Goodbye, 'Criminal Minds': Hit CBS crime drama to end after 15th season

It's the end of the road for the popular CBS crime drama that twisted its way into the psychology of criminals and the hearts of viewers.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, CBS has renewed "Criminal Minds" for a 15th and final season.

Details****: The last season will be 10 episodes long.

• "Criminal Minds" will have completed 325 episodes by the time it wraps, making it one of the longest-running dramas on television, according to THR.

A rocky road: "Criminal Minds" has had a successful, albeit controversy-laced run over the past few years.

• Thomas Gibson, one of the show's key actors, was fired by ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios in 2016 after an altercation with another cast member.
• Last year, producers came under fire for retaining Greg St. Johns as director of photography, despite claims of sexual harassment and physical threats, according to Variety.

Utah connection: Despite the controversy, the show has been wildly successful nationwide, including in Utah, which has ties to the show.

• A.J. Cook, who plays Special Agent Jennifer Jareau on the show, attended Utah Valley University, according to CBS.

• In 2013, the show's fictional Behavioral Analysis Unit was sent to Provo, Utah, in an episode to investigate ritualistic murders.

The final season of "Criminal Minds" will be filmed at the end of the current season, THR reports.

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