CRIMINAL MINDS: DEBRA J. FISHER, HOLLY HAROLD & MARK BRUNER - TUESDAY NIGHTS

Criminal Minds: I am THRILLED to announce that Debra J. Fisher is the Co-Exec. Producer of ABC' new fall show, "The Forgotten." Joining Deb on the writing staff are two other talented ex-Criminal Minds writers, Holly Harold and Mark Bruner! Criminal Minds' loss of these three fantastic writers is definately The Forgotten's gain. So lets rally all the fans of Criminal Minds to watch their new show. Here is the latest ABC press release:

CHRISTIAN SLATER JOINS ABC'S "THE FORGOTTEN"

Actor Christian Slater has joined the cast of "The Forgotten," the new drama series premiering TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

From executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer, "The Forgotten" focuses on a team of dedicated amateurs "The Forgotten Network" who work on murder cases involving unidentified victims. After the police have given up, this group, led by Alex Donovan (Slater), must first solve the puzzle of the victim's identity in order to then help catch the killer. These are ordinary people solving extraordinary crimes, and their persistence and compassion put them on a personal and emotional journey to give names back to the deceased.

"The Forgotten" also stars Michelle Borth ("Tell Me You Love Me") as Candace, Bob Stephenson ("Jericho") as Walter, Anthony Carrigan ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent") as Tyler and Rochelle Aytes ("Dirt") as Detective Grace Russell.

The series is produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Warner Bros. Television. Mark Friedman ("Home of the Brave") is executive producer/writer. Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and Lukas Reiter ("Law & Order") are executive producers; KristieAnne Reed, Debra Fisher and Stephen Gallagher are co-executive producers; and Danny Cannon is director/executive producer.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=92464605982 We started a fan group for the show. Please join!

CRIMINAL MINDS RATINGS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 5, 2009

Criminal Minds: Another week of great ratings for Criminal Minds. Here is the Nielsen ratings info for the week ending July 5th. Great job Criminal Minds!

1. "America's Got Talent" (Tues), NBC, 13.15 million viewers.
2. "America's Got Talent" (Wed), NBC, 11.44 million viewers.
3. "NCIS," CBS, 10.83 million viewers.
4. "The Mentalist" (Tuesday), CBS, 10.55 million viewers.
5. "The Mentalist," CBS, 9.79 million viewers.
6. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 9.29 million viewers.
7. "60 Minutes," CBS, 8.39 million viewers.
8. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 8.236 million viewers.
9. "America's Got Talent," NBC, 8.235 million viewers.
10. "CSI: NY," CBS, 8.20 million viewers.
11. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 8.04 million viewers.

CRIMINAL MINDS BLOG NOTES: JOE, KIRSTEN, LINKS & CONTEST

Criminal Minds: Reminder that today is Kirsten Vangsness' birthday. Please sign the birthday card in the post below. Tonight is the chat with Joe Mantegna, David Rossi on Criminal Minds. We're redesigning the Criminal Minds Fanatic blog in preparation for season five and have space for 10 links. If you have a Criminal Minds link that you'd like us to post please email it to displacednewyorker@gmail.com. Late tonight or early tomorrow we will be announcing a new Criminal Minds contest here on the blog. We hope everyone has fun with it. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS BIRTHDAY CARD FOR KIRSTEN VANGSNESS

Criminal Minds: Kirsten Vangsness, Penelope on Criminal Minds, celebrates her birthday on Tuesday, July 7th. Please use this thread to wish Kirsten a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY. :)

Happy Birthday Kirsten!

CRIMINAL MINDS CHAT WITH JOE MANTEGNA

Criminal Minds: Joe Mantegna, David Rossi on Criminal Minds, will be joining us in the Criminal Minds Fanatic chat room on Tuesday, July 7th at 9pm est. Please email the Criminal Minds moderators for the password: cmfchat@gmail.com

CRIMINAL MINDS: IF YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS THEN WE'LL GET YOU ANSWERS

Criminal Minds Fans: Please use this thread to post any questions you might have for any of the Criminal Minds actors, producers, directors, writers or crew and we will do our best to get your questions answered. Joe Mantegna, David Rossi on Criminal Minds, will be in the chat room on Tuesday. Any questions you post for him will be asked at that time. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS: 'MY SIDE OF THE STORY"

