The WORST episodes of CSI: Vegas

Every episode of CSI: Vegas ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of CSI: Vegas!

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.

Last Updated: 11/21/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
When the Dust Settles
star
7.45
392 votes

#1 - When the Dust Settles

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/2/2023

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.

Directors: Rachel Raimist
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Rat Packed
star
7.45
292 votes

#2 - Rat Packed

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/3/2024

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; Folsom must face the review board about the future of his career.

Directors: Omar Madha
Writer: Marisa Tam
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Coinkydink
star
7.47
260 votes

#3 - Coinkydink

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/28/2024

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.

Directors: Safia M. Dirie
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Boned
star
7.47
378 votes

#4 - Boned

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/9/2023

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.

Directors: Erin Feeley
Writer: Dave Metzger
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Health and Wellness
star
7.47
282 votes

#5 - Health and Wellness

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/17/2024

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.

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It Was Automation
star
7.48
267 votes

#6 - It Was Automation

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/24/2024

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.

Directors: Ruben Garcia
Writer: Dave Metzger
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Fractured
star
7.48
353 votes

#7 - Fractured

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/13/2023

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

Directors: Gina Lamar
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Scar Tissue
star
7.51
292 votes

#8 - Scar Tissue

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/25/2024

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.

Directors: Nicole Rubio
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Burned
star
7.52
437 votes

#9 - Burned

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2022

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.

Directors: Benny Boom
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Story of a Gun
star
7.52
477 votes

#10 - Story of a Gun

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2022

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.

Directors: Antonio Negret
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Shell Game
star
7.53
338 votes

#11 - Shell Game

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/11/2023

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.

Directors: Omar Madha
Writer: Marisa Tam
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There's the Rub
star
7.54
439 votes

#12 - There's the Rub

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2022

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

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Dead Memories
star
7.54
347 votes

#13 - Dead Memories

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/4/2023

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.

Directors: Pam Veasey
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The Artist Is Present
star
7.54
268 votes

#14 - The Artist Is Present

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/5/2024

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.

Directors: Gina Lamar
Writer: Gabriel Ho
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Tunnel Vision
star
7.55
253 votes

#15 - Tunnel Vision

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/19/2024

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.

Directors: Erin Feeley
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The Reaper
star
7.57
308 votes

#16 - The Reaper

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/18/2024

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.

Directors: Brad Tanenbaum
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We All Fall Down
star
7.58
363 votes

#17 - We All Fall Down

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/9/2023

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.

Directors: Ray Daniels III
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The Painted Man
star
7.58
500 votes

#18 - The Painted Man

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2022

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.

Directors: Sam Hill
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Grace Note
star
7.60
383 votes

#19 - Grace Note

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/8/2022

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.

Directors: Gina Lamar
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Honeymoon in Vegas
star
7.60
675 votes

#20 - Honeymoon in Vegas

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2021

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.

Directors: Nathan Hope
Writer: Jason Tracey
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Third Time's the Charm
star
7.61
375 votes

#21 - Third Time's the Charm

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/16/2023

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.

Directors: Eduardo Sánchez
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She's Gone
star
7.62
520 votes

#22 - She's Gone

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2022

As Catherine is back and she persuades Maxine Roby to let her rejoin the esteemed CSI team in Las Vegas. The CSIs investigate the murder of a dominatrix found near her secret sex dungeon.

Directors: Kenneth Fink
Writer: Jason Tracey
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Legacy
star
7.62
781 votes

#23 - Legacy

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2021

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

Directors: Uta Briesewitz
Writer: Jason Tracey
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Eyeballs
star
7.62
361 votes

#24 - Eyeballs

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/5/2023

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.

Writer: Ryan Lee
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In Harm's Way
star
7.63
449 votes

#25 - In Harm's Way

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2022

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.

Directors: Lin Oeding
Writer: Graham Thiel
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