Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds
Genre
Created by Jeff Davis
Starring Mandy 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
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 10
No. of episodes 232 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time 42 minutes
Production company(s) The Mark Gordon Company (2005–present)
Touchstone Television (2005–07)
ABC Studios (2007–present)
Paramount Television (2005–06)
CBS Paramount Television (2006–09)
CBS Television Studios (2009–present)
Distributor CBS Television Distribution (U.S.)
Disney-ABC Television Group (worldwide)
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original run September 22, 2005 – present
Chronology
Related shows Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
External links
Website
Production website

Criminal Minds is an American police-procedural television program that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) based in Quantico, Virginia. The show differs from many procedural dramas by focusing on profiling the criminal, called the unsub or "unknown subject", rather than the crime itself. The show is produced by The Mark Gordon Company in association with CBS Television Studios (originally Paramount Network Television then CBS Paramount Network Television) and ABC Studios (originally Touchstone Television).

On March 13, 2014, CBS renewed the series for a tenth season[1] which premiered on October 1, 2014.[2]

Background

When the series premiered in September 2005, it featured FBI Agents Jason Gideon, Aaron Hotchner, Elle Greenaway, Derek Morgan, Spencer Reid, Jennifer Jareau (J.J.), and Penelope Garcia. For Season 1, Garcia was not a main cast member but rather had a recurring role. In 2006, at the start of Season 2, Lola Glaudini announced her departure from the show, as she was unhappy living in Los Angeles and wished to return to Brooklyn. Paget Brewster replaced her in the role of Emily Prentiss.

At the start of Season 3, Mandy Patinkin announced his departure from the show, because he was deeply disturbed by the content depicted in the show.[3] He left letters of apology for his fellow cast members, explaining his reasons and wishing them luck. Joe Mantegna replaced him in the series as David Rossi, a former FBI agent and best-selling author. During Season 3, A. J. Cook became pregnant with her first child. Her pregnancy was written into the show; and Cook's real-life son, Mekhai Andersen, has had a recurring role as Jennifer's son Henry.

In Season 6, Jennifer is forced to accept a promotion at The Pentagon, causing her to leave the Behavioral Analysis Unit. Later in that season, Emily is seemingly killed off; although she actually survives, she does not appear at all for the rest of the season. The cause of A.J. Cook's and Paget Brewster's departure was CBS's controversial decision to release them from their contracts, which caused numerous angry letters sent from the fans to the studio as well as the signing of petitions. As a result, Cook and Brewster were rehired by CBS to their roles as Jennifer Jareau and Emily Prentiss, respectively.[4][5] In February 2012, Paget Brewster announced her departure from the show after Season 7 (2011–12)[6] and was replaced the following season by Jeanne Tripplehorn, playing Alex Blake, a professor at Georgetown University.[7] In 2014, Tripplehorn left the show and Jennifer Love Hewitt joined the cast as Kate Callahan for Season 10, replacing her.[8]

