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Criminal Minds

January 21, 2023

For other uses, see Criminal Minds (disambiguation).

Criminal Minds is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was revived in 2022. It follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), using behavioral analysis and profiling to investigate crimes and find the unsub (unknown subject), the team's term for perpetrators. The show tells the story of the team as they work various cases and tackle their personal struggles.

Criminal Minds
Also known asCriminal Minds: Evolution (season 16)
Genre
Created byJeff Davis
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons16
No. of episodes331 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Running time42–55 minutes
Production companies
Distributor
Release
Original network
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Audio formatDolby Digital 5.1
Original releaseSeptember 22, 2005 (2005-09-22) –
present
Chronology
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The show's original main cast consisted of seven characters: Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin), Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson), Elle Greenaway (Lola Glaudini), Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore), Dr. Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), Jennifer Jareau (A. J. Cook), and Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness). The cast underwent major changes throughout the series' run, with several of the show's original members being replaced by nine additional starring characters: Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), Ashley Seaver (Rachel Nichols), Alex Blake (Jeanne Tripplehorn), Kate Callahan (Jennifer Love Hewitt), Tara Lewis (Aisha Tyler), Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez), Stephen Walker (Damon Gupton), and Matt Simmons (Daniel Henney).

Criminal Minds became a rating hit for CBS, regularly featuring as one of the network's most-watched shows throughout its 15-year-long run. Its success has spawned a media franchise, with several spinoffs, including a South Korean adaptation and a video game.[1][2] The show was renewed for its fifteenth and final season of ten episodes, which aired from January 8, 2020, to February 19, 2020.[3][4] It was the final series in the franchise to end, following its two spin-off series, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, which had been cancelled previously due to low ratings. A sixteenth season of the series, Criminal Minds: Evolution, premiered on Paramount+ in November 2022. A planned true-crime docuseries, titled The Real Criminal Minds, was also ordered by Paramount+.

Premise

The series follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) using behavioral analysis and profiling to help investigate crimes and find the suspect known as the unsub (unknown subject). The team is supervised by Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner and later Emily Prentiss. The team included Jason Gideon, the founder of the BAU, who was known as the best profiler in Bureau; Derek Morgan, an ex-Chicago Police officer who is an expert on obsessional crimes; Spencer Reid, an expert on geographic profiling; Jennifer Jareau (JJ), the team's communications liaison, who later becomes a profiler; Elle Greenway, an expert on sex crimes; David Rossi, one of the original BAU agents who is also an expert in criminal profiling; Ashley Seaver, a rookie FBI agent; Alex Blake, a linguistics specialist; Kate Callahan, a seasoned undercover agent; Tara Lewis, a forensic psychologist; Luke Alvez, an expert fugitive tracker who becomes a profiler on the team; Stephen Walker, an expert on counterintelligence; and Matt Simmons, an expert profiler who joins the team from the FBI International Response Team.

Characters

Main article: List of Criminal Minds characters
 
Cast members in 2011–12: (left to right) Gibson, Cook, Gubler, Mantegna, Brewster, and Moore. Absent: Kirsten Vangsness
 
