Criminal Minds CBS TV Show
Show Important Facts:
- Aired from 2005-2020 on CBS
- Premise: followed the BAU team analyzing behavior of criminals to solve crimes, particularly serial killers
- Notable for dark, gritty tone and focus on psychology of criminals
- Formula involved the team being briefed on a strange criminal case and then investigating and catching the unsub (unknown subject)
- Massive popularity, regularly one of CBS’s highest rated shows during its run
- Total of 324 episodes over 15 seasons
- Changed casts over time, but Gibson and Gubler were constants for most of the show
- Spinoffs: included Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
- Known for sometimes graphic violence and disturbing criminal cases
- Large ensemble cast allowed for emphasis on different team members and relationships
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Criminal Minds
Plot: Based in Quantico, Virginia, the Behavioral Analysis Unit (B.A.U.) is a subsection of the F.B.I. 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 B.A.U. 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 B.A.U. - 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 B.A.U. have been able to maintain a happy or stable family life.
Information
Runtime: 42 min
Seasons: 17
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Awards: Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. 24 wins & 35 nominations total
Writer: Jeff Davis
Actors: Kirsten Vangsness, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook
Language: English
Country: United States
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