CRIMINAL MINDS "FEAR & LOATHING" INFO:

Criminal Minds "Fear & Loathing" on Wednesday, February 14, 9pm et/pt: The BAU team travels to an upscale New York neighborhood to hunt a serial killer they fear is racially motivated.

Starring: Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, Mandy Patinkin, Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook, Paget Brewster

Guest Starring: Tiffany Hines (Naomi), Welton Thomas (Cop #1), Sofie Calderon (Stacy), Tony Winters (Rev. Williams), Jaquita Ta'le (Gail), Shaun O'Hagan (Officer Cale), Byrne Offutt (Jeff), David Guzzone (Beat Cop), Camille Winbush (Ally), Denice J. Sealy (Mrs. Davis), Emma Turpen (Bree), Ken Meseroll (Mayor Hughes), Billy Brown (Det. Ware), Yaani King (Tania), Michael A. Shepperd (Mr. Davis), Walter Driver (Ken), David Ramsey (Wakeland), Bianca Bethune (Sandra)
www.cbs.com

CRIMINAL MINDS SCREENCAPS FOR "REVELATIONS", STRIP ONE.

Criminal Minds "Revelations" screencaps courtesy of slashgirl. There are so many wonderful screencaps for this incredible episode that I am dividing them into separate strips. I will post more over the weekend. What a great episode. Kudos again to Kirsten Vangsness, Matthew Gray Gubler, Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook and Paget Brewster. Criminal Minds Rules!

CRIMINAL MINDS: WONDERFUL GUEST STARS

Criminal Minds has had a wonderful list of guest stars in the different episodes. Mary Page Keller, Charles Haid, Jane Lynch, Ray Baker, Gregory Norman Cruz, Jeanetta Amette, Michael Massee, Francesco Quinn, Joanne Whalley, Karen Thomas, Scott Conte, Sunkrish Bala, Robin Thomas, Tim Halligan, Dana Emberson, JoBeth Williams, Skipp Sudduth, Keith Carradine and James Van Der Beek to name just a few. Do you have a favorite Criminal Minds guest star? :)

CRIMINAL MINDS: CBS RATINGS PRESS RELEASE.

"CSI: NY" JOINS "CRIMINAL MINDS" AS ONLY SCRIPTED DRAMAS TO TOP "LOST" IN VIEWERS

"CSI: NY" Wins Time Period in Viewers Topping Highly Promoted Return of "Lost"

Post Super Bowl Broadcast Boosts "Criminal Minds" By +32% in Viewers, +55% in Adults 18-49 and +40% in Adults 25-54 Versus Last First-Run Episode, Also Against "American Idol"

CBS Tops ABC in Adults 18-49 For the Night, With the Network's Highest Wednesday Ratings in Viewers and Key Demos Since November

CSI: NY topped the highly promoted return of "Lost" in viewers while CRIMINAL MINDS received a big post Super Bowl boost with significant gains versus its last first-run Wednesday broadcast, according to preliminary Nielsen Live Plus same-day ratings for Feb. 7.

CSI: NY was first in households (10.2/16), viewers (15.78m), second behind the time period premiere of "Lost" in adults 25-54 (6.0/14), adults 18-49 (4.9/12) and adults 18-34 (3.7/10). CSI: NY topped "Lost" by over one million viewers (vs. 14.68m).

Compared to CSI: NY's first-run, live plus same day delivery this season, CSI NY was up +3% in adults 18-34 (from 3.6/11) and retained 99% of both its household (from 10.3/17) and viewers (from 15.98m) deliveries, 97% of adults 25-54 (from 6.2/15) and 98% of adults 18-49 (from 5.0/12).

CRIMINAL MINDS was second behind FOX's "American Idol" in households (11.0/16), viewers (17.23m), adults 25-54 (6.6/14) and adults 18-49 (5.1/12). This matches CRIMINAL MINDS best ever Wednesday delivery in adults 25-54 and is the best performance for the program ever against "American Idol" in households, viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

In its first regularly scheduled broadcast since its post Super Bowl airing on Sunday, CRIMINAL MINDS posted significant increases over its last first-run episode.

