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Also known as | Criminal Minds: Evolution (2022–present) |
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Created by | Jeff Davis |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 17 |
No. of episodes | 344 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 42–56 minutes |
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Network | CBS |
Release | September 22, 2005 February 19, 2020 | –
Network | Paramount+[e] |
Release | November 24, 2022 present | –
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Criminal Minds is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005. 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.
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 run on the network. Its success has spawned a media franchise; with several spinoffs [f], a South Korean adaptation, and a video game.[1][2] The show originally ended with a fifteenth season of ten episodes, which aired from January 8, 2020, to February 19, 2020.[3][4] Two years later, the series, now re-titled Criminal Minds: Evolution [g], would return for a sixteenth season; which premiered on Paramount+ in November 2022.
On January 12, 2023, Paramount+ renewed the series for seventeenth season of 10 episodes. Showrunner Erica Messer confirmed that all main characters from the sixteenth season will be returning. Filming for the seventeenth season began in January 2024.[5] The 10-episode new season will premiere on June 7 on Disney+ in Canada. The first two episodes will be available to stream at launch with subsequent new episodes dropping weekly on Friday.[6] On June 5, 2024, (a day before the season 17 premiere), Criminal Minds was renewed for an eighteenth season.[7]
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