Top 10 Biggest Criminal Minds Scandals

These "Criminal Minds" controversies shocked the crime drama world. For this list, we’ll be looking at the various scandals and off-screen drama in the show’s history. Our countdown includes Mandy Patinkin's exit, Greg St. Johns’s lawsuits, new woman, and more! Which of these controversies do YOU think is the craziest? Let us know in the comments!

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[Kayjee]

The best BAU team was Hotch, Prentiss, Rossi, JJ, Reid, Morgan, and Garcia. Their chemistry and friendships just meshed the best - and the studio execs messed with that because they wanted "hotter chicks"? How effing stupid are they?

[hannalergenmuller]

I thought Gideons departure was a real loss for the show but after Hotch disappeared I lost all interest 🤔

[DanielleBaum]

I honestly never blamed Mandy. I know they poke fun at him but it's one thing to read dark content and another thing to have to act it out day after day.

[casckettfriki]

I never understood what happened with Paget Brewster. She's always been my favourite character apart from Garcia and I don't know why so many departures and come backs. Now I'm happy because she's back and leading the team

[rebeccawood]

When the “blonde serial killer daughter” came on to replace JJ, my whole family, (who watched religiously) never even bothered with her name. We just called her “Not JJ”. That was her name to us.

[leonardolim]

The fact that aj cook was fired 2 episode after season 6 aired makes me mad. Luckily she returned in season seven. Also kinda sad that Paget Brewster went on a 5 seasons hiatus

[Elnont]

Criminal minds stopped feeling like Criminal minds when Hotch left. He was the glue that kept the show together and even though the show was slowly declining before he left, his absence highlight the downslide the show was on.

It’s even worse when it’s been revealed that the firing was murky and the writer he ‘kicked’ wasn’t known for being a good guy.

[crashingimpulse]

Is it bad I still want Thomas Gibson to come back because no one can replace him

[salome]

Paget mentioned once that the only reason emily came back in s7 was that she was threatened with lawsuit and had to wait till her contract was up to leave, that's why emily left after s7

[anahigomez]

For someone really into this show, I did not know this

[KittenUndercover]

So they tried to swap out the women for younger models because they assumed people would care more about their attractiveness than their characters. Lovely 🤢

[yasmindmello]

the whole firing aj and paget thing was so messed up but also I didn't like how jj became a profiler, like her role as a media liaison was iconic and I just didn't understand the reasoning for it. I liked gideon and completely understood why mandy left; that clip of aj and joe laughing at his reasoning is so gross like sorry not everyone can stomach these gruel stories! Also regarding thomas gibson, i read somewhere that he was defending some cast members/staff who were being harassed by virgil (not that im saying that what he did was right; he obviously should've handled it better especially due to his previous altercations). this was a great video nonetheless!

[Naruwitchfan]

I actually really liked Jennifer Love Hewitt, especially since the theme around Season 8 seemed to circle around child trafficking and similar issues.

[caseymacmacl]

This easily could have been a Top 20 list. We definitely need a part 2!! Please? I've been watching this show since episode 1 and I still think it's one of the best shows on television. The writing, casting, sets, everything! Absolutely stellar. I like the spin off series' as well but they never seem to last. I'd love to see a "Top 50 times crime shows tackled real life crimes" video from you folks. Law and Order, Criminal Minds, all the CSI series' have tackled everything from Robert Picton to Bernardo/Homolka to JonBenet Ramsey and those are just the few I remember off the top of my head. Fantastic videos! Thanks for all the hard work you do!!

[filipvadas]

The moment Thomas Gibson/Aaron Hotchner left the show, I just mentally checked out.

There were still other characters to enjoy sure:

Gubler/Reid and Cook/J.J. wouldn't leave until season 15 (the second to last season) and Brewster/Prentiss, Bernero/Rossi & Vangsness/Garcia stayed on the show until the end of its run.

But similarly to how Moore's/Morgan's departure marked the end of the show's golden age (seasons 3-11), Hotchner being gone was just a *death mark* for the show. Plain and simple.

Hell, it if you don't believe me, some Network TV channels that show reruns *don't even bother* showing anything past season 12.

[Jah_LEASE_yah]

For me the show died when Hotch left. he was the heart of the BAU and it was never the same without him.

[siljorfag]

The first two season had a totally different feeling - every member of the team had a purpose and a role, and Gideon tied everything up as the one character that has seen it all as a profiler and was a step ahead of everyone, seeing things or connections where others didn't - his character was irreplaceable, and while I liked Rossi - he was never Gideon. Back then their work felt believable. Later on the show, Garcia solved a big chunk of the cases out of thin air - where in the first two seasons, while being critical in a few cases, she was by no means the magic formula to solve the cases. That made me appreciate a lot more the first two seasons. The show die for me when Hotch left and I just couldn't care anymore.

[taleavondermondflamme]

I miss Hotch and Morgan.
For me the Team is Hotch, Rossi, Morgan, JJ, Emily, Garcia and Reid❤
But Matt ist also good ❤

[christophergarrett]

Gibbs absence is still missed from criminal minds the show isn't the same without him or Spencer in evolutions. Or derek

[PhoebeBananahammock]

I still think it's hilarious that Gibson kicked the guy. Like.... of all physical actions, why kicking? I need to know 😂