The three CSI shows seem to each have their own focus. Las Vegas is flashy, but somewhat more tied to the 'forensics'. CSI Miami is more emotional because Horatio seems very soft hearted for innocent folks who are caught in the 'crossfire'. Then CSI NY seems much more gritty and brutal, as befits the city, I guess. I haven't gotten the hang of when CSI Miami and NY are on in their regular time slots. I've mostly seen CSI Miami in the afternoons in syndication. I know Las Vegas is on Thursdays. We DVR that, and then Shark right after it.
I agree with your assessment of the CSI's. NY is my favorite, LV is second, Miami is my least favorite, but I still like it...I rarely miss an episode of any of them.
When Danny and Lindsay grabbed each other in the episode where you figured out something was happening between the two, Steve and I just gasped and looked at each other like "Can you believe it???" LOL!! Kinda funny. (I think Steve might've just been playing along with me...which is funnier.)
You can watch last night's episode online at
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi_ny
I'm watching it again...although with it being on dialup, it buffers every few seconds...grrrr!