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?
My husband and I LOVE Criminal Minds….so do our adult children. Please don’t cancel.
May 3 2015 4:35. KEEP IT to many awful shows on other channels
Keep it there are to many awful shows on tv now all the good get cancelled and the bad ones stay. Keep It Please.
I do not want this show to be cancelled I watched every episode and I do not want the next one I watch to be the last one I love this show!I will hate for this show to be cancelled.
Keep it! It deserves it! It is probably one of the best shows left on TV now!
I would like to see Criminal Minds renewed for another season. This is the only show I do watch every week throughout the new season(s). I also catch the reruns on both A&E and ION–and elsewhere when the show airs! I wish they would have more of a season cliffhanger though. I miss that and feel let down every season when there isn’t one.
They better not cancel it! Criminal Minds is the best show on TV and as long as they keep catching the Unsubs, we learn more about the team and their relationship, see their outside lives with their families and I get to stare at AJ Cook every Wednesday I am down for 100 seasons of this show!
My fav show would hate for it to be cancelled!! Love the cast this season!!! Would love to see more of their personal lives in the story line!!
I also would hate to see criminal minds canceled. Its that best show on right now. Its easy to understand and follow. I watch the reruns on ION and have the series on DVD. There is geeat cemastry with the cast. Please dont cancel this show
I will only watch if AJCook is still in it. When they replaced her with another boring blond, we quit watching until AJ was back. Is it money? Why do producers replace peoples favorite characters? Are they that stupid? Why are the 18-49 year olds the target. It’s the older people that are loyal to a fault. We’re older & we have a set lineup that we never miss. The 18-30’s are fickle and if they have something better to do, they will. CBS has the most shows that we like but that maybe changing. USA network has some good… Read more »
ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS ON TV.IT WOULD BE QUITE A LOSS.
I LOVE Criminal Minds and watch the marathons on ION and A& E. Yes, I still miss Emily.
Im 83 years old and learn a lot about “safety” on CM.
I hope Criminal Minds is not cancelled. I love this show and can’t wait for each and every episode and watch all of the old episodes all the time. This is one of the best crime dtamas I have ever seen.
I would hate to see Criminal Minds cancelled. I look forward to each and every new episode and even enjoy the old ones. The only thing that has disappointed me about the show was when Emily was recast. Those that have taken her place have been good but somehow she seems perfect for the part. Once again I say I sincerely hope that the show is not cancelled.
I would hate to see Criminal Minds cancelled. To me it is one of the best crime shows I have ever seen. I look forward to each and every new episode and even enjoy the old ones.
Keep it