Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

*Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior*
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Created by	Chris Mundy; Edward Allen Bernero
Starring	Forest Whitaker; Janeane Garofalo; Michael Kelly; Beau Garrett; Matt Ryan; Kirsten Vangsness
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Chris Mundy; Edward Allen Bernero; Mark Gordon; Deborah Spera
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	The Mark Gordon Company Template:J; Bernero Productions Template:J; CBS Television Studios Template:J; ABC Studios Template:J
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	February 16 –; May 25, 2011
Related
	Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior is an American police procedural drama on CBS. The show debuted in 2011 as a spin-off from the successful Criminal Minds, which premiered in 2005. This edition's profiling team also works for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) in Quantico, Virginia. In an April 2010 episode of Criminal Minds ("The Fight"), the original team met the new team and worked with them to find a San Francisco serial killer as the series' backdoor pilot.

Just like the parent series, CBS will own the underlying North American rights, while ABC owns the international rights. The series premiered on February 16, 2011, in the Wednesdays at 10pm time slot following out of the original Criminal Minds.^[1]

CBS canceled the series on May 17, 2011.^[2]

Background

In early 2009, Michael Ausiello from Entertainment Weekly said that the and studios were discussing the possibility of a spin-off. Studio Producer Ed Bernero confirmed it by disclosing that "it's safe to say there will be something soon." The show would have a completely new cast, with the exception of Kirsten Vangsness, who would reprise her role as Penelope Garcia. In late 2010, the director had been chosen, and the casting completed.^[3] It was announced that Forest Whitaker would star. Whitaker's character and his team were introduced in Criminal Minds Season 5.^[4]^[5] Richard Schiff would have a recurring role as FBI Director Jack Fickler.^[6]

Whitaker and his team set the stage for the spin-off in the 18th episode of the fifth season of Criminal Minds, "The Fight"^[7] (April 7, 2010). This "back-door pilot" approach was also used for other CBS shows that got introduced in an original series, such as CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, NCIS, and NCIS: Los Angeles.

Characters

Season	BAU Unit Chief	Senior SSA	Supervisory Special Agent			Technical Analyst	FBI Director
1	Samuel "Sam" Cooper (Forest Whitaker)	Beth Griffith (Janeane Garofalo)	Jonathan "Prophet" Simms (Michael Kelly)	Gina LaSalle (Beau Garrett)	Mick Rawson (Matt Ryan)	Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness)	Jack Fickler (Richard Schiff)*

Ratings

Season	Timeslot (EDT)	Season Premiere	Season Finale	TV Season	Rank	Viewers (in millions)
1	Wednesday 10:00 P.M.	February 16, 2011	May 25, 2011	2011	TBA	10.01 (to date)

References

^ Gorman, Bill (December 21, 2010). "CBS Mid-Season Schedule: 'Criminal Minds: SB' Wed. 10p; 'Mad Love' Mon. 8:30p; 'Chaos' Fri. 8p; 'Rules' Moves To Thu. 8:30p". Retrieved December 21, 2010.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 17, 2011). "CBS renews 'CSI:NY', cancels 'Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ Kris De Leon (July 7, 2008). "'Criminal Minds' Spin-Off in the Works". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
^ Michael Ausiello (January 25, 2010). "Scoop: Forest Whitaker to headline 'Criminal Minds' spin-off!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
^ Chuck Barney (April 7, 2010). "Criminal Minds proves actor Moore than pretty face". Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-04-07. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ Adam Bryant (August 5, 2010). "Richard Schiff Joins Criminal Minds Spinoff". TV Guide. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
^ "Hotch and his agents join forces with another BAU team to solve a series of murders in San Francisco, on "Criminal Minds," Wednesday, April 7". CBS. March 9, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-08.

External links

[CM:_Suspect_Behavior_Premieres-1] Gorman, Bill (December 21, 2010). "CBS Mid-Season Schedule: 'Criminal Minds: SB' Wed. 10p; 'Mad Love' Mon. 8:30p; 'Chaos' Fri. 8p; 'Rules' Moves To Thu. 8:30p". Retrieved December 21, 2010.

[2] Andreeva, Nellie (May 17, 2011). "CBS renews 'CSI:NY', cancels 'Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 17, 2011.

[3] Kris De Leon (July 7, 2008). "'Criminal Minds' Spin-Off in the Works". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2010-04-08.

[4] Michael Ausiello (January 25, 2010). "Scoop: Forest Whitaker to headline 'Criminal Minds' spin-off!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-04-07.

[5] Chuck Barney (April 7, 2010). "Criminal Minds proves actor Moore than pretty face". Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-04-07. ^{[dead link‍]}

[6] Adam Bryant (August 5, 2010). "Richard Schiff Joins Criminal Minds Spinoff". TV Guide. Retrieved 2010-08-05.

[7] "Hotch and his agents join forces with another BAU team to solve a series of murders in San Francisco, on "Criminal Minds," Wednesday, April 7". CBS. March 9, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-08.

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