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"Criminal Minds producer Erica Messer has confirmed that the current season will end on a cliffhanger. The showrunner told TV Guide that the sixth season finale will see the BAU team come under threat from a financial crisis. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s about our team and the financial cost of crime fighting,&amp;quot; she explained. &amp;quot;The goal [with this episode] was to show how much the world needs our heroes and how important it is that we keep the team together. &amp;quot;Bad guys seem to have endless funds but, as in real life, there are budget cuts in the government, and the team is in jeopardy of being split up.&amp;quot; It was recently confirmed that A.J. Cook will reprise her role as Jennifer &amp;#039;JJ&amp;#039; Jareau in the season finale, having previously been axed from the crime drama Criminal Minds star Thomas Gibson recently insisted that the show&amp;#039;s future is secure. &amp;quot;Each year seems to have contained the challenges of transition, and no greater transition has been called upon than this year,&amp;quot; he suggested. &amp;quot;The show is continuing just like the team is continuing, but hopefully we&amp;#039;re ready for whatever the next transition is.&amp;quot; Criminal Minds continues on Wednesdays at 9/8c on CBS. The sixth season finale will air in May. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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