Compared to its last first-run broadcast, also opposite "American Idol," CRIMINAL MINDS was up +32% in viewers (from 13.07m), +55% in adults 18-49 (from 3.3/07) and +40% in adults 25-54 (from 4.7/10).

At 8:00 PM, CRIMINAL MINDS (R) (S) was second in households (7.0/11), viewers (10.27m), adults 25-54 (3.8/09) and adults 18-49 (2.8/08), all behind a first run episode of "Bones" on FOX.

For the night, CBS was second in households (9.4/14), viewers (14.43m), adults 25-54 (5.5/13) and adults 18-49 (4.3/10, +0.1 ahead of ABC). This is CBS's best Wednesday delivery in households, viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 since Nov. 29, 2006.

www.cbs.com

CRIMINAL MINDS: KIRSTEN VANGSNESS HAS UPDATED HER CBS BLOG!

Kirsten Vangsness (Garcia on Criminal Minds) has updated her CBS blog. Go and check it out. Since you can't comment there feel free to comment here and maybe she will come by again and get to see your responses. She is awesome. :)

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/criminal_minds/blog.php

CRIMINAL MINDS: SCREENCAPS FOR "REVELATIONS"

Stacy (slashgirl) is busy making Criminal Minds "Revelations" screencaps for us but she was kind enough to send some preview caps. Thanks Stacy.

CRIMINAL MINDS: DID YOU NOTICE?

Did anyone notice that Matthew Gray Gubler's character Dr. Spencer Reid was wearing his infamous mismatched socks in last night's episode of Criminal Minds? Thanks to Stacy (slashgirl) for catching that tidbit for us. I totally missed it. Did you notice it?

CRIMINAL MINDS: "REVELATIONS" SONGS & QUOTE INFO:

The songs from tonight's Criminal Minds episode "Revelations" were "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones and "The Funeral" by Band of Horses.

The quote from this episode was said by Hotchner: "There is not a righteous man on earth, who does what is right and never sins." Ecclesiastes

I was so engrossed by the episode I missed them but the great people in the Yahoo Criminal Minds chat pieced it all together. Thank you gals. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS VALENTINES DAY QUESTION:

Lets play a game while we wait for our Criminal Minds episode tonight. If I gave you $100 to go Valentines Day shopping with: Would you buy a gift for Mandy Patinkin, Matthew Gray Gubler, Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook or Paget Brewster? What would the gift be and why would you choose that particular gift?

CRIMINAL MINDS "THE BIG GAME" RATINGS

NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH RATINGS FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEB. 4TH
1. Super Bowl XLI, CBS, 93.2 million viewers
2. Super Bowl XLI "Post Gun," CBS, 81.5 million viewers
3. Super Bowl XLI Postgame, CBS, 57.3 million viewers
4. "American Idol" (Tue.), Fox, 33.7 million viewers
5. "American Idol" (Wed.), Fox, 31.8 million viewers
6. "House," Fox, 27.3 million viewers
7. "Criminal Minds" (Sun.), CBS, 26.3 million viewers
8. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 24.2 million viewers
9. "CSI," CBS, 21.5 million viewers
10. "Deal or No Deal" (Mon.), NBC, 16.9 million viewers
The drawing of Matthew Gray Gubler (Dr. Spencer Reid) is courtesy of Joey.

CRIMINAL MINDS: KIRSTEN VANGSNESS'S NEW CBS BLOG:

Criminal Minds: Here is the link to Kirsten Vangsness aka Penelope Garcia's new Blog:

