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?
All of you Reid fans can rest easy. Your crappy, worthless show got its renewal this morning. Don’t get why, but it did. I still won’t be watching, and I will still be hoping that it gets axed, either before the new season starts, or at least, by mid-season. Guess I do not need to keep checking to see if it got cancelled yet for a while. And since I will not be getting my vindication so I can actually heal and get my own creative writing drive back any time soon, I guess I need to get with my… Read more »
Show has gone to hell in a hand basket! To much about the characters and not enough about the crime! Too much Penelope! I’m finished.
No offense, but where have you been? This and every show is never about the plot or the story line. Some may start out that way, but they always become about the characters. People do not connect with the story line as much as they connect and, in a way, bond with the characters. We see them as friends and family we willingly invite into our homes each week. That we actually look forward to spending time with rather than dread seeing like we do a lot of our relatives or close, yet over-bearing real friends. And that is the… Read more »
Penelope seems so weird now….really liked her character when it was more in the background……seemed more believable…..they have the character trying to hard to be funny, cute….I don’t know….kind of thought that of Morgan also….Hard to know what I think these days….can’t keep up with all the changes…
Renew please the new actors are great. Of course the old/regulars are too. Thank you
Oh how sweet! The ratings went up a little! (Sarcasm.) Still ain’t enough to get me back to watching this junk! Neither is bringing back Morgan for the finale. Never liked him, so his return means squat to me. Oh, and by the way, do the producers of Law & Order know that this show stole the title name for last night’s episode? “True North” was an episode of season 9 of L & O, which surprise, surprise, dealt with Briscoe and Curtis hunting a serial killer. I know that for sure because since CM was destroyed in August, I… Read more »
Please, Morgan character was absolutely one of the best. Yes Hotch was missed, but he’s not anymore.
It still is among the best of what is on tv. If it is cancelled it would be a shame because cancelled shows are always replaced with sub standard programs that usually don’t make it anyway. This makes it twice a bad decision on the part of networks. Please don’t cancel it.
No, L.Gaitan, it isn’t. The good show that it was, was destroyed in August, and the down hill slide its been on since is a reflection of that fact. The show is garbage now, and it needs to go down like the Titanic. And what is going to be twice as bad for the network is when advertisers start moving their money to support other shows WITH high ratings, who have more than 1 or 2 more seasons left under their belt. And just between you, me, and anyone else who reads this, I would have rather CM ended last… Read more »
Take a breather Megan……we get it…….you’re unhappy, you are never going to watch the show again….you feel some of our opinions are not up to par…par being your opinions….give someone else a chance to state their opinion without you getting in a frenzy…….relax! It’s a television show……
Carole, Know that in real life, I am currently holding up a certain finger at you. And you are contradicting yourself. You are saying that I should just sit down, shut up, and keep my opinions to myself, yet you are free to say whatever you want about how wonderful you think this worthless junk is. How you couldn’t bare if it was cancelled. Take your own advice before trying to shove it down my throat. After all, it is a TV show! (Sarcasm.) And for your information, I already know that. The point I was going for is that… Read more »
I started watching reruns of law and order: criminal intent. I loved Vincent d’nofrio (sp) and when he left so did I. I truly enjoyed his qurkiness. The show wasn’t the same without him. So, he’s back on ion. I am happy about it. I loved jack McCoy in law and order. I may go back to watching that also. Criminal minds I just for myself can’t watch it. Its like a betrayal to the fans. I don’t wish them to fail, because some still love it and I wouldn’t want the other cast members to lose a job. I… Read more »
It is really sad to see your comments. You are very bitter about something. This remains a good TV show. Yup, we lost Morgan, but it was his time – that kind of character can only last so long without growth. Hotch has gone and it was initially felt but I think Prentis as head of the BAU has been a good move for the show given Hotch’s departure. Penelope really needs to leave. I think a good swap would be for the young guy who is the tech on Beyond Boarders. He is fresher and this woman is super… Read more »
It’s been one of my favorite shows. Now, with Reid in prison, I am so frustrated while watching that I’m clenching my teeth. That’s not entertainment. You must get Reid out of prison. You are losing me real soon. The change in actors were ok.
PLEASE give them another Season. I have watched every episode even with the changes in cast.
I love this show please please make season 13 I want to know what or if Spencer get out of prison!!
Cancel it….its not criminal minds anymore anyway.theyve lost to much,and they bring back Prentice as a token gesture.got a bunch of new faces from other shows,trying to replace viewers like they’ve done with the cast.in a age of Hulu and netflix,they’re playing a dangerous game.my Wednesday’s will still include survivor,but after that’s over,I won’t even keep the channel tuned to 3 before I jump on Netflix.
Exactly. They were trying to bribe old fans who left the show years ago by bringing Prentiss back. And I am still highly suspicious of the timing of her return. They said it was going to happen all along. However, they did not even hint that it was happening until AFTER Thomas Gibson was fired. My guess is that when they saw how fans reacted to the news of his termination, they called Brewster up and said something like, “We need you to help us keep this show alive. How much will it take for you to return permanently as… Read more »
You might have something there. The advertisers. That’s where we need to focus our energies. That’s a great idea.
I have not watched since Reid went to prison, who ever thought this up needs to be fired, I refuse to watch until they get him out and hopefully the old reid will still be himself, otherwise why bother.
Bet it was Virgil Williams. He was hoping having Reid in turmoil would make those that left the show after Gibson was axed would come back to support the show’s favorite kid-genius. But all it’s done is make the Reid Fans as POed as the Hotch fans.
I hope it is renewed . I have watched for pretty much all 12 years now and I want to see more of Penelope and Luke for one thing . And what follows this ordeal that Reid is going through now because of mr scratch
Hell yes it should be renewed I can’t imagine not having it to be able to watch that’s just crazy talk
I used to feel that way. Now, I cannot imagine watching it. It is not worth my time anymore. And what is truly crazy to me is renewing it when the rating just keep sliding down hill each week. They have lost 2 million viewers since the start of this season and the numbers go down further almost every week. Think this is a perfect example of that old saying, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results”-Albert Einstein. And that is what this show is doing each week. And their… Read more »
I would also love to see more from Hotch’s son, and mother into their family lives, even if it is for a couple of seconds. I think that plays into plays of peoples heart.
I truly believe alot of people are hurt, where Prentince left,then returned and Hotch and Morgan left, and then on top of that Reid has been locked in prison. I am so excited and hoping Reid finally gets out of jail, and is able to use that incredible mind of his to help solve so many cases.
I would like to see the main cast back in action, including Hotch, Morgan, Prentice, Penelope, JJ, Spencer, Rossi, Luke Alvez, Walker, Tara Lewis. I think this would really help ratings, I understand Morgan isn’t a regular, but even if he was on every other rating would help. This is a great show, that I think people truly enjoy. This is a show, I would like to see that would still be continuing as long as the drama-bull crap(Days of our lives). Because this is real life and actually pertains to day to day life. I also think that the… Read more »
PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL THE SHOW.. It is awesome but I do miss Derek Morgan