CSI: Miami (season 8)

CSI: Miami Season 8
DVD Cover Art
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	24
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 21, 2009 (2009-09-21)[1] – May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24)
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1	October 12, 2010
Season chronology
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List of CSI: Miami episodes

The eighth season of CSI: Miami premiered on CBS on September 21, 2009 and ended May 24, 2010. Eddie Cibrian joins the cast in the season premiere, along with Omar Benson Miller in episode 6. Christian Clemenson joins the show as the team's new medical examiner. Adam Rodriguez was only a regular for five episodes and eight episodes as a special guest star. Khandi Alexander returned for two episodes also as a special guest star.

Notable Cast Members

Actor	Character	Main cast	Recurring cast
David Caruso	Horatio Caine	entire season	N/A
Emily Procter	Calleigh Duquesne	entire season	N/A
Adam Rodriguez	Eric Delko	5 episodes	8 episodes (as special guest star)
Jonathan Togo	Ryan Wolfe	entire season	N/A
Rex Linn	Frank Tripp	entire season	N/A
Eva LaRue	Natalia Boa Vista	entire season	N/A
Omar Benson Miller	Walter Simmons	19 episodes	N/A
Eddie Cibrian	Jesse Cardoza	entire season	N/A
Christian Clemenson	Dr. Tom Loman	N/A	entire season
Christopher Redman	Michael Travers	N/A	entire season
Khandi Alexander	Alexx Woods	N/A	2 episodes (as special guest star)

