One of many crime procedurals on CBS, Criminal Minds has been around for a long time. It’s never garnered a lot of attention and the ratings have declined but it’s still a pretty consistent player for the network. Is that enough to keep it on the air? Will it be cancelled or renewed for an 11th year? Stay tuned.
Criminal Minds continues to follow the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) out of Quantico. This season’s cast is Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler, Kirsten Vangsness, Joe Mantegna, and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/12 update: CBS has renewed Criminal Minds for an 11th season.
5/7 update: You can see the rest of the latest night’s ratings.
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Due to a Nielsen glitch, some of the early ratings of the 2014-15 season were revised a few weeks later.
For comparisons: The ninth season of Criminal Minds averaged a 2.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 10.88 million total viewers.
Note: Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you still like the Criminal Minds TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or be renewed for an 11th season?
Please keep criminal minds on for the 11th season. It is the best show on television. These new shows stink!!
Are u guys crazy. Where is Criminal Minds??
Love the show. CBS is nuts. We want it back.
Please don’t cancel! I love Criminal Minds especially with the new addition, Jennifer Love Hewitt! She is so funny and easy on the eyes too!!
I have enjoyed this show from the beginning please keep it on. The characters on this show are unique and special!
I love this show Reed character can do so much please don’t cancel!!!!!
Love the show, but not jennifer love hewitt…show is not for her
We all love to watch the show.please don’t cancel.
Renew!! For crying out loud stop thinking about axing some of the best shows still on television. I love Criminal Minds and want more seasons!!!
PLEASE don’t cancel Criminal Minds, it’s the best crime show on television. The actors are all so good that you forget that they’re acting, (theBAU and the “un-subs”)…..I am so addicted to this show and so disappointed for it to be cancelled. Please, reconsider!!
Criminal Minds is the best series in its genre I have ever watched. The original ensemble cast was tight and the writing was spot on. As a student of human nature, I’ve learned a lot, not only about the evolution of a deranged mind, but how each of us evolves through our lives (i.e. nature vs. nurture) and how we can mal-adapt into madness or overcome our life experiences from childhood on, to become a useful member of society. Although there has been cast changes over the ten seasons, the actors adapted well, remained cohesive, and the writers remained true… Read more »
Definitely keep crimanal minds on. Its the one highlight of the week 4 me. U do not realize how much this show has taught me n regards to safety. I used to pick people up walking without hesitation thinking i was helping until i started watching crimanal minds now i do not. I am more aware of my situations now realizjng danger lurks around the corner. There is no other show on tv that teaches u how the crjmanal mind works. For the last 3 weeks i have searched for the show and it has not been on. I dk… Read more »
This is the best show ever this has inspired me to become a criminal profiler. I would really love the show to stay on. When my day isn’t going that good i just turn on netflix and watch it and know that someday i will be an fbi agent just like those people. They now seem like family to me.
best show on tv….please keep on….
Criminal Minds in my viewpoint was one of he bests shows on. You brought the other lady in to replace Paget Brewster, and she was no way as great a actress as Paget Brewster and you go from bad to worst with Jennifer Love Hewitt. You wonder why the shows ratings are plummeting downward, when you did no bring Paget Brewster backs, you dissolved the solid chemistry of the characters. Had you brought her, the rating would have sky rocketed.
i loved the show , but not watching it anymore, Jennifer love hewitt was the deal breaker. I liked her in ghost whisperer a lot! just not for this show. I have watched every episode til this season :(.