"CSI: Miami" is world's most popular U.S. show

Zombie Elvis...

And concert season in Germany continues to suck.

Ian J. Ball...

U'r just jellous!!

David...

I am jealous of Hasselhoff. He knows Adam Sandler. And Spongebob. And
he brought down the Berlin Wall. That's gonna be in the history books
forever, man!

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"CSI: Miami" rockets Caruso to worldwide fame
By Scott Roxborough

CANNES (Holllywood Reporter) - Twelve years after his ill-fated
departure from "NYPD Blue," David Caruso can now claim to be one
of the biggest Hollywood stars in the world.

Ian J. Ball...

YOU CAN'T STOP THE HORATIO!!
NO ONE *IN THE WORLD* CAN STOP HIM!!!1!

record.hunter...

Ian, we don't agree on everything, or even on much of anything, but I
join you in loving H.

I enjoy a nice, over-the-top "H" line even more than I used to like
Lennylines.

ANIM8Rfsk...

"He may be a lousy actor, but at least he's not much to look at."

David...

You're scaring me. Is Horatio going to march on Poland?

Taylor...

David and all, that honour was ALREADY awarded to 'Baywatch' back in the
early-'90s.

BTR1701...

Jack Bauer could.

Taylor...

But Jack Bauer is just Batman with feelings.

His sun-drenched crime drama "CSI: Miami" is a ratings smash from
Berlin to Bogota, from Paris to Pretoria. Outside the United States,
"CSI: Miami" tops "Lost," "Desperate Housewives" and even the original
"CSI" to rank as the most-watched U.S. series around the world.

Steven L....

It may be the most popular American show currently being broadcast.

But the most popular American show of all time was: Baywatch.
Translated into 40 foreign languages, Baywatch was syndicated to 142
different countries and had a total estimated viewing audience of over
one billion viewers. That's right, one-sixth of the entire world's
population has watched Baywatch.

"In a funny way, we are more resonant in the foreign markets than we
are domestically," Caruso, 50, said in an interview at the MIPTV
market, where producers sell their wares to foreign TV stations.
"That's why I think it is very important to come and connect with the
journalists here and viewers here because our relationship with the
larger landscape is here."

Indeed, "CSI: Miami" ranks No. 12 so far this season among U.S.
viewers aged 18-49, according to Nielsen Media Research. ("American
Idol" takes the top two spots, followed by "Desperate Housewives,"
"Grey's Anatomy" and "CSI.") The drama is currently in its fourth
season.

Germany, Europe's largest TV market, provides a typical example of how
the "CSI: Miami" machine has conquered foreign lands. The show
launched to record ratings on cable channel Vox in 2004 before being
nabbed by Vox parent channel, and market leader, RTL. "CSI: Miami" is
now the No. 1 series in Germany.

Caruso said he is no longer chasing a dream of a film career -- the
reason for his sudden departure from "NYPD Blue" in 1994 -- and that
he would be happy to still be doing "CSI: Miami" in five or 10 years
time.

"I think I found my niche," Caruso said. "You say, well, you'll be on
the show for another five years. I don't see it that way. I see it
like, well, I get a chance to do my job for as long as they let me on
this show: the daily pursuit of the scene. And that's what I got into
this business for in the first place."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter