Criminal Minds
FBI profilers hunt serial killers using behavioral analysis.
The show won Best TV Crime Drama at the People's Choice Awards in January 2017.[1] A 2016 study by The New York Times of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes indicated that Criminal Minds is most popular in rural areas, particularly the southeastern half of the country.[2]
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Police procedural
- Thriller
- Crime drama
- Mystery
- Detective
- Creator
- Jeff Davis
- Showrunner
- Jeff Davis; Erica Messer
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 19
- Episodes
- 364
- Runtime
- 42–56 minutes
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
A 10-episode revival was officially greenlit at Paramount+ in February 2021.[3] Another spin-off, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, debuted March 16, 2016, and was canceled after two seasons.[4] In 2017, tvN launched a Korean adaptation of Criminal Minds based on the original after its third season.[5] The fifteenth and final season of the original series aired its last episode on February 19, 2020.[3]
Filming for the revival, which is called Criminal Minds: Evolution, started in August 2022.[6] A second season of Evolution was ordered by Paramount+ in January 2023.[7] On June 20, 2023, CBS Home Entertainment put Evolution out on Blu-ray and DVD, labeling it as the sixteenth season.[7]
What the cited sources add
Will Harris, reviewing for Bullz-Eye.com, praised guest stars like Luke Perry and Mitch Pileggi for their villain performances.[8] Steve Marsi of TV Fanatic rated the sixth season 4 out of 5 and called A.J. Cook's performance the "performance of a lifetime."[9] Renatta Selliti of TV Fanatic gave the seventh season a 5 out of 5 rating.[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Criminal Minds" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Halterman, "'Criminal Minds' Boss on People's Choice Win and Mr. Scratch Stirring Up Big Trouble", TV Insider, January 31, 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Criminal Minds" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Katz, "'Duck Dynasty' vs. 'Modern Family': 50 Maps of the U.S. Cultural Divide", The New York Times, December 27, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Criminal Minds" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Andreeva, "'Criminal Minds' To End Run With 10-Episode 15th & Final Season On CBS", Deadline Hollywood, January 11, 2019; Andreeva, "CBS Sets Winter Schedule: 'Criminal Minds' Returns To Original Slot For Final Season, 'NCIS: New Orleans' Moves to Sunday", Deadline Hollywood, November 11, 2019; Petski, "'Criminal Minds' Revival In Early Development At Paramount+", Deadline Hollywood, February 19, 2021; White, "'Criminal Minds': Paramount+ Lays Out Plan To Revive Procedural Franchise", Deadline Hollywood, February 24, 2021; "'Criminal Min en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Criminal Minds" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "'Criminal Minds' doing new spinoff"; Mitovich, "'Criminal Minds' Spin-Off 2015 — Globe-Trotting Team Of Profilers", TVLine, December 13, 2014; "'Criminal Minds' doing new spinoff"; Mitovich, "'Criminal Minds' Spin-Off 2015 — Globe-Trotting Team Of Profilers", TVLine, December 13, 2014; "'Rush Hour' Series Sets Premiere Date, CBS Shifts 'Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'", The Wrap, January 8, 2016; Andreeva, "'Code Black', 'Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders', 'The Odd Couple' & 'Undercover Boss' Renewed By CBS", Deadline Hollywood, May 16, 2 en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Criminal Minds" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "tvN 측 "'크리미널 마인드' 7월 편성 목표...캐스팅 최종 조율 중"", Xports News, April 5, 2017; North, "TV's Criminal Minds becomes a videogame", Destructoid.com, October 29, 2009; "크리미널 마인드 - 다시보" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Criminal Minds" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Andreeva, "'Criminal Minds' Revival A Go At Paramount+ With Key Cast Members & Showrunner Set To Return", Deadline Hollywood, July 13, 2022; "Joe Mantegna on Instagram: "Day 2 of filming, we're back! #criminalminds #davidrossi #paparossi #criminalmindscast #paramountplus #criminalmindsfan #cbs #wheelsup #instgramreels #viralreels #television #streaming"", Ins (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Criminal Minds" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rice, "'Criminal Minds: Evolution' Renewed By Paramount+", Deadline Hollywood, January 12, 2023; "Season 16 of 'Criminal Minds' Headed to DVD and Blu-ray June 20", Media Play News, May 3, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Criminal Minds" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Harris, "Criminal Minds: Season 4", Bullz-Eye.com, 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Criminal Minds" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Marsi, "Criminal Minds Season Premiere Review: J.J. Saves the Day", TV Fanatic, September 23, 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Criminal Minds" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sellitti, "Criminal Minds Season Premiere Review: Welcome Returns", TV Fanatic, September 22, 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Criminal Minds (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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