Cast and crew at a Paley Centre discussion of the show

Main

  • Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin; Seasons 1–3), FBI Senior Supervisory Special Agent and formerly BAU Unit chief.
    Gideon is widely known as the BAU's best profiler. After a series of emotionally troubling cases and the murder of his girlfriend Sarah by fugitive serial, killer Frank Breitkopf (Keith Carradine), he begins to feel burned out. The last straw occurs when Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner is suspended for two weeks by the team's boss—an action for which Jason feels responsible. He retreats to his cabin and leaves a letter for Spencer Reid, who he knows will be the one to look for him. When Spencer arrives at the cabin, he finds the letter and Jason's FBI credentials and firearm. Jason is last seen remarking to a Nevada diner waitress that he does not know where he is going or how he will know when he gets there, leaving the diner and driving off. In season 10, he is killed (off-screen) by a suspect he had tracked down from one of his first cases.
  • Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson; Seasons 1–12), FBI Supervisory Special Agent and Unit Chief of the BAU and previously worked in the Seattle field office.
    Hotch is a former prosecutor and was originally assigned to the FBI field office in Seattle. He is one of the most experienced agents in the BAU. He struggles to balance the demands of his job with his family life, but his wife, Haley Brooks (Meredith Monroe), divorces him in season 3. In the episode "100" (season 5), Haley is killed by fugitive serial killer George Foyet (C. Thomas Howell), also known as "The Boston Reaper", whom Aaron fights and beats to death. He also has a son named Jack (Cade Owens) and a brother named Sean. After Haley is murdered, he has custody of Jack, and Haley's sister, Jessica Brooks (Molly Baker), helps him take care of Jack. When SSA Jennifer Jareau leaves the BAU, Aaron and technical analyst Penelope Garcia take over her job as communications liaison. Aaron dated a woman named Beth Clemmons (Bellamy Young), who first appeared in the episode "The Bittersweet Science" (season 7), before the couple separated after Clemmons accepted a job in Hong Kong. Following an on-set altercation, Thomas Gibson was removed from the main cast after season 12, episode 2, at which point Hotch went on temporary assignment. In a later episode, it is revealed Aaron and Jack went into witness protection after Jack was being stalked by Peter "Mr. Scratch" Lewis, a serial killer from a previous BAU case. Following Lewis's death in the 13th-season premiere, Prentiss reveals that Aaron has opted not to return to the BAU, but instead to retire to be a full-time parent to Jack.
  • Elle Greenaway (Lola Glaudini; Seasons 1–2), FBI Supervisory Special Agent.
    Greenaway is assigned to the FBI field office in Seattle and assigned to the BAU as an expert in sexual offense crimes. Elle develops extreme emotional trauma after being shot by an unsub in the season 1 finale ("The Fisher King (Part 1)"). In the season 2 premiere ("The Fisher King (Part 2)"), Elle survives and returns to duty sooner than SSA Jason Gideon and Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner would like. Several episodes later, while alone on stakeout of a suspected serial rapist, she murders the suspect by shooting him in cold blood and planting her gun on the unarmed victim. The local police deem it self-defense, but Jason and Aaron question her ability as a profiler after this. Elle resigns, turning in her badge and gun to Aaron, declaring that it is "not an admission of guilt".
  • Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore; Main: Seasons 1–11, Guest: Season 12–13), FBI Supervisory Special Agent and former Chicago Police officer.
    Morgan is a confident, assertive, and often hot-tempered character. He was raised by his mother, Fran, along with his two sisters, Sarah Morgan and Desiree Benita, after the death of his police officer father right in front of him. Derek was a troubled Chicago youth headed for juvenile delinquency. He was rescued and mentored by Carl Buford (Julius Tennon). Buford turned out to be a sexual predator who molested Derek and other young boys; he was eventually arrested for murder. After developing an interest in football, Derek attended Northwestern University on a scholarship. After a football injury left him unable to play, he joined the Chicago Police Department's bomb squad and later joined the FBI and the BAU. He has an emotionally intimate, but platonic, relationship with technical analyst Penelope Garcia; the two have a unique shorthand and banter. In the season 7 premiere ("It Takes a Village"), Derek shows utter hatred toward Ian Doyle (Timothy V. Murphy) for killing SSA Emily Prentiss, but when Emily returns alive, he has mixed feelings. In season 11, Derek is kidnapped and tortured by the father of Giuseppe Montolo, a hitman whom Derek put away and who later died while in custody. Derek escapes and when he learns his girlfriend Savannah is pregnant, he realizes that he does not want to put his family through something like this again. Derek leaves the BAU in the episode "A Beautiful Disaster" to care for his now-wife and newborn son.
  • Dr. Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler; Main: Seasons 1–15), FBI Supervisory Special Agent[5][6]
    Reid is a genius who graduated from Las Vegas High School at age 12 and holds Ph.D.s in mathematics, chemistry, and engineering as well as Bachelor of Arts degrees in psychology and sociology. As of season 4, he is also working on a B.A. in philosophy. It has been revealed that he has an IQ of 187, can read a dizzying 20,000 words per minute, and has an eidetic memory. It is also shown throughout the series that Reid is autistic, mostly through his actions, which don't make sense to many of the other characters, as well as it being mentioned in seasons one and eight. Most of the members on the team are intimidated by his profound knowledge. He is habitually introduced as "Dr. Spencer Reid" in contrast to the other agents, who are introduced as "supervisory special agent". The purpose of this, as explained by Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner in the pilot episode ("Extreme Aggressor"), is to create a respectable first impression of Spencer, deflecting judgments about his age. His mother, Diana Reid (Jane Lynch), has schizophrenia and is committed to a mental institution. In season 6, Reid starts suffering from cluster headaches and when doctors cannot diagnose why, Reid thinks he might be in the early stages of schizophrenia himself. Reid takes SSA Emily Prentiss' death very hard and, when it was revealed the death was faked, was distrustful of both Prentiss and SSA Jennifer "JJ" Jareau (who helped in the cover-up) for some time. During season 8, Reid becomes involved with a woman who was being stalked. In the episode "Zugzwang", her stalker ultimately kidnaps her and kills her, devastating Reid. In season 11, he is deeply affected by Derek Morgan's decision to leave the BAU, but understands and supports his reasons. Originally, he was supposed to be canonically bisexual,but the network wouldn't allow this to be confirmed, instead giving him a supposed "crush" on his best friend, JJ, even setting the two up on a date to a football game in season one Reid had a crush on JJ, even going as far as taking her on a date to a football game. As the series progresses, their relationship continues to be more of the brother–sister kind, however they confess feelings for each other in seasons 14 and 15, but nothing ever becomes of it, due to JJ's marriage and children. Morgan and Reid maintained a brotherly relationship and Morgan refers to Reid as his "little brother" prior to his departure in season 11. Other names included "pretty boy", although he is mostly referred to by the older agents as simply "kid". Spencer is also the godfather of Jennifer's son, Henry, and Derek's son, Hank. In season 12, Reid is himself arrested and finds himself in prison for the back half of the season,durung which time he is forced to do terrible things in order to survive. In season 15, he gets another girlfriend, Max, but she only appears in two episodes (episodes 4 and 6). He also has a flirtatious relationship with serial killer Cat Adams, starting in season 11. It is obvious she has feelings for Spencer, though it is impossible that those feelings were returned, as she is responsible for the kidnapping of his mother, as well as his time in jail. .[5][6]
  • Jennifer "JJ" Jareau (A. J. Cook; Main: Seasons 1–5 and 7–present; Recurring: Season 6), FBI Supervisory Special Agent and former BAU communications liaison.
    JJ served as the communications liaison on the team to local police agencies in seasons 1–5. She dates and marries William LaMontagne (Josh Stewart), a New Orleans Police Department detective. They have two sons, Henry LaMontagne (Mekhai Andersen) and Michael LaMontagne (Phoenix Sky Andersen). Both boys are played by A.J. Cook's real-life sons. In the episode "JJ" (season 6), Jennifer is forced to accept a promotion at the Pentagon, causing her departure from the team, although Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner expresses his hope that she will return to the BAU in the future. Jennifer returns in the episode "Lauren" (season 6) to assist the team in finding SSA Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster). Jennifer returns as a series regular in the season 7 premiere as a legitimate profiler and admits to helping fake Prentiss' death, much to dismay of her colleagues. In the 200th episode, JJ is kidnapped because of a secret mission she performed while at the Pentagon. At the end of season 10, JJ reveals she is pregnant with her second child and consults over the phone for the few episodes of season 11 before rejoining the team in the field in the episode "Target Rich".
  • Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness; Recurring: Season 1, Main: Seasons 2–present), BAU technical analyst and BAU communications liaison.
    Garcia joined the BAU after bringing attention to herself by illegally accessing some of their equipment, while she was an underground hacker; she is offered a job in lieu of a jail sentence. She submitted her resume to Hotch on pink stationery. She usually supports the team from her computer lab at Quantico but occasionally joins them on location when her skills can be used in the field. She is a leader in a support group for those who have lost someone in their lives. Her parents were killed by a drunk driver when they were out looking for her when she was a teen and had missed her curfew. She enjoys a flirtatious relationship with SSA Derek Morgan, often engaging in comical banter of a sexually suggestive nature when he calls for information. He calls her "Baby Girl". She was once shot and almost killed by Jason Clark Battle, who lured her on a date in the episode "Lucky" (season 3). When SSA Jennifer Jareau leaves the BAU, Penelope and Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner take over her job as communications liaison. She is kidnapped once again at the end of season 13. SSA Sam Cooper (Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior) often calls when his team needs her computer skills. Penelope is the godmother of both Jennifer's son, Henry, and Morgan's son, Hank.
  • Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster; Main: Seasons 2–7 and 12–present; Guest: Seasons 9 and 11), supervisory special agent and BAU Unit Chief[7]
    Prentiss is the daughter of Ambassador Elizabeth Prentiss (Kate Jackson). After SSA Elle Greenaway leaves the BAU, Section Chief Erin Strauss approves Emily to join the BAU. The plan was for Emily to report any problems within the BAU, but Emily remained loyal to the team and refused to report any problems, going so far as threatening resignation. Emily is also fluent in several languages, such as Spanish, French, Greek, and Arabic, has a working knowledge in Italian, and was fluent in Russian at one point but has lost comprehension. She is apparently killed while being held hostage by Ian Doyle in the episode "Lauren" (season 6), but in the last scene of the episode, it is revealed that she survived her encounter with Ian and is seen with SSA Jennifer Jareau in Paris passing her passports and bank accounts for protection. In the season 7 premiere ("It Takes a Village"), she returns alive and well, much to the team's surprise. In the season 7 finale ("Run"), Emily decides to leave the BAU after accepting a position running and returning to the Interpol office in London. She returns for the 200th episode to help rescue a kidnapped SSA Jennifer Jareau and again in the episode "Tribute" (season 11), where she enlists the help of the BAU in catching a serial killer who had originally killed in Europe before killing in the United States. Paget Brewster was confirmed to return for a several episode arc in season 12. Following the dismissal of Thomas Gibson, Brewster was promoted to a series regular again starting from season 12, episode 3; later Prentiss is promoted to Hotch's position of unit chief.
  • David Rossi (Joe Mantegna; Seasons 3–present), senior supervisory special agent.
    Rossi is a highly experienced profiler who once worked the BAU in its origins, then took early retirement in 1997 to write books and go on lecture tours about criminal analysis, until volunteering to return shortly after SSA Jason Gideon's departure in 2007. He has been married three times and is quite wealthy because of his successful writing career. In the episode "From Childhood's Hour" (season 7), David reconnects with his first wife, Carolyn Baker, who has shocking news for him. It is revealed that she came to him because she was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and wants David to assist in her suicide. In the next episode ("Epilogue"), Carolyn dies after taking a drug overdose. It is also revealed in this episode that David had a son who died at birth. In the season 8 episode "The Fallen", it is revealed that David was a Marine in Vietnam. The season 7 finale ("Hit") reveals SSA David Rossi may be having a secret relationship with Section Chief Erin Strauss; this was discovered when technical analyst Penelope Garcia and SSA Dr. Spencer Reid spot them both leaving a hotel. In the last season 8 episode ("The Replicator") we see their relationship has been known to the entire team. The episode is an emotional one for SSA David Rossi since Unit Chief Erin Strauss is murdered by The Replicator. She was taken from her hotel room, where he had planned to meet her that night, drugged and put on the streets of New York disoriented for Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner to find her. The episode's last scene is SSA David Rossi eulogizing her to the team after her funeral, at a gathering at his home. In season 10 we learn that David has a daughter by his second wife. Since then, he is shown to have a strong relationship with his daughter, son-in-law, and grandson, even approving of her husband's Italian heritage. In season 11 Rossi reunites with his second wife, and they give their relationship a second chance.
  • Ashley Seaver (Rachel Nichols; Season 6), FBI cadet and special agent.
    Seaver replaces SSA Jennifer Jareau after she is forced to accept a promotion at the Pentagon. She was chosen for her unique background; her father, Charles Beauchamp, was a horrific serial killer known as the "Redmond Ripper", who murdered dozens of women before being caught by the BAU, incidentally. At first, Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner was going to make her a special one-time consultant to the BAU, but SSA David Rossi allowed her to finish her remedial training with the team under the supervision of SSA Emily Prentiss. In the episode "... With Friends Like These" (season 6), she graduated from the academy and had been added to the team as a "probationary agent". In the season 7 premiere ("It Takes a Village"), Jennifer reveals to Emily that Ashley transferred to the domestic trafficking task force, which is led by Andi Swann.
  • Alex Blake (Jeanne Tripplehorn; Seasons 8–9), FBI linguistics expert, supervisory special agent, and professor at Georgetown University.
    Blake once worked for the BAU during the 2001 anthrax attacks but retired after a conflict with Chief Erin Strauss and rejoins the BAU after SSA Emily Prentiss transfers to the Interpol office in London. Alex first appears in the season 8 premiere ("The Silencer"). She makes a personal connection with Spencer Reid after he reveals to her that he has begun a romantic relationship with a woman whom he has never met. In the season 9 finale, after a difficult case in Texas in which the team is targeted by a group of corrupt sheriff deputies and Reid is shot, she escorts Reid to his apartment, explaining that the experience brought back memories of her son's death and that Reid reminds her of him. She leaves behind her credentials, which Reid finds in his bag before seeing Blake leave in a taxi, saddened but understanding.
  • Kate Callahan (Jennifer Love Hewitt; Season 10), former FBI undercover agent and supervisory special agent.
    Callahan, as mentioned in the season 10 premiere, previously worked under Andi Swann's team, which is also Ashley Seaver's team since she left the BAU. She is a "seasoned undercover agent whose stellar work at the FBI has landed her a coveted position with the Behavioral Analysis Unit". She and her husband, Chris, have been the guardians of Kate's teenage niece, Meg, since Meg was a baby following her parents' deaths in the September 11, 2001, attacks. Kate and Chris discover they are expecting a baby in the middle of season 10, coinciding with the actress's real-life pregnancy. At the end of season 10, she decides to take a year off and raise her baby.[8] Even though producer Erica Messer has stated the door was open should Hewitt choose to return to show,[citation needed] she never did for the remainder of the series' run.
  • Tara Lewis (Aisha Tyler; Main: Seasons 12–present; Recurring: Season 11), forensic psychologist and supervisory special agent.
    Lewis is a psychologist with an eye on forensic psychology and its application toward the criminal-justice system. Her dream was to study psychopaths up close and personal—and her psychology background, combined with her experience in the FBI, brought her face to face with monsters. Her job was to stare them down and interview them, to determine if they were fit to stand trial. Lewis replaced both JJ (A.J. Cook) and Kate (Jennifer Love Hewitt) while they were on maternity leave in the 11th season.
  • Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez; Seasons 12–present), fugitive task force agent and supervisory special agent.
    Alvez is a member of the FBI fugitive task force that partners with the BAU to catch the serial killers that escaped in the season 11 finale.[9] In the season 12 premiere, he works with the BAU to catch the "Crimson King", one of the escapees that attacked Alvez's old partner. The team discovers the real killer is "Mr. Scratch", who taunts the team by turning over the real "Crimson King", who was tortured to the point he no longer remembers who he was. After that, Alvez decides to join the BAU full time and was Hotch's last hire. Alvez has a Belgian Malinois dog named Roxy (whom Garcia thought at first was his human girlfriend) and served in Iraq as an Army Ranger prior to joining the FBI.
  • Stephen Walker (Damon Gupton; Season 12), supervisory special agent[10]
    Walker is a supervisory special agent with the BAU. Walker was a member of the Behavioral Analysis Program. He was contacted by Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) about joining the BAU to assist in the manhunt for Peter Lewis, a k a "Mr. Scratch". Walker is an experienced profiler with about 20 years under his belt and a member of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Program before his transfer to the BAU. He is married to a woman named Monica and has two children with her, Maya and Eli. He met Emily Prentiss, then the chief of Interpol's London office, during his line of work. He was also mentored by David Rossi (Joe Mantegna). Stephen's first case concerned a terrorist cell in Belgium, and three agents were sent undercover to infiltrate it. However, Stephen's profile was wrong, and this resulted in the deaths of the undercover agents. He eventually moved on from the trauma and improved as he went along in his career. He and other BAP agents, including his longtime friend Sam Bower, were sent undercover to investigate corruption in the Russian government. Walker's skills include being fluent in Russian and playing the trombone. In the season 13 premiere, it is revealed he had died in the car crash Mr. Scratch had arranged as a trap for the team at the end of season 12.
  • Matt Simmons (Daniel Henney; Main: Seasons 13–15; Guest: Seasons 10 and 12), supervisory special agent, and former member of the International Response Team.[11]
    Simmons is a special operations agent and formerly worked with the IRT. Simmons has a wife, Kristy (Kelly Frye), and has a total of four children, including two boys (Jake and David) and twin daughters, all of them under the age of 3. He was a former member of a special ops unit, and his experience with the unit allowed him to hone his profiling skills. Following the disbandment of the IRT, Simmons assists the BAU in taking down Mr. Scratch, and is later recruited to the BAU as a replacement for the late Stephen Walker, becoming the last addition to the team in the series. At the end of the fourteenth season, Simmons and Kristy announce their pregnancy with the fifth child, and the following year, Kristy gives birth to daughter Rosemary Simmons (whom her parents had attempted to name after colleague David Rossi).

