Criminal Minds

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Season 16
Season #: 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7

Critic Reviews

  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joshua Alston
    May 3, 2024
    60
    “Evolution” is a lively and competent extension of a recently ended series, but little more, and it’s certainly not a leap forward.
  2. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    May 3, 2024
    55
    Since “Criminal Minds” was always a show about brutal crimes, the move to Paramount+ doesn’t result in that much more violence on screen, but it does allow star Joe Mantegna to drop the occasional f-bomb.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Kristen Baldwin
    May 3, 2024
    50
    At times the plotting is facile, and the scripts have their share of groaners ("Agent Rossi has forgotten more about serial offenders than we will ever know!"), but nobody comes to Criminal Minds for complexity and nuance. Showrunner Erica Messer knows that her viewers want something very simple and satisfying.