Criminal Minds

By Tempo “We knew that the ‘Jack flying a kite in Thailand’ episode was not great, but when fans said, ‘This is terrible and I’m going to stop watching the show’ – if they had said, ‘This wasn’t so bad,’ it might have made us lazy. ‘Well, we got away with the Jack-Thailand episode, so…’

By Tempo Criminal Minds" (8 p.m. Wednesday, WBBM-Ch. 2) isn't a show that one associates with off-screen controversy, but there was quite a kerfuffle over the summer when Mandy Patinkin unexpectedly quit the drama and Chicago actor Joe Mantegna was hired to take his place.

By Tempo Mandy Patinkin has left the CBS show Criminal Minds. Statements from CBS and Patinkin follow, and here is a link to a blog posting by Criminal Minds showrunner (and former Chicago cop) Ed Bernero, an excerpt of which is below:Mr. Patinkin told the show, the studios and the network the...

By Tempo In the course of doing so, the CBS drama boosted its always-respectable ... which stars another Chicago native, Mandy Patinkin, is a risky one. ... (Speaking of online video, there's more on "Criminal Minds" in the video clip below). ...

 IL - The actor, 32, appeared in the TV movie "Cradle of Lies" and has been on the series "Criminal Minds" and "Cold Case." ...

By Tempo CBS has chosen "Criminal Minds" as the show it will air after the Super Bowl on Feb. ... "In just a couple of months, 'Criminal Minds' has gone from our unsung ... have a football-related outing on the Monday after the Super Bowl airs. ...