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Criminal Minds (2005)

Criminal Minds centers on cases of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), a group of elite criminal profilers who analyze the country's most notorious criminals as they look to anticipate their next moves before they strike again. Starting in 2005, Criminal Minds ran for 15 seasons before getting a revival show, Criminal Minds: Evolution, in 2022.

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Criminal Minds
TV-14
Mystery
Drama
Crime

Cast
shemar moore , Kirsten Vangsness , Paget Brewster , Thomas Gibson , Joe Mantegna , Matthew Gray Gubler , A.J. Cook , Mandy Patinkin , Lola Glaudini , Rachel Nichols , Jennifer Love Hewitt , Aisha Tyler
Release Date
September 22, 2005
Seasons
16
Network
CBS
Franchise(s)
Criminal Minds
Writers
Jeff Davis
Showrunner
Erica Messer , Jeff Davis

Summary

Criminal Minds centers on cases of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), a group of elite criminal profilers who analyze the country's most notorious criminals as they look to anticipate their next moves before they strike again. Starting in 2005, Criminal Minds ran for 15 seasons before getting a revival show, Criminal Minds: Evolution, in 2022.

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