According to Variety, "Criminal Minds: Evolution" is ending with its upcoming Season 20 on Paramount+, with the final season airing in 2027. The show ran 15 seasons on CBS, revived as "Evolution" on Paramount+ in 2022, and showrunner Erica Messer says it's "hard to put into words what 'Criminal Minds' has meant to all of us who have been fortunate enough to be part of this extraordinary journey."
The show that profiled everyone else just got profiled, and the profile says: dead. The Behavioral Analysis Unit — the squad that survived 20 seasons, a fake cancellation in 2020, a streaming revival, and one spinoff that lasted exactly one season (RIP Suspect Behavior, 2026: one season, zero eulogies) — is finally being sent home. Season 20 lands in 2027, which means the unit gets a full year to pretend it isn't dying.
Here's the fun part: Paramount is killing it while it's still a Top 10 show. Streaming math in 2026 is that you can be a Top 10 hit and still have a death date. The fans whose "unwavering loyalty" kept this thing alive for two decades are now writing the eulogy, which is fitting — this show was always about strangers writing down what they think you are.
Messer says the show means everything to everyone involved, and one cast member hinted the ending might not be the ending. That's the exact sentence the network has been saying since 2020. The whiteboard gets one last eraser.
YOUR TURN: What's the one criminal profile you're taking with you to the grave?
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