Because the episode 'Tinder Box' closely resembled (and was likely based on) the fire at a nightclub in Rhode Island that killed 100 people, the local CBS affiliate decided not to air the episode so soon after the event. Submitted by Maria Santos

Because of the October 2002 DC-area sniper killings, CBS considered delaying the broadcast of the episode "Kill Zone", in which Horatio pursues a sniper. However, when two suspects were arrested and charged with the sniper slayings at the end of October, the network reconsidered, and chose to air the episode during the November 2002 sweeps as originally planned.

The was the CSI franchise's first crossover episode in which the purpose was not to introduce a spin-off. Submitted by Cubs Fan