CRIMINAL MINDS Season 11 - 1101. The Job - TVGuide Exclusive: Introducing JJ's New Baby!

by Joyce Eng

The BAU's newest member is pretty adorable.

JJ will only make a cameo in the Season 11 premiere of Criminal Minds, as A.J. Cook is on maternity leave, but she brought along a very special guest: her new baby boy!

"You'll get to meet A.J.'s real little baby, Phoenix. Like what she did with Mekhai [playing JJ's first son Henry], she's having her actual child play JJ's child," executive producer Erica Messer tells TVGuide.com. "His name is...

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CRIMINAL MINDS Season 10 - 1011. The Forever People - TVGuide's MegaBuzz: SPOILER!

by Adam Bryant

Q: Any Criminal Minds scoop? — Brett
A: Remember JJ's PTSD? She'll turn to Reid as her "sounding board" to get through it, executive producer Erica Messer tells us. "I've always..."

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CRIMINAL MINDS Season 10 - 1011. The Forever People - TVGuide's Mega Buzz: SPOILER!

by Adam Bryant

Q: Got any Criminal Minds dirt? — Kyle 
A: Here's a nugget: Episode 11 deals with JJ's PTSD on the one-year anniversary of her abduction, which causes concern among...

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CRIMINAL MINDS Season 10 - Cast Official Photos - Full Collection!

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CRIMINAL MINDS Season 9 - Matt's Inside Line Scoop and Spoilers!

by Matt Webb Mitovich

Any chance you have Criminal Minds scoop? I’d love to hear it! –Rachel
Around midseason, we will meet Blake's police detective brother and...

Please tell me that Criminal Minds' JJ didn't have an affair with the new chief (played by Esia Morales). That'd break my Jareau-loving heart. –Amanda
I know that's the easy conclusion to jump to, but his mentioning of a "case still being open" steered me away from it. For now. But frankly, we're meant to be puzzled. Coming out of...

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CRIMINAL MINDS Season 9 - Meet the New BAU Boss. What's His History with JJ?

by Joyce Eng

The BAU will get a new boss on Wednesday's Criminal Minds, but he's an old, familiar face to one person.

Unbeknown to the rest of the team, JJ (A.J. Cook) has a history with newly instated section chief Mateo "Matt" Cruz (Esai Morales), with whom she worked at the State Department during her year away from the BAU. But don't think she recommended him for the vacated position (RIP Strauss!).

"She is completely shocked he's there. She is flipping out!" Morales tells TVGuide.com. "It's kind of funny. He plays it cool, but she doesn't know how to react. She definitely was not expecting to see him walk through the door, that's for sure."

It's especially shocking because Cruz arrives to the BAU on Wednesday's episode (9/8c, CBS) just hours after he and JJ have a not exactly covert...

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Criminal Minds: SPOILER season 9 from TVGuide

Criminal Minds' ninth season, premiering Sept. 25, "is shaping up to be the season of J.J.," reports A.J. Cook of her character, who was written out of the CBS procedural during Season 6. (Fan backlash led to Cook's rehiring for Season 7.) "We're going to use the serendipitous gift of Season 6..."

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SPOILER: AJ Cook Spills CRIMINAL MINDS Season 9 Secrets: 'JJ Is Not Who You Think She Is'

By Lindsay Lowe



The wait is almost over, Criminal Minds fans: Season 9 of CBS's hit police procedural premieres on Sept. 25, and the new season promises more drama than ever—both on and off the case—for the FBI's elite Behavioral Analysis Unit.

Rumors have been swirling about the mysterious relationship between JJ (AJ Cook) and the new Section Chief Matt Cruz (Esai Morales), and fans still have a lot of unanswered questions about JJ's history. “She's got this enigmatic past,” Cook told Parade.com. “She went away in season 6 and came back a different character. Season 9 is going to be answering what happened that year she was away.”

We chatted with Cook about what’s in store for JJ next season, and she gave us a sneak peek into the much-anticipated 200th episode (which she says will raise a lot of eyebrows)!

The actress also opened up about JJ's new “sarcastic” side, why she can't watch herself on TV, and being thankful for her loyal fans.

On how it feels to return for season 9 of Criminal Minds.
“I feel very fortunate. It seems like just yesterday we had our 100th episode, and here we are entering a season that's going to bring us to our 200th episode! So we're all just sort of shaking our heads right now. We've become a pretty tight-knit group—a family—over the years. We're lucky to be doing it with each other.”

On how her character JJ will evolve this season.
“Season 9 is shaping up to be the ‘JJ’ season, which I'm over the moon about, because there's a lot of mystery surrounding this character. She's got this enigmatic past, where we don't know much about her. She went away in season 6 and she came back a completely different character. Season 9 is going to be answering...

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