<P> Dorothy Rabinowitz said, in her review for The Wall Street Journal, "From the evidence of the first few episodes, Criminal Minds may be a hit, and deservedly" and gave particular praise to Gubler and Patinkin's performance . Ned Martel in The New York Times was less positive, saying, "The problem with "Criminal Minds" is its many confusing maladies, applied to too many characters" and felt that "as a result, the cast seems like a spilled trunk of broken toys, with which the audience--and perhaps the creators--may quickly become bored". The Chicago Tribune reviewer, Sid Smith, felt that the show "may well be worth a look", though he too criticized the "confusing plots and characters". Writing in PopMatters, Marco Lanzagorta criticized the show after its premiere, saying it "confuses critical thinking with supernatural abilities" and its characters conform to stereotypes . In the Los Angeles Times, Mary McNamara gave a similar review, and praised Patinkin and Gubler's performances . </P> <P> In 2016, a New York Times study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that "like several of the other police procedurals", Criminal Minds "is more popular in rural areas, particularly in the southeastern half of the country . It hits peak popularity in Alabama and rural Tennessee and is least popular in Santa Barbara, Calif ." </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Timeslot (ET) </Th> <Th> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> First aired </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Last aired </Th> <Th> TV season </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Avg . viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Viewers (millions) </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wednesday 9: 00 pm </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> September 22, 2005 (2005 - 09 - 22) </Td> <Td> 19.57 </Td> <Td> May 10, 2006 (2006 - 05 - 10) </Td> <Td> 12.67 </Td> <Td> 2005--06 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 12.63 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> September 20, 2006 (2006 - 09 - 20) </Td> <Td> 15.65 </Td> <Td> May 16, 2007 (2007 - 05 - 16) </Td> <Td> 13.21 </Td> <Td> 2006--07 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 14.05 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> September 26, 2007 (2007 - 09 - 26) </Td> <Td> 12.66 </Td> <Td> May 21, 2008 (2008 - 05 - 21) </Td> <Td> 13.15 </Td> <Td> 2007--08 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 12.78 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> September 24, 2008 (2008 - 09 - 24) </Td> <Td> 17.01 </Td> <Td> May 20, 2009 (2009 - 05 - 20) </Td> <Td> 13.99 </Td> <Td> 2008--09 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 14.95 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> September 23, 2009 (2009 - 09 - 23) </Td> <Td> 15.85 </Td> <Td> May 26, 2010 (2010 - 05 - 26) </Td> <Td> 12.97 </Td> <Td> 2009--10 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 13.70 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> September 22, 2010 (2010 - 09 - 22) </Td> <Td> 14.13 </Td> <Td> May 18, 2011 (2011 - 05 - 18) </Td> <Td> 12.84 </Td> <Td> 2010--11 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 14.11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> September 21, 2011 (2011 - 09 - 21) </Td> <Td> 14.14 </Td> <Td> May 16, 2012 (2012 - 05 - 16) </Td> <Td> 13.68 </Td> <Td> 2011--12 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 13.20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> September 26, 2012 (2012 - 09 - 26) </Td> <Td> 11.73 </Td> <Td> May 22, 2013 (2013 - 05 - 22) </Td> <Td> 11.01 </Td> <Td> 2012--13 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 12.15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> September 25, 2013 (2013 - 09 - 25) </Td> <Td> 11.27 </Td> <Td> May 14, 2014 (2014 - 05 - 14) </Td> <Td> 12.03 </Td> <Td> 2013--14 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 12.66 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> October 1, 2014 (2014 - 10 - 01) </Td> <Td> 11.74 </Td> <Td> May 6, 2015 (2015 - 05 - 06) </Td> <Td> 9.61 </Td> <Td> 2014--15 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 14.11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> September 30, 2015 (2015 - 09 - 30) </Td> <Td> 10.08 </Td> <Td> May 4, 2016 (2016 - 05 - 04) </Td> <Td> 8.84 </Td> <Td> 2015--16 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 12.20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> September 28, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 28) </Td> <Td> 8.92 </Td> <Td> May 10, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 10) </Td> <Td> 8.12 </Td> <Td> 2016--17 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 10.86 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Wednesday 10: 00 pm </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> September 27, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 27) </Td> <Td> 7.00 </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> <Td> 2017--18 </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Timeslot (ET) </Th> <Th> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> First aired </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Last aired </Th> <Th> TV season </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Avg . viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr>

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