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Criminal Minds (2005)

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Genre
drama television series, police procedural, thriller television series
Country
United States
Length
19 seasons, 364 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 4,122 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

FBI profilers in the Behavioral Analysis Unit hunt serial killers and violent criminals by analyzing their psychological patterns. The team works together to solve cases across the country.

tensegrittysuspensefulmethodicaldarkintensepsychologicalprocedural

What happens

Criminal Minds is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Jeff Davis which premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005. It follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). Criminal Minds became a ratings success for CBS, consistently ranking among the network’s most-watched programs and winning the People’s Choice Award for Best TV Crime Drama in 2017. Its success has spawned a media franchise, with several spinoffs, a South Korean adaptation, and a video game. Criminal Minds originally culminated after its fifteenth season on February 19, 2020; however, it was revived and re-titled Criminal Minds: Evolution for its sixteenth season, which premiered on Paramount+ in November 2022. In March 2025, Criminal Minds was renewed for a nineteenth season, which is set to premiere on May 28, 2026. In March 2026, Criminal Minds was renewed for a twentieth season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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