Recurring

  • Erin Strauss (Jayne Atkinson; Seasons 2–3, 5–9), an assistant director and the BAU Unit Chief's direct superior. While her FBI experience was primarily in administration, SSA Derek Morgan remarked on her masterly marksmanship after observing her at a firing range. In early episodes, Strauss appeared only concerned with herself and appearances within the Bureau, going so far as to force SSA Jennifer Jareau to accept a promotion to the Pentagon in the episode "JJ" (season 6). Further character development revealed her alcohol abuse. After being confronted by Morgan and Hotchner, Strauss accepts help and achieves sobriety. In the season 8 finale, The Replicator breaks into Strauss's hotel room in New York, drugs her, and forces her—at gunpoint—to drink alcohol from her room's minibar. Hotchner finds her on a bench near the hotel, where Strauss dies in his arms. Her death is avenged when Rossi traps the Replicator in an exploding house. Fittingly, Strauss's sobriety helps defeat the Replicator as Rossi uses her sobriety chip to escape the Replicator's trap and taunts him with it. After attending her funeral, the members of the BAU gather in a still-emotional Rossi's backyard, reminisce, and toast her memory. Showrunner Erica Messer chose to kill Strauss off because she felt that the character had come full circle since she was first introduced.[12]
  • Haley Hotchner (Meredith Monroe; Seasons 1–3, 5, 9) is Agent Aaron Hotchner's wife and the mother of his only son, Jack Hotchner, born in late 2005. The couple's marriage was troubled, and she walked out on him. She later appeared with divorce papers, and he accepted reluctantly so as not to cause any trouble for his son with the divorce. In the episode "100" (season 5), Haley and Jack were captured by a killer known as "The Reaper"; though Jack was saved, Haley was shot and died before Aaron could save her. Aaron later beat The Reaper to death. In the episode "Route 66", Hotch collapses from internal bleeding and dreams about Haley. She tells him that he should stop blaming himself for her death and to make sure Jack knows that he can talk about his mother's death. Haley leaves Hotch by telling him that he and Beth have a good relationship and he shouldn't mess it up by not telling her how he feels.
  • Jessica Brooks (Molly Baker; Seasons 1, 3, 5, 9–11), is Agent Aaron Hotchner's sister-in-law, Jack's aunt, and Haley's sister.
  • Jordan Todd (Meta Golding; Season 4) is SSA Jennifer Jareau's handpicked replacement to serve as the BAU's media director during Jennifer's maternity leave, from late 2008 through early 2009. Jordan had formerly served in the FBI counterterrorism division, but follows Jennifer for only one day of shadowing before Jennifer goes into labor. Jordan seemed to get along well with most of the team, even flirting platonically with SSA Derek Morgan. She is especially close with SSA David Rossi, who is seen to counsel her while they are on cases. However, Jordan has clashed several times with Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner. She eventually leaves when she decides she can't handle the stress that comes with her job.
  • Diana Reid (Jane Lynch; Seasons 1–2, 4, 12, 15), the mother of BAU team member Dr. Spencer Reid. Like her son, she has a high IQ. She was once a university professor of literature, but has schizophrenia and is hospitalized in a Las Vegas sanitarium, where Spencer committed her when he was 18. Her husband, William Reid, left prior to her diagnosis because of his inability to cope with her illness, and he could not deal with protecting her after she witnessed a murder. She is functional when on her medication, but frequently lapses into regression to her university career. Diana spent much time reading aloud to Spencer while he was growing up, and he continues to write her a letter every day. She is proud of her son but disapproves of the FBI, as it is a government-run organization; she refers to his colleagues as "fascists". She seems to be showing signs of improvement in later episodes, when Reid states that she went on a supervised field trip to the Grand Canyon without feeling the need to notify him. However, she did not forget him, with Reid later receiving a postcard and a gift from her.
  • William LaMontagne Jr. (Josh Stewart; Seasons 2–5, 7–9, 11–16) is SSA Jennifer Jareau's husband and the father of Jennifer's sons, Henry and Michael. Will and Jennifer met while she was working a case in his hometown. As of early season 4, Will had moved to Virginia and is a stay-at-home dad for Henry until he became a detective for the Metropolitan Police Department (Washington D.C.) as shown in the season 7 finale ("Run"). It is also stated that the couple had made a deal that in a life-threatening situation, they would do everything so that one of them could live to look after Henry. Jennifer accepted his marriage proposal and they were married officially; however, when their son was born, they exchanged rings with insets of Henry's birthstone, citrine. He is seen briefly in the 100th episode getting medicine for Henry with Jennifer, as well as the episode "The Slave of Duty" (season 5), accompanying Jennifer and the team at Haley Hotchner's funeral. In the season 7 finale, Will works alongside JJ to stop the bank robbers and is eventually taken hostage. Afterward, they agree to get married and unknowingly attend a surprise wedding ceremony thrown by Rossi and Will.
  • Kevin Lynch (Nicholas Brendon; Seasons 3–10) first appears in the episode "Penelope" (season 3), in which he is required to search Penelope Garcia's computer to learn who shot her. Kevin sends the team live video alerting that the unsub (unknown subject) is in the BAU headquarters. He is intensely impressed by Penelope's computer skills, and the feeling is mutual. At the end of the episode, Penelope is introduced to Kevin, and the two become romantically involved. In the episode "I Love You, Tommy Brown" (season 7), Kevin proposes to Penelope, but she turns him down, saying that "things are going too fast", and ultimately the couple break up.
  • Mateo Cruz (Esai Morales; Seasons 9–10) takes over from the late Erin Strauss as the new BAU section chief in season 9. He has a past working relationship with JJ. It was revealed in "200" that the two had worked on a task force together in the Middle East. He was the only person to know of her pregnancy and miscarriage during her time on the task force. In the same episode, they are both kidnapped by Tivon Askari (Faran Tahir), who was a traitor within the task force. They are both physically and mentally tortured into giving the access codes given to them during the mission. He is shocked to discover that Michael Hastings (Tahmoh Penikett), one of the men with whom they had worked on the task force, was the mastermind behind the plan and threatened to rape JJ to give him the access codes. He gives in and is later stabbed by Askari, who is quickly killed by Hotch. Cruz is taken to the hospital following the incident and is believed to be alive.[13] Several episodes later, he reappears in the season 9 finale, "Angels" and "Demons", when he asks the team to investigate a case brought to him by his friend Peter Coleman, the sheriff of Briscoe County, Texas. They first arrive to investigate a series of murders involving prostitutes, but as they investigate, the team soon finds that they are caught in a ring of corrupt deputies—ironically the only officer not involved being Sheriff Coleman—and find their lives in danger. After a fatal shootout with the corrupt, drug-peddling Preacher Mills (Brett Cullen), Sheriff Coleman is killed, Morgan is wounded, and Reid is critically wounded and hospitalized as a result. Distraught by this turn of events, Cruz travels to Texas with Garcia to help the team investigate and apprehend the ring leader, Deputy Owen McGregor (Michael Trucco). He is not seen again until late in season 10 (episode 19, "Beyond Borders") when he needs the BAU to help the FBI's international team, led by Jack Garrett (Gary Sinise), to catch an unsub who has kidnapped a family while on vacation in Barbados. The case is especially critical because this unsub has eluded both the domestic and international BAU teams by killing a family in Aruba, then in Florida one year later. This episode was the backdoor pilot for the upcoming spinoff, titled Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.[14][15] He has not been seen since.
  • Savannah Morgan (née Hayes) (Rochelle Aytes; Seasons 9–11) is Derek Morgan's wife. She works as a doctor at Bethesda General Hospital. Savannah first appeared in Season 9's "The Return", and it is presumed that Morgan and Savannah started dating prior to Season 9 and first met after she approached him when he was depressed over a case that ended badly. Before they started dating, they used to be neighbors. She was introduced to the show because Shemar Moore, the actor who portrays Morgan, requested that his character get a romantic partner.
  • Joy Struthers (Amber Stevens; Seasons 10–11, 14) is Rossi's daughter from his short-lived second marriage to French diplomat Hayden Montgomery. When they divorced, Hayden didn't tell him she was pregnant, and Joy thought her father was her mother's second husband, who finally told her the truth before dying from cancer. In the episode, "Fate" (10x09), Joy seeks Rossi out and they're getting to know each other. Joy is a reporter and true-crime writer and is married. She has a two-year-old son named Kai.
  • Kristy Simmons (Kelly Frye; Seasons 13–15) is Matt Simmons' wife, and the mother of his four (later five) children.

Episodes

Main article: List of Criminal Minds episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally releasedRankRating
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
122September 22, 2005 (2005-09-22)May 10, 2006 (2006-05-10)CBS278.2
223September 20, 2006 (2006-09-20)May 16, 2007 (2007-05-16)188.8
320September 26, 2007 (2007-09-26)May 21, 2008 (2008-05-21)188.2
426September 24, 2008 (2008-09-24)May 20, 2009 (2009-05-20)119.4
523September 23, 2009 (2009-09-23)May 26, 2010 (2010-05-26)148.5
624September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22)May 18, 2011 (2011-05-18)108.7
724September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)May 16, 2012 (2012-05-16)138.6
824September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)May 22, 2013 (2013-05-22)168.0
924September 25, 2013 (2013-09-25)May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14)138.2
1023October 1, 2014 (2014-10-01)May 6, 2015 (2015-05-06)89.0
1122September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)May 4, 2016 (2016-05-04)137.8
1222September 28, 2016 (2016-09-28)May 10, 2017 (2017-05-10)176.9
1322September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)April 18, 2018 (2018-04-18)256.0
1415October 3, 2018 (2018-10-03)February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06)——
1510January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08)February 19, 2020 (2020-02-19)——
1610[16]November 24, 2022 (2022-11-24)February 9, 2023 (2023-02-09)[16]Paramount+——

Production

In February 2021, a revival of the series was in early development at Paramount+,[17] with a 10-episode sixteenth season revival officially greenlit.[18] As of the Television Critics Association winter press tour a year later, it is still in development.[19] In July 2022, Paramount+ officially gave the revival a full season order. The main cast of the previous seasons are all set to return, with the absence of Daniel Henney and Matthew Gray Gubler, the latter of whom has been with the series since the first episode.[20] The season begin filming in August 2022.[21] In January 2023, Paramount+ renewed the series for a seventeenth season.[22]

Reception

Season 1

The first season of Criminal Minds received mixed reviews from critics.[23] It has a Metacritic score of 42 based on 21 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[23]

Dorothy Rabinowitz said, in her review for The Wall Street Journal, "From the evidence of the first few episodes, Criminal Minds may be a hit, and deservedly" and gave particular praise to Gubler and Patinkin's performances.[24] Ned Martel in The New York Times was less positive, saying, "The problem with "Criminal Minds" is its many confusing maladies, applied to too many characters." The reviewer felt that "as a result, the cast seems like a spilled trunk of broken toys, with which the audience—and perhaps the creators—may quickly become bored."[25] The Chicago Tribune reviewer, Sid Smith, felt that the show "may well be worth a look", though he too criticized the "confusing plots and characters".[26] Writing in PopMatters, Marco Lanzagorta criticized the show after its premiere, saying it "confuses critical thinking with supernatural abilities" and that its characters conform to stereotypes.[27] In the Los Angeles Times, Mary McNamara gave a similar review, and praised Patinkin and Gubler's performances.[28]

Season 2

Gillian Flynn said, in her review for Entertainment Weekly, "Like every procedural crime series of late, Minds is stocked with weary, overworked detective types. But here they also seem bored, bitter, and unengaged."[29][better source needed]

Ross Ruediger, had a more positive review, in his review for Bullz-Eye.com, he said, "The producers and writers deserve major kudos for developing a strategy for keeping the show on the air without dumbing it down, and the second season of "Criminal Minds" sets a higher bar for this type of network series." He praised the show for not repeating its themes, and highlighted Matthew Gray Gubler's performance as the usual standout of the show. He also mentioned the performances from the rest of the cast, saying, "There isn't a weak performer in the BAU ensemble."[30]

Season 3

Bruce Simmons said, in his review for Screen Rant, "Last season, they started showing both sides of the equation... It took some of the fun out of wondering who or what, but they made up for it with decent character interaction and development, and there were many last season."[31]

Cynthia Fuchs, in her review for PopMatters, focuses on David Rossi's, played by Joe Mantegna, addition to the show. In her review, she said, "[Criminal Minds] needs signs of effort, gritty character work rather than shorthand "traits" ripped off from other shows (how many times have you seen the enticing oddball researcher or the socially inept genius?) It's tempting to think Patinkin was tired of the same-old. Rossi's traditional earnestness and self-reliance, his recklessness and self-doubt, might juice this too-slick series into a semblance of originality, even relevance." She explained how she thought the addition of his character could shake up the formula of Criminal Minds, giving it a more interesting angle. She rated the season a 6 out of 10.[32]

Season 4

Todd R. Ramlow, in his review for PopMatters, criticized the fourth season's depiction of Islam, saying that the "manipulation of racial assumptions and liberal guilt" is problematic, aligning themselves with the principle that if someone looks like a terrorist, than they are a terrorist. He criticizes the season for "further linking Islam to a so called 'culture of death', as opposed to the "culture of life" seemingly celebrated by the Christian West". He said, "It's unfortunate that even when the architects of the "global war on terror" have changed their phrasing and perhaps their presumptions, Criminal Minds steps back in with such absolutism." He rated the season a 4/10.[33]

Will Harris, in his review for Bullz-Eye.com, focuses on the performances of the guest stars, citing how the opportunity to play villains within the show brings out some of their best acting performances. He said, "There's clearly something about playing a bad guy on "Criminal Minds" that brings out the best in the show's guest stars, as some of the season's best episodes come courtesy of one-off performances by recognizable faces who have taken on that very challenge. Luke Perry plays a deluded cult leader, Mitch Pileggi plays a "normal" guy who snaps after a personal tragedy and turns into a killer, and Alex O'Loughlin is a murderer with enough of a conscience to leave messages at his crime scenes asking for help."[34]

Season 5

Anthony Ocasio, in his review for Screen Rant, focused on Aaron Hotchner's storyline, which was one of the main points of the season. He stated the episode "100", which was also the show's 100th episode, was amazing and said, "The whole angle about Hotcher never being able to see his son again was pretty intense. I can't believe they went in that direction with it. It's something I wasn't expecting it at all." However, he heavily criticized the season's finale, citing that it was flat from the beginning and had a poor cliffhanger. He said, "The fifth season finale of Criminal Minds was terrible, at best. Even an amazing guest star like Tim Curry was unable to save this lack-luster 'cliffhanger'."[35]

