The eighth season of Criminal Minds premiered on CBS on September 26, 2012. The series was renewed on March 14, 2012.
In Canada, season eight aired one day earlier on CTV than on CBS in the United States.
Cast 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. On June 13, 2012, CBS announced that Jeanne Tripplehorn would join the cast of the show.
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 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)
Recurring 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
Episodes
Ratings 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 2 15 September 25, 2012 1.34 5 25 "The Pact" October 10, 2012 11.49 3 15 October 9, 2012 1.56 4 17 "Through the Looking Glass" October 17, 2012 11.81 2 12 October 16, 2012 "God Complex" October 24, 2012 11.61 3 15 October 23, 2012 2.31Canadian Ratings - Top 30 most watched shows of Oct 22 -> 28 7 "The Good Earth" October 31, 2012 11.99 1 13 October 30, 2012 "The Apprenticeship" November 7, 2012 12.09 2 7 November 6, 2012 "The Fallen" November 14, 2012 12.20 1 9 November 13, 2012 "The Wheels on the Bus..." November 21, 2012 11.53 1 10 November 20, 2012 "Magnificent Light" November 28, 2012 12.37 1 10 November 27, 2012 "The Lesson" December 5, 2012 11.33 1 10 December 4, 2012 "Perennials" December 12, 2012 12.01 1 10 December 11, 2012 "Zugzwang" January 16, 2013 12.64 2 8 January 15, 2013 "Magnum Opus" January 23, 2013 11.84 1 6 January 22, 2013 "All That Remains" February 6, 2013 11.98 2 9 February 5, 2013 "Broken" February 20, 2013 10.69 2 14 February 19, 2013 "Carbon Copy" February 27, 2013 10.33 3 11 February 26, 2013 "The Gathering" March 20, 2013 11.58 2 6 March 19, 2013 "Restoration" April 3, 2013 10.79 3 17 April 2, 2013 "Pay It Forward" April 10, 2013 11.47 2 12 April 9, 2013 "Alchemy" May 1, 2013 10.13 2 14 April 30, 2013 "Nanny Dearest" May 8, 2013 10.08 2 16 May 7, 2013 "#6" May 15, 2013 10.56 2 11 May 15, 2013 "Brothers Hotchner" May 22, 2013 11.01 1 3 May 22, 2013 "The Replicator" May 22, 2013 11.01 1 3 May 22, 2013
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 Beautiful Minds Gag Reel Deleted Scenes DVD release date Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
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