Criminal Minds (franchise)
Criminal Minds is a media franchise of American television programs created by Jeff Davis. The police procedural thriller series follow the work of the members of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) of the FBI.
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The original television series Criminal Minds premiered on September 22, 2005 to February 19, 2020 on CBS, followed by spin-offs Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders which premiered on the same network on February 16, 2011 and March 16, 2016 respectively. In April 2012, a video game was released based on the series. In February 2021, it was announced that a 10-episode revival of original series was officially greenlit by Paramount+. A planned true-crime docuseries, titled The Real Criminal Minds was also ordered by Paramount+.
Three television series make up the Criminal Minds franchise: Criminal Minds, Suspect Behavior, and Beyond Borders. All series in total amount to 373 episodes across 19 seasons of television.