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Criminal Minds

  • AJ Cook’s JJ may be one of the original Criminal Minds characters, but she did not officially become a profiler until later on in the show. Criminal Minds has been airing new episodes for over 15 years, and many different stars have been featured on the show over time. This includes the talented AJ Cook,…

  • Criminal Minds’ series finale still hangs in the air and, in looking back at the show’s impact, we share three of the best episodes, according to IMDb. Criminal Minds is a popular CBS police procedural crime drama television series. IMDb describes the premise of the show as, “The cases of the F.B.I. Behavioral Analysis Unit…

  • Rossi’s wife, Krystall Richards, did die in the show about a year before the beginning of Criminal Minds: Evolution spin-off. The cast of Criminal Minds: Evolution features many of the same faces that the original Criminal Minds series had. One of these is the face of David Rossi. Unfortunately, Krystall Richards, who David Rossi married…

  • When you compare Criminal Minds: Evolution to the original Criminal Minds, you will find that although it has a similar cast, it is much darker. Criminal Minds has consistently been one of the most popular crime procedural shows for over 15 years. Now that Criminal Minds has been rebooted into the direct-to-streaming Criminal Minds: Evolution,…

  • Criminal Minds: Evolution will air exclusively on the Paramount+ streaming platform, and not on CBS like the original show. The Criminal Minds: Evolution spin-off is a great addition to the original show, and it features some familiar elements, but it also gives the format of the show a new and fresh approach. Part of the…

  • The saddest episode of season eight of Criminal Minds, “Zugzwang”, is the episode in which Reid’s love interest, Maeve, died at the hands of her stalker, Diane. Criminal Minds has a 15-season run, which is one of the longest runs for any procedural crime drama on American television. With over 324 episodes in its 15…

  • The Mentalist and Criminal Minds are both crime procedural dramas with different takes on the genre, providing similar but slightly different watching experiences, which will be detailed below. For fans of crime procedural dramas, some of the most popular and iconic series which provided a similar watching experience were The Mentalist and Criminal Minds. A…

  • The Criminal Minds franchise spawned two spin-offs, namely Suspect Behavior and Beyond Borders, each failing to surpass two seasons: below we will look at why. For any network with a popular flagship show, it is common for them to consider expanding the world of the franchise, and CBS was no different when it came to…