Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds is one of the most inventive police thrillers ever conceived for the small screen.

Over its 15 impressive seasons, it became a masterclass in character-driven serialised storytelling.

At its core was an elite BAU team of genius FBI profilers, played by a charismatic ensemble led by Thomas Gibson and Mandy Patinkin.

Week after week and season after season, viewers were kept on edge by the disturbing but fiendishly clever minds of the killers.

Under the steely but compassionate direction of Joe Mantegna's David Rossi, these experts tracked sociopathic criminals through intense psychological analysis.

With an ever-changing cast of vividly disturbed antagonists, no two episodes were the same.

The relationships between the heroes, such as Reid, JJ and Morgan, were authentic, but never detracted from solving the crimes.

Director Glenn Kershaw and screenwriters like B.J. Novak created a consistently gripping and thought-provoking crime drama.

The innovative use of graphics and split screens transported us inside the decision making of the criminologists.

For more than a decade and a half, Criminal Minds proved that reliability is an art in itself.

A landmark not only in crime fiction, but also in character drama, destined to inspire new generations of police storytellers.

It received 5 Emmy nominations for editing, make-up and cinematography, but did not win.

Thomas Gibson received 2 Emmy nominations for lead actor for his role as Aaron Hotchner.

Nominated for 10 consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Shemar Moore was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series.

He won 2 fan-voted People's Choice Awards - Favorite Network Drama in 2009 and 2010.