Season 6

Darragh Mcmanus of The Guardian, gave the season a positive review, saying that Criminal Minds was only getting better with each season. They said that despite the fact that it wasn't groundbreaking or new, it was still thoroughly entertaining. They said, "Season six has since settled into the groove nicely, with two excellent subsequent episodes rinsing out memories of Toothy Tim. JJ had a tense plot, almost like a play, centred on two Leopold and Loeb types, and a touching denouement as the titular Agent took her leave, while last Friday Remembrance Of Things Past was gruelling and gruesome, and scarier than usual, with the team tracking down a killer come out of retirement – a residual nightmare from Rossi's past."[36]

Steve Marsi, in his review for TV Fanatic, said that the season was overall good, rating it a 4 out of 5, but cited casting issues. He praised A.J Cook's performance as the "performance of a lifetime" and lamented her departure from the show that season. He said, "It's a shame that 'The Longest Night' marked a career high point for Jennifer Jereau, a character who just delivered so strongly, only to be shown the door next week. Was this CBS' way of sending her off on a high note? If so, it worked in a sense. She was great. But it made us even more confused and sad about Cook's departure."[37]

Season 7

Renatta Selliti, in her review for TV Fanatic, gave the season a positive review with a 5 out of 5 rating, and said, "What's equally compelling as the profiling aspect on a show like Criminal Minds is the personal connection between the characters, and this group has it pitch perfect." She praised the season's writing and memorable moments such as Prentiss' return, stating that it created emotional scenes that kept viewers engaged, saying, "Moments like these are what primetime television viewers live for."[38]

Anthony Ocasio, in his review for Screen Rant, also had a positive review. He said that the storyline which focused on Emily Prentiss' fake death, and the aftermath of such, was a new format that while it wasn't the representation of an amazing Criminal Minds case, it was refreshing from the usual case of the week approach. He stated that each character got their moment to shine, and the writing resulted in compelling character moments. Specifically, he praised Matthew Gray Gubler's performance, especially in the judiciary meeting scene and said, "The moment where the Senator stated "Calm down, Mr. Reid," and Gubler replied, "I am calm - and its doctor," may very well be one of the best performances of a line in the history of the series." Finally, he stated the season wrapped up well, and said, "Of course they're going to be fine. Of course nobody from the team is going to be permanently suspended. But that doesn't mean the manner in which we came to this resolution wasn't appropriately earned, or deserved."[39]

Season 8

Douglas Wolf, in his review for TV Fanatic, gave the show a positive review with a 5 out of 5 rating. He focused particularly on the two-part finale, which featured Mark Hamill, saying, "The Criminal Minds two-part finale left me on the edge of my seat, earning a perfect rating and leaving my jaw hanging open in shock." He stated that the buildup was really well done, and that it explored new layers of the characters. For example, he said that the depiction of the relationship between Strauss and Rossi was memorable, as it was unexpected. He said, "I didn't realize the depth of his commitment to Strauss, nor was I aware that he was pretty much cheering in her corner as she obtained her medallion for one year of sobriety. The writing around the relationship of these two was compelling and real - and so his agony over her death, and especially about how it would affect her kids, was compelling."[40]

Broadcast and ratings

In 2016, a study by The New York Times of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that "like several of the other police procedurals", Criminal Minds "is more popular in rural areas, particularly in the southeastern half of the country. It hits peak popularity in Alabama and rural Tennessee and is least popular in Santa Barbara, Calif."[41]

Viewership and ratings per season of Criminal Minds
Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes First aired Last aired TV season Viewership
rank		 Avg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 Wednesday 9:00 pm 22 September 22, 2005 (2005-09-22) 19.57[42] May 10, 2006 (2006-05-10) 12.67[43] 2005–06 28 12.63[44]
2 23 September 20, 2006 (2006-09-20) 15.65[45] May 16, 2007 (2007-05-16) 13.21[46] 2006–07 24 14.05[47]
3 20 September 26, 2007 (2007-09-26) 12.66[48] May 21, 2008 (2008-05-21) 13.15[49] 2007–08 24 12.78[50]
4 26 September 24, 2008 (2008-09-24) 17.01[51] May 20, 2009 (2009-05-20) 13.99[52] 2008–09 11 14.95[53]
5 23 September 23, 2009 (2009-09-23) 15.85[54] May 26, 2010 (2010-05-26) 12.97[55] 2009–10 16 13.70[56]
6 24 September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22) 14.13[57] May 18, 2011 (2011-05-18) 12.84[58] 2010–11 10 14.11[59]
7 24 September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21) 14.14[60] May 16, 2012 (2012-05-16) 13.68[61] 2011–12 15 13.20[62]
8 24 September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26) 11.73[63] May 22, 2013 (2013-05-22) 11.01[64] 2012–13 20 12.15[65]
9 24 September 25, 2013 (2013-09-25) 11.27[66] May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14) 12.03[67] 2013–14 12 12.66[68]
10 23 October 1, 2014 (2014-10-01) 11.74[69] May 6, 2015 (2015-05-06) 9.61[70] 2014–15 11 14.11[71]
11 22 September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30) 10.08[72] May 4, 2016 (2016-05-04) 8.84[73] 2015–16 16 12.20[74]
12 22 September 28, 2016 (2016-09-28) 8.92[75] May 10, 2017 (2017-05-10) 8.12[76] 2016–17 20 10.86[77]
13 Wednesday 10:00 pm 22 September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27) 7.00[78] April 18, 2018 (2018-04-18) 5.39[79] 2017–18 29 9.58[80]
14 15 October 3, 2018 (2018-10-03) 4.45[81] February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06) 4.72[82] 2018–19 41 8.22[83]
15 Wednesday 9:00 pm 10 January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08) 4.82[84] February 19, 2020 (2020-02-19) 5.36[85] 2019–20 34 8.01[86]
  • Note: The series premiere episode aired outside of its regular day and time at Thursday 10:00 pm

The series is in syndication on the A&E Network and Ion Television,[87] as well as on We TV and Sundance TV. Early seasons of the show have also begun airing on Rewind Networks's HITS TV channel in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.[88]

All episodes are available to stream on Paramount+ in the United States and on Disney+ in Canada. The series, which ABC Studios co-produce while also handle worldwide distribution, was available on Disney+'s Star content hub in selected territories.[citation needed]

Franchise

Criminal Minds: Evolution

Main article: Criminal Minds: Evolution

Criminal Minds: Evolution is the official name of the revival of the main Criminal Minds series.[89] Originally thought to be simply referred to as the sixteenth season, it was announced that the revival would be called "Criminal Minds: Evolution." Criminal Minds: Evolution currently has 10 episodes for its newest season. As of right now, it is unknown if Criminal Minds will have a seventeenth season, but that is to be expected as the entire series is not released yet.[90] Criminal Minds: Evolution already has phenomenal ratings with 4.9 stars on Google Reviews and 83% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.[91]

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

Main article: Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

The Season 5 episode, "The Fight", introduced a second BAU team and launched a series called Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior. The spin-off series debuted February 16, 2011, on CBS[92] but was canceled after a short 13-episode season owing to low ratings.[93] On September 6, 2011, CBS DVD released The Complete Series on a four-disc set. It was packaged as "The DVD Edition".

The cast features Forest Whitaker as the lead role of Sam Cooper; including Janeane Garofalo, Michael Kelly, Beau Garrett, Matt Ryan, Richard Schiff, and Kirsten Vangsness, who reprises her role as Penelope Garcia from the original series.

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

Main article: Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

A proposed new series in the Criminal Minds franchise to be named Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders was announced in January 2015. Former CSI: NY star Gary Sinise (who is also a producer on the show) and Anna Gunn were cast in the lead roles of Jack Garrett and Lily Lambert, though the latter departed after the backdoor pilot.[94] Tyler James Williams was cast as Russ "Monty" Montgomery and Daniel Henney as Matt Simmons, with Alana de la Garza as Clara Seger and Annie Funke as Mae Jarvis further being cast as series regulars.[95]

The series follows the FBI agents of the International Response Team (IRT) helping American citizens who are in trouble abroad.[14][96] CBS aired a backdoor pilot on April 8, 2015, in the Criminal Minds slot, with a crossover episode titled "Beyond Borders".[14][15] The second spin-off series debuted March 16, 2016, on CBS.[97] On May 16, 2016, CBS renewed the series for a second season.[98] On May 14, 2017, CBS canceled the series after two seasons due to low ratings.[99]

The Real Criminal Minds

A planned true-crime docuseries, titled The Real Criminal Minds was also ordered by Paramount+. The series will feature a real former FBI profiler and examine real cases and real behavior, illustrated by clips from the fictional Criminal Minds series.[100]

Criminal Minds Korea

Main article: Criminal Minds (South Korean TV series)

In 2017, tvN launched their own Korean version of Criminal Minds. The episodes are based on the original American version after its third season. On the cast is Lee Joon-gi as Kim Hyun-joon (Derek Morgan), Moon Chae Won as Ha Sun-woo (Emily Prentiss), Son Hyun-joo as Kang Ki-hyung (Aaron Hotchner), Yoo Sun as Nana Hwang (Penelope Garcia), Lee Sun-bin as Yoo Min-young (Jennifer Jareau), and Go Yoon as Lee Han (Spencer Reid). The episodes are hour-long.[101]

Video games

Main article: Criminal Minds (video game)

CBS announced in October 2009 that Legacy Interactive would develop a video game based on the show. The game would require players to examine crime scenes for clues to help solve murder mysteries. The interactive puzzle game was released in 2012, but the show's cast was not involved with the project so it did not feature any of their voices.[102][103][104] The second game, developed by Tilting Point, was released on November 20, 2018, for Android and iOS devices.[105]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2006 People's Choice Awards Favorite New Television Drama Criminal Minds Nominated
Hollywood Post Alliance Outstanding Editing – Television Jimmy Giritlian Nominated
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top TV Series Marc Fantini, Steffan Fantini, Scott Gordon Won
2007 Top TV Series Marc Fantini, Steffan Fantini, Scott Gordon Won
2008 Motion Picture Sound Editors Best Sound Editing – Music for Short Form Television Lisa A. Arpino
For episode "True Night" 		Nominated
BMI Film & TV Awards BMI TV Music Award Mark Mancina Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Stunt Coordination Tom Elliott
For episode "Tabula Rasa" 		Nominated
2009 BMI Film & TV Awards BMI TV Music Award Mark Mancina Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Stunt Coordination Tom Elliott
For episode "Normal" 		Nominated
2010 Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) Best Score in a TV Show Marc Fantini, Steffan Fantini, Scott Gordon Won
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Television Series Steffan Fantini Won
2011 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Crime Drama Criminal Minds Nominated
Image Awards Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Janine Sherman Barrois
For episode "Remembrance of Things Past" 		Nominated
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Television Series Steffan Fantini Won
2012 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Crime Drama Criminal Minds Nominated
Image Awards Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Janine Sherman Barrois
For episode "The Bittersweet Science" 		Nominated
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Television Series Steffan Fantini Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Stunt Coordination Tom Elliott
For episode "The Bittersweet Science" 		Nominated
2013 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Crime Drama Criminal Minds Nominated
MovieGuide Awards Faith and Freedom Award Criminal Minds
For episode "The Fallen" 		Nominated
Image Awards Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Janine Sherman Barrois
For episode "The Pact" 		Nominated
BMI Film & TV Awards BMI TV Music Award Mark Mancina Won
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Television Series Marc Fantini, Steffan Fantini, Scott Gordon Won
2014 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Crime Drama Criminal Minds Nominated
Image Awards Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Janine Sherman Barrois
For episode "Strange Fruit" 		Won
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Shemar Moore Nominated
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Rob Hardy
For episode "Carbon Copy" 		Nominated
2015 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Crime Drama Criminal Minds Nominated
Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor Shemar Moore Nominated
Prism Awards Drama Episode – Mental Health Criminal Minds
For episode "The Edge of Winter" 		Nominated
Monte-Carlo TV Festival International TV Audience Award – Best Drama TV Series Touchstone Television, The Mark Gordon Company Nominated
Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Shemar Moore Won
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Hanelle Culpepper
For episode "The Edge of Winter" 		Nominated
2016 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Crime Drama Criminal Minds Nominated
Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor Shemar Moore Nominated
2017 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Crime Drama Criminal Minds Won

