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The Best Episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13

Every episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 13!

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing...
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:CBS

Season 13 Ratings Summary

"Karma To Burn" is the best rated episode of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" season 13. It scored 7.6/10 based on 671 votes. Directed by Alec Smight and written by N/A, it aired on 9/26/2012. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Code Blue Plate Special".

  • Karma To Burn
    7.6/10671 votes

    #1 - Karma To Burn

    Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2012

    D.B. Russell leads the CSI team on a hunt to find his kidnapped granddaughter.

    Director: Alec Smight

    Writer: N/A

  • Code Blue Plate Special
    7.8/10579 votes

    #2 - Code Blue Plate Special

    Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2012

    The CSIs arrive at their favorite diner only to discover a gruesome crime scene with eight dead victims and a lot of questions

    Director: Louis Shaw Milito

    Writer: Andrew Dettmann

  • Wild Flowers
    7.7/10552 votes

    #3 - Wild Flowers

    Season 13 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2012

    When a girl is shot and killed at a large rave in the desert, the CSI team has to search for clues, find her missing friend and bring the killer to justice.

    Director: Brad Tanenbaum

    Writer: Joe Pokaski

  • It Was a Very Good Year
    7.6/10583 votes

    #4 - It Was a Very Good Year

    Season 13 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2012

    When a famed music historian is murdered and left in a piano, it has an emotional effect on Sanders, who had a past with her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Gavin Harris

  • Play Dead
    7.9/10582 votes

    #5 - Play Dead

    Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2012

    When a K-9 is blamed for the death of his partner, the CSI team discovers there's more to the case. Meanwhile, Finlay and Morgan investigate the death of a high-profile divorce lawyer with a lot of enemies.

    Director: Eagle Egilsson

    Writer: Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock

  • Pick and Roll
    7.2/10499 votes

    #6 - Pick and Roll

    Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2012

    Things get personal when D.B. Russell is drawn into the investigation of the death of his son's basketball coach.

    Director: Alec Smight

    Writer: Rick Eid

  • Fallen Angels
    7.5/10501 votes

    #7 - Fallen Angels

    Season 13 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2012

    The CSI team investigates the death of a reverend who was killed at the grave site of former CSI Warrick Brown.

    Director: Louis Shaw Milito

    Writer: Tom Mularz

  • CSI on Fire
    7.4/10516 votes

    #8 - CSI on Fire

    Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2012

    When eight bodies are found in what appears to be a meteor site in the middle of the desert, CSI Finlay recognizes one of the casualties, prompting her to revisit her past.

    Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt

    Writer: N/A

  • Strip Maul
    7.6/10493 votes

    #9 - Strip Maul

    Season 13 Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2012

    The CSI team lends a hand to local law enforcement on the strip with several arrests until a John Doe is found in car. Also, things become personal for Captain Brass when he discovers some facts about his daughter.

    Director: Alec Smight

    Writer: Christopher Barbour

  • Risky Business Class
    7.6/10500 votes

    #10 - Risky Business Class

    Season 13 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2012

    When five people are killed in a small plane crash a mile off the Vegas strip, the CSI team is called to investigate. Also, Sara feels the strain of having a long-distance relationship with Grissom when a former lover of hers is involved with the crash investigation

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Elizabeth Devine

  • Dead Air
    7.6/10495 votes

    #11 - Dead Air

    Season 13 Episode 11 - Aired 1/16/2013

    The CSIs investigate the demise of a prominent news anchor during a live broadcast.

    Director: Philip Conserva

    Writer: Joe Pokaski

  • Double Fault
    7.3/10492 votes

    #12 - Double Fault

    Season 13 Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/2013

    The CSIs need to ace the case involving a rising tennis star. Meanwhile, the CSIs are surprised to hear Hodges is engaged to an Italian bombshell.

    Director: Brad Tanenbaum

    Writer: Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock

  • In Vino Veritas (I)
    7.4/10502 votes

    #13 - In Vino Veritas (I)

    Season 13 Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/2013

    When CSI Mac Taylor decides to surprise his girlfriend in Vegas, he discovers she’s missing and asks his friend D.B. Russell for help. The crossover concludes on CSI: New York S09E15 Seth and Apep (II).

    Director: Louis Shaw Milito

    Writer: Rick Eid

  • Exile
    6.9/10469 votes

    #14 - Exile

    Season 13 Episode 14 - Aired 2/13/2013

    The CSIs investigate the demise of a famous Cuban singer’s sister who’s in town as part of a U.S. tour. Meanwhile, Hodges begins to get cold feet at the prospect of marrying his Italian bombshell girlfriend.

    Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt

    Writer: Carlos M. Marimon

  • Forget Me Not
    8.3/10567 votes

    #15 - Forget Me Not

    Season 13 Episode 15 - Aired 2/20/2013

    Sara is a lead suspect in an investigation after a brief encounter with another man in which she was the last person to see him alive. Also, her separation from Grissom begins to take a toll.

    Director: Karen Gaviola

    Writer: Andrew Dettmann

  • Last Woman Standing
    7.3/10484 votes

    #16 - Last Woman Standing

    Season 13 Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/2013

    When several prominent poker players lose their lives, the CSI team is called to investigate before more victims surface.

    Director: Brad Tanenbaum

    Writer: Gavin Harris

  • Dead of the Class
    7.5/10447 votes

    #17 - Dead of the Class

    Season 13 Episode 17 - Aired 3/20/2013

    At his wife's urging, David reluctantly attends his high school reunion -- which becomes a crime scene when the bitchy former high school queen is found dead in a back room.

    Director: Alec Smight

    Writer: Tom Mularz

  • Sheltered
    7.3/10446 votes

    #18 - Sheltered

    Season 13 Episode 18 - Aired 4/3/2013

    When the CSIs find a body near a forest reserve, they discover what might be a serial killer and his bizarre lair.

    Director: Louis Shaw Milito

    Writer: Michael Daley

  • Backfire
    7.5/10452 votes

    #19 - Backfire

    Season 13 Episode 19 - Aired 4/10/2013

    When the CSIs investigate a triple homicide, Russell has to find a way to connect with a 6-year-old girl who was the sole survivor and witness.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jack Gutowitz

  • Fearless
    7.0/10428 votes

    #20 - Fearless

    Season 13 Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/2013

    The CSI team investigates a popular spiritual retreat when a body is found floating in a mud bath. Meanwhile, Hodges questions his marriage plans to Elisabetta.

    Director: Eagle Egilsson

    Writer: Gavin Harris

  • Ghosts of the Past
    7.5/10443 votes

    #21 - Ghosts of the Past

    Season 13 Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/2013

    The CSIs investigate the mysterious death of a ghost hunter and experiences déjà vu when the victim has eerie similarities to an old case.

    Director: Brad Tanenbaum

    Writer: Andrew Dettmann

  • Skin in the Game
    8.1/10526 votes

    #22 - Skin in the Game

    Season 13 Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/2013

    The crime lab searches for a serial killer inspired by Dante's Inferno, and Brass's daughter may be one of the killer's next victims.

    Director: Alec Smight

    Writer: Christopher Barbour