Writers rooms for Criminal Minds: Evolution and 22 other shows are set to return in earnest after a successful end to the recent WGA writers’ strike.
Summary
- Work on Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 and other shows is set to resume as writers rooms reopen after the WGA strike.
- Cast members of Criminal Minds: Evolution are fighting for better conditions in the industry, addressing concerns about residual payments and transparency of viewership numbers.
- While the writers room is getting back to work, it is unclear how long audiences will have to wait before season 2 and other favorite shows return to their screens.
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Work on Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 along with a raft of other shows is set to resume as the first wave of television writers rooms reform following the end of the WGA writers strike. Making its debut in late 2022, Criminal Minds: Evolution served as a continuation of the hit 2005 crime drama, which follows members of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit. Season 2 was officially greenlit by Paramount+ in January 2023, however, work on the new season ground to a halt when the WGA launched strike action in May.
Per Deadline, the writers room for Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 will be among the first to reopen this coming Monday, allowing work on the show to resume after months-long delays. Expected to join the hit crime drama for a Monday start is a long list of writers rooms for other high-profile shows including Grey’s Anatomy, Family Guy, Bob’s Burgers, The Simpsons and Quantum Leap. Reportedly following on later that same week will be Showtime’s Yellowjackets season 3 and the CBS shows Ghosts, NCIS, Fire Country, and The Neighborhood.
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TV Show Title |
Scheduled Return Date |
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Grey’s Anatomy |
Monday, October 2 |
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Criminal Minds: Evolution |
Monday, October 2 |
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9-1-1 |
Monday, October 2 |
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Family Guy |
Monday, October 2 |
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Bob’s Burgers |
Monday, October 2 |
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The Simpsons |
Monday, October 2 |
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Quantum Leap |
Monday, October 2 |
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Yellowjackets |
Wednesday, October 4 |
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NCIS |
TBA First Week of October |
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Fire Country |
TBA First Week of October |
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The Neighborhood |
TBA First Week of October |
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Ghosts |
TBA First Week of October |
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Abbott Elementary |
TBA First Week of October |
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The Sex Lives of College Girls |
TBA First Week of October |
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Young Sheldon |
TBA First Week of October |
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The Cleaning Lady |
TBA First Week of October |
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Rescue: Hi-Surf |
TBA First Week of October |
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Animal Control |
TBA First Week of October |
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Alert |
TBA First Week of October |
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Law & Order |
TBA First Week of October |
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Law & Order: SVU |
TBA First Week of October |
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FBI |
TBA First Week of October |
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The Mole Agent |
TBA First Week of October |
Why Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2 May Still Face Further Delays
When Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 was officially greenlit, the intended release date was never explicitly announced. However, most viewers assumed it would follow the pattern set by season 1 and arrive sometime in November 2023, though all hopes for achieving such an arbitrary deadline quickly vanished in the face of the strike action that swept through Hollywood in May this year. Yet, while the end of the WGA writers’ strike bodes well for a timely return for the hit show, producers still will still need to contend with the demands of SAG-AFTRA and their members before filming can begin.
With streaming services such as Paramount+ firmly in the crosshairs of concerns raised by the actors’ guild regarding the transparency of viewership numbers and the impact of residual payments to their performers, Criminal Minds: Evolution is just one of many shows whose cast members remain committed to fighting for better conditions for their profession as a whole. Though the show’s writers room is now set to get back to work, their finished scripts will only be the first step on the road to Hollywood resuming business as usual.
With any luck, the recent success the WGA encountered in having their own concerns addressed by streamers and studios will instigate a domino effect that shortly sees the SAG-AFTRA strikes resolved as well. Yet until that happens, it is impossible to predict how long audiences will need to wait before they see Criminal Minds: Evolution season 2 and many of their other favorite shows return to their screens.
Source: Deadline
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