Notes

  1. ^ Credited as The Mark Gordon Company for seasons 1-13.
  2. ^ Starting with season 16
  3. ^ Credited as Touchstone Television through season 2 and as ABC Studios for seasons 3-15.
  4. ^ Credited as Paramount Network Television for season 1, CBS Paramount Network Television for seasons 2–4 and as CBS Television Studios for seasons 5-15.
  5. ^ Credited as Buena Vista Television from (2005–07) and as Disney–ABC Domestic Television from 2007–2020

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criminal, minds, other, uses, disambiguation, american, police, procedural, crime, drama, television, series, created, produced, jeff, davis, series, premiered, september, 2005, originally, concluded, february, 2020, revived, 2022, follows, group, criminal, pr. For other uses see Criminal Minds disambiguation Criminal Minds is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis The series premiered on CBS on September 22 2005 and originally concluded on February 19 2020 it was revived in 2022 It follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit BAU using behavioral analysis and profiling to investigate crimes and find the unsub unknown subject the team s term for perpetrators The show tells the story of the team as they work various cases and tackle their personal struggles Criminal MindsAlso known asCriminal Minds Evolution season 16 GenrePolice procedural Thriller Crime drama MysteryCreated byJeff DavisStarringMandy Patinkin Thomas Gibson Lola Glaudini Shemar Moore Matthew Gray Gubler A J Cook Kirsten Vangsness Paget Brewster Joe Mantegna Rachel Nichols Jeanne Tripplehorn Jennifer Love Hewitt Aisha Tyler Adam Rodriguez Damon Gupton Daniel HenneyCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons16No of episodes331 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersMark Gordon Jeff Davis Edward Allen Bernero Deborah Spera Chris Mundy Simon Mirren Erica Messer Janine Sherman Barrois Breen Frazier Harry Bring Glenn KershawRunning time42 55 minutesProduction companiesEntertainment One a P nut Productions b ABC Signature c CBS Studios d DistributorCBS Television Distribution U S Disney Media Distribution e Worldwide ReleaseOriginal networkCBS Seasons 1 15 Paramount Season 16 United States Disney Season 16 International Picture formatHDTV 1080iAudio formatDolby Digital 5 1Original releaseSeptember 22 2005 2005 09 22 presentChronologyRelatedCriminal Minds Suspect Behavior Criminal Minds Beyond Borders Criminal Minds South Korea The show s original main cast consisted of seven characters Jason Gideon Mandy Patinkin Aaron Hotchner Thomas Gibson Elle Greenaway Lola Glaudini Derek Morgan Shemar Moore Dr Spencer Reid Matthew Gray Gubler Jennifer Jareau A J Cook and Penelope Garcia Kirsten Vangsness The cast underwent major changes throughout the series run with several of the show s original members being replaced by nine additional starring characters Emily Prentiss Paget Brewster David Rossi Joe Mantegna Ashley Seaver Rachel Nichols Alex Blake Jeanne Tripplehorn Kate Callahan Jennifer Love Hewitt Tara Lewis Aisha Tyler Luke Alvez Adam Rodriguez Stephen Walker Damon Gupton and Matt Simmons Daniel Henney Criminal Minds became a rating hit for CBS regularly featuring as one of the network s most watched shows throughout its 15 year long run Its success has spawned a media franchise with several spinoffs including a South Korean adaptation and a video game 1 2 The show was renewed for its fifteenth and final season of ten episodes which aired from January 8 2020 to February 19 2020 3 4 It was the final series in the franchise to end following its two spin off series Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior and Criminal Minds Beyond Borders which had been cancelled previously due to low ratings A sixteenth season of the series Criminal Minds Evolution premiered on Paramount in November 2022 A planned true crime docuseries titled The Real Criminal Minds was also ordered by Paramount Contents 1 Premise 2 Characters 2 1 Main 2 2 Recurring 3 Episodes 4 Production 5 Reception 6 Broadcast and ratings 7 Franchise 7 1 Criminal Minds Evolution 7 2 Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior 7 3 Criminal Minds Beyond Borders 7 4 The Real Criminal Minds 7 5 Criminal Minds Korea 7 6 Video games 8 Awards and nominations 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksPremise EditThe series follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit BAU using behavioral analysis and profiling to help investigate crimes and find the suspect known as the unsub unknown subject The team is supervised by Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner and later Emily Prentiss The team included Jason Gideon the founder of the BAU who was known as the best profiler in Bureau Derek Morgan an ex Chicago Police officer who is an expert on obsessional crimes Spencer Reid an expert on geographic profiling Jennifer Jareau JJ the team s communications liaison who later becomes a profiler Elle Greenway an expert on sex crimes David Rossi one of the original BAU agents who is also an expert in criminal profiling Ashley Seaver a rookie FBI agent Alex Blake a linguistics specialist Kate Callahan a seasoned undercover agent Tara Lewis a forensic psychologist Luke Alvez an expert fugitive tracker who becomes a profiler on the team Stephen Walker an expert on counterintelligence and Matt Simmons an expert profiler who joins the team from the FBI International Response Team Characters EditMain article List of Criminal Minds characters Cast members in 2011 12 left to right Gibson Cook Gubler Mantegna Brewster and Moore Absent Kirsten Vangsness Cast and crew at a Paley Centre discussion of the show Main Edit Jason Gideon Mandy Patinkin Seasons 1 3 FBI Senior Supervisory Special Agent and formerly BAU Unit chief Gideon is widely known as the BAU s best profiler After a series of emotionally troubling cases and the murder of his girlfriend Sarah by fugitive serial killer Frank Breitkopf Keith Carradine he begins to feel burned out The last straw occurs when Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner is suspended for two weeks by the team s boss an action for which Jason feels responsible He retreats to his cabin and leaves a letter for Spencer Reid who he knows will be the one to look for him When Spencer arrives at the cabin he finds the letter and Jason s FBI credentials and firearm Jason is last seen remarking to a Nevada diner waitress that he does not know where he is going or how he will know when he gets there leaving the diner and driving off In season 10 he is killed off screen by a suspect he had tracked down from one of his first cases Aaron Hotchner Thomas Gibson Seasons 1 12 FBI Supervisory Special Agent and Unit Chief of the BAU and previously worked in the Seattle field office Hotch is a former prosecutor and was originally assigned to the FBI field office in Seattle He is one of the most experienced agents in the BAU He struggles to balance the demands of his job with his family life but his wife Haley Brooks Meredith Monroe divorces him in season 3 In the episode 100 season 5 Haley is killed by fugitive serial killer George Foyet C Thomas Howell also known as The Boston Reaper whom Aaron fights and beats to death He also has a son named Jack Cade Owens and a brother named Sean After Haley is murdered he has custody of Jack and Haley s sister Jessica Brooks Molly Baker helps him take care of Jack When SSA Jennifer Jareau leaves the BAU Aaron and technical analyst Penelope Garcia take over her job as communications liaison Aaron dated a woman named Beth Clemmons Bellamy Young who first appeared in the episode The Bittersweet Science season 7 before the couple separated after Clemmons accepted a job in Hong Kong Following an on set altercation Thomas Gibson was removed from the main cast after season 12 episode 2 at which point Hotch went on temporary assignment In a later episode it is revealed Aaron and Jack went into witness protection after Jack was being stalked by Peter Mr Scratch Lewis a serial killer from a previous BAU case Following Lewis s death in the 13th season premiere Prentiss reveals that Aaron has opted not to return to the BAU but instead to retire to be a full time parent to Jack Elle Greenaway Lola Glaudini Seasons 1 2 FBI Supervisory Special Agent Greenaway is assigned to the FBI field office in Seattle and assigned to the BAU as an expert in sexual offense crimes Elle develops extreme emotional trauma after being shot by an unsub in the season 1 finale The Fisher King Part 1 In the season 2 premiere The Fisher King Part 2 Elle survives and returns to duty sooner than SSA Jason Gideon and Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner would like Several episodes later while alone on stakeout of a suspected serial rapist she murders the suspect by shooting him in cold blood and planting her gun on the unarmed victim The local police deem it self defense but Jason and Aaron question her ability as a profiler after this Elle resigns turning in her badge and gun to Aaron declaring that it is not an admission of guilt Derek Morgan Shemar Moore Main Seasons 1 11 Guest Season 12 13 FBI Supervisory Special Agent and former Chicago Police officer Morgan is a confident assertive and often hot tempered character He was raised by his mother Fran along with his two sisters Sarah Morgan and Desiree Benita after the death of his police officer father right in front of him Derek was a troubled Chicago youth headed for juvenile delinquency He was rescued and mentored by Carl Buford Julius Tennon Buford turned out to be a sexual predator who molested Derek and other young boys he was eventually arrested for murder After developing an interest in football Derek attended Northwestern University on a scholarship After a football injury left him unable to play he joined the Chicago Police Department s bomb squad and later joined the FBI and the BAU He has an emotionally intimate but platonic relationship with technical analyst Penelope Garcia the two have a unique shorthand and banter In the season 7 premiere It Takes a Village Derek shows utter hatred toward Ian Doyle Timothy V Murphy for killing SSA Emily Prentiss but when Emily returns alive he has mixed feelings In season 11 Derek is kidnapped and tortured by the father of Giuseppe Montolo a hitman whom Derek put away and who later died while in custody Derek escapes and when he learns his girlfriend Savannah is pregnant he realizes that he does not want to put his family through something like this again Derek leaves the BAU in the episode A Beautiful Disaster to care for his now wife and newborn son Dr Spencer Reid Matthew Gray Gubler Main Seasons 1 15 FBI Supervisory Special Agent 5 6 Reid is a genius who graduated from Las Vegas High School at age 12 and holds Ph D s in mathematics chemistry and engineering as well as Bachelor of Arts degrees in psychology and sociology As of season 4 he is also working on a B A in philosophy It has been revealed that he has an IQ of 187 can read a dizzying 20 000 words per minute and has an eidetic memory It is also shown throughout the series that Reid is autistic mostly through his actions which don t make sense to many of the other characters as well as it being mentioned in seasons one and eight Most of the members on the team are intimidated by his profound knowledge He is habitually introduced as Dr Spencer Reid in contrast to the other agents who are introduced as supervisory special agent The purpose of this as explained by Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner in the pilot episode Extreme Aggressor is to create a respectable first impression of Spencer deflecting judgments about his age His mother Diana Reid Jane Lynch has schizophrenia and is committed to a mental institution In season 6 Reid starts suffering from cluster headaches and when doctors cannot diagnose why Reid thinks he might be in the early stages of schizophrenia himself Reid takes SSA Emily Prentiss death very hard and when it was revealed the death was faked was distrustful of both Prentiss and SSA Jennifer JJ Jareau who helped in the cover up for some time During season 8 Reid becomes involved with a woman who was being stalked In the episode Zugzwang her stalker ultimately kidnaps her and kills her devastating Reid In season 11 he is deeply affected by Derek Morgan s decision to leave the BAU but understands and supports his reasons Originally he was supposed to be canonically bisexual but the network wouldn t allow this to be confirmed instead giving him a supposed crush on his best friend JJ even setting the two up on a date to a football game in season one Reid had a crush on JJ even going as far as taking her on a date to a football game As the series progresses their relationship continues to be more of the brother sister kind however they confess feelings for each other in seasons 14 and 15 but nothing ever becomes of it due to JJ s marriage and children Morgan and Reid maintained a brotherly relationship and Morgan refers to Reid as his little brother prior to his departure in season 11 Other names included pretty boy although he is mostly referred to by the older agents as simply kid Spencer is also the godfather of Jennifer s son Henry and Derek s son Hank In season 12 Reid is himself arrested and finds himself in prison for the back half of the season durung which time he is forced to do terrible things in order to survive In season 15 he gets another girlfriend Max but she only appears in two episodes episodes 4 and 6 He also has a flirtatious relationship with serial killer Cat Adams starting in season 11 It is obvious she has feelings for Spencer though it is impossible that those feelings were returned as she is responsible for the kidnapping of his mother as well as his time in jail 5 6 Jennifer JJ Jareau A J Cook Main Seasons 1 5 and 7 present Recurring Season 6 FBI Supervisory Special Agent and former