Laurence Fishburne Is Leaving 'CSI'


I didn't even know this show had any viewers left after Grissom left but apparently it's still going {semi} strong.

Actor Laurence Fishburne is officially leaving the show after playing Dr. Raymond Lansgton for 3 seasons. If any of you watched the season 11 finale in May (which I sadly did) you'll know that they sort of left it as a cliffhanger.

Well apparently this was done because many of the shows actors contracts are up (including Marg Helgenberger) for renogotions this year so there's no telling who'll be coming back for season 12. Executive Producer Carol Mendelsohn told EW:
Most of our actors are negotiating for next season, so at the moment we don’t know. It must be a test for the writers of CSI. We always start planning for next season without knowing for sure.”
CSI is expected to bring on a new actor to replace Fishburne.  I wonder if Jorga Fox will be sticking around for season 12, seeing as she was only supposed to be a guest star.