Channel 5 Participates In 'World CSI Day'

Channel 5 are proudly joining in World CSI Day, a global attempt to break the Guinness World Records® title for world's largest TV drama simulcast.

The CSI episode being shown at midnight on the 4th March 2015 on 5USA is CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S14 Episode#1421 titled 'Kitty'. This episode, which served as the pilot for CSI: Cyber will be shown simultaneously in more than 150 countries.

The event will celebrate 15 years of the CSI franchise, one of the biggest and most successful in the world and the U.S. premiere of CSI: Cyber. CSI: Cyber, starring Academy Award® Winner Patricia Arquette, is the next generation and fourth series in the CSI franchise.

The current record for the largest TV drama simulcast was achieved by the special 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, which was broadcast in 98 countries across six continents in November 2013.

NOTE FOR EDITORS

The worldwide simulcast at 12:00 GMT will take place on March 4 or March 5, depending on the country's time zone.

About Channel 5

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For further press information please contact Claire Mulvey at Channel 5 Press Office – 0207 2982822

About CSI

In the U.S., CSI: Crime Scene Investigation recently completed its 15th season. It is a fast-paced drama about a team of forensic investigators trained to solve crimes by examining the evidence. The series stars Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, Jorja Fox, Eric Szmanda, Robert David Hall, David Berman, Wallace Langham, Elisabeth Harnois and Jon Wellner. Original cast member George Eads' final episode aired Feb. 15, 2015. Jerry Bruckheimer, Carol Mendelsohn, Anthony Zuiker, Don McGill, Jonathan Littman, Louis Milito, Ann Donahue, Cindy Chvatal and original cast member William Petersen serve as executive producers. It is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Daltrey Funding LP Jerry Bruckheimer Television.

About CSI: Cyber

CSI: Cyber is a drama inspired by the advanced technological work of real-life Cyber Psychologist Mary Aiken. The show revolves around Special Agent Avery Ryan who heads the Cyber Crime Division of the FBI, a unit at the forefront of solving illegal activities that start in the mind, live online, and play out in the real world. Patricia Arquette, James Van Der Beek, Peter MacNicol, Shad Moss, Hayley Kiyoko and Charley Koontz star. Carol Mendelsohn, Ann Donahue, Anthony Zuiker, Pam Veasey, Jerry Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman serve as executive producers. It is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Content Partners Cyber, LP and Jerry Bruckheimer Television.

About CSI: Miami And CSI: New York

CSI: Miami, which ran from 2002 to 2012, and CSI: New York, which ran from 2004 to 2013, were also produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Daltrey Funding LLC and Jerry Bruckheimer Television. CSI: Miami was nominated for an International TV Audience Award seven times and CSI: New York was nominated once. CSI: Miami ranked among television's top five dramas, beginning with its debut in 2002-2003, for five consecutive seasons, peaking at 19.00 million viewers in 2004-2005. CSI: NY also ranked as one of television's most-watched dramas from its debut in 2004.

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