enn ifer ▁Love ▁H ew itt ), ▁T ara ▁Lewis ▁( A ish a ▁Ty ler ), ▁Luke ▁Al vez ▁( Ad am ▁Rod rig uez ), ▁Stephen ▁Walker ▁( D am on ▁Gu pton ), ▁and ▁Matt ▁Sim m ons ▁( Daniel ▁Hen ney ). ▁ ▁C riminal ▁M inds ▁gained ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁for ▁its ▁character ization , ▁p acing , ▁atmosphere , ▁acting , ▁direct ing , ▁and ▁writing . ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁rating ▁hit ▁for ▁CBS , ▁regularly ▁featuring ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁network ' s ▁most - watch ed ▁cable ▁shows ▁throughout ▁its ▁ 1 5 - year - long ▁run . ▁Its ▁success ▁has ▁spawn ed ▁a ▁media ▁franch ise , ▁with ▁several ▁sp ino ff s , ▁including ▁a ▁South ▁Korean ▁adaptation ▁and ▁a ▁video ▁game . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁renew ed ▁for ▁its ▁fif teenth ▁and ▁final ▁season ▁of ▁ten ▁episodes , ▁which ▁a ired ▁from ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁series ▁in ▁the ▁franch ise ▁to ▁end , ▁following ▁its ▁two ▁spin - off ▁series , ▁C riminal ▁M inds : ▁Sus pect ▁Be havior ▁and ▁C riminal ▁M inds : ▁Bey ond ▁B orders ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁can cellation ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁with ▁low ▁ratings . ▁ ▁Background ▁When ▁the ▁series ▁premier ed ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁it ▁featured ▁F BI ▁agents ▁Jason ▁G ide on ▁( M andy