Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Genre	Police procedural Drama Thriller
Created by	Erica Messer
Starring	Gary Sinise Alana de la Garza Daniel Henney Tyler James Williams Annie Funke
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Erica Messer Mark Gordon Nick Pepper Adam Glass
Producer(s)	Gary Sinise Matthew Lau
Running time	40–45 Minutes
Production company(s)	ABC Studios CBS Television Studios The Mark Gordon Company Erica Messer Productions
Distributor	CBS Television Distribution Disney–ABC Domestic Television (WorldWide)
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original release	March 16, 2016 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Criminal Minds Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
External links
Website

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders is an American police procedural series created by Erica Messer that airs on CBS. The show is produced by The Mark Gordon Company in association with CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios. The production is a spin-off of another series Criminal Minds aired on the same network, and is the third show in the Criminal Minds franchise. Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders follows an elite team of FBI agents solving cases that involve American citizens on international soil.^[1] CBS aired a backdoor pilot on an episode of Criminal Minds on April 8, 2015, introducing the characters with a crossover episode eponymously titled "Beyond Borders".^[1][2] The series was originally intended to premiere on March 2, 2016, but was pushed back by two weeks and instead premiered on March 16, 2016, and filled the Wednesday 10:00pm time slot, airing immediately after the original Criminal Minds.^[3]

Production

A proposed new series in the Criminal Minds franchise was announced in January 2015, and was to be named Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. Gary Sinise and Anna Gunn had been cast in the lead roles of Jack Garrett and Lily Lambert, with Tyler James Williams and Daniel Henney being cast as Russ "Monty" Montgomery and Matthew "Matt" Simmons, respectively.

On May 8, 2015, CBS announced that Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, has been picked up for the 2015–16 season, however, it was soon announced that Gunn had departed the series,^[4] with Alana de la Garza and Annie Funke further being cast as series regulars.^[5] The episodes while produced in a certain order, are not aired in that way.

Cast

Main

• Jack Garrett (Gary Sinise), Senior Supervisory Special Agent and International Unit Chief.^[6]
• Clara Seger (Alana de la Garza), Senior Supervisory Special Agent and Linguistics Specialist.^[5][7]
• Matthew "Matt" Simmons (Daniel Henney), Supervisory Special Agent and Special Operations Agent.^[6]
• Russ "Monty" Montgomery (Tyler James Williams), Technical Analyst.^[6]
• Mae Jarvis (Annie Funke), Supervisory Special Agent and Medical Examiner.^[5]

Special guests

• David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), Senior Supervisory Special Agent.^[8]
• Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness), Technical Analyst.^[9]
• Karen Garrett (Sherry Stringfield), Jack's wife.^[10]

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD release dates
			First aired	Last aired	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4	Discs
	Pilot	1	April 8, 2015		August 25, 2015[11]	December 7, 2015[12]	December 2, 2015[13]	6
	1	13	March 16, 2016	May 25, 2016[14]	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Episodes

Pilot—Criminal Minds season 10

Criminal Minds Series No.	Criminal Minds Season 10 No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Criminal Minds Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
229	19	"Beyond Borders"	Glenn Kershaw	Erica Messer	April 8, 2015	1019	10.39[15]
When a family of four is abducted while on vacation in Barbados and the case is connected to one investigated in Florida the previous year, the BAU works with Jack Garrett and his International Response Team to find out who is behind these crimes.

Season 1 (2016)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"The Harmful One"	Colin Bucksey	Erica Messer	March 16, 2016	101	8.88[16]
When three American citizens volunteering in Thailand go missing during a trek to Bangkok, the IRT works with former colleague Clara Seger to profile and apprehend the unsub before a major storm system washes away the evidence.
2	"Harvested"	Rob Bailey	Erica Meredith	March 23, 2016	104	7.78[17]
When an American college student vacationing in Mumbai, India wakes up with both a kidney and a friend missing, the IRT suspects whoever is responsible for the crimes is perhaps up to more than selling organs on the black market.
3	"Denial"	Rod Holcomb	Adam Glass	March 30, 2016	107	7.07[18]
The International Team heads to Cairo, Egypt when an ex-U.S. serviceman of Egyptian-American descent is killed in a gas attack and his best friend is abducted.
4	"Whispering Death"	Larry Teng	Adam Glass	April 6, 2016	110	7.44[19]
The team travels to Tokyo, Japan to help the local officials investigate what is believed to be a set of homicides, made to look like suicides and three of those victimized are Americans. Meanwhile, Mae tries to encourage Clara to get out more and enjoy herself.
5	"The Lonely Heart"	Constantine Makris	Ticona S. Joy	April 6, 2016	108	6.98[19]
The International Response Team heads to Paris, France to search for an unsub targeting Americans who live there.
6	"Love Interrupted"	Paul A. Kaufman	Adam Glass	April 13, 2016	102	7.91[20]
When a couple on their honeymoon is believed to have gone missing in Belize, Jack and the team are called out to their last known location to investigate what is believed to have been a targeted abduction of the couple.
7	"Citizens of the World"	Alec Smight	Matthew Lau	April 20, 2016	106	7.55[21]
When a retired couple from Idaho are kidnapped in Casablanca, Morocco while visiting the country on a cruise, the IRT is asked to help save the couple before it's too late.
8	"De Los Inocentes"	Jeannot Szwarc	Christopher Barbour	April 27, 2016	103	6.58[22]
The IRT travels to Mexico when a woman vacationing there with her family is the victim of foul play. The team starts to investigate her husband as a prime suspect when he suddenly flees.
9	"The Matchmaker"	Matt Earl Beesley	Tim Clemente	May 4, 2016	109	6.82[23]
An American girl has gone missing when she travelled to Turkey to meet whom she was led to believe was her boyfriend; it is discovered that the person behind this is using a ruse to abduct American girls.
10	"Iqiniso"[24]	Laura Belsey[24]	Christopher Barbour[24]	May 11, 2016[25]	111	TBD
11	"The Ballad of Nick & Kat"[26]	Jeremiah Chechik[26]	Daniele Nathanson[27]	May 11, 2016[28]	105	TBD
12	"El Toro Bravo"[29]	Tawnia McKiernan[29]	Erica Meredith[29]	May 25, 2015[14]	112	TBD
13	"Paper Orphans"[30]	Félix Alcalá[30]	Erica Messer[30]	May 25, 2016[14]	113	TBD

