Bloomsbury Academic Michael, A: Reading "CSI"

Attracting nearly 17 million viewers regularly, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" is America's number one show. With two spin-off series, the CSI franchise has sparked an unprecedented global television success. "Reading CSI" brings together for the first time critical discussions of all three shows from a wide range of perspectives, with contributions from journalists, television critics and pathology experts. Including a series by series episode guide for each program, this in-depth, comprehensive study seeks to understand what the CSI phenomenon means to contemporary television culture.