Show With the final two episodes of Stranger Things Season 4 about to drop on Netflix, many cord-cutters are concentrating on what’s about to premiere on the streamer. But the end of the month also delivers a few disappointments as a number of titles are set to exit the platform. When June turns to July, comedy classics Happy Gilmore and Forgetting Sarah Marshall will no longer be available to stream on Netflix. Unfortunately, the popular CBS series Criminal Minds is also leaving the service. I can’t exactly say how he’s involved, but I’m blaming Stranger Things Season 4 villain Vecna for this streaming catastrophe. Criminal Minds may soon be exiting Netflix, but there are still a few places to watch the beloved procedural online. Where can you stream Criminal Minds? Great question. Here’s everything you need to know. IS CRIMINAL MINDS LEAVING NETFLIX?*** UPDATE (8/19): Criminal Minds originally exited Netflix in late June of 2022… but now it’s back! Seasons 1-12 of Criminal Minds are once again available on Netflix. *** IS CRIMINAL MINDS ON HULU?Yes! All 15 seasons of Criminal Minds are now streaming on Hulu. WHERE TO WATCH CRIMINAL MINDS:Good news! You can currently watch all 15 seasons of Criminal Minds on Paramount+. The streaming service offers the Essential Plan (available for $4.99/month or $49.99/year) as well as an ad-free Premium Plan ($9.99/month or $99.99/year). The Premium Plan is ad-free and includes a CBS live stream. Available on Apple devices, Android TV, Fire TV, Roku, and more, Paramount+ offers a free trial for eligible subscribers. An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country’s most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country’s most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. As the team evolves together, the Behavioral Analysis Unit continues its dedication to using their expertise to pinpoint predators’ motivations and identify their emotional triggers in the attempt to stop them.
For those who fancied tackling their Criminal Minds binges via Netflix, there is good news to be had: The first 10 seasons of the sometimes-dark CBS crime drama are once again available on the streamer, seven weeks after their surprising removal.
Inside Line: Scoop on Criminal Minds Revival, Flash and More UPDATE (9/8/22): And it’s gone again. We give up. From September 2005 to February 2020, Criminal Minds aired 15 seasons/324 episodes on CBS, and all of them can be streamed on either Paramount+ (sign up here) or Hulu (sign up here). Criminal Minds had been a stalwart performer for Netflix until this past June 30, when the streamer’s licensing agreement expired and the 10 seasons it had laid claim to went MIA. As recently as the week of June 20, ahead of its removal, Criminal Minds ranked No. 1 on Nielsen’s U.S. ranking of acquired programs, besting the estimable likes of NCIS, Grey’s Anatomy and Supernatural. Netflix perhaps forecast even greater interest in the series now that a 10-episode revival is in the works, for Paramount+. Bringing back veteran cast members Joe Mantegna (as David), A.J. Cook (JJ), Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope), Aisha Tyler (Tara), Adam Rodriguez (Luke) and Paget Brewster (Emily), the follow-up series will find the team battling “their greatest threat yet — an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers.” Longtime Criminal Minds showrunner/EP Erica Messer will be back to oversee the revival, with Breen Frazier and Chris Barbour returning as writers/executive producers. Want scoop on the Criminal Minds revival, or for any other show? Email and your question may be answered via Matt’s Inside Line. Criminal Minds 2008 Crime, Drama, Mystery MA15+ Criminal Minds revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyse the country’s most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. As the team evolves together, the BAU continues its dedication to using its expertise to pinpoint predators’ motivations and identify their emotional triggers in attempts to stop them. Thankfully, you can catch up with Prentiss, JJ, Reid and company on streaming. Season 15 of Criminal Minds drops on Disney+ in Australia on 6 August 2021, joining the previous seasons of the hit show already on the platform. Over the course of the final season, the team continues to hunt dangerous killers, with a particular interest in Everett Lynch, also known as The Chameleon. Elsewhere, Reid and JJ have to deal with an awkward situation, Cat Adams returns and several members of the squad are considering career changes. It's the end of an era – and you'll definitely want to witness that. Criminal Minds fans, it finally happened. After years of being able to stream the longtime procedural drama on Netflix, the streamer said goodbye to the hit TV series. In other words, it might be a little harder for folks to get to know (or revisit) the fan-favorite group of criminal profilers in the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) of the FBI. Before we do anything, let's recap what's going on. After 15 seasons of airing on CBS, the show ended in early 2020. While viewers were not too thrilled about its abrupt finish, their faith was restored in February 2021 when an announcement revealed a reboot was coming out on Paramount+. Yes, there may have been back and forth over whether the show was officially "dead." But Deadline reported early this year in February that a revival was still on the table, with six actors returning: Joe Mantegna, Kirsten Vangsness, Adam Rodriguez, A.J. Cook, Aisha Tyler and Paget Brewster, making the news that much sweeter. Here's the thing though: Until we know more information about the reboot (like when it will premiere), fans will need to figure out a new way to stream the original series since it's no longer on Netflix. Read on to learn more details about how you can continue getting your fill of investigative cases. CBSWhere to watch or stream Criminal Minds:Criminal MindsAll 15 seasons of Criminal Minds are available to stream on Paramount+. Fun fact: The show has actually been living on the site since last September. To start watching Criminal Minds online, you'll need to have a Paramount+ account first. If you don't have a login yet, you can try out the platform with a free one-week trial before choosing a plan. The essential plan starts at $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year with limited ads. While the premium plan costs $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year with no ads and downloading capabilities. Students will want to take advantage of the 25% discounted rate offered on the site. If you're already subscribed, you just need to head over to the show's page on the Paramount+ website or the Paramount+ app. But in case you're not interested in signing up for another streaming platform, Hulu also has three seasons of Criminal Minds (13, 14 and 15) as part of their library. Elsewhere on the internet, Criminal Minds is available to watch when you buy episodes or seasons on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Google Play Store and Vudu. Alternatively, you can also use a streaming platform service that has a live TV component with DVR and record Criminal Minds as it airs on different channels. YouTube TV subscribers can do this by adding the show to their library and watching it anytime. Happen to be caught up on all 15 seasons? Read about what to expect in the Criminal Minds reboot here: Adrianna FreedmanEditorial Assistant As the entertainment and news editorial assistant for Good Housekeeping, Adrianna (she/her) writes about everything TV, movies, music and pop culture. She graduated from Yeshiva University with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in business management. She covers shows like The Rookie, 9-1-1 and Grey's Anatomy, though when she’s not watching the latest show on Netflix, she’s taking martial arts or drinking way too much coffee. |