Gary Dourdan brilliantly just bailed on the only thing that was propping up his slender career.

As TVGuide.com's Michael Ausiello first reported, Dourdan has told "CSI" producers that he's bangin' a big U-turn out of the show after his contract ends next month. And they've already got his replacement lined up, a character described as "handsome, smart, and athletic," and, we're inclined to add, not a pap-baiting buffoon.