Criminal Minds is continuing into season 13 after a year that saw quite the cast shake-up. Season 13 might not quite right the ship when it comes to the cast, however. Deadline is reporting that Kirsten Vangsness and A.J. Cook's future with the show is a little uncertain. The reason for the hold-up is that the two actresses are looking for similar payment to their male counterparts. It's matter that has been in dispute for a quite a long time. Criminal Minds veterans Joe Mantegna and Matthew Gray Gubler have closed new deals to continue on the long-running CBS drama series, recently renewed for a 13th season. However, Kirsten Vangsness and A.J. Cook are currently at an impasse in their negotiations as the actresses are seeking parity with their male co-stars. So while Reid and Rossi will definitely be on Criminal Minds season 13 (along with already confirmed returning cast members Adam Rodriguez, Damon Gupton, Aisha Tyler and Paget Brewster) Penelope and J.J. might not be sticking around. The duo, who are negotiating together, took a similar stand during the 2013 negotiations as the two at the time consistently had been paid less than half of what their male counterparts including Gubler and Shemar Moore were making. Back then, Vangsness and Cook eventually reached new agreements with ABC Studios, CBS TV Studios and CBS, though they are willing to walk this time if they don’t get some parity with their veteran co-stars, putting the return of their respective fan-favorite characters Penelope and J.J. in limbo. The studios behind the series did not begin talks with Vangsness and Cook until after completing deals with Mantegna and Gubler. ABC Studios and CBS were taken to task on the treatment of Criminal Minds female cast members in 2010 when they opted not to bring back Cook for Season 6 and to reduce the episodes of Brewster, leaving Vangsness as the only remaining full-time female cast member. The move led to an outcry from fans. Cook and Brewster subsequently were reinstated. Both Vangsness and Cook have been on Criminal Minds since the beginning. Vangsness started as a recurring in Season 1, quickly getting promoted to a regular. She also co-starred on the 2011 spinoff Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior. Cook has been a series regular for the entire run except for Season 6, when she guest starred. CBS sibling Showtime and Warner Bros. TV recently went through a similar push for parity on Shameless for stars Emmy Rossum and William H. Macy, as did CBS and WBTV on The Big Bang Theory, with co-stars Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch seeking pay on par with their co-stars’. Both lengthy negotiations reached successful conclusions, which observers are also hoping for on Criminal Minds. Let's hope CBS sorts this out and pay A.J. and Kirsten what they deserve. Criminal Minds returns with it's 13th Season this fall on CBS.
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Sandra Hernandez
5/22/2017 06:35:11 pm
JJ AND GARCIA SHOULD GET RAISES WHATS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE THEY should GET A RAISE GET RID OF TISHA SND GIVE THEM HER MONEY.U WON'T HAVE A CM WITHOUT them.
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Marilyn Kennedy
5/23/2017 03:57:29 am
The show will definitely collapse without Garcia and JJ. It is holding on by a thread and in my opinion this should be the last year.
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Faye Ferguson
5/23/2017 08:48:10 am
Pay these actress's their money!! If the is choice not too, then all these years, these ladies has done on Criminal Minds was for nothing? What your saying is they''re not worth it. OMG!
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Rhonda
5/23/2017 09:19:30 am
If AJ and Penelope are coming back then I'm sorry I am done with Criminal minds, it's bad enough what they did to Reid and now the Only old ones coming back is Rossi and Reid. I"M DONE
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ROBBIE HAGER
5/23/2017 09:34:34 am
I stopped watching Criminal Minds when you let Thomas Gibson go. I found your reasoning churlish! There are too many new ppl also! o well, doesn't matter. The women should be paid the same as their make counterparts!
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This is ridiculous! In 2017 women are still not getting paid the same as men! You should be ashamed cbs!!! These women are the heart of this show! You really think that you can just replace everyone that the fans have loved all these years and still have a show with as much heart as it has had? Which is why people have stuck around and watched your show all these years!! Remember execs every show is fan drivin if the long time watchers can't relate or grow to love the actors and actresses you hire then NO show!!!! I love your show but I watch it because Penelope is adorable and smart and AJ has a family and loves the people she works with it's the human connection! Pay them what they want!!!!!!!!
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Nic H
6/11/2017 04:16:53 pm
OF COURSE AJ COOK & KIRSTEN VANGSNESS SHOULD BE PAID THE SAME AS THE MEN. EVERYONE ON THE SHOW SHOULD BE PAID EQUALLY.
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ERIC
6/13/2023 02:26:29 pm
SHEMAR MOORE WILL BE IN THE YKOUNG AND THE RESTLKESS FULL TIME
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