BAU communications liaison JJ served as the communications liaison on the team to local police agencies in seasons 1 5 She dates and marries William LaMontagne Josh Stewart a New Orleans Police Department detective They have two sons Henry LaMontagne Mekhai Andersen and Michael LaMontagne Phoenix Sky Andersen Both boys are played by A J Cook s real life sons In the episode JJ season 6 Jennifer is forced to accept a promotion at the Pentagon causing her departure from the team although Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner expresses his hope that she will return to the BAU in the future Jennifer returns in the episode Lauren season 6 to assist the team in finding SSA Emily Prentiss Paget Brewster Jennifer returns as a series regular in the season 7 premiere as a legitimate profiler and admits to helping fake Prentiss death much to dismay of her colleagues In the 200th episode JJ is kidnapped because of a secret mission she performed while at the Pentagon At the end of season 10 JJ reveals she is pregnant with her second child and consults over the phone for the few episodes of season 11 before rejoining the team in the field in the episode Target Rich Penelope Garcia Kirsten Vangsness Recurring Season 1 Main Seasons 2 present BAU technical analyst and BAU communications liaison Garcia joined the BAU after bringing attention to herself by illegally accessing some of their equipment while she was an underground hacker she is offered a job in lieu of a jail sentence She submitted her resume to Hotch on pink stationery She usually supports the team from her computer lab at Quantico but occasionally joins them on location when her skills can be used in the field She is a leader in a support group for those who have lost someone in their lives Her parents were killed by a drunk driver when they were out looking for her when she was a teen and had missed her curfew She enjoys a flirtatious relationship with SSA Derek Morgan often engaging in comical banter of a sexually suggestive nature when he calls for information He calls her Baby Girl She was once shot and almost killed by Jason Clark Battle who lured her on a date in the episode Lucky season 3 When SSA Jennifer Jareau leaves the BAU Penelope and Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner take over her job as communications liaison She is kidnapped once again at the end of season 13 SSA Sam Cooper Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior often calls when his team needs her computer skills Penelope is the godmother of both Jennifer s son Henry and Morgan s son Hank Emily Prentiss Paget Brewster Main Seasons 2 7 and 12 present Guest Seasons 9 and 11 supervisory special agent and BAU Unit Chief 7 Prentiss is the daughter of Ambassador Elizabeth Prentiss Kate Jackson After SSA Elle Greenaway leaves the BAU Section Chief Erin Strauss approves Emily to join the BAU The plan was for Emily to report any problems within the BAU but Emily remained loyal to the team and refused to report any problems going so far as threatening resignation Emily is also fluent in several languages such as Spanish French Greek and Arabic has a working knowledge in Italian and was fluent in Russian at one point but has lost comprehension She is apparently killed while being held hostage by Ian Doyle in the episode Lauren season 6 but in the last scene of the episode it is revealed that she survived her encounter with Ian and is seen with SSA Jennifer Jareau in Paris passing her passports and bank accounts for protection In the season 7 premiere It Takes a Village she returns alive and well much to the team s surprise In the season 7 finale Run Emily decides to leave the BAU after accepting a position running and returning to the Interpol office in London She returns for the 200th episode to help rescue a kidnapped SSA Jennifer Jareau and again in the episode Tribute season 11 where she enlists the help of the BAU in catching a serial killer who had originally killed in Europe before killing in the United States Paget Brewster was confirmed to return for a several episode arc in season 12 Following the dismissal of Thomas Gibson Brewster was promoted to a series regular again starting from season 12 episode 3 later Prentiss is promoted to Hotch s position of unit chief David Rossi Joe Mantegna Seasons 3 present senior supervisory special agent Rossi is a highly experienced profiler who once worked the BAU in its origins then took early retirement in 1997 to write books and go on lecture tours about criminal analysis until volunteering to return shortly after SSA Jason Gideon s departure in 2007 He has been married three times and is quite wealthy because of his successful writing career In the episode From Childhood s Hour season 7 David reconnects with his first wife Carolyn Baker who has shocking news for him It is revealed that she came to him because she was diagnosed with ALS Lou Gehrig s disease and wants David to assist in her suicide In the next episode Epilogue Carolyn dies after taking a drug overdose It is also revealed in this episode that David had a son who died at birth In the season 8 episode The Fallen it is revealed that David was a Marine in Vietnam The season 7 finale Hit reveals SSA David Rossi may be having a secret relationship with Section Chief Erin Strauss this was discovered when technical analyst Penelope Garcia and SSA Dr Spencer Reid spot them both leaving a hotel In the last season 8 episode The Replicator we see their relationship has been known to the entire team The episode is an emotional one for SSA David Rossi since Unit Chief Erin Strauss is murdered by The Replicator She was taken from her hotel room where he had planned to meet her that night drugged and put on the streets of New York disoriented for Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner to find her The episode s last scene is SSA David Rossi eulogizing her to the team after her funeral at a gathering at his home In season 10 we learn that David has a daughter by his second wife Since then he is shown to have a strong relationship with his daughter son in law and grandson even approving of her husband s Italian heritage In season 11 Rossi reunites with his second wife and they give their relationship a second chance Ashley Seaver Rachel Nichols Season 6 FBI cadet and special agent Seaver replaces SSA Jennifer Jareau after she is forced to accept a promotion at the Pentagon She was chosen for her unique background her father Charles Beauchamp was a horrific serial killer known as the Redmond Ripper who murdered dozens of women before being caught by the BAU incidentally At first Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner was going to make her a special one time consultant to the BAU but SSA David Rossi allowed her to finish her remedial training with the team under the supervision of SSA Emily Prentiss In the episode With Friends Like These season 6 she graduated from the academy and had been added to the team as a probationary agent In the season 7 premiere It Takes a Village Jennifer reveals to Emily that Ashley transferred to the domestic trafficking task force which is led by Andi Swann Alex Blake Jeanne Tripplehorn Seasons 8 9 FBI linguistics expert supervisory special agent and professor at Georgetown University Blake once worked for the BAU during the 2001 anthrax attacks but retired after a conflict with Chief Erin Strauss and rejoins the BAU after SSA Emily Prentiss transfers to the Interpol office in London Alex first appears in the season 8 premiere The Silencer She makes a personal connection with Spencer Reid after he reveals to her that he has begun a romantic relationship with a woman whom he has never met In the season 9 finale after a difficult case in Texas in which the team is targeted by a group of corrupt sheriff deputies and Reid is shot she escorts Reid to his apartment explaining that the experience brought back memories of her son s death and that Reid reminds her of him She leaves behind her credentials which Reid finds in his bag before seeing Blake leave in a taxi saddened but understanding Kate Callahan Jennifer Love Hewitt Season 10 former FBI undercover agent and supervisory special agent Callahan as mentioned in the season 10 premiere previously worked under Andi Swann s team which is also Ashley Seaver s team since she left the BAU She is a seasoned undercover agent whose stellar work at the FBI has landed her a coveted position with the Behavioral Analysis Unit She and her husband Chris have been the guardians of Kate s teenage niece Meg since Meg was a baby following her parents deaths in the September 11 2001 attacks Kate and Chris discover they are expecting a baby in the middle of season 10 coinciding with the actress s real life pregnancy At the end of season 10 she decides to take a year off and raise her baby 8 Even though 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finale 9 In the season 12 premiere he works with the BAU to catch the Crimson King one of the escapees that attacked Alvez s old partner The team discovers the real killer is Mr Scratch who taunts the team by turning over the real Crimson King who was tortured to the point he no longer remembers who he was After that Alvez decides to join the BAU full time and was Hotch s last hire Alvez has a Belgian Malinois dog named Roxy whom Garcia thought at first was his human girlfriend and served in Iraq as an Army Ranger prior to joining the FBI Stephen Walker Damon Gupton Season 12 supervisory special agent 10 Walker is a supervisory special agent with the BAU Walker was a member of the Behavioral Analysis Program He was contacted by Emily Prentiss Paget Brewster about joining the BAU to assist in the manhunt for Peter Lewis a k a Mr Scratch Walker is an experienced profiler with about 20 years under his belt and a member of the FBI s Behavioral Analysis Program before his transfer to the BAU He is married to a woman named Monica and has two children with her Maya and Eli He met Emily Prentiss then the chief of Interpol s London office during his line of work He was also mentored by David Rossi Joe Mantegna Stephen s first case concerned a terrorist cell in Belgium and three agents were sent undercover to infiltrate it However Stephen s profile was wrong and this resulted in the deaths of the undercover agents He eventually moved on from the trauma and improved as he went along in his career He and other BAP agents including his longtime friend Sam Bower were sent undercover to investigate corruption in the Russian government Walker s skills include being fluent in Russian and playing the trombone In the season 13 premiere it is revealed he had died in the car crash Mr Scratch had arranged as a trap for the team at the end of season 12 Matt Simmons Daniel Henney Main Seasons 13 15 Guest Seasons 10 and 12 supervisory special agent and former member of the International Response Team 11 Simmons is a special operations agent and formerly worked with the IRT Simmons has a wife Kristy Kelly Frye and has a total of four children including two boys Jake and David and twin daughters all of them under the age of 3 He was a former member of a special ops unit and his experience with the unit allowed him to hone his profiling skills Following the disbandment of the IRT Simmons assists the BAU in taking down Mr Scratch and is later recruited to the BAU as a replacement for the late Stephen Walker becoming the last addition to the team in the series At the end of the fourteenth season Simmons and Kristy announce their pregnancy with the fifth child and the following year Kristy gives birth to daughter Rosemary Simmons whom her parents had attempted to name after colleague David Rossi Recurring Edit Erin Strauss Jayne Atkinson Seasons 2 3 5 9 an assistant director and the BAU Unit Chief s direct superior While her FBI experience was primarily in administration SSA Derek Morgan remarked on her masterly marksmanship after observing her at a firing range In early episodes Strauss appeared only concerned with herself and appearances within the Bureau going so far as to force SSA Jennifer Jareau to accept a promotion to the Pentagon in the episode JJ season 6 Further character development revealed her alcohol abuse After being confronted by Morgan and Hotchner Strauss accepts help and achieves sobriety In the season 8 finale The Replicator breaks into Strauss s hotel room in New York drugs her and forces her at gunpoint to drink alcohol from her room s minibar Hotchner finds her on a bench near the hotel where Strauss dies in his arms Her death is avenged when Rossi traps the Replicator in an exploding house Fittingly Strauss s sobriety helps defeat the Replicator as Rossi uses her sobriety chip to escape the Replicator s trap and taunts him with it After attending her funeral the members of the BAU gather in a still emotional Rossi s backyard reminisce and toast her memory Showrunner Erica Messer chose to kill Strauss off because she felt that the character had come full circle since she was first introduced 12 Haley Hotchner Meredith Monroe Seasons 1 3 5 9 is Agent Aaron Hotchner s wife and the mother of his only son Jack Hotchner born in late 2005 The couple s marriage was troubled and she walked out on him She later appeared with divorce papers and he accepted reluctantly so as not to cause any trouble for his son with the divorce In the episode 100 season 5 Haley and Jack were captured by a killer known as The Reaper though Jack was saved Haley was shot and died before Aaron could save her Aaron later beat The Reaper to death In the episode Route 66 Hotch collapses from internal bleeding and dreams about Haley She tells him that he should stop blaming himself for her death and to make sure Jack knows that he can talk about his mother s death Haley leaves Hotch by telling him that he and Beth have a good relationship and he shouldn t mess it up by not telling her how he feels Jessica