Season Thirteen

Season Twelve is the twelfth season of Criminal Minds. September 28, 2016 to May 10, 2017. Season Thirteen. On April 8th, 2017 CBS announced the renewal of Criminal Minds for the 2017-2018 TV season, with a standard initial order of 22 episodes. The season will premiere on September 27, 2017.

Ratings
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Cast

 * Joe Mantegna - David Rossi
 * Matthew Gray Gubler - Dr. Spencer Reid
 * A.J. Cook - Jennifer Jareau
 * Kirsten Vangsness - Penelope Garcia
 * Daniel Henney - Matthew Simmons
 * Aisha Tyler - Dr. Tara Lewis
 * Adam Rodriguez - Luke Alvez
 * Paget Brewster - Emily Prentiss

Highlights
The season will begin where the previous season left off, showing the results of Peter Lewis' vehicular attack on the BAU. It will also focus on Spencer Reid's future with the Bureau following his being framed for murder by a trio led by Cat Adams in the previous season.

On June 12, 2017, it was announced that Damon Gupton will not reprise his role as Stephen Walker for this season due to being fired by CBS after one season. Eight days later, it was announced that Daniel Henney will be filling in the void left by Gupton, reprising his role as Matthew Simmons from the recently cancelled spin-off series Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.

Erica Messer confirmed that Jamie Kennedy, who portrayed cannibalistic serial killer Floyd Feylinn Ferell in the Season Three episode Lucky, will reprise his role in the sixth episode, which will have a heavy impact on the stories and emotions of several characters.

Matthew Gray Gubler will direct an episode for the season, which will revolve around clowns.