Criminal Minds was officially renewed for a ninth season on May 9, 2013 and premiered on CBS and CTV, on September 25, 2013. The season consists of 24 episodes with the 200th episode being episode 14 of the season, and the finale on 14 May. The season revealed more on the past of Agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau, with actress A. J. Cook saying, "We're going to use the serendipitous gift of Season 6 to explain with flashbacks what happened when she was working for the Pentagon and why she came back as a much tougher character. I've never had a chance to flex my acting muscles like this on the show!"Keck's Exclusives First Look: Criminal Minds Explores J.J.'s Gap Year - Today's News: Our Take | TVGuide.com The season also featured the return of Paget Brewster and Jayne Atkinson for the 200th episode, which aired on February 5, 2014. On May 14, 2014, it was revealed at the end of the season finale that Alex Blake (Jeanne Tripplehorn) would be leaving the show.
Cast
Main Joe Mantegna as Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi (BAU Senior Agent) Shemar Moore as Supervisory Special Agent Derek Morgan (BAU Agent) Matthew Gray Gubler as Supervisory Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid (BAU Agent) A. J. Cook as Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau (BAU Agent) Kirsten Vangsness as Special Agent Penelope Garcia (BAU Technical Analyst & Co-Communications Liaison) Jeanne Tripplehorn as Supervisory Special Agent Dr. Alex Blake (BAU Agent) Thomas Gibson as Supervisory Special Agent Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner (BAU Unit Chief & Co-Communications Liaison)
Special guest star Paget Brewster as Agent Emily Prentiss (Chief of Interpol-London Office)
Recurring Esai Morales as Supervisory Special Agent Mateo "Matt" Cruz (BAU Section Chief) Rochelle Aytes as Savannah Hayes Cade Owens as Jack Hotchner Mekhai Andersen as Henry LaMontagne Nicholas Brendon as Kevin Lynch Meredith Monroe as Haley Hotchner Josh Stewart as William "Will" LaMontagne Jr.
Guest Jayne Atkinson as Erin Strauss C. Thomas Howell as George Foyet / The Reaper Eva LaRue as Tanya Mays
Episodes
Ratings
U.S. ratings No. in series No. in season Episode Air date Time slot (EST) Rating/Share (18–49) Viewers (m) 18-49 Rank Viewership rank Drama rank 187 1 "The Inspiration" Wednesday9:00 P.M. 2.8/8 11.27 20 19 7 188 2 "The Inspired" 2.7/8 11.12 21 17 7 189 3 "Final Shot" 2.6/7 10.98 18 12 9 190 4 "To Bear Witness" 2.7/7 11.06 16 13 5 191 5 "Route 66" 2.7/7 11.55 17 14 5 192 6 "In the Blood" 2.4/6 10.64 19 14 6 193 7 "Gatekeeper" 2.3/6 9.70 22 19 8 194 8 "The Return" 2.7/8 11.63 13 13 5 195 9 "Strange Fruit" 2.8/8 12.40 13 19 3 196 10 "The Caller" 2.4/7 11.10 16 12 4 197 11 "Bully" 2.4/7 11.19 18 8 5 198 12 "The Black Queen" 2.4/7 10.35 13 12 5 199 13 "The Road Home" 2.2/6 10.35 14 9 3 200 14 "200" 2.8/7 12.92 13 10 3 201 15 "Mr. & Mrs. Anderson" 2.5/7 10.06 12 10 1 202 16 "Gabby" Wednesday 10:00 P.M. 2.2/6 9.42 24 18 6 203 17 "Persuasion" Wednesday9:00 P.M. 2.6/7 11.42 11 9 4 204 18 "Rabid" 2.3/7 10.74 16 19 5 205 19 "The Edge of Winter" 2.2/6 10.14 12 10 7 206 20 "Blood Relations" 2.6/7 10.47 11 13 4 207 21 "What Happens In Mecklinburg..." 2.3/7 9.85 13 12 5 208 22 "Fatal" 2.2/6 10.30 12 12 3 209 23 "Angels" 2.3/7 10.52 10 8 5 210 24 "Demons" 2.7/8 12.03 5 5 1
Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings No. inseries No. inseason Episode Air date Time slot (EST) 18–49 rating increase Viewers(millions) increase Total 18-49 Total viewers(millions) Ref 187 1 "The Inspiration" Wednesday9:00 p.m. 1.3 3.60 4.1 14.87 188 2 "The Inspired" 1.3 3.34 4.0 14.46 189 3 "Final Shot" 1.3 3.31 3.9 14.28 190 4 "To Bear Witness" 1.2 3.06 3.9 14.11 191 5 "Route 66" 1.2 3.13 3.9 14.68 192 6 "In the Blood" 1.3 3.30 3.7 13.94 193 7 "Gatekeeper" 1.4 3.41 3.7 13.11 194 8 "The Return" 1.2 3.25 3.9 14.87 195 9 "Strange Fruit" 1.4 3.58 4.2 15.98 196 10 "The Caller" 197 11 "Bully" 1.4 3.49 3.8 14.69 198 12 "The Black Queen" 1.5 3.82 3.9 14.21 199 13 "The Road Home" 1.6 4.10 3.8 14.45 200 14 "200" 1.2 3.48 4.0 16.39 201 15 "Mr. & Mrs. Anderson" 1.3 3.59 3.8 13.65 202 16 "Gabby" Wednesday10:00 p.m. 203 17 "Persuasion" Wednesday9:00 p.m. 1.4 3.70 4.0 15.13 204 18 "Rabid" 1.3 3.22 3.6 13.96 205 19 "The Edge of Winter" 1.4 3.66 3.6 13.80 206 20 "Blood Relations" 1.4 3.60 4.0 14.07 207 21 "What Happens in Mecklinburg..." 1.3 3.32 3.6 13.17 208 22 "Fatal" 1.4 3.71 3.6 14.01 209 23 "Angels" 1.3 3.36 3.6 13.89 210 24 "Demons" 1.2 3.39 3.9 15.42
Home media Set details Special features 24 episodes 6-disc set (Region 1) 5-disc set (Region 2 & 4) Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Subtitles: English English: Dolby Digital 5.1 Eyes Only Gag Reel Deleted Scenes DVD release date Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
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