CSI: Miami (aka. Crime Scene Investigation: Miami) is a spin-off of the CBS network series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The show trails the investigations of a team of Miami-Dade Police Department forensic scientists as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths and crimes committed in Miami, Florida.  CSI: Miami is produced in partnership with the Canadian media company Alliance Atlantis and CBS Paramount Television. On May 14, 2008, CBS renewed the show for a seventh season. Season 7 will begin airing on September 22, 2008.