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/criminal_minds/blog.php

CRIMINAL MINDS: APPLES, ORANGES, CRITICS & RATINGS

1996, “Friends,” 53 million, NBC
1997 “The X-Files,” 29 million, Fox
1998, “3rd Rock From the Sun,” 33.6 million, NBC
1999, “Family Guy,” 22 million, Fox
2000, “The Practice,” 24 million, ABC
2001, “Survivor: The Australian Outback,” 45.4 million, CBS
2002, “Malcolm in the Middle,” 21 million, Fox
2003, “Alias,” 17.4 million, ABC
2004, “Survivor: All Stars,” 36 million, CBS
2005, “The Simpsons,” 23 million Fox
2006, “Grey’s Anatomy,” 38 million, ABC
2007, "Criminal Minds," 26.2 million, CBS
I am getting sick of reading negative reports pointing out that "Criminal Minds" did not do as well in the after Super Bowl spot as "Grey's Anatomy" did last year. It is like comparing an apple and an orange since both shows are completely different than each other. Lets just talk about the real truth for a moment and see where it gets us. Criminal Minds scored its highest ever ratings with "The Big Game". If I wanted to get snarky, and we all know I can from time to time, I could point out that no show has beaten the "Friends" record set in 1996. Does that mean that all the other shows were failures? No it doesn't. Personally I am thrilled with the overnight numbers. I have read no CBS Press Releases saying they had made the actors go stand in the corner so evidently they are happy with the numbers. The fans of the show enjoyed themselves and new viewers have been added to the fold. And if I might be allowed to get a bit snarky for just a moment then let me point out that the majority of negative articles showing up on the internet are the same article being printed verbatim and rehashed in all the local papers. God love the AP. I stand behind my opinion of the episode and I commend CBS's choice to air the show in such a coveted spot and I commend the writers, the crew and the wonderful cast who gave us such wonderful performances. Kudos to Mandy Patinkin, Kirsten Vangsness, Thomas Gibson, A.J. Cook, Matthew Gray Gubler, Paget Brewster and Shemar (I can dance) Moore.

WELCOME TO NEW CRIMINAL MINDS FANS & AN URGENT PLEA TO THE VETERANS

One of the things we fans were hoping for from the airing of "The Big Game" was an influx of new Criminal Minds fans. Judging by the emails I have received, and am still receiving, the show has accomplished that goal. I truly welcome all the show's newest fans and I hope you will not only tune in tomorrow for "Revelations" but continue to watch Criminal Minds from now on. It is a wonderful show and you have only had a taste of it. The best is yet to come. As I have explained to the many of you I have had the time to email back, amazon.com and most stores are still selling the Criminal Minds: Season One DVDs. Not only will you have all of the Season One episodes but the extras included are priceless.

I need help from my friends and fellow veteran fans. I want every email I have received to be answered as soon as possible but I am drowning. While the majority of the emails are from newbies asking general questions there are also dozens that are asking specific questions about both the show and the actors. Answering these emails, while a pleasure, is also requiring more time than I have. Help. I need help. If you can take the time to answer even just five or ten of these for me in a quick manner please let me know. I think it is very important to answer them quickly so they do not lose their new found interest in the show after they watch "Revelations" tomorrow evening. I thank you all in advance for any help you can give. :)

The lovely Jason Gideon drawing is from our wonderful friend Joey.

CRIMINAL MINDS YAHOO GROUP CHAT INFO:

The Criminal Minds Yahoo Group chat is scheduled for Wednesday, February 7th at 10pm est. "Revelations" looks like it is going to be a wonderful episode. Lets get together and discuss our favorite show and Mandy Patinkin, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, Thomas Gibson, Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook and Paget Brewster. See you all there!

CRIMINAL MINDS: CALLING ALL GARCIA FANS:

I have exciting news for all of Kirsten Vangsness's fans. According to a source at CBS Kirsten will be running her own blog on the CBS website in the next few weeks. I will post a link to the site when it becomes available. This is going to be great. I hope everyone will make a point of visiting her blog and letting her know how much we enjoy her character Garcia on CBS's Criminal Minds. :)

Kirsten's picture above is courtesy of her friend Eric.

CRIMINAL MINDS SCREENCAPS "THE BIG GAME" (LAST SET)

This is the last strip of screencaps from Criminal Minds episode "The Big Game" starring Mandy Patinkin, Matthew Gray Gubler, Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness and Paget Brewster. screencaps courtesy of catty lizzie.

CRIMINAL MINDS SCREENCAPS "THE BIG GAME" (FIRST SET)

This is the first strip of screencaps from Criminal Minds episode "The Big Game" starring Mandy Patinkin, Matthew Gray Gubler, Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness and Paget Brewster. screencaps courtesy of catty lizzie.

