‘Baba O’Reilly’ will be theme song for ‘CSI: New York’

Part of the planning for a new “CSI” franchise is choosing the appropriate theme song by The Who.

“Who Are You?” was the opener for the original show.

The first spinoff, “CSI: Miami,” used “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”

For the upcoming “CSI: New York,” series creator Anthony Zuiker says, “We had actually four songs in contention.

“My choice was ‘Behind Blue Eyes.’ I was overruled.”

Les Moonves, co-president and co-chief operating officer of Viacom, which owns CBS, changed the choice to “Baba O’Reilly.”

Now, Zuiker has to admit: “It’s a great anthem and a great choice by the chairman.”

“CSI: New York,” starring Gary Sinise and Melina Kanakaredes, starts Sept. 22 on CBS.