Trivia: Carmine Giovinazzo is the first series regular to appear on all three "CSI" series. He made a guest appearance in the Vegas "CSI" third season episode "Revenge is Best Served Cold," his character was introduced in the Miami cross-over episode "MIA/NYC Nonstop," and is a series regular on NY. He has since been followed by Gary Sinise (Mac).
Trivia: In the episode, "Blood, Sweat, and Tears," Stella is questioning an elephant trainer. When she starts naming off a list of cities the circus has been, the very first one is Providence. Melina Kanakaredes, who plays Stella, was the star of the NBC show "Providence" for several years.
Trivia: Melina Kanakaredes' departure from the series at the beginning of season seven was the show's first major casting change in five years, when Anna Belknap replaced Vanessa Ferlito.
Chosen answer: Probably to broaden the scope of the show's plot and give the audience a chance to see the characters in a different setting, People act differently at home from the way they do at their workplace. By the ninth season, the characters would have become overly familiar and predictable. It gives the writers a chance to do something different with them.
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