As fans know, Thomas Gibson was fired from Criminal Minds after filming a few season 12 episodes and Shemar Moore left in season 11. Meanwhile, Paget Brewster is returning, Aisha Tyler has become a series regular, and Adam Rodriguez has joined the cast. That’s a lot of upheaval in a short amount of time for this venerable CBS TV series. How will it do in the ratings in season 12? Could it be cancelled? Will there be a 13th season? Stay tuned.
Criminal Minds continues to follow the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) out of Quantico, Virginia. This season’s cast is Joe Mantegna, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez, and Paget Brewster.
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.
4/7 update: Criminal Minds has been renewed for season 13 on CBS. Details here.
5/11 update: You can see the rest of the latest night’s ratings.
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For comparisons: The 11th season of Criminal Minds averaged a 1.79 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 9.01 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? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for season 13 on CBS?
Bring Hotch back!!!! Show sucks without him!!!
I loved this show NEVER missed an episode for 11 seasons. My fav Reid and Penelope. I have not seen 1 episode of season 12. I made my decision and I stand by it. #NOHOTCHNOWATCH
No hotch no watch. No Morgan no watch. I do not like this show anymore hotch and the team made the team…
Keep Criminal Minds! It is my favorite show ever! I love all the characters, but my favorite characters are JJ (Aj) and Prentiss (Paget.) But as long as Aj stays on it, I will be supporting them and watching!
Yes you can cancel show. I love Hotch!!! And Reid! No Morgan. The show is pointless.
It was bad enough losing “the hunk” – Shemar Moore – but to now lose “Hotch”, both of whom were one of the main reasons I watched. But, please don’t cancel Criminal Minds – the stories will keep it going for a long time and the cast are great. I will keep watching.
Still a fan of Reid (Gubler) but not watching anymore because TG, who is the main reason I was watching in the first place, is gone. #NoHotchNoWatch
Since we’re comparing numbers, the rating average for season 11 was 1.79 in the 18-49 and 9.01 million viewers, but for season 10 it was 2.14 in the 18-49 and 10.31 million viewers. That’s a much bigger difference than the one from season 11 to now, so if the show got a season 12 order with this decrease in ratings, it will most likely have a season 13 as well. And if you go back in the seasons you will find even bigger ratings drops from one season to another. Was that also because ORIGINAL cast members left? No, it… Read more »
Criminal Minds – the BAU without Thomas Gibson is an indicator that the network has been planning an excuse to use in order to cancel the show. If such was the network decision why cause such damage to one person; for any bad incidence to had taken place, than MR. V. Williams himself should have as well been fired! For started He should have been an adult and handle any disagreements on his own. Jealousy is quite ugly. FANS will not accept the killing of Hotch like it was done to Gideon. NOT ACCEPTABLE. The roles of the other cast… Read more »
Yes, Virgil Williams should have been fired. But show is done show averaging a MILLION less views from Season 11. Feel bad because I like Prentis, JJ, Spence, Penelope and Rossi. Could care less about the new guy and Aisha. Feels so empty without Hotch.
Gibson brought the firing upon himself. If he had done this in a corporate setting, he would have been fired as well. Any sort of violent act against another employee cannot be tolerated.
Scream or yell. But don’t lash out at another person in any way, shape or form.
As long as no more originals leave (that’s including Gibson) then I think the show will still be a hit
Keep on going! Love it!
I can see if the people favorites character is no Gibson, they still gonna watch, but for the most all fans is Gibson is the favorite, so for me they can just cancel because without him is not the same and I’m not watching anymore!
Actually I’m a huge MGG/Reid fan… but I boycott the show… my reason is that i personally believe that TG was unfairly fired and I stand by my CM family that means ALL of them. The ones that left to do other things I support thier journeys…but I do miss my Reid but maybe it’s time for MGG to get into comedy or indy films and expand his talent more…
u should cancel program all the good people r gone
I still love Criminal Minds and still continue to watch it my favorite character is Spencer Reid as long as he doesn’t go anywhere I will still watch despite major cast shake ups I still believe the show will be good and more than likely be renewed
Yes, I still like Criminal Minds. My favorite character is Spencer Reid and I will continue to watch as long as he is on. I would like to see a season 13 but I would also like to see a return to plots like those seen in seasons 1 and 2 because that is the formula that is best suited for CM in my opinion.
Without Thomas Gibson (Hotch) for me Criminal minds is over. He was THE BEST character ever! It’s very sadly… Fired Thomas Gibson was the most bad decision.It is always possible to find a compromise… Bring him back while it not late…
I disagree he was not the best one Reid is the best character. Not in this case it wasn’t possible to find a compromise they gave him plenty of chances to keep to his violence in check and he didn’t do it the show survived so far without without Gideon also survived without Shemar and a few others it will survive without Gibson. Only true fans don’t give up on there shows because of obsticles
You would it Reid was gone
I’d like to draw attention to Castle. True fans were calling for its end after two of the female cast were sacked, namely Stana Katic who many would call the female lead. It’s a fair response for fans to be unhappy with the shows dealings with Gibson. After all we don’t know all that happened. For someone to flip out to the extremes of violence they had to have been provoked. Right?