CRIMINAL MINDS PROMO FOR "REVELATIONS"

Thanks to azertynin for posting the Criminal Minds Promo clip for "Revelations" in the Yahoo Criminal Minds Group. It looks like Wednesday is going to be GREAT. :)

CBS FAST RATINGS FOR SUPER BOWL & CRIMINAL MINDS

CBS scores with Super Bowl ratings
According to preliminary results, more people watched Peyton Manning and the Colts win Super Bowl XLI than last year's big game.
By Paul R. La Monica, CNNMoney.com editor at large
February 5 2007: 2:23 PM EST
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Preliminary ratings for Super Bowl XLI showed that more people watched the Indianapolis Colts' victory over the Chicago Bears than last year's game featuring the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.

According to a statement by CBS (Charts), which televised the game, the Super Bowl earned an average household rating of 42 and share of 63.

This means that 42 percent of all households in the U.S. were tuned into the game and that 63 percent of all households watching TV on Sunday night were watching the game.

These ratings, if they hold, are slightly higher than last year's ratings. And last year's game had been the most-watched Super Bowl since 1996. Last year's game, which aired on Walt Disney (Charts)-owned ABC, averaged a household rating of 41.6 according to Nielsen Media Research, and a household share of 62.

Nearly 90.7 million viewers tuned into Super Bowl XL last year. Figures for the number of viewers for this year's Super Bowl were not immediately available.

CBS also said that preliminary overnight ratings for a special episode of "Criminal Minds," which aired after the game, averaged a 15.3 household rating and 26 share, the highest ratings ever for the show, which usually airs on Wednesday nights at 9PM EST.

The average ratings for "Criminal Minds" this season are a 9.7 household rating and 15 household share, according to Nielsen Media Research.

But the post-Super Bowl episode of "Criminal Minds" did not appear to do nearly as well as last year's "Grey's Anatomy," which aired on ABC after Super Bowl XL. That episode averaged a 34 rating and a 21 share and was watched by 37.9 million viewers.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/05/news/companies/superbowl_ratings

CRIMINAL MINDS: "REVELATIONS" THIS WEDNESDAY

Criminal Minds, Wednesday February 7, 2007 9pm est. In this conclusion of a special two-part episode, finding the serial killer becomes critical to the BAU when the team realizes Reid is being held captive by the serial killer and a live feed of him bound and gagged is shown on the internet. Meanwhile, Reid's troubled childhood is revealed in flashback sequences as he drifts in and out of consciousness.

Starring: Matthew Gray Gubler (Supervisory Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid), Paget Brewster (Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss), Shemar Moore (Supervisory Special Agent Derek Morgan), Thomas Gibson (Unit Chief), A.J. Cook (Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau), Kirsten Vangsness (Analyst Penelope Garcia), Mandy Patinkin (Senior Supervisory Special Agent Jason Gideon)

Guest Starring: Jane Lynch (Diana Reid), Bill Smitrovich (Det. Farraday), Don Swayze (Man in Black), Remy Thorne (Young Spencer Reid)

info: cbs.com pictured above is Jane Lynch (Diana Reid)

CRIMINAL MINDS PREVIEW SCREENCAPS FOR "THE BIG GAME"

The screencaps for Criminal Minds episode "The Big Game" will be updated later today thanks to slash_girl. She sent us a taste of the screencaps. Great performances by Mandy Patinkin, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, Thomas Gibson, Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook and Paget Brewster. CBS gave the show a special opportunity and the whole cast, writers and crew lived up to the challenge. For those of us already invested in the show it was no surprise last night that they took the challenge and slammed it home. I hope they are all very proud of their hard work. Their fans are very proud of them. I know I am. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS: SONG INFO FROM "THE BIG GAME"

The song used in last night's Criminal Minds episode "The Big Game" was "Push it to the Limit" by Rick Ross. Shemar Moore as Derek Morgan had all the right moves on the dance floor. Kudos to you Shemar. You had us all wishing we were on that dance floor with you. :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STACY.

