'CSI: Vegas' Star William Petersen Hospitalized Due to Exhaustion on Set of Sequel Series

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William Petersenwas hospitalized on Friday due to exhaustion on the set ofCSI: Vegas.

The three-time Emmy Award nominee, 68, had to stop filming earlier this weekend as he began “not feeling well,” PEOPLE confirms.

“He is exhausted from long hours on set for the past 12 weeks and was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure,” Petersen’s publicist tells PEOPLE.

CBSannounced a series order forCSI: Vegasin March, a sequel to the original series that returns to its Las Vegas roots after other spin-offs were set in Miami and New York. Petersen signed on to revive his character Gil Grissom, as Jorja Fox and Wallace Langham were also tapped to return as Sara Sidle and David Hodges, respectively.

Grissom (William Petersen) and Sara (Jorja Fox) investigate a case involving the mummified corpse of an old woman barricaded in her closet, on CSI.Robert Voets/CBS Photo Archive via Getty

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“The first year of the show was pretty remarkable in terms of the creative energy that was displayed on a daily basis from everybody that worked on it,” Petersen told PEOPLE at the time. “It was very group-created. And being a part of that first season and putting that togetherwas the most creative time I’ve ever had in my life. It was exhausting, but it was special.”

source: people.com