Criminal Minds 

The cases of the F.B.I. Behavioral Analysis Unit (B.A.U.), an elite group of profilers who analyze the nation's most dangerous serial killers and individual heinous crimes in an effort to anticipate their next moves before they strike again.

Creator:

Jeff Davis

Stars:

Matthew Gray Gubler, Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 23 wins & 32 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Dr. Spencer Reid 323 episodes, 2005-2020
Kirsten Vangsness	...	Penelope Garcia 321 episodes, 2005-2020
A.J. Cook	...	Jennifer Jareau 302 episodes, 2005-2020
Joe Mantegna	...	David Rossi 273 episodes, 2007-2020
Thomas Gibson	...	Aaron Hotchner 256 episodes, 2005-2016
Shemar Moore	...	Derek Morgan 253 episodes, 2005-2018
Paget Brewster	...	Emily Prentiss 194 episodes, 2006-2020

Storyline

Based in Quantico, Virginia, the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) is a subsection of the FBI. Called in by local police departments to assist in solving crimes of a serial and/or extremely violent nature where the perpetrator is unknown (referred to by the Unit as the unknown subject or unsub for short), the BAU uses the controversial scientific art of profiling to track and apprehend the unsub. Profiling entails coming up with basic characteristics of the unsub and the victims (referred to as the victimology), using evidence from the case and matching that information to historic precedents and psychological analyses as a means to solve the case. Because of the nature of the work conducted by the BAU - the work being time consuming and psychologically demanding - its members are fiercely loyal to the Unit and to its other members. Also because of the work's overall demanding nature, not many members of the BAU have been able to maintain a happy or stable family life.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | serial murder | murder | 21th century | woman | 

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Taglines:

To catch a criminal, you have to think like one.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

CBS [United States] Sky [UK]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Quantico

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Television, Paramount Network Television, The Mark Gordon Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kate Callahan (Jennifer Love Hewitt) left the show after one season. She was replaced on the team by Dr. Tara Lewis (Aisha Tyler). Hewitt and Tyler played best friends and co-workers on Ghost Whisperer (2005).

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Goofs

Agent Rossi reveals the anniversary of the traumatic death of the parents of the three siblings to be 20 years, but in an earlier episode he says that it was the 21st anniversary.

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Quotes

Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner: How's it having Gideon around?
Penelope Garcia: You can have him back whenever you would like.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Fictional Serial Killers - Television (2012)

User Reviews

Is it Just Me or....

I loved this series.

But, it started a nosedive crash into boredom and sloppiness with the introduction of new actors in place of Thomas Gibson and Matthew Gray Gubler.

The new characters are dull, drab, hamming their roles and do not fit with the group nicely.

The run-time of the episodes also dropped and they wander off into the personal lives of the characters.

Is it just me who feeling the show is going downhill or other fans too?

I hope they will come back to bring the show to its former status.