CSI: NY (2004–2013)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Viewer Rating

Rating: 7.2

Overview

CBS's successful CSI franchise gets transplanted to the Big Apple. Cases involving sewer rats as witnesses, a victim whose head was slammed in a pizzeria oven, and murders of commodities traders, and--of course--a Red So...

Starring Cast

Gary Sinise • Carmine Giovinazzo • Hill Harper

Where to watch

Hulu

Paramount+

Prime Video

Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Right

Diversity: Moderate

LGBTQ: Neutral

Overview

Starring Cast

Gary Sinise • Carmine Giovinazzo • Hill Harper

Where to watch

Hulu

Paramount+

Prime Video

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Primary

Political: Leans RightConfidence: High

The show's consistent emphasis on law and order, individual criminal culpability, and the effective functioning of the existing justice system to solve crimes and restore order aligns with themes often associated with conservative values, leading to a right-leaning rating.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

The series features visible diversity within its ensemble cast, including a prominent Black character in a professional role. However, as an original production, it does not involve explicit recasting of traditionally white roles. The narrative primarily focuses on crime-solving, maintaining a neutral to positive portrayal of traditional identities without centralizing explicit DEI critiques.

Secondary

LGBTQ: NeutralConfidence: High

CSI: NY includes LGBTQ+ characters, notably Samantha Flack, whose lesbian identity is depicted neutrally. While the show features LGBTQ+ individuals in various crime plots, their identity is generally incidental to the narrative, avoiding strong positive or negative arcs. The overall portrayal neither uplifts nor denigrates queer identity, maintaining a largely neutral stance.

FemPower: NoConfidence: High

The female characters in CSI: NY, primarily forensic scientists like Stella Bonasera and Jo Danville, are not depicted as engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Their roles focus on investigation and evidence analysis, not hand-to-hand combat.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

CSI: NY is an original series within the CSI franchise, introducing its own set of main characters. There are no pre-existing characters from prior source material or installments whose gender was changed for this show.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

CSI: NY is an original television series featuring characters created specifically for the show. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose race was altered for this adaptation.