Criminal Minds: DEMONOLOGY written by Chris Mundy, starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness, features a great song by HODGES, the artist that Amanda Bernero-Koiter's husband Jason drums for. Jason will be touring with them this summer. The song is really amazing. The song will be featured in the final scene of the episode and is titled "My Side of the Story". The guy is an upcoming music celebrity who has just been recently signed to RTel Records and I'm sure that everyone will be hearing these guys on the radio very soon. For more info on Hodges you can visit his myspace and webpage at:

www.myspace.com/hodges
www.hodgeslive.com

CRIMINAL MINDS: PAGET TALKS ABOUT "DEMONOLOGY"

Criminal Minds: Paget Brewster on Criminal Minds, gave the following interview with TV Guide when the episode first aired and I am reposted part of it and the link WITH their permission:

This week on CBS' Criminal Minds (Wednesdays at 9 pm/ET), Paget Brewster steps front and center when a rogue priest conjures up demons from Prentiss' past. Brewster gave us a preview of the episode, as well as mooned over upcoming guest star Alex O'Loughlin.

TVGuide.com: I hear we're getting a healthy helping of Prentiss this week.
Paget Brewster: Oh my god, it was exhausting! [Laughs] When you're on an ensemble show and you're messing around with everybody every day and you're not in every scene, and then all of a sudden you're in every scene, it's rough. I would not want to be Hugh Laurie.

TVGuide.com: The episode is titled "Demonology" and it says, "Prentiss has a personal connection to one of the victims in a series of deaths with religious overtones." Man, you can almost hear the thunderclap in the background.
Brewster: Basically we discover that a priest is performing exorcisms outside of the church guidelines. Bruce Davison plays a Catholic priest we go to for advice, and he tells us, "Hey, the church knows it's done, but there are certain guidelines you have to follow," and this "renegade" isn't doing that. The question becomes, "Is this guy actually chasing a demon or is this guy a serial killer?" If we get this guy, are we stopping someone from doing a good thing?

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Criminal-Minds-Paget-1003907.aspx

CRIMINAL MINDS: ED BERNERO & JON CASSAR CHAT

Criminal Minds: Ed Bernero, Exec Producer of Criminal Minds, has accepted our invitation to join Director Jon Cassar in the Criminal Minds Fanatic chat room to discuss episode #503. Date/time to be announced. Thanks Ed and Jon! We're all looking forward to the chat.

CRIMINAL MINDS: THANK YOU NOTE FROM THOMAS GIBSON

Criminal Minds: Thomas Gibson, Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds, emailed a thank you note for both the birthday card everyone signed on the blog and the donation we made in his honor to the American Cancer Foundation:

Jill--

This is incredibly generous and considerate and just proves again how great our fans are...

Thanks!

Best regards,
Thomas

CRIMINAL MINDS BIRTHDAY CARD FOR THOMAS GIBSON

Criminal Minds: Thomas Gibson, Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds, celebrates his birthday on Friday, July 3rd. Please use this thread to wish Mr. Gibson a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY. :)

Happy Birthday Thomas!

CRIMINAL MINDS PRESS RELEASE FOR "DEMONOLOGY"

Criminal Minds: CBS press release for "Demonology". A young Prentiss. Looks like another great new Criminal Minds episode in our future.

"Demonology" - Agent Prentiss has a personal connection to one of the victims in a series of deaths with religious overtones, on CRIMINAL MINDS, REBROADCAST July 8th (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

GUEST CAST:
Father Paul Silvano............ Carmen Argenziano
Matthew Benton........................... Jaret Sacrey
Young Man................................... David Mate
John Cooley............................ Walton Goggins
Medical Examiner....................... Pamala Tyson
Andrea Benton........................... Roxanne Hart
Tom Benton................................ James Remar
Marie Valentine............................ Joanne Ryan
Cab Driver............................ Ian Foster Woolf
Patrick Cavanaugh..................... David Sullivan
Father Davison.......................... Bruce Davison
Uniformed Officer................ Michael Buonomo
Valerie........................................ Dana Cuomo
Priest #1......................... Weston I. Nathanson
Priest #2........................................ Cliff Berens
Morgue Technician.................... Kelly Michaels
Young Prentiss.......................... Danielle Lester
Young Matthew................................ Sean Holt

WRITTEN BY: Chris Mundy
DIRECTED BY: Edward Allen Bernero

Criminal Minds - Family Affair

Criminal Minds video courtesy of CBS. "Demonology" written by Chris Mundy. Emily (Paget Brewster) visits Matthew's family to understand how they could let their son undergo an exorcism. Criminal Minds starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

Criminal Minds - Religious Practice

Criminal Minds video courtesy of CBS. "Demonology" written by Chris Mundy. The group starts to wonder if Matthew's death is related to an exorcism. Criminal Minds starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

CRIMINAL MINDS: "KILL ME, DEADLY" REVIEW

Criminal Minds: Here is an except and link to the review for Kirsten Vangsness', Penelope Garcia on Criminal Minds, new play entitled "Kill Me, Deadly."

