Will there be season 16 of Criminal Minds?
Olivia Hensley
Updated on March 14, 2026
As per reports, Criminal Minds Season 16 is happening, and it will debut on
CBS Network
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Who is coming back for season 16 of Criminal Minds?
A Criminal Minds revival, technically Criminal Minds season 16, is coming and it opens up the chance that Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) will finally return. Two years after the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit's (BAU) final outing, the team is being re-assembled.Is there a season 17 of Criminal Minds?
Yes! After more than a year of waiting and wondering, we found out the Criminal Minds reboot is “still very much in development,” according to Tanya Gills, Chief Programming Officer at ViacomCBS Streaming.Is there a season 20 of Criminal Minds?
On January 10, 2019, CBS renewed the series for a fifteenth and final season consisting of 10 episodes, which was held for mid-season. The season eventually premiered on January 8, 2020. During the course of the series, 324 episodes of Criminal Minds aired, between September 22, 2005, and February 19, 2020.Is Criminal Minds making a come back?
'Criminal Minds' Star Joe Mantegna Pretty Much Confirmed That the Show Is Coming Back. The CBS drama might be given a reboot after its 15th season aired in 2020.Criminal Minds Season 16 Release Date
Why is Reid not in season 14?
Both Gubler and Reid needed some time away from the BAUFor Matthew Gray Gubler, his contract included time off to work on other projects, which is understandable given his 11 years playing the same character. As for his character, the early absences were explained by having Reid away visiting with his mother.