The 'Cheers' veteran joins 'CSI' for its 12th season this fall, playing night-shift supervisor D.B. Russell. He replaces Laurence Fishburne, who joined the cast as a replacement for William Petersen.

Check out the full picture of Danson in action below. He's pictured with Marg Helgenberger and newly re-promoted series regular Jorja Fox.

"You can create a new character on the page, but until the perfect actor comes along and breathes life into it, it's just words," 'CSI' executive producer Carol Mendelsohn said in a statement. "We're very excited Ted Danson came along."

Picture via CBS Television Studios.

'CSI' premieres Wed., Sept. 21 at 10PM on CBS.