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CRIMINAL MINDS Paget Brewster, Thomas Gibson, and Joe Mantegna

CRIMINAL MINDS
APRIL 2 · 9 PM · CBS
EPISODES LEFT: 7

WHERE WE LEFT OFF: While the unit hunted sickos and psychos, new guy Rossi (Joe Mantegna) joined the team, Hotchner's (Thomas Gibson) wife left him, and Penelope (Kirsten Vangsness) survived the worst first date in history when her escort shot her.

UP NEXT: Things lighten up with a relationship for Penelope and a baby for J.J., thanks to A.J. Cook's real-life pregnancy. ''We definitely are trying to put a little bit of lightness with all the dark,'' says executive producer Ed Bernero, hinting that there might even be romance for resident hunk Morgan (Shemar Moore). Obviously, dirty Minds just want to get Moore shirtless. ''Nooooo!'' protests Bernero. ''Okay, yeah, we do.'' —Alynda Wheat