Criminal Minds season 8 - Wikipedia
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| Criminal Minds | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
_DVD_cover.jpg) Season 8 U.S. DVD cover | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 26, 2012 – May 22, 2013 |
| Season chronology | |
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| List of episodes |
The eighth season of Criminal Minds premiered on CBS on September 26, 2012. The series was renewed on March 14, 2012.[1]
In Canada, season eight aired one day earlier on CTV than on CBS in the United States.
On February 15, 2012, Deadline Hollywood reported that Paget Brewster (Emily Prentiss) would leave the show once season seven was over. All other main cast members had secured deals for the season.[2] On June 13, 2012, CBS announced that Jeanne Tripplehorn would join the cast of the show.[3]
- 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 Technical Analyst 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)
- Jayne Atkinson as Supervisory Special Agent Erin Strauss (BAU Section Chief)
- Beth Riesgraf as Maeve Donovan
- Mekhai Andersen as Henry LaMontagne
- Nicholas Brendon as Kevin Lynch
- Cade Owens as Jack Hotchner
- Bellamy Young as Beth Clemmons
- Josh Stewart as William "Will" LaMontagne Jr.
- Skipp Sudduth as Stan Gordinski
- Mark Hamill as John Curtis / The Replicator
| Episode | U.S. ratings | Canada ratings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
Rank | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
Rank | |||
| Night | Week | Night | Week | |||||
| "The Silencer" | September 26, 2012 | 11.73[4] | 2 | 15[4] | September 25, 2012 | 1.34[27] | 5 | 25 |
| "The Pact" | October 10, 2012 | 11.49[5] | 3 | 15[5] | October 9, 2012 | 1.56[28] | 4 | 17 |
| "Through the Looking Glass" | October 17, 2012 | 11.81[6] | 2 | 12[6] | October 16, 2012 | — | — | — |
| "God Complex" | October 24, 2012 | 11.61[7] | 3 | 15[7] | October 23, 2012 | 2.31[29] | — | 7 |
| "The Good Earth" | October 31, 2012 | 11.99[8] | 1 | 13[8] | October 30, 2012 | — | — | — |
| "The Apprenticeship" | November 7, 2012 | 12.09[9] | 2 | 7[9] | November 6, 2012 | — | — | — |
| "The Fallen" | November 14, 2012 | 12.20[10] | 1 | 9[10] | November 13, 2012 | — | — | — |
| "The Wheels on the Bus..." | November 21, 2012 | 11.53[11] | 1 | 10[11] | November 20, 2012 | — | — | — |
| "Magnificent Light" | November 28, 2012 | 12.37[12] | 1 | 10[12] | November 27, 2012 | — | — | — |
| "The Lesson" | December 5, 2012 | 11.33[13] | 1 | 10[13] | December 4, 2012 | — | — | — |
| "Perennials" | December 12, 2012 | 12.01[14] | 1 | 10[14] | December 11, 2012 | — | — | — |
| "Zugzwang" | January 16, 2013 | 12.64[15] | 2 | 8[15] | January 15, 2013 | — | — | — |
| "Magnum Opus" | January 23, 2013 | 11.84[16] | 1 | 6[16] | January 22, 2013 | — | — | — |
| "All That Remains" | February 6, 2013 | 11.98[17] | 2 | 9[17] | February 5, 2013 | — | — | — |
| "Broken" | February 20, 2013 | 10.69[18] | 2 | 14[18] | February 19, 2013 | — | — | — |
| "Carbon Copy" | February 27, 2013 | 10.33[19] | 3 | 11[19] | February 26, 2013 | — | — | — |
| "The Gathering" | March 20, 2013 | 11.58[20] | 2 | 6[20] | March 19, 2013 | — | — | — |
| "Restoration" | April 3, 2013 | 10.79[21] | 3 | 17[21] | April 2, 2013 | — | — | — |
| "Pay It Forward" | April 10, 2013 | 11.47[22] | 2 | 12[22] | April 9, 2013 | — | — | — |
| "Alchemy" | May 1, 2013 | 10.13[23] | 2 | 14[23] | April 30, 2013 | — | — | — |
| "Nanny Dearest" | May 8, 2013 | 10.08[24] | 2 | 16[24] | May 7, 2013 | — | — | — |
| "#6" | May 15, 2013 | 10.56[25] | 2 | 11[25] | May 15, 2013 | — | — | — |
| "Brothers Hotchner" | May 22, 2013 | 11.01[26] | 1 | 3[26] | May 22, 2013 | — | — | — |
| "The Replicator" | May 22, 2013 | 11.01[26] | 1 | 3[26] | May 22, 2013 | — | — | — |
| The Complete Eighth Season | ||
| Set details | Special features | |
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| DVD release date | ||
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 |
| September 3, 2013[30] | December 9, 2013[31] | December 4, 2013[32] |
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- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 15, 2012). "Paget Brewster To Leave 'Criminal Minds'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ "Criminal Minds Scoop: Big Love's Jeanne Tripplehorn Joins Cast as a Series Regular". TV Line.com. June 13, 2012. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
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- ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (January 29, 2013). "TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'American Idol' Tops Week 18 Viewing Among Adults 18-49 & With Total Viewers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
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- ^ a b c Bibel, Sara (May 21, 2013). "TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'The Big Bang Theory' Tops Week 34 Viewing Among Adults 18-49, 'NCIS' on Top With Total Viewers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
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- ^ "Criminal Minds - Season 8". Sainsbury's Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Criminal Minds – Season 8". Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- General references
- "Shows A-Z – Criminal Minds on CBS". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 17, 2012.