Criminal Minds has been renewed for Season 9.
And the entire cast is on board.
Following talk that Kirsten Vangsness and A.J. Cook were taking a strong stance in negotiations – as a form of protest against how actresses have been compensated on the series – Deadline now reports that Thomas Gibson, Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Vangsness and Cook have all signed new two-year deals.
The contracts of Matthew Gray Gubler and Jeanne Tripplehorn were not up for renewal; both will return.
Cook and Vangsness will still be paid less than their male co-stars, but the duo did receive sizable raises.