CSI has finally gotten the axe.
On Sept. 27, the iconic crime drama will cap its 15th season with a two-hour "historic series finale" featuring original cast members William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger. CBS entertainment chair Nina Tassler told CNN that CBS executives were "a little misty-eyed" about the drama's cancellation, which the network is trying to position as a "retirement."
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