About the Show

August 2010

CRIMINAL MINDS

CRIMINAL MINDS revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who 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.  The team is lead by Special Agent Aaron Hotchner, a strong profiler who is able to gain people's trust and unlock their secrets.  Other members include Emily Prentiss, the daughter of high-powered diplomats who used to work with Hotchner; Special Agent Derek Morgan, an expert on obsessional crimes; Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid, a classically misunderstood genius whose social IQ is as low as his intellectual IQ is high; and Penelope Garcia, a computer wizard who helps research the cases. Each member brings his or her own area of expertise to the table as they pinpoint predators' motivations and identify their emotional triggers in the attempt to stop them.

Begins its sixth season on the CBS Television Network on Wednesday, Sept. 22

ON AIR: Wednesdays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)

SERIES PREMIERE: Sept. 22, 2005

ORIGINATION: Los Angeles (film)

STARRING:

Joe Mantegna ...............................David Rossi

Thomas Gibson.........................Aaron Hotchner

Paget Brewster........................... Emily Prentiss

Shemar Moore.......................... Derek Morgan

Matthew Gray Gubler............... Dr. Spencer Reid

Kirsten Vangsness.................. Penelope Garcia

PRODUCED BY: ABC Studios in association with CBS Television Studios

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Mark Gordon, Ed Bernero, Deborah Spera, Simon Mirren, Erica Messer, Charles S. Carroll

On the Web: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/criminal_minds/

Photo is available at http://www.cbspressexpress.com//

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Press Contacts:

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