"CSI: Miami" Takes A Dramatic Turn

Ultra sleek visuals and high-tech crime-solving have made "C.S.I. Miami" the most-watched TV show in the world with 50 million viewers, including 18.1 million Americans.

Stars David Caruso and Adam Rodriguez were able to attend the Super Bowl, which was held in Miami, where Caruso lives and much of the show is actually filmed. The Early Show co-anchor Julie Chen talked to the actors at Dolphins stadium about their dramatic upcoming two-part episode.

In the episode, the two investigators are in danger when Caruso's character, Horatio's old enemy, Clavo Cruz, returns. An explosion occurs sending a truck full of confiscated weapons onto its side. Weapons spill out all over the street and are scooped up by the public, Horatio links the crime to Cruz, who he put away for murder years ago.

On the day of Cruz's arraignment, a confiscated missile is launched into the courthouse to aid his escape, with an investigator inside. When the team tries to find Cruz, Horatio and Eric, played by Rodriguez, wind up in a shootout. A gun battle ensues and Eric is shot.

"We come close to losing him and it takes us two hours, two Monday nights to fix the story and get him back to health and, thank God, we do because he's very important to us," Caruso said.

It's drama like this that has allowed "CSI: Miami" to topple "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives," which ranked second and third. The spin-off has even overtaken the mother ship, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," which finished in sixth place, according to a survey by business research firm Informa Telecoms & Media.

Watch Caruso and Rodriguez talk about the upcoming episode

"C.S.I." airs Monday nights at 9 p.m. Central time and 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.