
EXCLUSIVE: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation executive producer/co-showrunner Don McGill has signed a new three-year overall deal with the series’ producer CBS TV Studios. Under the new pact, McGill will continue on CSI, which was recently renewed for next season, the show’s 13th. He co-runs the veteran procedural with executive producer and long-time showrunner Carol Mendelsohn. The mothership CSI, which went through major casting changes in the past two seasons with the addition of Ted Danson and Elisabeth Shue as the new leads, has been doing well in the ratings over the past few months, most recently posting a 2.9/8 in 18-49 and 12.1 million viewers last night. McGill has been at CBS and CBS Studios his entire writing career. He started as a writer on JAG before co-creating with Don Bellisario the JAG spinoff NCIS. Before joining CSI, WME-repped McGill served as executive producer on the studio’s CBS drama Numbers.
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CONGRATS Don! Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy – YAY!!!!!
I’m tired of the CSI franchise. I wish Don McGill would pop a new series!
Don is an insanely talented guy who is perhaps the nicest person I’ve encountered in this business. Well deserved, Mr. McGill!
Don is fabulous; a very smart individual and incredibly talented writer. One of the most grounded, kind, and gracious producers working in Hollywood. It’s great that he’s sticking around.
This sounds like really good news!
I love the original CSI and can never get enough of it. Ted Danson was a perfect add, his character fits in so well with the other characters. My dad was chief deputy coroner when I was growing up and I can see in the show’s characters people I remember that worked with dad.
Could Not Happen To A Better Guy…Congrats Buddy..
Congratulations Don and so well deserved such a Talented and Humble person and any one would de Blessed to work for you!
That is great news! Don is truly amazing. So kind and down to Earth. A talented writer who could easily be a jerk if he wanted, but he chose to go the opposite way and remain kind. Continued success, sir!
Don McGill is a kind and generous man who I had the pleasure of working with for many years. That picture of him is very nerdy.
I find CSI more entertaining and creative now than any time in the show’s history.
I’m french and a great fan of CSI. I hope more and more seasons. My 2 favorites caracteres are Nick and Greg and I would like more flirting between us like at the begining.
I mean “between them” not “between us” sorry
I’ve never seen this many kind things on about a showrunner on DEADLINE ever…
Hats off!