Did you see it? It’s got wings! Wait, that’s something completely different. What I was getting at was the big debut of Laurence Fishburne on CSI. It’s an interesting time for the show because if any one character is the show, it’s William Petersen’s Grissom.

We’ll learn over the next few episodes whether or not the CSI faithful are willing to exchange that for the offerings of Raymond Langston. The early verdict is yes, they are. ABC was kind enough to give the show a free ride for the launch, airing a repeat Grey’s. That led to 20.61 million viewers and a 5.8 demo. You can’t complain about those numbers, but the episode itself was kind of dull at the start.

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