After the murder inevitably takes place, the suspects include the dowager's fired Guatemalan gardener (Phinneas Kiyomura), her uppity butler (Ezra Buzzington), her wacko son (Nicholas S. Williams), her spoiled daughter (Megan Bartle), and a histrionic femme fatale in a flaming-red gown (Kirsten Vangsness in the production's funniest portrayal—a damsel-in-distress who's as helpless as Attila the Hun).

http://www.backstage.com/bso/reviews-la-theatre/kill-me-deadly-1003990363.story

Criminal Minds - An Old Friend's Death

Criminal Minds video courtesy of CBS. "Demonology" written by Chris Mundy. Emily (Paget Brewster) is shaken up when she suspects her old high school friend is murdered. Criminal Minds starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

CRIMINAL MINDS: JON CASSAR WILL DIRECT THIRD EPISODE OF SEASON FIVE

Criminal Minds episode #503 will be directed by Jon Cassar. Mr. Cassar worked with Criminal Minds' Exec. Producer Ed Bernero on the pilot for "Washington Field." He announced it today on twitter:

"Its Official - In 3 weeks I'll be directing an episode of CRIMINAL MINDS (#503) for my friends Ed Bernero and Charles Carroll-from WF pilot"

CRIMINAL MINDS BLOG NOTES: JULY 1

Criminal Minds blog notes: Please forward all requests and potential questions for the Criminal Minds chat with Joe Mantegna to the Criminal Minds Fanatic mods at cmfchat@gmail.com.

Please remember to sign the birthday card for Thomas Gibson here:

http://criminalmindsfanatic.blogspot.com/2009/06/criminal-minds-birthday-card-for-thomas.html

Please sign the birthday card for Kirsten Vangsness here when I post it in a few days. Thanks everyone and remember that "Cold Comfort" is airing this evening.

Criminal Minds calendar for July is courtesy of Lea. Welcome to rebroadcast month number two. Plenty of great Criminal Minds reruns to watch! Reminder that we have our chat with Joe Mantegna coming up soon! Please sign the birthday card for Thomas Gibson. I will add a card for Kirsten in a few days. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS: HERE COMES OUR CHIPMUNK MATTHEW!

Criminal Minds: Here is the newest trailer for "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" starring Matthew Gray Gubler, Dr. Spencer Reid on Criminal Minds.

In the follow-up to the 2007 family comedy Alvin, Theodore and Simon meet their female counterparts, The Chipettes. The film opens Christmas Day and stars Jason Lee, Justin Long, David Cross, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate and Amy Poehler.

CRIMINAL MINDS QUOTES FOR "COLD COMFORT"

Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc.

Criminal Minds: Here are the quotes from Criminal Minds #414 "Cold Comfort":

"And so, all the night-tide, I lay down by the side. Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride. In the sepulchre there by the sea. In her tomb by the sounding sea." - Edgar Allen Poe

"For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

CRIMINAL MINDS SCREENCAPS FOR "COLD COMFORT"

Criminal Minds screencaps for "Cold Comfort" are courtesy of Keren. Written by Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin. Criminal Minds starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

CRIMINAL MINDS NIELSEN RATINGS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 28, 2009

Criminal Minds scored very well in the Nielsen ratings for the week ending June 28, 2009. Criminal Mind starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

1. "America's Got Talent" (Tues), NBC, 11.46 million viewers.
2. "NCIS," CBS, 11.09 million viewers.
3. "America's Got Talent" (Wed), NBC, 10.4 million viewers.
4. "The Mentalist," CBS, 9.15 million viewers.
5. "60 Minutes," CBS, 8.79 million viewers.
6. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 8.74 million viewers.
7. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 8.69 million viewers.
8. "20/20 Special Edition" (Thurs), ABC, 8.17 million viewers.
9. "CSI: Miami," CBS, 8.01 million viewers.
10. "Wipeout," ABC, 7.8 million viewers.
11. "So You Think Can Dance" (Wed), Fox, 7.62 million viewers.
12. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 7.56 million viewers.