Ratings

Live + SD ratings

No. in season	Episode	Air date	Time slot (EST)	Rating/Share (18–49)	Viewers (m)	18–49 Rank	Viewership rank	Drama rank
1	"The Harmful One"	March 16, 2016	Wednesdays 10:00 P.M.	1.6/6[16]	8.88[16]	25[31]	13[31]	8[31]
2	"Harvested"	March 23, 2016		1.5/5[17]	7.78[17]	26[32]	16[32]	9[32]
3	"Denial"	March 30, 2016		1.3/5[18]	7.07[18]	25[33]	23[33]	14[33]
4	"Whispering Death"	April 6, 2016	Wednesday 9:00 P.M.	1.2/4[19]	7.44[19]	N/A	18[34]	10[34]
5	"The Lonely Heart"	April 6, 2016	Wednesdays 10:00 P.M.	1.2/4[19]	6.98[19]	N/A	24[34]	13[34]
6	"Love Interrupted"	April 13, 2016		1.5/5[20]	7.91[20]	18[35]	21[35]	14[35]
7	"Citizens of the World"	April 20, 2016		1.3/4[21]	7.55[21]	20[36]	22[36]	15[36]
8	"De Los Inocentes"	April 27, 2016		1.2/4[22]	6.58[22]	N/A	N/A	N/A
9	"The Matchmaker"	May 4, 2016		1.2/4[23]	6.82[23]	N/A	N/A	N/A
10	"Iqiniso"	May 11, 2016	Wednesday 9:00 P.M.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11	"The Ballad of Nick & Kat"	May 11, 2016	Wednesday 10:00 P.M.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
12	"El Toro Bravo"	May 25, 2016	Wednesday 9:00 P.M.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
13	"Paper Orphans"	May 25, 2016	Wednesday 10:00 P.M.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings

No. in season	Episode	Air date	Time slot (EST)	18–49 rating increase	Viewers (millions) increase	Total 18-49	Total viewers (millions)	Ref
1	"The Harmful One"	March 16, 2016	Wednesdays 10:00 p.m.	0.8	3.16	2.4	12.04	[37]
2	"Harvested"	March 23, 2016		0.8	3.03	2.2	10.62	[38]
3	"Denial"	March 30, 2016		N/A	2.62	N/A	9.70	[39]
4	"Whispering Death"	April 6, 2016	Wednesday 9:00 p.m.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
5	"The Lonely Heart"	April 6, 2016	Wednesdays 10:00 p.m.	N/A	2.19	N/A	9.17	[40]
6	"Love Interrupted"	April 13, 2016		N/A	2.23	N/A	10.15	[41]
7	"Citizens of the World"	April 20, 2016		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
8	"De Los Inocentes"	April 27, 2016		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
9	"The Matchmaker"	May 4, 2016		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10	"Iqiniso"	May 11, 2016	Wednesday 9:00 p.m.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11	"The Ballad of Nick & Kat"	May 11, 2016	Wednesday 10:00 p.m.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
12	"El Toro Bravo"	May 25, 2016	Wednesday 9:00 p.m.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
13	"Paper Orphans"	May 25, 2016	Wednesday 10:00 p.m.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Broadcast

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.

Note: Each US network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.

Season	Episodes	Time slot (EST)	Original airing			Rank	Viewers (in millions)
			Season première	Season finale	TV season
1	13	Wednesday 10:00 pm (March 16 – May 25, 2016) Wednesday 9:00 pm (April 6, 2016; May 11 – May 25, 2016)	March 16, 2016	May 25, 2016[14]	2015–16	N/A	N/A

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External links

• Official website
• Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders at the Internet Movie Database