History



Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that started in 22th September of 2005 on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioural Analysis Unit (BAU) based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Centre for the Analysis of Violent Crime. Criminal Minds differs from many procedural dramas by focusing on the criminal rather than the crime itself. The show is produced by The Mark Gordon Company in association with CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios. The original title for Criminal Minds was Quantico, and the pilot was filmed in Vancouver. In the Quantico script, Jason Gideon was named Jason Donovan.
On May 26, 2010, CBS officially renewed Criminal Minds for a sixth season, which premiered on September 22, 2010. A spin-off series, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behaviour, premiered on February 16, 2011 as a mid-season addition to CBS's 2011 schedule, following right after Criminal Minds.