Marg has confirmed to TV Guide’s William Keck that she will only be in 19 episodes in CSI’s 11th season and that she thinks they will be her last CSI episodes. Apart from the reason behind her upcoming departure and the possible way for Catherine to exit the show, she also talked about both her and Catherine’s love lives.

TV Guide Magazine: With a pay raise, you were in line to top Law & Order: SVU’s Mariska Hargitay as TV’s highest-paid actress, right?

Helgenberger: I did not get a pay raise this year. I asked to do less episodes, so I am doing only 19. CBS was also using the poor economy as a way to pull in the reins, so honestly all of us took pay cuts this year. Because I’m doing [fewer episodes], I won’t be making as much. Plus, I negotiated to do a few episodes in which I’m only working three days, so the salary was adjusted. Apart from the money, I wasn’t quite ready to let go of the character and the people I work with.

For full interview, please go to Keck’s Exclusives @ TV Guide:

• Keck’s Exclusives: Marg Helgenberger Prepares to Leave CSI

We have uploaded 235 screen captures from the China Beach episode, Ghost, to the gallery and hope you’ll like them!

Thanks to Anne, we now have Marg’s interview by the Italian Corriere TV website transcribed. Please click the link below to read the transcript.

• Corriere TV Spotlight: CSI, Sherlock Holmes For the 21st Century » Corriere TV (July 21, 2010)

CBS has just announced the network’s 2010-2011 premiere dates. CSI will be back on TV with its 11th season on September 23 while CSI: NY season 7 premieres on September 24 and CSI: Miami season 9 on October 3.

Source: CBS

For premiere dates of other CBS shows, please go read CBS’ press release on The Futon Critic (international users friendly).

On Italy’s Corriere TV website there is a new video clip of an interview with Marg done when she was in Italy earlier this month. She talks about CSI, Catherine, the “CSI Effect”, working with Steven Seagal, George Clooney, Steven Spielberg, Jerry Bruckheimer and more. She also tells us what CSI will be doing in the beginning of the new season. We hope you enjoy the interview as much as we do.

• Corriere TV Interview with Marg Helgenberger: CSI, Sherlock Holmes For the 21st Century

Video courtesy of Corriere TV

We have just updated the photoshoot taken for Italy’s Sky TV from May, 2004. Now there are six photos in the album, five of which are in high quality!

Last week we gave you the details of CSI season 10 on DVD, which will be released on September 28, 2010, with a preview of the DVD set’s cover art. Now, CBS/Paramount has released a finalized version of the cover which is slightly different from the preview. You can click the link below for the image.

• See finalized “CSI: The Complete 10th Season” cover art
• Pre-order “CSI: The Complete 10th Season” on amazon.com

Source: TV Shows On DVD

Roma Fiction Fest posted another video clip to its official YouTube profile. It contains highlights from the closing awards ceremony of this year’s festival. Of course we get a few glimpses of Marg in the video. Click the link below to watch it!

• Roma Fiction Fest 2010 — closing award ceremony highlights

Meanwhile, the gallery has be updated with images of the second series of the official CSI trading cards by Strictly Ink, scanned by Anne.