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The fat lady is finally warming up for the fine folks at the BAU. CBS has announced it has renewed the long-running Criminal Minds TV show for a 15th and final season. As of now the plan is for the final season to consist of just 10 episodes, which will cap the series off with an impressive total of 325. Variety reports they will shoot, “back to back” with the 14th season, which is currently in production.
A CBS law enforcement procedural, Criminal Minds stars Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Adam Rodriguez, Daniel Henney, and Aisha Tyler. The crime drama follows the FBI’s elite Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) out of Quantico, Virginia. The BAU remains dedicated to understanding predators’ motive and triggers, in order to stop them before they strike again.
Criminal Minds: A Look at the Ratings
The 14th season of Criminal Minds is averaging a 0.75 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 4.68 million viewers. Compared to season 13, that’s down by 24% and 18%, respectively. Find out how Criminal Minds stacks up against the other CBS TV shows.
Here’s more, from Variety:
The show has also not been without controversy during its run. Most recently, Variety exclusively reported that the show’s long-time director of photography, Greg St. Johns, had faced multiple accusations of abusive behavior and sexual harassment towards crew members. St. Johns has since left the production. Prior to that, series star Thomas Gibson was fired from the show after an on-set altercation with a producer.
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What do you think? Are you still watching the Criminal Minds TV show? If it were up to you, would CBS cancel or renew Criminal Minds past season 15? Sound off in the comments.
It is one of the few programs that is still minimally rational in its design and therefore interesting to watch – so many seem to be written by madpersons – I will miss it and thank you to those who made it work for as long as it did
Why stop an excellent series? Criminal Minds is one of the best analytical, investigative series I have watched. Please don’t end it!
i’m really really sad that after 15 seriously wonderful seasons they’ve decided to take Criminal Minds off the air but it is what it is… i wish that shows like this would go on & on for longer because it gives the public a reality check into what our federal defenders (like the BAU) go through to keep us safe & when things happen to us that are a mystery what they go through to find out what happend… i for one am a crime investigation buff love things like this show because of it. Am totatlly totally SAD to… Read more »
Yes, I’m still watching and will be sorry to see the show end! Please don’t cancel!
Love the show should be renewed always record if I can not watch live.
I wish it would be renewed
Criminal minds definitely 9ne of the best shows ever.Would love for the team to teturn.
Are you out of your minds over there at CBS? Criminal Minds is one of the best shows on television today and you are canceling it just because the ratings fell a little bit in 2019? Every good show’s ratings fluctuate. When they go down a bit is more encouragement to write better scripts and hire better screenwriters and directors. There is nothing wrong with the cast. They have special energy as a group that works. I have been a loyal watcher since the very beginning and love this show. So many great shows are canceled. I cannot tolerate one… Read more »
Renew this show over and over! One of the best shows on TV! An adult show fot a change.
The reason for the ratings decline is most likely the stupid decisions made by the people who run this show. I know this is an old article but I wanted to give my opinion. They’ve jerked viewers around time and time again playing fast and loose with the cast. There was no reason to fire Paget and AJ other than that some network jerk wanted to see bigger boobs and shorter skirts. The replacements they brought in were awful. Then they fired a fan favorite (Thomas/Hotch) and drove away another (Shemar). Then they hired more people who just don’t cut… Read more »
I will miss Criminal Minds so much…
Please bring back criminal minds for season 16 please thank you
Very sad it’s gone loved this series.
I loved the show, but it was better before they started changing actors
I have watched criminal minds from the beginning. I love the stories and all the actors.
I am very saddened for the cancellation of the series. I would hope that CBS would rethink their decision.
I have loved this show from day 1 and these actors have evolved and this show is so intense I can’t imagine not seeing it anymore. The finale in season 14 with AJ and Matthew WOW they knocked it out of the park. I was crying right along with her. I can’t wait to see how that plays out. Please don’t cancel this show!
I will greatly miss this show and am sorry it is being cancelled.