The veteran forensic crime drama CSI seen in South Africa on M-Net and SABC3 has been renewed in America for a 14th season.
The CBS network in America showing CSI announced in a press statement "a new contract extension for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star Ted Danson and that the US and global hit series has been renewed for the 2013/2014 season."
"In addidtion Elisabeth Shue, original cast members George Eads, Jorja Fox, Eric Szmanda, Paul Guilfoyle and Robert David Hall along with Wallace Langhan, Elisabeth Harnois, David Berman and Jon Wellner will also return next season."
"The writers and producers have done an amazing job evolving CSI, reinventing the show around an incredible leading man in Ted Danson, the acclaimed Elisabeth Shue and our beloved and talented core of original cast members," says the statement.
"CSI is one of the top global franchises and is seen in almost every country in the world," says David Stapf, the president of CBS Television Studios which produces CSI, in the press statement.
"It defined feature television and its whodunnit storytelling captured audiences since the day it premiered. We are fortunate to have had Carol Mendelsohn's creative vision at the helm since the inception, as well as the talents of her partner Don McGill. The addition of Ted Danson has infused new energy into the series and we couldn't be more thrilled with its continued worldwide success."