CRIMINAL MINDS: "COLD COMFORT" REBROADCAST - JULY 1ST

Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc.

Criminal Minds: "Cold Comfort" -- Cybil Shepherd guest stars as Mrs. Gless, the mother of a suspect in a murder case, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Rebroadcast on Wednesday, July 1st (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

Written by Dan Dworkin and Jay Beattie. Directed by Anna Foerster.

CRIMINAL MINDS VIDS FROM "COLD COMFORT"

Criminal Minds videos for "Cold Comfort" courtesy of CBS. Starring Joe Mangegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.


Hotchner and Rossi arrive in time to save the unsub's last victim from death


Prentiss' interview with a suspect gives Reid insight into the unsub's motives


When Rossi and J.J. talk to a victim's family, Rossi takes a personal interest


The team gives the local law enforcement insight into the unsub's mind


Reid and Morgan speak with the medical examiner and learn that the killer has a couple of strange fetishes

CRIMINAL MINDS: ED BERNERO ATTENDED 8TH ANNUAL NUTS FOR MUTTS DOG SHOW

Criminal Minds: Ed Bernero, Exec. Producer of Criminal Minds, was a judge at the 8th Annual Nuts For Mutts Dog Show & Pet Fair on May 17th. Here is some info on the event and a link:

The 8th Annual Nuts for Mutts Dog Show and Pet Fair is the most unique canine competition in the world and is back this year at Shepard Stadium in Woodland Hills, on Sunday, May 17th

The Nuts for Mutts Dog Show and Pet Fair will feature something for every member of the family. Highlights include a mixed breed dog show, pet adoptions, a fair with vendors selling everything from healthy dog treats to fashionable pet carriers, great food, live music, a silent auction, kid’s corner and more. Everything benefits the nonprofit animal rescue organization, New Leash on Life.

http://lastheplace.com/2009/05/01/8th-annual-nuts-for-mutts-dog-show-pet-fair-where-celebrities-go-to-the-dogs-for-a-new-leash-on-life/

CRIMINAL MINDS: CBS RATINGS PRESS RELEASE

Criminal Minds: Here is an excerpt from CBS' ratings press release for last week. Criminal Minds did very well considering it was a rerun. Great job Criminal Minds.

CBS top programs of the week: #2 NCIS (R) (an average of 11.09m viewers), #4 THE MENTALIST TUESDAY (R) (9.15m), #5 60 MINUTES (R) (8.79m), #6 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (R) (8.74m), #7 TWO AND A HALF MEN (R) (8.69m), #9 CSI: MIAMI (R) (8.01m), #12 CRIMINAL MINDS (R) (7.56m), #13 CBS NEWS: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON (S) (7.47m), #14 CSI: NY (R) (7.43m), #15 THE BIG BANG THEORY (R) (7.23m), #17 48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY (R) (6.96m), #21 COLD CASE (R) (6.42m), #22 THE MENTALIST 6/25 SPECIAL (R) (S) (6.41m), #23 MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD (R) (6.33m), #27 WITHOUT A TRACE (P) (R) (5.47m) and #30 NUMB3RS (R) (5.20m).

CRIMINAL MINDS: DAN DWORKIN HAS A NEW PROJECT

Criminal Minds: Dan Dworkin, pictured with Jay Beattie in the Criminal Minds writers' room, sent us an email with a link to a project he is working on. Check it out. Dan and his partner Jay Beattie will be writing one episode of Criminal Minds this coming season. Dan's note:

Hello all -

My web series 'action auto' is now live at:

http://actionautotv.com/

check out the episodes, outtakes, and bonus footage. you will laugh...

thanks - Dan

CRIMINAL MINDS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY VALI

Criminal Minds: Happy Birthday to Criminal Minds Fanatic website moderator Vali. Vali just completed a big move across country and is busy settling into her home. We all wish her well and look forward to seeing her in the big Criminal Minds chat with Joe Mantegna. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS: MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER AT PREMIERE

Criminal Minds: Matthew Gray Gubler, Dr. Spencer Reid on Criminal Minds, attended the premiere of (500) Days Of Summer on June 24th. Poor Matthew is on crutches. :)