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It's all come down to this, folks: the Season 19 finale of Paramount+ and Showrunner Erica Messer's Criminal Minds: Evolution Once again, the show's writers have found a way to outdo themselves when it comes to the big builds-up – and this season's is a nailbiter Voit's (Zach Gilford) free – and he's on a[...]

Kirsten Vangsness is one of two original Criminal Minds cast members, alongside A J Cook, who have been on the show since it premiered on CBS in 2005 She's appeared in 363 of the 367 episodes, across all 19 seasons, followed by Cook's 344 Vangsness plays Penelope Garcia, the Behavioral Analysis Unit's (BAU) Technical Analyst and Media Liaison Officer,[...]

As one of the new additions to the cast of Criminal Minds in its Evolution era, starting at Season 16, RJ Hatanaka's Tyler Green has had quite a path to the BAU from former military intelligence turned vigilante, as he crossed paths with notorious serial killer Elias Voit, aka Sicarius (Zach Gilford), who murdered his[...]

There's definitely one thing that writer Shealynn Scott and Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution have in common Neither was expecting to have the kind of weekend they just had After writing a piece questioning Paramount's decision to go with fewer episodes per season of the popular procedural and how it could tie the team's creative hands, series[...]

UPDATE (3:11 PM ET): As the backlash to the Criminal Minds: Evolution star's over-the-top reaction to ScreenRant writer Shealynn Scott's opinion piece questioning whether the move to streaming and the reduced number of episodes are impacting the series continued to grow, Paget Brewster returned to social media to post an apology (and remove the post)[...]

I know that they're clearly a fan of the "Criminal Minds" franchise I know that they're clearly not a fan of how the show's move to Paramount+ and the serious drop in the number of episodes per season have impacted the show (now titled "Criminal Minds: Evolution") And I know that they definitely didn't deserve[...]

Just the fact that there's a new episode this week is reason enough to check out Paramount+ and Showrunner Erica Messer's Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 But if you're a fan of Heated Rivalry and series star Connor Storrie, you have even more reason to check out S19E04: "The Witching Hour." Storrie's Lance Kingston is[...]

That's where things stood by the time the final credits rolled on last week's episode of Paramount+ and Showrunner Erica Messer's Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 Now, we have a look at what's in store this week with the release of the official image gallery for S19E04: "The Witching Hour" (you can tell from the title alone[...]

Sure, we've still got a few days to go until the next chapter of Paramount+ and Showrunner Erica Messer's Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 But that doesn't mean it's too soon to pass along the official images for Thursday's episode, S19E03: "Body Count," which is a good thing because that's exactly what we have waiting for[...]

Cook headed out to ATX TV Festival this weekend to talk all things Criminal Minds: Evolution In addition, those in attendance were treated to an exclusive clip – but even if you couldn't be there, we do have an official image gallery from the event to pass along Here's a look at how things went,[...]

When Adam Rodriguez wrapped up his run on CSI: Miami after 10 seasons in 2012, it didn't take him long to hop back on the procedural train and beloved franchise with Criminal Minds, joining the Jeff Davis-created series in 2016 as FBI profiler Luke Alvez, filling in for the departing Shemar Moore, who played Derek[...]

With another new season comes another round of previews for Paramount+ and Showrunner Erica Messer's Criminal Minds: Evolution We've got Season 19 set for a two-episode debut this Thursday, May 28th, which means you can check out the episode overviews, image galleries, and more for S19E01: "Now and Then" and S19E02: "Cluster," along with an official[...]

Showrunner Erica Messer has been synonymous with Criminal Minds since the series' Jeff Davis-created debut Even after the original run ended in 2020, the hiatus was brief Davis moved on and handed the keys to the franchise to Messer, who's been guiding the ship ever since through the Evolution era, with its first season (considered season 16 of canon) on Paramount+[...]

Back in March, the word went out that Showrunner Erica Messer's Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19 would premiere its first two episodes on Thursday, May 28th, with a sneak peek to get the ball rolling As if that wasn't good enough, we also learned that the hit streaming series had been renewed for a 20th season[...]

Paramount+ had a double dose of big news to share with fans of Criminal Minds: Evolution First up, they can mark down May 28th as the hit streaming series's Season 19 premiere (with episodes dropping weekly after that)- but that's far from all! A sneak peek was also released (which you can check out above),[...]

