Criminal Minds (2005)
To catch a criminal, you have to think like one.
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 22 September 2005 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Created by | Jeff Davis |
| Starring | Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster and Adam Rodriguez |
| Seasons | 19 seasons, 364 episodes |
| Episode length | about 42 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 255 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.3/10 |
Where to watch Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds is streaming on Prime Video ($8.99 a month) in the US. It is also on Hulu ($18.99 a month) and Paramount+ ($13.99 a month). At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 6 months of Prime Video, or $53.94 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Criminal Minds is a 19-season procedural where FBI agents predict how a killer will strike next. That is the hook. You are not watching to see if they catch the guy. You are watching to see if the team correctly guesses his next move before he makes it. The tagline says you have to think like one to catch one. It is a long road to get there. With 364 episodes and 255 hours of runtime, it is a commitment that rivals a full-time job. The team changes often, but the core puzzle remains the same.
How it did with audiences
Criminal Minds skipped the box office entirely, so there are no ticket sales to audit. Instead, it lives on in the numbers people typed into a database. On TMDB, users rate it 8.3 out of 10. The data is quiet, but it is there.
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Sources
- Criminal Minds on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
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