For your birthday you are getting a new episode of Criminal Minds. I hope that you enjoy it. Have a wonderful Birthday and I look forward to seeing you in chat later. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS YAHOO GROUP CHAT INFO:

The Criminal Minds Yahoo Group Chat will be held directly after the episode airs. Lets hope the Super Bowl doesn't go into overtime. Say a prayer today that the ratings for this episode are sky high and that every reporter that questioned CBS's decision to air Criminal Minds after the game has to admit on Monday that they were wrong and biased against the show. Maybe Mandy Patinkin, Shemar Moore, Thomas Gibson, Matthew Gray Gubler, Kirsten Vangsness, A.J.Cook and Paget Brewster will finally get the positive press attention they so absolutely deserve. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS: GREAT INTERVIEW LINK

Pictured above is Mark Gordon, Executive Producer of Criminal Minds. This link will take you to a great Criminal Minds interview. Enjoy. :)
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant.aspx?id=20070202

CRIMINAL MINDS: FAVORITE EPISODE FROM SEASON ONE?

Every once in awhile during a Yahoo Criminal Minds Group chat I ask the members what their one favorite episode has been. It is almost impossible for the members to pick just one episode. Lets narrow it down by seasons and see what we come up with. What is your favorite episode from the first season?
1 Extreme Aggressor
2 Compulsion
3 Won't Get Fooled Again
4 Plain Sight
5 Broken Mirror
6 L.D.S.K.
7 The Fox
8 Natural Born Killer
9 Derailed
10 The Popular Kids
11 Blood Hungry
12 What Fresh Hell?
13 Poison
14 Riding the Lightning
15 Unfinished Business
16 The Tribe
17 A Real Rain
18 Somebody's Watching
19 Machismo
20 Charm and Harm
21 Secrets and Lies
22 The Fisher King: Part 1
Pictured above is Edward Allen Bernero, Executive Producer of Criminal Minds.

Thanks to Lin for sending me this wonderful picture of Mandy Patinkin (Jason Gideon on Criminal Minds).

CRIMINAL MINDS MADE THE FRONT PAGE OF CNN.COM ENTERTAINMENT SECTION!

I was in shock to see Criminal Minds on the front page of cnn.com's entertainment section. Maybe our show is finally going to get the respect it deserves. Bravos to Mandy Patinkin, Matthew Gray Gubler, Shemar Moore, Thomas Gibson, Kirsten Vangsness, A.J. Cook and Paget Brewster.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/02/apontv.criminalminds.ap/index.html

CRIMINAL MINDS: JAMES VAN DER BEEK PAYS A VISIT.

Criminal Minds: Only two days until the start of our two part special episodes. James Van Der Beek versus Mandy Patinkin, Shemar Moore, Thomas Gibson, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness and Paget Brewster. My money is on our beloved BAU team. Criminal Minds just keeps getting better and better. :)

CRIMINAL MINDS: "THE BIG GAME", FEBRUARY 4TH

In this special two-part episode, the BAU is called to investigate after a wealthy couple is murdered in their home following a Super Bowl party. The team pursues what they believe might be multiple killers who use webcams to record murders and upload the tapes on the internet. Hotchner, Morgan and Prentiss soon discover the unsub is actually one man with multiple personalities. As they close in on the killer, Reid faces a life-threatening situation.

Star: Kirsten Vangsness (Analyst Penelope Garcia), Mandy Patinkin (Senior Supervisory Special Agent Jason Gideon), Matthew Gray Gubler (Supervisory Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid), Paget Brewster (Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss), Shemar Moore (Supervisory Special Agent Derek Morgan), Thomas Gibson (Unit Chief), A.J. Cook (Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau)

Guest Star: James Van Der Beek (Tobias Hankel), Jim Nantz (Himself), Phil Simms (Himself), Bill Smitrovitch (Det. Farraday), Meredith Monroe (Haley Hotchner), Todd Grinnell (Dennis), Jaime Ray Newman (Lacy), Keisha Alfred (Gayle), Karl T. Wright (Ken), Dean Lamont (Agent Green), Phinneas Kiyomura (Darts Player), Brian Appel (Agent Anderson), Gina Garcia Sharp (Agent Sharp), Wolf Muser (Samuel), Don Swayze (Man in Black), Cullen Douglas (Dr. Wilson), McKinley Freeman (Agent Franks), Samantha Smith (Helen), K'sun Ray (Young Tobias), Tyler Olson (Handyman)