CBS Entertainment today announced that CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has been renewed for its 14th season, which will air in 2013 and 2014. The hit show has been airing on CBS since 2000.

The studio also announced that star Ted Danson will be returning to the show. The Cheers actor has signed on for two more years with the network show. Actress Elisabeth Shue will also return for the show’s 14th season.

“CSI is synonymous with CBS, and we are so proud of the series’ creative and commercial legacy and its continued success on our Network,” said Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment. “The writers and producers have done an amazing job evolving CSI, reinventing the show around an incredible leading man in Ted Danson, the acclaimed Elisabeth Shue and our beloved and talented core of original cast members.”

Danson has played the character D.B. Russel on the crime mystery show for the past two seasons. Other returning cast members include George Eads, Jorja Fox, Eric Szmanda, Paul Guilfoyle, Robert David Hall, Wallace Langham, Elisabeth Harnois, David Berman and Jon Wellner.

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