As the world continues to reel from the passing of Nicholas Brendon at the age of 54, the actor, best known for his role as Xander Harris on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, also played fan-favorite Kevin Lynch, a technical analyst at the Behavioral Analysis Unit on the CBS procedural series Criminal Minds Appearing in 21[...]

The role she is now most synonymous with these days is BAU chief Emily Prentiss on the CBS procedural series Criminal Minds Appearing in 15 of the 18 seasons, including the current Evolutions revival on Paramount+, Brewster has become one of the longest-tenured cast members of the series, with 225 episodes, the seventh behind Kirsten Vangsness, A[...]

The finale of Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 18 The good news? Prentiss (Paget Brewster) shared with Rossi (Joe Mantegna) the big reveal that the BAU was being purposefully stretched thin by The Engineer and The Disciple to distract them from The Disciple's final move – and final target: Voit (Zach Gilford) The bad news? The revelation[...]

Believe it or not, this week brings the penultimate episode of Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 18, which means it's time to drop an updated preview for S18E09: "CollateRal." Last week saw Tara (Aisha Tyler) coming to terms with her painful past before reawakening from her shooting-induced coma That brings Rebecca (Nicole Pacent) into play, but in[...]

On the plus side, last week's episode of Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution brought Tyler (RJ Hatanaka) some closure, learning what he needed to know about his sister's death from Voit (Zach Gilford) But things did not end on a good note, with the BAU going on lockdown as a "gift" arrives – one signaling that things[...]

In the midst of what's turned out to be a very busy news week for a whole lot of reasons, we wanted to make sure that we didn't forget about fans of Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution Just to be clear? Even though we're previewing S08E06: "Hell Is Empty…," we're doing it very reluctantly[...]

That brings us to a look at the official overview and image gallery for Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution S18E05: "The Brutal Man," with Voit getting some extra help reconciling his past. Photo Credit: Michael Yarish/Paramount+ Criminal Minds: Evolution S18E05: "The Brutal Man" Preview Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 18 Episode 5: "The Brutal Man" – JJ (A[...]

Earlier this week, we passed along the official image gallery for Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution S18E04: "I'm Fine It's Fine Everything is Fine." This week, the spotlight shifts back to Voit (Zach Gilford) as Rossi (Joe Mantegna) and Lewis (Aisha Tyler) try to determine the extent of his amnesia and brain trauma, with some help from Aimee[...]

Last week, Matthew Gray Gubler's Spencer Reid returned to help the team say goodbye to one of their own in what might be one of the most memorable episodes of Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution yet That brings us to this week's episode, with S18E04: "I'm Fine It's Fine Everything is Fine" shifting the spotlight back to Voit[...]

Though not losing sight of what Voit (Zach Gilford) might be planning, it was clear what the focus of this week's episode of Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution would be S18E03: "Time to Say Goodbye" focused on the tragic and heartbreaking loss of JJ's (A J Cook) husband, Will LaMontagne (Josh Stewart), and the team saying goodbye[...]

As we mentioned in our previous preview for Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution S18E03: "Time to Say Goodbye," this week's chapter focuses on the heartbreaking fallout from last episode's tragic death of JJ's (A J Cook) husband, Will LaMontagne (Josh Stewart), from a thyroid-related aneurysm But as the team mourns and buries one of their own, Rossi[...]

Criminal Minds: Evolution was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past six years Founded sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen years before that,[...]

We're back with your weekly look at what's ahead with the 18th season of Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution For this go-around, we have the heartbreaking fallout from last episode's tragic death of JJ's (A J Cook) husband, Will LaMontagne (Josh Stewart), from a thyroid-related aneurysm But even as the team mourns and buries one of their[...]

Welcome back to our weekly preview of what's going down with the 18th season of Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution Heading into this week's episode, S18E02: "The Zookeeper," the BAU finds itself in another race against time to stop a dormant Sicarius Network killer who's gone active from killing again And based on what's going on[...]

If you're a fan of Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution, then we don't need to tell you why tomorrow's a big day That's right, the 18th season of the hit series debuts on Paramount+ with S18E01: "Swimmer's Calculus." To help get you ready for what's to come, we have a look at the official overview and image[...]