Although Shemar Moore left at the end of its 11th season and Thomas Gibson was fired early into the 12th, the Criminal Minds TV show still scored a 13th season on CBS. The ratings did slip some during 2016-17, but within respectable limits for such a long-lived TV series. How long can its luck hold? Will Criminal Minds be cancelled or renewed for season 14? Stay tuned.
A CBS police procedural, season 13 of Criminal Minds stars Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Adam Rodriguez, Daniel Henney, and Aisha Tyler. Moore returns in a guest-starring capacity. The series 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.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in 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.
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For comparisons: The 12th season of Criminal Minds averaged a 1.39 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.466 million total viewers (live + same day ratings).
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? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a 14th season on CBS?
5/12/18 update: CBS has renewed Criminal Minds for a 14th season. Details here.
I love this show ( Criminal Minds). I hope that they do not get rid of Spencer Reid, Penelope Garcia, Luke Alverez, Matt Simmons, Matt Simmons wife ( Kristy) and their kids, J.J and her husband ( Will) and their kids, Emily Prentiss, David Rossi, and Tara. I can not wait for season 14 of Criminal Minds. I hope they never stop making Criminal Minds. I think they show make a season 14, 15, 16, 17 ,18, 19, 20 and so on of Criminal Minds.
Criminal Minds is my favorite show and the only one I will NOT miss for anyone or anything. I have seen every episode since 1/1 and I am so pleased there is a s14. Of course I have a favorite character. Spencer Reid played by the incomparable Matthew Gray Gubler. He’s amazing. JJ and Garcia are next. I’m still hoping for a full season and a s15 and on and on. If the show is on I will be watching. I wish those lamenting the loss of other favorites would realize that things change. Even tv casts. If you don’t… Read more »
I actually chuckle now seeing that this train-wreck is still rolling downhill. An almost 30 point drop in the ratings and still they don’t get it. Just cancel this **** and give its timeslot to something new and fresh, something that will get more viewers each week instead of less. And FYI, this site includes DVR recorded views in their ratings, not just the actual number of people who tune in Wednesday. And I am willing to bet there are a lot of people out there who either never bothered to delete this crap from their DVR’s because they are… Read more »
Of course we want criminal minds back!!! It would be aired as long young and the restless & bold and the beautiful!!! I have been watching all the episodes since 2005!!! So season 14, 15, 16, 17 and on and on is a must!!! Besides we need to know what happens to Garcia!! Lol
To be honest I miss Hotch being a part of the cast, but this is my favorite show that comes on. I don’t care who the new casts are as long as you bring Criminal minds back for season 14!!!! Plus you ended season 13 with a ” To Be Continued…” and that cliffhanger is going to bother me from now on until I find out what happens, so pleassssseeee bring it back!!!!!!
I love criminal minds. It’s my fave show. Wed.might wouldn’t be the same w/o it. Please don’t take it away. RENEW PLEASE. THANK YOU
I enjoy this show a lot. I hope it is not cancelled. I have watched it from day one. Although some of the original cast has been replaced, that always seems to happen in all good series.
I haven’t watched it since they fired Thomas Gibson. I won’t watch it till he returns.
I really like this show. I cannot always see it on Wednesday night so I tape it so see it the next day. I like the show and the actors are bar none the best. It would be a sincere mistake to cancel this show. I like it.
The show needs a deadpan no nonsense Hotch type character, who’s depressed and silently intense. Grab a new set of writers. I’m not even slightly interested in Penelope’s or any other new characters personal life. Stop trying to force emotional bonds between the characters that don’t feel natural.
My thoughts exactly. Get some new writers instead of reworking old scripts. Not interested in personal lives of characters.
Love this show, bring it back. I watch because No hotch
Time to cancel the show. None of the female actors deserve a show. When Prentiss and JJ were fired. Fans brought them back. When they fired Hotch, Thomas Gibson, Neither actress who played Prentiss and JJ defended him. This show is horrible, and I believe all of the characters have become dumb. Even my wonderful Spencer Reid is now an idiot. Once Hotch left the show, No one knows how to figure out anything. Time to end the show. I quit watching when Hotch got canned. None of the new characters are even interesting. Very sad when the showrunners ignore… Read more »
I know what you mean about AJ and Paget. I actually read an article in 2017 where, in an interview with a reporter, Paget Brewster berated the former fans of this show who stopped watching to protest Gibson’s dismissal and the way the show now is. She said we all need to stop being mean and just accept things how they are, whether we like them or not! At least Kristin Vangsness had the decency to ask her old fans who left to come back. Brewster is not the least bit grateful fans got her job back for her, twice!… Read more »
Please renew Criminal Minds! One of the best shows~ maybe it should be moved to 9-10 pm, thank you!!
The actors are great!!!!
No Hotch no watch
Love the show! Have seen every single episode from day one! Would love to see it continue!!