Generally speaking, the CSI franchise has been a ratings juggernaut for CBS. Still, this season the original CSI has been declining a bit. It started last season when Laurence Fishburne took on the role of Dr. Ray Langston, becoming the main man on the show with William Petersen exiting.
Will it work? Probably. Crossover stunts are always fun and it'll give viewers who watch one of the CSI's or two, to sample the other. That's not as weird as it sounds. I only watch CSI, not NY or Miami.
Oh, no. Please. CBS, please don't. I know it's tempting when you see the NCIS: LA ratings -- number two for last week, topped only by NCIS! -- but please, refrain. What am I talking about? CBS is pushing a spinoff of Criminal Minds, asking the show's executive producer Ed Bernero and executive producer Chris Mundy to come up with a variation on Criminal Minds. Hmm... Criminal Minds 2.0? Son of Criminal Minds? Criminal Guts?
I thought last night was tough, with The Emmys joining new episodes of Mad Men, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and the series premiere of Bored To Death, but it was nothing compared to tonight. We have the season premieres of How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, CSI: Miami, Dancing with the Stars, Castle, Heroes, and House, along with new episodes of Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, and The Jay Leno Show and the series premiere of Accidentally on Purpose. Whew.
I think all of our DVRs are going to explode around 8:59 PM.
What are you watching? Are you going to give Heroes another chance? Are you anxiously awaiting Jenna Elfman's new show? Does Nathan Fillion make you all tingly?
At 7, TV Land starts their 40th Anniversary Brady Bunch marathon.
At 8, ABC has the two-hour season premiere of Dancing with the Stars, followed by the season premiere of Castle.
CBS has the season premiere of How I Met Your Mother at 8, then the series premiere of Accidentally on Purpose and the season premieres of Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory, and CSI: Miami.
NBC has the two-hour season premiere of Heroes at 8, then a new Jay Leno Show.
FOX has the two-hour season premiere of House at 8.
There's a new One Tree Hill on The CW at 8, followed by a new Gossip Girl.
ABC Family has a new Lincoln Heights at 8, then a new Greek.
Also at 8: BBC America has a new Top Gear.
At 8:30, ESPN has a new Monday Night Football, the Colts vs. the Dolphins.
At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
Food Network has a new Unwrapped at 9.
At 10, E! has Fashion Police: The 2009 Emmy Awards.
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This week we have spoilers for: 24, Castle, CSI: Miami, Desperate Housewives, Dollhouse, Fringe, Grey's Anatomy, House, How I Met Your Mother, Law & Order: CI, Lost, Smallville and Ugly Betty. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)
The fall not only means that the new seasons and new shows start up, but also it's the time when season sets of TV shows are released to coincide with the new seasons of those shows. So this week we have DVDs for shows like Big Bang Theory, CSI: Miami, Grey's Anatomy, and It's Always Sunny.
One of the most talked-about aspects of CSI: Miami is the fact that David Caruso wears sunglasses a lot and whips them off and says dramatic things. It has even been parodied by everyone from Jim Carrey to YouTube members.
This clip below is a behind the scenes look at the season premiere of the show, where we find out how Horatio's team was put together and how Horatio got those sunglasses.
What will happen to CSI: Miami's Eric Delko (Adam Rodriguez)? That's one of the questions that the September 21 season premiere will answer. Here's a sneak peek of the episode. He isn't looking too good here, but remember: Dr. Drake Ramoray fell down an elevator shaft, smashed his brain and died and he came back good as new.
A good show can keep you so entertained that you're willing to fight sleep to watch the rest of it. A great show physically keeps you awake.
It gets into your bloodstream and forces more adrenaline into your heart.
It turns the synapses in your brain into ferrets on espresso that dash back and forth between the lobes and fires your mind on all of its cylinders.
It is visual cocaine, which is much healthier than actual cocaine and doesn't require a frequent visitor punch card for an eyes, ears, nose and throat doctor.
These are the shows that assault all five of the senses or less depending on how good of a health plan you've got.
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Note that over the summer, Spoilers Anonymous will be published every two weeks due to production hiatus for most TV series. Weekly columns will resume in August.
This week we have spoilers for: 90210, Bones, Brothers & Sisters, Chuck, CSI: Miami, Desperate Housewives, Gossip Girl, Greek, Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice, Heroes, Lost, Melrose Place, NCIS: Los Angeles, Scrubs, Smallville, and The Office. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)
This is Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at TV Squad where we supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our tips form or by emailing us at tvsquad at gmail dot com, or call and leave a message at (775) 640-8479. Your anonymity is guaranteed, if you wish to remain as such.
Note that over the summer, Spoilers Anonymous will be published every two weeks due to production hiatus for most TV series. Weekly columns will resume in August.
This week we have spoilers for: 90210, Brothers & Sisters, CSI: Miami, Desperate Housewives, One Tree Hill, Supernatural, The Big Bang Theory and The Mentalist. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)
At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, followed by Find My Family and a new Castle.
At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars, then a new Castle.
Generally speaking, the 
TBS has a Family Guy marathon all night.
TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon all night.
I thought last night was tough, with 
At 7, TV Land starts their 40th Anniversary Brady Bunch marathon.
Here are the new TV DVDs in stores tomorrow.
A good show can keep you so entertained that you're willing to fight sleep to watch the rest of it. A great show physically keeps you awake.
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