Brooks Molly Baker Seasons 1 3 5 9 11 is Agent Aaron Hotchner s sister in law Jack s aunt and Haley s sister Jordan Todd Meta Golding Season 4 is SSA Jennifer Jareau s handpicked replacement to serve as the BAU s media director during Jennifer s maternity leave from late 2008 through early 2009 Jordan had formerly served in the FBI counterterrorism division but follows Jennifer for only one day of shadowing before Jennifer goes into labor Jordan seemed to get along well with most of the team even flirting platonically with SSA Derek Morgan She is especially close with SSA David Rossi who is seen to counsel her while they are on cases However Jordan has clashed several times with Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner She eventually leaves when she decides she can t handle the stress that comes with her job Diana Reid Jane Lynch Seasons 1 2 4 12 15 the mother of BAU team member Dr Spencer Reid Like her son she has a high IQ She was once a university professor of literature but has schizophrenia and is hospitalized in a Las Vegas sanitarium where Spencer committed her when he was 18 Her husband William Reid left prior to her diagnosis because of his inability to cope with her illness and he could not deal with protecting her after she witnessed a murder She is functional when on her medication but frequently lapses into regression to her university career Diana spent much time reading aloud to Spencer while he was growing up and he continues to write her a letter every day She is proud of her son but disapproves of the FBI as it is a government run organization she refers to his colleagues as fascists She seems to be showing signs of improvement in later episodes when Reid states that she went on a supervised field trip to the Grand Canyon without feeling the need to notify him However she did not forget him with Reid later receiving a postcard and a gift from her William LaMontagne Jr Josh Stewart Seasons 2 5 7 9 11 16 is SSA Jennifer Jareau s husband and the father of Jennifer s sons Henry and Michael Will and Jennifer met while she was working a case in his hometown As of early season 4 Will had moved to Virginia and is a stay at home dad for Henry until he became a detective for the Metropolitan Police Department Washington D C as shown in the season 7 finale Run It is also stated that the couple had made a deal that in a life threatening situation they would do everything so that one of them could live to look after Henry Jennifer accepted his marriage proposal and they were married officially however when their son was born they exchanged rings with insets of Henry s birthstone citrine He is seen briefly in the 100th episode getting medicine for Henry with Jennifer as well as the episode The Slave of Duty season 5 accompanying Jennifer and the team at Haley Hotchner s funeral In the season 7 finale Will works alongside JJ to stop the bank robbers and is eventually taken hostage Afterward they agree to get married and unknowingly attend a surprise wedding ceremony thrown by Rossi and Will Kevin Lynch Nicholas Brendon Seasons 3 10 first appears in the episode Penelope season 3 in which he is required to search Penelope Garcia s computer to learn who shot her Kevin sends the team live video alerting that the unsub unknown subject is in the BAU headquarters He is intensely impressed by Penelope s computer skills and the feeling is mutual At the end of the episode Penelope is introduced to Kevin and the two become romantically involved In the episode I Love You Tommy Brown season 7 Kevin proposes to Penelope but she turns him down saying that things are going too fast and ultimately the couple break up Mateo Cruz Esai Morales Seasons 9 10 takes over from the late Erin Strauss as the new BAU section chief in season 9 He has a past working relationship with JJ It was revealed in 200 that the two had worked on a task force together in the Middle East He was the only person to know of her pregnancy and miscarriage during her time on the task force In the same episode they are both kidnapped by Tivon Askari Faran Tahir who was a traitor within the task force They are both physically and mentally tortured into giving the access codes given to them during the mission He is shocked to discover that Michael Hastings Tahmoh Penikett one of the men with whom they had worked on the task force was the mastermind behind the plan and threatened to rape JJ to give him the access codes He gives in and is later stabbed by Askari who is quickly killed by Hotch Cruz is taken to the hospital following the incident and is believed to be alive 13 Several episodes later he reappears in the season 9 finale Angels and Demons when he asks the team to investigate a case brought to him by his friend Peter Coleman the sheriff of Briscoe County Texas They first arrive to investigate a series of murders involving prostitutes but as they investigate the team soon finds that they are caught in a ring of corrupt deputies ironically the only officer not involved being Sheriff Coleman and find their lives in danger After a fatal shootout with the corrupt drug peddling Preacher Mills Brett Cullen Sheriff Coleman is killed Morgan is wounded and Reid is critically wounded and hospitalized as a result Distraught by this turn of events Cruz travels to Texas with Garcia to help the team investigate and apprehend the ring leader Deputy Owen McGregor Michael Trucco He is not seen again until late in season 10 episode 19 Beyond Borders when he needs the BAU to help the FBI s international team led by Jack Garrett Gary Sinise to catch an unsub who has kidnapped a family while on vacation in Barbados The case is especially critical because this unsub has eluded both the domestic and international BAU teams by killing a family in Aruba then in Florida one year later This episode was the backdoor pilot for the upcoming spinoff titled Criminal Minds Beyond Borders 14 15 He has not been seen since Savannah Morgan nee Hayes Rochelle Aytes Seasons 9 11 is Derek Morgan s wife She works as a doctor at Bethesda General Hospital Savannah first appeared in Season 9 s The Return and it is presumed that Morgan and Savannah started dating prior to Season 9 and first met after she approached him when he was depressed over a case that ended badly Before they started dating they used to be neighbors She was introduced to the show because Shemar Moore the actor who portrays Morgan requested that his character get a romantic partner Joy Struthers Amber Stevens Seasons 10 11 14 is Rossi s daughter from his short lived second marriage to French diplomat Hayden Montgomery When they divorced Hayden didn t tell him she was pregnant and Joy thought her father was her mother s second husband who finally told her the truth before dying from cancer In the episode Fate 10x09 Joy seeks Rossi out and they re getting to know each other Joy is a reporter and true crime writer and is married She has a two year old son named Kai Kristy Simmons Kelly Frye Seasons 13 15 is Matt Simmons wife and the mother of his four later five children Episodes EditMain article List of Criminal Minds episodes SeasonEpisodesOriginally releasedRankRatingFirst releasedLast releasedNetwork122September 22 2005 2005 09 22 May 10 2006 2006 05 10 CBS278 2223September 20 2006 2006 09 20 May 16 2007 2007 05 16 188 8320September 26 2007 2007 09 26 May 21 2008 2008 05 21 188 2426September 24 2008 2008 09 24 May 20 2009 2009 05 20 119 4523September 23 2009 2009 09 23 May 26 2010 2010 05 26 148 5624September 22 2010 2010 09 22 May 18 2011 2011 05 18 108 7724September 21 2011 2011 09 21 May 16 2012 2012 05 16 138 6824September 26 2012 2012 09 26 May 22 2013 2013 05 22 168 0924September 25 2013 2013 09 25 May 14 2014 2014 05 14 138 21023October 1 2014 2014 10 01 May 6 2015 2015 05 06 89 01122September 30 2015 2015 09 30 May 4 2016 2016 05 04 137 81222September 28 2016 2016 09 28 May 10 2017 2017 05 10 176 91322September 27 2017 2017 09 27 April 18 2018 2018 04 18 256 01415October 3 2018 2018 10 03 February 6 2019 2019 02 06 1510January 8 2020 2020 01 08 February 19 2020 2020 02 19 1610 16 November 24 2022 2022 11 24 February 9 2023 2023 02 09 16 Paramount Production EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2022 In February 2021 a revival of the series was in early development at Paramount 17 with a 10 episode sixteenth season revival officially greenlit 18 As of the Television Critics Association winter press tour a year later it is still in development 19 In July 2022 Paramount officially gave the revival a full season order The main cast of the previous seasons are all set to return with the absence of Daniel Henney and Matthew Gray Gubler the latter of whom has been with the series since the first episode 20 The season begin filming in August 2022 21 In January 2023 Paramount renewed the series for a seventeenth season 22 Reception EditThis section needs expansion with inclusion of more reviews and summaries for all seasons You can help by adding to it April 2016 Season 1The first season of Criminal Minds received mixed reviews from critics 23 It has a Metacritic score of 42 based on 21 reviews indicating mixed or average reviews 23 Dorothy Rabinowitz said in her review for The Wall Street Journal From the evidence of the first few episodes Criminal Minds may be a hit and deservedly and gave particular praise to Gubler and Patinkin s performances 24 Ned Martel in The New York Times was less positive saying The problem with Criminal Minds is its many confusing maladies applied to too many characters The reviewer felt that as a result the cast seems like a spilled trunk of broken toys with which the audience and perhaps the creators may quickly become bored 25 The Chicago Tribune reviewer Sid Smith felt that the show may well be worth a look though he too criticized the confusing plots and characters 26 Writing in PopMatters Marco Lanzagorta criticized the show after its premiere saying it confuses critical thinking with supernatural abilities and that its characters conform to stereotypes 27 In the Los Angeles Times Mary McNamara gave a similar review and praised Patinkin and Gubler s performances 28 Season 2Gillian Flynn said in her review for Entertainment Weekly Like every procedural crime series of late Minds is stocked with weary overworked detective types But here they also seem bored bitter and unengaged 29 better source needed Ross Ruediger had a more positive review in his review for Bullz Eye com he said The producers and writers deserve major kudos for developing a strategy for keeping the show on the air without dumbing it down and the second season of Criminal Minds sets a higher bar for this type of network series He praised the show for not repeating its themes and highlighted Matthew Gray Gubler s performance as the usual standout of the show He also mentioned the performances from the rest of the cast saying There isn t a weak performer in the BAU ensemble 30 Season 3Bruce Simmons said in his review for Screen Rant Last season they started showing both sides of the equation It took some of the fun out of wondering who or what but they made up for it with decent character interaction and development and there were many last season 31 Cynthia Fuchs in her review for PopMatters focuses on David Rossi s played by Joe Mantegna addition to the show In her review she said Criminal Minds needs signs of effort gritty character work rather than shorthand traits ripped off from other shows how many times have you seen the enticing oddball researcher or the socially inept genius It s tempting to think Patinkin was tired of the same old Rossi s traditional earnestness and self reliance his recklessness and self doubt might juice this too slick series into a semblance of originality even relevance She explained how she thought the addition of his character could shake up the formula of Criminal Minds giving it a more interesting angle She rated the season a 6 out of 10 32 Season 4Todd R Ramlow in his review for PopMatters criticized the fourth season s depiction of Islam saying that the manipulation of racial assumptions and liberal guilt is problematic aligning themselves with the principle that if someone looks like a terrorist than they are a terrorist He criticizes the season for further linking Islam to a so called culture of death as opposed to the culture of life seemingly celebrated by the Christian West He said It s unfortunate that even when the architects of the global war on terror have changed their phrasing and perhaps their presumptions Criminal Minds steps back in with such absolutism He rated the season a 4 10 33 Will Harris in his review for Bullz Eye com focuses on the performances of the guest stars citing how the opportunity to play villains within the show brings out some of their best acting performances He said There s clearly something about playing a bad guy on Criminal Minds that brings out the best in the show s guest stars as some of the season s best episodes come courtesy of one off performances by recognizable faces who have taken on that very challenge Luke Perry plays a deluded cult leader Mitch Pileggi plays a normal guy who snaps after a personal tragedy and turns into a killer and Alex O Loughlin is a murderer with enough of a conscience to leave messages at his crime scenes asking for help 34 Season 5Anthony Ocasio in his review for Screen Rant focused on Aaron Hotchner s storyline which was one of the main points of the season He stated the episode 100 which was also the show s 100th episode was amazing and said The whole angle about Hotcher never being able to see his son again was pretty intense I can t believe they went in that direction with it It s something I wasn t expecting it at all However he heavily criticized the season s finale citing that it was flat from the beginning and had a poor cliffhanger He said The fifth season finale of Criminal Minds was terrible at best Even an amazing guest star