Sela Ward: 'I'm thrown right into CSI: NY'

[Brian Damage]

Sela Ward has revealed that her CSI: NY character is thrown straight into the show.

Ward is joining the program in the upcoming seventh season as a replacement for Melina Kanakaredes.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Ward explained that her character is forced to investigate a murder as soon as she arrives.

"The first day that my character shows up for work, there's a dead body in their lab," she said. "So right away the whole show is trying to solve this crime - who is she? How did it happen? How did she get in here? [It's a] very interesting storyline, the first one, so I think I'm sort of thrown into the fire right away."

However, Ward explained that her character will be able to cope with the cases.

"The character that I play is a former FBI agent," she said. "And very accomplished, very capable. Another CSI investigator detective. So she's on equal footing with all of them."

CSI: NY returns for a new season on September 24 on CBS.

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