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
168	1	"Out of Time"(Part 2)	Sam Hill	Tamara Jaron	September 21, 2009 (2009-09-21)	14.20[2]
Story continuation from last season; the team search for Delko. Meanwhile, Horatio flashes back to 1997 when he brought the team together. New CSI Jesse Cardoza (Eddie Cibrian) joins the group.
169	2	"Hostile Takeover"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Corey Evett & Matt Partney	September 28, 2009 (2009-09-28)	13.96[3]
A gunman attacks the Miami lab and holds four people, including Cardoza, hostage. Horatio is to serve as the negotiator, where the gunman has a rather unique request in exchange for the hostages.
170	3	"Bolt Action"	Gina Lamar	Melissa Scrivner	October 5, 2009 (2009-10-05)	13.43[4]
Calleigh's testimony before IA may threaten Delko's future. Meanwhile three volleyball players mysteriously die during a game.
171	4	"In Plane Sight"	Larry Detwiler	Robert Hornak	October 12, 2009 (2009-10-12)	13.27[5]
The CSI team are on the case of a repoman discovering a dead body on the plane he was supposed to repossess for his client.
172	5	"Bad Seed"	Matt Earl Beesley	Brian Davidson	October 19, 2009 (2009-10-19)	13.16[6]
A lethal outbreak in Miami that is linked to deadly farming practices is investigated as murder. Alexx Woods (Khandi Alexander) returns to help with the case.
173	6	"Dude, Where's My Groom?"	Carey Meyer	Brett Mahoney	November 2, 2009 (2009-11-02)	12.52[7]
A groom goes missing, and the CSIs recreate his debauched bachelor party to solve the case and a murder. A new CSI (Omar Benson Miller) joins the group.
174	7	"Bone Voyage"	Sam Hill	Barry O'Brien	November 9, 2009 (2009-11-09)	14.38[8]
Raymond Langston (Laurence Fishburne) from Las Vegas travels to Miami to aid a murder with ties to Vegas. This is the first part of the CSI: Trilogy.
175	8	"Point of Impact"	Eric Mirich	Krystal Houghton	November 16, 2009 (2009-11-16)	13.26[9]
The CSIs investigate a horrible car crash to discover who or what caused it. The probe reveals the darkest secrets of the drivers involved.
176	9	"Kill Clause"	Scott Lautanen	Jeremy R. Littman	November 23, 2009 (2009-11-23)	13.22[10]
Horatio and his team investigate when deadly jellyfish are used as murder weapons. Meanwhile, a mysterious woman from Jesse's past unexpectedly shows up.
177	10	"Count Me Out"	Marco Black	Marc Dube	December 7, 2009 (2009-12-07)	12.72[11]
The CSIs investigate the death of a census worker, which leads to a high-speed car chase and an explosion that puts Ryan and Natalia in danger.
178	11	"Delko for the Defense"	Gina Lamar	Tamara Jaron	December 14, 2009 (2009-12-14)	14.18[12]
The team discovers that Delko is working for an attorney defending a homeless man accused of raping and killing a wealthy woman.
179	12	"Show Stopper"	Sam Hill	Corey Evett & Matt Partney	January 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)	13.65[13]
When America's sweetheart bursts into flames during a concert, the CSIs expose the dark side of pop stardom.
180	13	"Die By the Sword"	Matt Earl Beesley	Melissa Scrivner	January 18, 2010 (2010-01-18)	13.16[14]
A man is chopped in half, and the lab tries to tie the case to a Japanese mobster, who seeks custody of his biological son, who was adopted by the victim. Meanwhile, Natalia's hearing loss nearly makes her a victim during the investigation.[Boo Boo Stewart] guest stars.
181	14	"In The Wind"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Brett Mahoney	February 1, 2010 (2010-02-01)	13.44[15]
Horatio and the CSIs have 24 hours to find out if a man on death row is truly guilty.
182	15	"Miami, We Have a Problem"	Sam Hill	Brian Davidson	February 8, 2010 (2010-02-08)	13.46[16]
A dead body falls from the sky, and the team discovers that he had been a passenger on a private commercial space flight.
183	16	"L.A."	Rob Zombie	Barry O'Brien	March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01)	12.07[17]
Horatio and Delko travel to Los Angeles to clear Cardoza of an evidence tampering allegation that threatens the prosecution in current Miami murder case.
184	17	"Getting Axed"	Carey Meyer	Krystal Houghton	March 8, 2010 (2010-03-08)	11.93[18]
The team does not have any difficulty finding suspects when a hated receptionist is murdered.
185	18	"Dishonor"	Sam Hill	Marc Dube	March 22, 2010 (2010-03-22)	10.80[19]
Horatio's son, Kyle, seeks his father's help in solving a murder.
186	19	"Spring Breakdown"	Larry Detwiler	Corey Evett & Matt Partney	April 12, 2010 (2010-04-12)	10.78[20]
The CSIs work on solving three separate homicides that occurred during Spring Break vacation.
187	20	"Backfire"	Don Tardino	Tamara Jaron & Melissa Scrivner	April 19, 2010 (2010-04-19)	11.66[21]
The spirit of a victim haunts Calleigh until she is able to solve his murder.
188	21	"Meltdown"	Matt Earl Beesley	K. David Bena & Brian Davidson	May 3, 2010 (2010-05-03)	9.62[22]
Evidence is stolen from the lab following a diamond heist and Eric Delko returns.
189	22	"Mommie Deadest"	Gina Lamar	Krystal Houghton & Brett Mahoney	May 10, 2010 (2010-05-10)	11.10[23]
When a suburban soccer mom is murdered, the CSIs uncover her family's dark past, while Delko continues his undercover mission.
190	23	"Time Bomb"	Sam Hill	Corey Evett & Matt Partney	May 17, 2010 (2010-05-17)	10.52[24]
When Horatio's ex-girlfriend is killed in an explosion, the team looks within their own department to find the killer. The team is uneasy as Eric returns to do some undercover investigation and evidence leads to the discovery of stolen diamonds in Ryan's house. They must find the real culprit and exonerate Ryan before things get out of hand.
191	24	"All Fall Down"(Part 1)	Joe Chappelle	Barry O'Brien & Marc Dube	May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24)	12.38[25]
A serial killer taunts the CSIs by leaving them cryptic hints, and the longer it takes them to decode these puzzles, the higher the death toll rises.

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See also

List of CSI: Miami episodes