Criminal Minds (season 11)
The eleventh season of Criminal Minds was ordered on May 11, 2015 by CBS. It premiered on September 30, 2015 on CBS and ended on May 4, 2016. The season consisted of 22 episodes. Cast The entire main cast returned for the season, except Jennifer Love Hewitt (Kate Callahan), who left the show in the season ten finale. On June 22, 2015, it was announced that Aisha Tyler (coincidentally Hewitt's co-star during Season 1 of Ghost Whisperer) would replace Hewitt in a recurring role as Dr. Tara Lewis, a psychologist with an eye on forensic psychology and its application toward the criminal justice system. Main Joe Mantegna as Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi (BAU Senior Agent) Shemar Moore as Supervisory Special Agent Derek Morgan (BAU Agent) (Ep. 1-18) Matthew Gray Gubler as Supervisory Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid (BAU Agent) A. J. Cook as Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau (BAU Agent) Kirsten Vangsness as Special Agent Penelope Garcia (BAU Technical Analyst & Co-Communications Liaison) Thomas Gibson as Supervisory Special Agent Aaron Hotchner (BAU Unit Chief & Co-Communications Liaison) Special guest star Paget Brewster as Agent Emily Prentiss (Chief of Interpol-London Office) (Episode 19) Recurring cast Aisha Tyler as Supervisory