Goodbye you, BAU.
CBS announced Criminal Minds, which will air the season 14 finale on February 6, 2019, will come back for one final season. Yep, season 15 will be the last. When the 10-episode season concludes in the 2019-2020 season, Criminal Minds will have produced more than 320 episodes of TV, making it one of the longest-running dramas on American television.
The 15th season will allow the show's writers to wrap up the stories and craft a satisfying conclusion for the dedicated fanbase.
Guest stars over the years have included Tatum O'Neal, Melissa Leo, Jane Lynch, Mark Hamill, Tim Curry, Forest Whittaker and Frankie Muniz.
Season 14 introduced viewers to the personal lives of the agents at the BAU, which will continue in season 15. In the season 14 finale, look for a wedding and a major confession and in the final season, one member of the BAU will be in jeopardy, naturally. This season, the show's cast includes Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Aisha Tyler, Kirsten Vangsness, Adam Rodriguez and Daniel Henney.
Series executive producer and show runner Erica Messer praised the decision to allow them time to wrap up the show. Read more below and find out why so many other shows are ending this year.
Criminal Minds airs Wednesdays, 10 p.m. on CBS.