Characters

Main

Gideon is widely known as the BAU's best profiler. After a series of emotionally troubling cases and the murder of his friend 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 Dr. Spencer Reid, who he knows will be the one to come looking for him. When Spencer arrives at the cabin, it is empty except for the letter and Jason's badge 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 ten, he is killed (off-screen) by a suspect he had tracked down from one of his first cases.
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 three. 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 with taking care of Jack. Aaron dated a woman named Beth Clemmons (Bellamy Young), who first appeared in the episode "The Bittersweet Science" (season 7).
Greenaway is assigned to the FBI field office in Seattle and assigned to the BAU as an expert in sexual offense crimes. Elle suffers extreme emotional trauma after being shot by an unsub in the season-one finale ("The Fisher King (Part 1)"). In the season-two premiere ("The Fisher King (Part 2)"), Elle survives and returns to duty sooner than SSA Jason Gideon and Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner would like to see. Several episodes later, while alone on stakeout of a suspected serial rapist, she shoots the man in cold blood. 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 with the declaration that it is "not an admission of guilt."
Morgan is a confident, assertive, and often hot-tempered character. Raised by his mother Fran, along with his two sisters, Sarah Morgan and Desiree Benita, 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 that sport, 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; and the two have a unique shorthand and banter. In the season-seven premiere ("It Takes a Village"), Derek shows utter hatred towards Ian Doyle (Timothy V. Murphy) for killing SSA Emily Prentiss, but when Emily returns alive, he has mixed feelings.
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 degree in psychology and sociology and, as of season four, is 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. 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), suffers from schizophrenia and is currently committed to a mental institution. In the episode "Proof" (season 7), Spencer completely ignores SSA Jennifer Jareau for not telling him that SSA Emily Prentiss was alive. Spencer is also the godfather of Jennifer's son, Henry. In season eight, Spencer is involved with a woman (Beth Riesgraf) whom he has never met in person because she is being stalked. In the episode "Zugzwang", Reid sees her die, when her stalker finally catches up with her and commits murder-suicide. Reid is devastated by the loss but returns to work quickly.
J.J. serves as the Communications Liaison on the team to local police agencies in seasons one through five. She dates and marries William LaMontagne (Josh Stewart), a New Orleans Police Department Detective; and they have a son, Henry LaMontagne (Mekhai Andersen). 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 expressed his hope that she will return to the BAU in the future. Jennifer returned in the episode "Lauren" (season 6) to assist the team in finding SSA Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster). In the season-six finale ("Supply and Demand"), Jennifer meets with SSA David Rossi, informing him that she is returning to the BAU. As of season seven, Jennifer is a legitimate profiler, with Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia taking over the role of communications liaison.
Garcia joined the BAU after bringing attention to herself by illegally accessing some of their equipment; she is offered a job in lieu of a jail sentence. She submitted her resume 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 in 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 takes over her job as Communications Liaison. Penelope is also the godmother of Jennifer's son, Henry.
Prentiss is the daughter of Ambassador Elizabeth Prentiss (Kate Jackson). After SSA Elle Greenaway leaves the BAU, Emily shows up with papers assigning her to the BAU. Emily is also fluent in several languages, such as Spanish, French, Greek and Arabic, and has a working knowledge in Italian, but it is revealed that Emily has lost comprehension of her other known language, Russian. 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-seven premiere ("It Takes a Village"), she returns alive and well, much to the team's surprise. In the season-seven finale ("Run"), Emily decides to leave the BAU after accepting a position running the Interpol office in London. Her last appearance is in the episode "200" (season 9) assisting the BAU when JJ mysteriously goes missing.
Rossi is a highly experienced profiler who once worked the BAU in its origins, then took early retirement to write books and go on lecture tours about criminal analysis, until volunteering to return shortly after SSA Jason Gideon's departure. He has been married three times and is quite wealthy because of a 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-eight episode "The Fallen" it is revealed that David was a Marine in Vietnam. The season-seven 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-eight 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 ten, we learn that David has a daughter by his second wife.
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-seven premiere ("It Takes a Village"), Jennifer reveals to Emily that Ashley transferred to the Domestic Trafficking Task Force, which is led by Andi Swann.
Blake once worked for the BAU during the 2001 anthrax attacks and rejoins the BAU after SSA Emily Prentiss transfers to the Interpol Office in London. Alex first appears in the season-eight 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-nine finale, she escorts Reid to his apartment, leaving behind her credentials, which Reid finds in his bag before seeing Blake leave in a taxi.
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."[9]

Recurring

Timeline

Character Actor Position Seasons Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Jason Gideon Mandy Patinkin Senior Supervisory Special Agent Main 47
Aaron Hotchner Thomas Gibson Unit Chief / Senior Supervisory Special Agent Main 232
Elle Greenaway Lola Glaudini Supervisory Special Agent Main 28
Derek Morgan Shemar Moore Supervisory Special Agent / temporarily Unit Chief Main 232
Dr. Spencer Reid Matthew Gray Gubler Supervisory Special Agent Main 232
Jennifer Jareau A. J. Cook Communications Liaison / Supervisory Special Agent Main Guest Main 211
Penelope Garcia Kirsten Vangsness Technical Analyst / Communications Liaison Recurring Main 231
Emily Prentiss Paget Brewster Supervisory Special Agent Main Guest 126
David Rossi Joe Mantegna Senior Supervisory Special Agent Main 182
Ashley Seaver Rachel Nichols FBI Cadet Main 13
Alex Blake Jeanne Tripplehorn FBI Linguistics Expert / Supervisory Special Agent Main 48
Kate Callahan Jennifer Love Hewitt Undercover Agent / Supervisory Special Agent Main 22

Gallery

Episodes

Nine complete seasons of Criminal Minds have been aired, with the tenth season beginning on October 1, 2014. As of April 29, 2015, a total of 232 episodes have aired.

