Criminal Minds

Sick and Evil

Spirits exist inside everyone. Everyone is haunted by something or someone was the not-too-subtle theme of Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 14. The main person in the BAU who is haunted is David Rossi. He can't let go of Everett Lynch, the chameleonic con man who got away on Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 13. Since Rossi is soon to get remarried to the lovely Krystall, he really needs to let this go. Everett is supposed to be lurking in the background for mu... more

Chameleon

It's good that things don't always get neatly tied up in a bow. Take, for example, Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 13. I kept expecting Rossi to pull a solution out of a hat by episode's end. Because that's what happens week after week, season after season, except for the occasional two-parter. But no. The chameleon unsub got away. That doesn't happen. Unless the unsub is going to be a continuing presence, and frankly Everett Lynch wasn't intrigui... more

Hamelin

Nasty rumors have dangerous consequences. Cruel gossip resulted in a town under siege on Criminal Minds Season 14 Episode 12. This episode was especially apt in an era when few people think twice about passing along often fact-free stories as gospel on social media. It's the old party line multiplied exponentially. In the end, it came down to a simple concept by the unsub: "You took my child, now I'm taking yours." Unfortunately, this rationalizati... more

CBS Midseason Dates: Criminal Minds' Final Season, FBI Spinoff, MacGyver Bumps Magnum, Nola Moves and More

It will be a happy new year indeed for fans of Criminal Minds, which now has a premiere date for its 15th and final season. The crime drama’s 10-episode swan song will get underway on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 9/8c (with a two-hour premiere), and eventually wrap up with a two-hour series finale on Feb. 19, at which point SEAL Team will return from a seven-week hiatus to reclaim its time slot. (For those doing the math, yes, there will be another Criminal... more

'Criminal Minds' Showrunner Erica Messer Extends Overall Deal With ABC Studios

Erica Messer has re-upped her overall deal with ABC Studios for a further three years, Variety has learned. She will continue to develop projects for broadcast, streaming, and cable. Messer has served as the showrunner on the ABC Studios-produced drama “Criminal Minds” at CBS for the past nine years, with that show set to wrap up its run with a 15th and final season during the 2019-2020 broadcast season. With the extension of her deal,... more

Criminal Minds Series Finale Title Revealed by Writer Kirsten Vangsness

“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” That quote from President Lincoln would seem to be the inspiration for the title of Criminal Minds‘ series finale — “And in the End…” — as revealed Friday night by cast member Kirsten Vangsness, who co-wrote the script with showrunner Erica Messer (see below). Glenn Kershaw will direct. The CBS crime drama was renewed back in January for a 15th and final, 10-episode season, whic... more