Criminal Minds Season 16: Release Date, Cast, New Season/Cancelled?

Criminal dramas and thrillers are one of the most popular genres of the current times. Shows based on the police force and their lives have been gaining a lot of popularity amongst the different thrillers. Criminal minds is an American television show that has been aired in various countries and continents and has a massive fan base across the globe.

Criminal minds revolve around the lives of a group of criminal profilers. These criminal profilers are associated with the FBI under its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). They use behavioral analysis and similar techniques to investigate different criminal cases and solve them by figuring out the perpetrators. They call their perpetrators, UnSub or Unknown Subject. It also encompasses the different incidents from their personal lives.

Show details:

More about the show:

Criminal minds is a popular American television series that belongs to the genre of police procedural thriller, crime drama, and mystery. It has been created by Jeff Davis. 

It stars Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A. J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Paget Brewster, Joe Mantegna, Rachel Nichols, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez, Damon Gupton, and Daniel Henney in important roles. 

It has been shot across the different locations of the United States and in English. It has 15 seasons and 324 episodes. The executive producers of the show are Mark Gordon, Jeff Davis, Edward Allen Bernero, Deborah Spera, Chris Mundy, Simon Mirren, Erica Messer, Janine Sherman Barrois, Breen Frazier, Harry Bring, and Glenn Kershaw.

Each of its episodes ran for approximately 42 minutes. The production companies involved in the making of the show are The Mark Gordon Company, Entertainment One, Touchstone Television, ABC Studios, Paramount Network Television, CBS Paramount Network Television, and CBS Television Studios. 

The distributors of the show are CBS Television Distribution (U.S.), Buena Vista Television, Disney–ABC Domestic Television, and Disney Media Distribution. The show aired successfully from September 22, 2005, to February 19, 2020.

Plot:

The show revolves around a group of criminal profilers who work in association with the FBI and help them in investigating different crime cases to find out the perpetrators.

Characters:

• Mandy Patinkin featured in the role of Jason Gideon who is a Senior Supervisory Special Agent.

• Thomas Gibson featured in the role of Aaron Hotchner who is a Unit Chief.

• Lola Glaudini featured in the role of Elle Greenaway who is a Supervisory Special Agent.

• Shemar Moore featured in the role of Derek Morgan Supervisory who is a Special Agent/ Unit Chief.

• Matthew Gray Gubler featured in the role of Dr. Spencer Reid is a Supervisory Special Agent.

• A. J. Cook featured in the role of Jennifer Jareau who is a Communications Liaison / Supervisory Special Agent. 

• Kirsten Vangsness featured in the role of Penelope Garcia who is a Technical Analyst / Communications Liaison.

• Paget Brewster featured in the role of Emily Prentiss who is a Supervisory Special Agent / Unit Chief.

• Joe Mantegna featured in the role of David Rossi who is a Senior Supervisory Special Agent.

• Rachel Nichols featured in the role of Ashley Seaver who is an FBI Cadet / Special Agent.

• Jeanne Tripplehorn featured in the role of Dr. Alex Blakemwho is a Linguistics Expert.

• Jennifer Love Hewitt featured in the role of Kate Callahannwho is an Undercover Agent.
• Aisha Tyler was featured in the role of Dr. Tara Lewis who is a Forensic Psychologist.

Episodes:

The show Criminal Minds had 15 seasons. 

• Its first season had 22 episodes and it aired from September 22, 2005, to May 10, 2006. 
• The second season had 23 episodes and it aired from September 20, 2006, to May 16, 2007. 
• The third season had 20 episodes and it aired from September 26, 2007, to May 21, 2008.
• The fourth season had 26 episodes and it aired from September 24, 2008, to May 20, 2009.
• The fifth season had 23 episodes and it aired from September 23, 2009, to May 26, 2010. 
• The sixth season of the show had 24 episodes and it aired from September 22, 2010, to May 18, 2011. 
• Its seventh season had 24 episodes and it aired from September 21, 2011, to May 16, 2012.
• Its eighth season had  24 episodes aired from September 26, 2012, to May 22, 2013.
• Its ninth season had 24 episodes and it aired from September 25, 2013, to May 14, 2014.
• The tenth season of the show had 23 episodes and it aired from October 1, 2014, to May 6, 2015.
• The eleventh season of the show had 22 episodes and it aired from September 30, 2015, to May 4, 2016.
• The twelfth season of the show had 22 episodes and it aired from September 28, 2016, to May 10, 2017. 
• The thirteenth season of the show had 22 episodes and it aired from September 27, 2017, to April 18, 2018. 
• The fourteenth season of the show had 15 episodes and it aired from October 3, 2018 to February 6, 2019.
• The fifteenth season of the show has 10 episodes and it aired from January 8, 2020, to February 19, 2020.

Will there be a season 16?

The sixteenth season of Criminal Minds is long due. Fans of the show have been eagerly waiting for its release. It has been suggested that makers of the show might very soon announce its sixteenth season.