David Hodges heats up as Internal Affairs joins the hunt. Also, pressure rises for the CSIs when a video game developer's body is found floating in a fountain before a huge gaming tournament.

episode image Long Pig
7.3/10 (556 votes)

#25 Long Pig

S1:E4

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.

episode image The Painted Man
7.3/10 (403 votes)

#26 The Painted Man

S2:E2

As Halloween descends on Sin City, the CSIs investigate when a creepy mannequin prop inside a popular haunted house turns out to be a real dead body. Also, Catherine enlists the help of Folsom to search for her friend who disappeared.

episode image In Harm's Way
7.3/10 (380 votes)

#27 In Harm's Way

S2:E5

After all the guests attending an upscale fundraising soiree for the science department at a local university fall ill, the CSI team gears up to investigate. Also, Catherine enlists Grace’s roommate to help her find clues after Grace disappears.

episode image Dying Words
7.3/10 (300 votes)

#28 Dying Words

S2:E21

The CSI team investigates a murder case that hits close to home for Folsom. When he is forced to sit this investigation out, he does his own digging with help from Trey. Worried Folsom will do something he regrets if he gets his hands on the killer, the team find themselves racing to arrest the suspect first.

episode image The Reaper
7.3/10 (289 votes)

#29 The Reaper

S3:E1

With their respected colleague Josh Folsom under arrest for the death of Kahn Schefter – the man responsible for killing Folsom’s mother – the CSI team combs through every crumb of forensic evidence to determine his innocence or guilt.

episode image Scar Tissue
7.3/10 (260 votes)

#30 Scar Tissue

S3:E2

With a new piece of evidence at play, Catherine Willows reopens an investigation from her past that never got solved after a violent attack left her hospitalized. Internal affairs begins questioning Folsom.

episode image There’s the Rub
7.2/10 (354 votes)

#31 There’s the Rub

S2:E6

Max leads her team to investigate the death of a prestigious Michelin-starred chef found hanging in his restaurant’s walk-in freezer.

episode image When the Dust Settles
7.2/10 (338 votes)

#32 When the Dust Settles

S2:E12

Catherine’s day off with her granddaughter gets interrupted when a woman wakes up from a four-year coma and remembers details from the night her sister died.

episode image Boned
7.2/10 (327 votes)

#33 Boned

S2:E13

The CSI team investigates the death of an archaeologist found near the breakthrough discovery of an ancient civilization. Also, Max locates another cryptic note written in familiar silver ink after a mentally distressed woman kills her attacker.

episode image Fractured
7.2/10 (297 votes)

#34 Fractured

S2:E18

The CSI team investigates a bomb that detonated during a masquerade party for wealthy investors at the site of a new casino.

episode image Shell Game
7.2/10 (289 votes)

#35 Shell Game

S2:E20

The CSI team investigates a case where an ambitious investigative reporter is found dead at a peanut factory. Also, everyone in the crime lab buzzes over who Max will promote to day shift supervisor.

episode image Rat Packed
7.2/10 (252 votes)

#36 Rat Packed

S3:E3

The CSI team is called to investigate when the bodies of Frank Sinatra and Joey Bishop impersonators are discovered behind the drywall of a home construction project. Also, Folsom must face the review board about the future of his career.

episode image She's Gone
7.1/10 (452 votes)

#37 She's Gone

S2:E1

The CSIs investigate the murder of a dominatrix found near her secret sex dungeon.

episode image Story of a Gun
7.1/10 (391 votes)

#38 Story of a Gun

S2:E3

The CSI team investigates after a group of teens discover a dead woman behind the wheel of an abandoned car in a Nevada ghost town.

episode image Burned
7.1/10 (354 votes)

#39 Burned

S2:E7

A mysterious bigfoot-like footprint found near a crime scene puzzles the CSI team as they work to uncover who - or what - killed a father and son.

episode image Dead Memories
7.1/10 (292 votes)

#40 Dead Memories

S2:E19

When wrongly accused former suspect Gene Farrow enters the Crime Lab covered in blood, wielding a cleaver and looking for Allie Rajan, the CSI team investigates his peculiar story about a macabre party with a fatal ending.

Cast & Chracters

character image Maxine Roby

Maxine Roby

Actor: Paula Newsome
character image Joshua Folsom

Joshua Folsom

Actor: Matt Lauria
character image Allie Rajan

Allie Rajan

Actor: Mandeep Dhillon
character image Catherine Willows

Catherine Willows

Actor: Marg Helgenberger
character image Serena Chavez

Serena Chavez

Actor: Ariana Guerra
character image Chris Park

Chris Park

Actor: Jay Lee
character image Beau Finado

Beau Finado

Actor: Lex Medlin

The highest rated episode of CSI: Vegas is "The Promise" (S2E17) with a rating of 8.20.

This episode received 509 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Koala" (S2E4) with a rating of 6.90.

This episode received 465 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" (S1E10) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 483 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Under the Skin" (S1E3) with a rating of 7.30.

This episode received 585 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The Promise" (S2E17) with a rating of 8.20.

This episode received 509 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Koala" (S2E4) with a rating of 6.90.

This episode received 465 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Atomic City" (S3E6) with a rating of 7.80.

This episode received 239 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Rat Packed" (S3E3) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 252 votes.

Name Department Job
Ann Donahue Production Executive Producer
Anthony E. Zuiker Production Executive Producer
Carol Mendelsohn Production Executive Producer
Craig S. O'Neill Production Executive Producer
Cynthia Chvatal Production Executive Producer
Jason Tracey Production Executive Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer Production Executive Producer
Jonathan Littman Production Executive Producer
KristieAnne Reed Production Executive Producer
William Petersen Production Executive Producer

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