Season episodes Originally aired DVD release dates
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Discs
1 22 September 22, 2005 May 10, 2006 November 28, 2006[12] February 12, 2007[13] November 3, 2007[14] 6
2 23 September 20, 2006 May 16, 2007 October 2, 2007[15] May 5, 2008[16] April 1, 2008[17] 6
3 20 September 26, 2007 May 21, 2008 September 16, 2008[18] April 6, 2009[19] March 18, 2009[20] 5
4 26 September 24, 2008 May 20, 2009 September 8, 2009[21] March 1, 2010[22] March 9, 2010[23] 7
5 23 September 23, 2009 May 26, 2010 September 7, 2010[24] February 28, 2011 March 2, 2011 6
6 24 September 22, 2010 May 18, 2011 September 6, 2011[25] November 28, 2011[26] November 30, 2011[27] 6
7 24 September 21, 2011 May 16, 2012 September 4, 2012[28] November 26, 2012[29] November 7, 2012 6
8 24 September 26, 2012 May 22, 2013 September 3, 2013[30] December 9, 2013[31] December 4, 2013[32] 6
9 24 September 25, 2013 May 14, 2014 August 26, 2014[33] December 8, 2014[34] N/A 6
10 23 October 1, 2014[2] May 6, 2015 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Reception

Critical reception

The first season was met with generally negative reviews. It holds a 25% approval rating on aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes, based on eight collected reviews, with an average score of 3.2/10.[35] It also holds a Metacritic score of 42 out of 100, based on 21 sampled reviews, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[36]

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 both Matthew Gray Gubler and Mandy Patinkin's performance.[37]

The New York Times was less than positive, saying, "The problem with "Criminal Minds" is its many confusing maladies, applied to too many characters" and 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."[38]

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."[39]

PopMatters panned the show, saying the show "confuses critical thinking with supernatural abilities" and criticized the "stereotypical characters". The Los Angeles Times gave a similar review.[40] However, both reviewers praised Patinkin and Gubler's performances.[41]

American ratings

Broadcast

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Criminal Minds.

Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.
Season Episodes Time slot (EST) Original Airing Rank Viewers
(in millions)
Season premiere Season finale TV season
1 22 Wednesday 9:00 pm September 22, 2005 May 10, 2006 2005–06 No. 28 12.63[42]
2 23 September 20, 2006 May 16, 2007 2006–07 No. 24 14.05[43]
3 20 September 26, 2007 May 21, 2008 2007–08 No. 24 12.78[44]
4 26 September 24, 2008 May 20, 2009 2008–09 No. 11 14.95[45]
5 23 September 23, 2009 May 26, 2010 2009–10 No. 16 13.70[46]
6 24 September 22, 2010 May 18, 2011 2010–11 No. 10 14.11[47]
7 24 September 21, 2011 May 16, 2012 2011–12 No. 15 13.20[48]
8 24 September 26, 2012 May 22, 2013 2012–13 No. 20 12.15[49]
9 24 September 25, 2013 May 14, 2014 2013–14 No. 13 10.88[50]
10 23 October 1, 2014 May 6, 2015[51] 2014–15 TBA TBA

* The season-two episode "The Big Game" achieved a series-high rating by attracting an audience of 26.31 million viewers and an 18–49 rating of 9.3.[52]

DVR

The show ranked number nine in DVR playback (2.35 million viewers), according to Nielsen prime DVR lift data from September 22, 2008 – November 23, 2008.[53]

For the week of October 10, 2010, Criminal Minds ranked sixth in DVR playback (2.40 million viewers), and seventh in the demo playback (1.0 demo) according to Nielsen prime DVR lift data.[54]

Syndication

The series is in syndication on A&E Network, and Ion Television.[55]

Season nine of the show is broadcast on Star World Premiere HD in India, a few hours after the American telecast.

The series premiered in Australia on the Seven Network in January 2006.

Early seasons of Criminal Minds have begun airing on Rewind Network's HITS TV channel in South East Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.[56]

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, and, as such, it did not feature any of the voices of the cast.[57][58][59]

Spin-offs

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

The season five episode "The Fight" introduced a second BAU team and launched a new series called Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior. The spin-off series debuted February 16, 2011, on CBS[60] but was canceled after a short 13-episode season due to low ratings.[61] 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

CBS plans to shoot a new backdoor pilot in February 2015 and air the episode in the Criminal Minds slot later in the season.[62][63] The season 10 episode "Beyond Borders", aired on April 8, 2015, on CBS.

The proposed series will be named Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, and it follows FBI agents helping American citizens who find themselves in trouble abroad.[62][64]

As of January 30, 2015, Gary Sinise and Anna Gunn have been cast in the lead roles of Jack Garrett and Lily Lambert. Tyler James Williams has been cast as Russ "Monty" Montgomery and Daniel Henney as Matthew Simmons.[65]

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