How CSI’s Marg Helgenberger Avoided Bouts Of Boredom While Shooting The Show

Speaking about her work on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” in 2011, Marg Helgenberger, whose other credits include films like “Mr. Brooks” and shows such as “Under the Dome,” confessed that what looks thrilling in front of the camera can sometimes be a slog behind it for the cast and crew. 

“There are certain days that are just tedious. But I think any job, there are certain days you’d rather be elsewhere,” she told Digital Spy.

Helgenberger revealed that she and others that were working on the show had a football pool, and the actress revealed she did very well with her background as a fan. She even tied for first place one year and then second the following year. She posts about her football fandom, including a tweet in September 2022 from a Chargers game at the SoFi Stadium with fellow “CSI: Vegas” star Paula Newsome, who plays the character Maxine Roby, via Twitter.

The pool, the actress told Digital Spy, got the crew in the competitive spirit and gave everyone something to talk about when things grew too boring.

“We can all be competitive with one another in a light way. But that’s something we’ve been doing for the past few years. It’s a lot of fun,” she said.