Criminal Minds

Wheels Down

Feb. 19, 2020, marked the end of an era. After 324 episodes over 15 seasons, Criminal Minds drew to a close with a two-part finale, Criminal Minds Season 15 Episode 9 and Criminal Minds Season 15 Episode 10. Suffice it to say, we're unlikely to see anything like it again. Criminal Minds proved that unstable serial killers could be brought into America's living rooms. Well, at least for an hour a week. No, more than an hour, thanks to cable. No, ma... more

Family Tree

Changes may be on the horizon at the BAU. Both Prentiss and J.J. were pondering life-changing positions on Criminal Minds Season 15 Episode 8. Let's assess the possibility of the pair actually moving on. As Deputy Director Barbour pointed out to Emily, Director of the FBI is a political position. Prentiss has proven she is not a political animal. Nor does she suffer politically-minded bureaucrats gladly. Remember her battle... more

Double Date

As Criminal Minds winds down, a couple of long-time singles are settling into relationships for their off-air future. Let's start with Spencer Reid, who just can't seem to enjoy a social life. That's why the BAU's "boy genius" had to go for one more round with Cat Adams on Criminal Minds Season 15 Episode 6. This marked only the fourth Criminal Minds appearance by Cat. But as Prentiss noted, the deadly cat-and-mouse games Cat played with the BAU, es... more

Jon M. Chu, 'Criminal Minds' Showrunner Erica Messer Team for ABC Drama Pilot

Jon M. Chu is adding a broadcast pilot to his busy directing schedule. The “Crazy Rich Asians” helmer is teaming with Erica Messer, the “Criminal Minds” showrunner, for a drama pilot at ABC. Titled “Triage,” the prospective series is a character-driven medical drama that follows a pioneering surgeon, Finley Briar, over three distinct decades at the same hospital. With the evolution of medicine as the backdrop, the show explores th... more

Criminal Minds' Matthew Gray Gubler: 'Really Beautiful' Series Finale Plants Seeds for Show to 'Re-Hatch' Later

It is time to bid the BAU adieu — which at least one character will very literally do, as CBS’ Criminal Minds uncorks its series finale this Wednesday night (in back-to-back episodes starting at 9/8c). But first, the team will need to hunt down and hopefully harpoon their Moby Dick, the Joker to Rossi’s Batman — Everett Lynch aka the Chameleon. And in the course of doing so, Reid, for one, will quite vividly revisit the crime drama’s 15-season past. more

The Criminal Minds Series Finale Trailer Brings Back a Lot of Familiar Faces

The end is almost here, Criminal Minds fans. The CBS procedural will be ending its decade-and-a-half run on Wednesday with a two-hour goodbye, and we are not ready. TV Guide has obtained an exclusive first look at the series finale trailer, which brings back all of our old friends and foes, reminds us how far we've come, and confirms the final episodes will turn all of us into emotional wrecks. The under-a-minute clip kicks off with Rossi ( more