THE CSI TEAM TRIES TO GET A READ ON ITS NEW MEMBER AS HE JOINS THEM IN TRACKING A SERIAL KILLER WHO HAS TARGETED YOUNG WOMEN SINCE THE 1970s, ON "CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION," THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT

Tony Award Winner Liev Schreiber ("Glengarry Glen Ross," "The Manchurian Candidate") Joins the Cast in a Recurring Role, Marking His First Appearance in a Broadcast Television Series

Academy Award Nominee, Emmy Award Nominee and Golden Globe Award Nominee Ned Beatty ("Network," "Homicide: Life on the Street," "Superman") Guest Stars

"Sweet Jane" -- Catherine and the rest of the CSI team find it challenging to get a good read on their new member as he joins them in tracking a recently active serial killer who has been killing since the 1970s, on CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Thursday, Jan. 18 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Kenneth Fink, one of the series' co-executive producers, directed the episode from a script written by Fink and Naren Shankar, one of the series' executive producers.

Tony Award winner Liev Schreiber ("Glengarry Glen Ross," "The Manchurian Candidate") joins the cast in the recurring role of Michael Keppler, a seasoned CSI who is assigned to Grissom's team during Grissom's teaching sabbatical. The role marks Schreiber's broadcast television series debut. Academy Award nominee, Emmy Award nominee and Golden Globe Award nominee Ned Beatty ("Network," "Homicide: Life on the Street," "Superman") guest stars as Dr. David Lowry, the dentist of the newest victim.

As Catherine and Keppler begin to investigate the murder of a teen-aged "Jane Doe," both agree that the killer, who was meticulous in removing evidence from the body and its surrounding area, is likely a repeat offender. Soon they and the rest of the CSI team uncover three similar unsolved cases that suggest the serial killer has been active since 1975.

SERIES REGULARS:

Catherine Willows: Marg Helgenberger
Warrick Brown: Gary Dourdan
Nick Stokes: George Eads
Captain Jim Brass: Paul Guilfoyle
Sara Sidle: Jorja Fox
Greg Sanders: Eric Szmanda
Dr. Robbins: Robert David Hall
Sofia Curtis: Louise Lombard
Hodges: Wallace Langham

RECURRING CAST: Michael Keppler: Liev Schreiber
David Phillips: David Berman
Lindsey Willows: Kay Panabaker

GUEST CAST: Dr. David Lowry: Ned Beatty
Mr. Sorensen: Vince Grant
Mrs. Sorensen: Laura Leigh Hughes
Detective Paul Browning: Chris Bauer
Jake Daniels: Tom Wright
Court Clerk: Jonathan Walker Spencer
Office Manager: Sandy Martin
Street Guy: R.C. Bates
Female Dental Patient: Pat Crawford Brown

RATING: To Be Announced