Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds
Genre
Created byJeff Davis
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons18
No. of episodes354 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Mark Gordon
  • Jeff Davis
  • Edward Allen Bernero
  • Deborah Spera
  • Chris Mundy
  • Simon Mirren
  • Erica Messer
  • Janine Sherman Barrois
  • Breen Frazier
  • Harry Bring
  • Glenn Kershaw
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 22, 2005 (2005-09-22) –
Present
Related
  • Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
  • Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
  • Criminal Minds (South Korea)

Criminal Minds is an American police procedural television series. It was first broadcast on September 22, 2005, on CBS. It is about a group of criminal profilers (people who use psychology to find likely suspects) from the FBI. As a group, they are known as the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU).

On March 14, 2012, CBS renewed Criminal Minds for an eighth season, which premiered on September 26, 2012.[1]

The series ended on February 19, 2020. On November 24, 2022,[2] CBS revived the show with the new name Criminal Minds: Evolution.

Notes

  1. Credited as Touchstone Television through season 2
  2. Credited as Paramount Network Television for season 1 and as CBS Paramount Network Television for seasons 2–4

References

  1. Gorman, Bill (March 14, 2012). "CBS Renews 18 Shows: 'The Good Wife,' 'Blue Bloods,' '2 Broke Girls,' 'The Mentalist,' 'Mike & Molly' & Many More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  2. Rice, Lynette (2022-09-21). "'Criminal Minds: Evolution' Announces Premiere Date On Paramount+". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2025-03-13.