like Tim Curry was unable to save this lack luster cliffhanger 35 Season 6Darragh Mcmanus of The Guardian gave the season a positive review saying that Criminal Minds was only getting better with each season They said that despite the fact that it wasn t groundbreaking or new it was still thoroughly entertaining They said Season six has since settled into the groove nicely with two excellent subsequent episodes rinsing out memories of Toothy Tim JJ had a tense plot almost like a play centred on two Leopold and Loeb types and a touching denouement as the titular Agent took her leave while last Friday Remembrance Of Things Past was gruelling and gruesome and scarier than usual with the team tracking down a killer come out of retirement a residual nightmare from Rossi s past 36 Steve Marsi in his review for TV Fanatic said that the season was overall good rating it a 4 out of 5 but cited casting issues He praised A J Cook s performance as the performance of a lifetime and lamented her departure from the show that season He said It s a shame that The Longest Night marked a career high point for Jennifer Jereau a character who just delivered so strongly only to be shown the door next week Was this CBS way of sending her off on a high note If so it worked in a sense She was great But it made us even more confused and sad about Cook s departure 37 Season 7Renatta Selliti in her review for TV Fanatic gave the season a positive review with a 5 out of 5 rating and said What s equally compelling as the profiling aspect on a show like Criminal Minds is the personal connection between the characters and this group has it pitch perfect She praised the season s writing and memorable moments such as Prentiss return stating that it created emotional scenes that kept viewers engaged saying Moments like these are what primetime television viewers live for 38 Anthony Ocasio in his review for Screen Rant also had a positive review He said that the storyline which focused on Emily Prentiss fake death and the aftermath of such was a new format that while it wasn t the representation of an amazing Criminal Minds case it was refreshing from the usual case of the week approach He stated that each character got their moment to shine and the writing resulted in compelling character moments Specifically he praised Matthew Gray Gubler s performance especially in the judiciary meeting scene and said The moment where the Senator stated Calm down Mr Reid and Gubler replied I am calm and its doctor may very well be one of the best performances of a line in the history of the series Finally he stated the season wrapped up well and said Of course they re going to be fine Of course nobody from the team is going to be permanently suspended But that doesn t mean the manner in which we came to this resolution wasn t appropriately earned or deserved 39 Season 8Douglas Wolf in his review for TV Fanatic gave the show a positive review with a 5 out of 5 rating He focused particularly on the two part finale which featured Mark Hamill saying The Criminal Minds two part finale left me on the edge of my seat earning a perfect rating and leaving my jaw hanging open in shock He stated that the buildup was really well done and that it explored new layers of the characters For example he said that the depiction of the relationship between Strauss and Rossi was memorable as it was unexpected He said I didn t realize the depth of his commitment to Strauss nor was I aware that he was pretty much cheering in her corner as she obtained her medallion for one year of sobriety The writing around the relationship of these two was compelling and real and so his agony over her death and especially about how it would affect her kids was compelling 40 Broadcast and ratings EditIn 2016 a study by The New York Times of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that like several of the other police procedurals Criminal Minds is more popular in rural areas particularly in the southeastern half of the country It hits peak popularity in Alabama and rural Tennessee and is least popular in Santa Barbara Calif 41 Viewership and ratings per season of Criminal Minds Season Timeslot ET Episodes First aired Last aired TV season Viewershiprank Avg viewers millions Date Viewers millions Date Viewers millions 1 Wednesday 9 00 pm 22 September 22 2005 2005 09 22 19 57 42 May 10 2006 2006 05 10 12 67 43 2005 06 28 12 63 44 2 23 September 20 2006 2006 09 20 15 65 45 May 16 2007 2007 05 16 13 21 46 2006 07 24 14 05 47 3 20 September 26 2007 2007 09 26 12 66 48 May 21 2008 2008 05 21 13 15 49 2007 08 24 12 78 50 4 26 September 24 2008 2008 09 24 17 01 51 May 20 2009 2009 05 20 13 99 52 2008 09 11 14 95 53 5 23 September 23 2009 2009 09 23 15 85 54 May 26 2010 2010 05 26 12 97 55 2009 10 16 13 70 56 6 24 September 22 2010 2010 09 22 14 13 57 May 18 2011 2011 05 18 12 84 58 2010 11 10 14 11 59 7 24 September 21 2011 2011 09 21 14 14 60 May 16 2012 2012 05 16 13 68 61 2011 12 15 13 20 62 8 24 September 26 2012 2012 09 26 11 73 63 May 22 2013 2013 05 22 11 01 64 2012 13 20 12 15 65 9 24 September 25 2013 2013 09 25 11 27 66 May 14 2014 2014 05 14 12 03 67 2013 14 12 12 66 68 10 23 October 1 2014 2014 10 01 11 74 69 May 6 2015 2015 05 06 9 61 70 2014 15 11 14 11 71 11 22 September 30 2015 2015 09 30 10 08 72 May 4 2016 2016 05 04 8 84 73 2015 16 16 12 20 74 12 22 September 28 2016 2016 09 28 8 92 75 May 10 2017 2017 05 10 8 12 76 2016 17 20 10 86 77 13 Wednesday 10 00 pm 22 September 27 2017 2017 09 27 7 00 78 April 18 2018 2018 04 18 5 39 79 2017 18 29 9 58 80 14 15 October 3 2018 2018 10 03 4 45 81 February 6 2019 2019 02 06 4 72 82 2018 19 41 8 22 83 15 Wednesday 9 00 pm 10 January 8 2020 2020 01 08 4 82 84 February 19 2020 2020 02 19 5 36 85 2019 20 34 8 01 86 Note The series premiere episode aired outside of its regular day and time at Thursday 10 00 pmThe series is in syndication on the A amp E Network and Ion Television 87 as well as on We TV and Sundance TV Early seasons of the show have also begun airing on Rewind Networks s HITS TV channel in Southeast Asia Hong Kong and Taiwan 88 All episodes are available to stream on Paramount in the United States and on Disney in Canada The series which ABC Studios co produce while also handle worldwide distribution was available on Disney s Star content hub in selected territories citation needed Franchise EditCriminal Minds Evolution Edit Main article Criminal Minds Evolution Criminal Minds Evolution is the official name of the revival of the main Criminal Minds series 89 Originally thought to be simply referred to as the sixteenth season it was announced that the revival would be called Criminal Minds Evolution Criminal Minds Evolution currently has 10 episodes for its newest season As of right now it is unknown if Criminal Minds will have a seventeenth season but that is to be expected as the entire series is not released yet 90 Criminal Minds Evolution already has phenomenal ratings with 4 9 stars on Google Reviews and 83 critics score on Rotten Tomatoes 91 Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior Edit Main article Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior The Season 5 episode The Fight introduced a second BAU team and launched a series called Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior The spin off series debuted February 16 2011 on CBS 92 but was canceled after a short 13 episode season owing to low ratings 93 On September 6 2011 CBS DVD released The Complete Series on a four disc set It was packaged as The DVD Edition The cast features Forest Whitaker as the lead role of Sam Cooper including Janeane Garofalo Michael Kelly Beau Garrett Matt Ryan Richard Schiff and Kirsten Vangsness who reprises her role as Penelope Garcia from the original series Criminal Minds Beyond Borders Edit Main article Criminal Minds Beyond Borders A proposed new series in the Criminal Minds franchise to be named Criminal Minds Beyond Borders was announced in January 2015 Former CSI NY star Gary Sinise who is also a producer on the show and Anna Gunn were cast in the lead roles of Jack Garrett and Lily Lambert though the latter departed after the backdoor pilot 94 Tyler James Williams was cast as Russ Monty Montgomery and Daniel Henney as Matt Simmons with Alana de la Garza as Clara Seger and Annie Funke as Mae Jarvis further being cast as series regulars 95 The series follows the FBI agents of the International Response Team IRT helping American citizens who are in trouble abroad 14 96 CBS aired a backdoor pilot on April 8 2015 in the Criminal Minds slot with a crossover episode titled Beyond Borders 14 15 The second spin off series debuted March 16 2016 on CBS 97 On May 16 2016 CBS renewed the series for a second season 98 On May 14 2017 CBS canceled the series after two seasons due to low ratings 99 The Real Criminal Minds Edit A planned true crime docuseries titled The Real Criminal Minds was also ordered by Paramount The series will feature a real former FBI profiler and examine real cases and real behavior illustrated by clips from the fictional Criminal Minds series 100 Criminal Minds Korea Edit Main article Criminal Minds South Korean TV series In 2017 tvN launched their own Korean version of Criminal Minds The episodes are based on the original American version after its third season On the cast is Lee Joon gi as Kim Hyun joon Derek Morgan Moon Chae Won as Ha Sun woo Emily Prentiss Son Hyun joo as Kang Ki hyung Aaron Hotchner Yoo Sun as Nana Hwang Penelope Garcia Lee Sun bin as Yoo Min young Jennifer Jareau and Go Yoon as Lee Han Spencer Reid The episodes are hour long 101 Video games Edit Main article Criminal Minds video game CBS announced in October 2009 that Legacy Interactive would develop a video game based on the show The game would require players to examine crime scenes for clues to help solve murder mysteries The interactive puzzle game was released in 2012 but the show s cast was not involved with the project so it did not feature any of their voices 102 103 104 The second game developed by Tilting Point was released on November 20 2018 for Android and iOS devices 105 Awards and nominations EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Year Award Category Nominee s Result2006 People s Choice Awards Favorite New Television Drama Criminal Minds NominatedHollywood Post Alliance Outstanding Editing Television Jimmy Giritlian NominatedASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top TV Series Marc Fantini Steffan Fantini Scott Gordon Won2007 Top TV Series Marc Fantini Steffan Fantini Scott Gordon Won2008 Motion Picture Sound Editors Best Sound Editing Music for Short Form Television Lisa A ArpinoFor episode True Night NominatedBMI Film amp TV Awards BMI TV Music Award Mark Mancina WonPrimetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Stunt Coordination Tom ElliottFor episode Tabula Rasa Nominated2009 BMI Film amp TV Awards BMI TV Music Award Mark Mancina WonPrimetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Stunt Coordination Tom ElliottFor episode Normal Nominated2010 Hollywood Music In Media Awards HMMA Best Score in a TV Show Marc Fantini Steffan Fantini Scott Gordon WonASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Television Series Steffan Fantini Won2011 People s Choice Awards Favorite TV Crime Drama Criminal Minds NominatedImage Awards Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Janine Sherman BarroisFor episode Remembrance of Things Past NominatedASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Television Series Steffan Fantini Won2012 People s Choice Awards Favorite TV Crime Drama Criminal Minds NominatedImage Awards Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Janine Sherman BarroisFor episode The Bittersweet Science NominatedASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Television Series Steffan Fantini WonPrimetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Stunt Coordination Tom ElliottFor episode The Bittersweet Science Nominated2013 People s Choice Awards Favorite TV Crime Drama Criminal Minds NominatedMovieGuide Awards Faith and Freedom Award Criminal MindsFor episode The Fallen NominatedImage Awards Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Janine Sherman BarroisFor episode The Pact NominatedBMI Film amp TV Awards BMI TV Music Award Mark Mancina WonASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Television Series Marc Fantini Steffan Fantini Scott Gordon Won2014 People s Choice Awards Favorite TV Crime Drama Criminal Minds NominatedImage Awards Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Janine Sherman BarroisFor episode Strange Fruit WonOutstanding Actor in a Drama Series Shemar Moore NominatedOutstanding Directing in a Drama Series Rob HardyFor episode Carbon Copy Nominated2015 People s Choice Awards Favorite TV Crime Drama Criminal Minds NominatedFavorite TV Crime Drama Actor Shemar Moore NominatedPrism Awards Drama Episode Mental Health Criminal MindsFor episode The Edge of Winter NominatedMonte Carlo TV Festival International TV Audience Award Best Drama TV Series Touchstone Television The Mark Gordon Company NominatedImage Awards Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Shemar Moore WonOutstanding Directing in a Drama Series Hanelle CulpepperFor episode The Edge of Winter Nominated2016 People s Choice Awards Favorite TV Crime Drama Criminal Minds NominatedFavorite TV Crime Drama Actor Shemar Moore Nominated2017 People s Choice Awards Favorite TV Crime Drama Criminal Minds WonNotes Edit Credited as The Mark Gordon Company for seasons 1 13 Starting with season 16 Credited as Touchstone Television through season 2 and as ABC Studios for seasons 3 15 Credited as Paramount Network Television for season 1 CBS Paramount Network Television for seasons 2 4 and as CBS Television Studios for seasons 5 15 Credited as Buena Vista Television from 2005 07 and as Disney ABC Domestic 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