Actress Jorja Fox's revolving-door relationship with CSI continues to spin, as CBS today announced the news that she'll be back to play the popular character Sara Sidle when the forensics drama returns in the fall. Fox left CSI as a regular in 2007, but made a short return (and was last seen) during William Petersen's final episode of CSI last season.
"We're thrilled for Jorja's return to CSI," said CSI executive producer Carol Mendelsohn. "The viewers and longtime CSI fans will be excited to discover where life has taken Sara Sidle and what brings her back to the CSI team in Las Vegas in our premiere episode."
CBS says Sara will be back for "multiple episodes of CSI," but Reuters news service gets a little more specific and claims the episode count will be five. Reuters also claims that producers were looking to boost CSI's profile and ratings after viewership dropped following Petersen's departure. CSI returns for its tenth season this fall on CBS.