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 11TH SEASON PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree JLH doesn’t fit well with the cast. I really like JLH just not for this. They should bring back Paget Brewster or the girl who was on a few episodes her father was a serial killer. That could make for some interesting shows. Please renew the show for 10 more seasons.
PLEASE please PLEASE don’t take Criminal Minds off the air!!! It’s my favorite show! I may not like it as well with Jennifer Love Hewitt on it now. I wish you could get the second actress that was on it…Brewster I think was her last name…. She was AMAZING!! I LOVE all the other actors and actresses….as you can see…I just love the show. It would be a big loss not to renew it!!!
I sincerely hope this series is renewed for the new season, it by far is one of the best shows to come out. It is very entertaining and the cast is wonderful. They work well together and it shows.I do think JLH really doesn’t fit in this show,there just isn’t the balance there should be with the other cast members.Please renew the show and without JLH.
I have learned so many beneficial facts about what to do to protect my family in this day and age.Love the show. Please do not cancel this series it’s just to good to lose.
There have been too many changes on this show and honestly, it’s not as good as it used to be. If it’s canceled, maybe a better show will replace it on Wednesdays at 9!
I LOVE THIS SHOW I LOVE THE CHARACTERS PLS DO NO EVER CANCEL…
PLEASE LISTEN!!!!!!! Keep Criminal Minds ON….
RENEW!
I really love this show!!! I hope it continues. I have been catching up on episodes I missed on ION Television or Netflix. I think this is a very good show and the dynamics with all of the characters are very well. Even the transition from Gideon to Rossi I thought was very good. I REALLY hope they keep their jobs and the show stays on.
Last nights show was great. KEEP it on.
Love it. PLEASE!!!!!!!
One of my favorite shows. Will be highly disappointed if it is not renewed. Love all the cast, especially the old regular characters. They are awesome!! These new shows do not compare with Criminal Minds Please keep in on the air!!
please do not cancel this series. every wednesday my sister and i call each other during commercials to discuss the episode, she lives across the state so this is the 1 hour we have together, this is one of the few night time shows i see every week and during the week i enjoy the reruns shown on ION and A&E
i love criminal minds but I can’t watch it any more with Jennifer love Hewitt. So she goes or you lose a watcher and a fan
Please please please do not cancel this show! I look forward to watching it every Wednesday after I put my son to bed. It has given me so much information and I just love watching them. Thank you for your time please keep airing criminal minds 🙂
Please keep this show on the air. It’s the best crime show on TV at this time. It would be a crime to cancel it.
I’ve been watching Criminal Minds since it first aired and would be severely disappointed if it is not renewed. I love the show and so do my friends.
I agree with so many viewers that this show, the writers, director, actors are brillant and do more than entertain. They teach us many things about psychology, human behaviour analysis, and the human spirit. I too have learned how to keep myself n my family safe in a world where random acts of violence are the norm. It is obvious this isn’t for everyone, but the show is by far the best show running in the league with law nd order (the original). Please keep this airing anf give us something we can look forward to on television. Thanks to… Read more »