The Most Expensive Television Shows of All Time, Ranked

24. CSI: Miami – $3.5 Million per Episode

There is no doubt that CSI: Miami was one of the most successful shows of all time, and a lot of that was due to the incredible production value. There were strange, intriguing cases involving a fictional Miami, Florida Crime Scene Investigation unit. A spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami was equally popular. Each episode of the crime TV drama cost as much as $3.5 million to produce. A similar situation to Arrested Development occurred with CSI: Miami. A lot of the show's episodes were filmed on location in Miami, which made production costs skyrocket.