Who becomes chief after Hotch?

Hotch is the team leader from the first episode until his exit from the show in season 12, except for a temporary period where Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore) takes over. Prentiss becomes the Unit Chief after Hotch, though she is briefly replaced by Jennifer "JJ" Jareau (A.J. Cook).
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Who becomes the new BAU chief?

SES Mateo "Matt" Cruz is the new BAU Section Chief, the direct superior to SSA Aaron Hotchner, and later SSA Emily Prentiss. He is the replacement of deceased Section Chief Erin Strauss and a recurring character on Criminal Minds.
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Does JJ become unit chief?

After finishing a case, JJ meets Barnes in her office, only for Barnes to tell JJ that she's been promoted to Acting Unit Chief of the BAU by as Prentiss was placed on administrative leave, pending an internal review.
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Does Derek Morgan become unit chief?

In "The Eyes Have It" Morgan is successful in his first case as Acting Unit Chief. At the end of the episode, he is given his own office, which was acquired after JJ and Garcia had pulled some strings when its previous occupant, one Agent Hall, was set to retire soon.
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Who replaces Aaron Hotchner?

Criminal Minds has found its replacement for Aaron Hotchner since Thomas Gibson was let go from the CBS series following a physical altercation on set last August. Damon Gupton has joined the cast and will first appear in the season's eighth episode.
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Who does Penelope Garcia end up with?

As a result, she turns him down, and their relationship appears to have ended ("I Love You, Tommy Brown"). Garcia eventually becomes involved with an old flame, Sam. In the final episode of season 15, "And In the End..." , Luke Alvez asks her out for dinner, an offer which she happily accepts.
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Why is Rossi Not unit chief?

The answer to the question of why Morgan became unit chief over Rossi is, as it turns out, simply that Rossi didn't want to. Reddit user u/spencersreed pointed out that Rossi already had his time as team leader when he and Gideon first started the BAU.
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Does Prentiss stay unit chief?

Emily Prentiss is the current Unit Chief of the BAU who first joined the team two episodes after Elle Greenaway resigned from the FBI for good. At the end of Season Seven, she resigned from the BAU and accepted a position with Interpol in London.
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What happens to JJ's husband?

JJ owes her husband's life to Emily Prentiss

In episode 24 called “Run,” Izzy takes Will to get medical attention for the gunshot wound, killing the medic that helps them. Out of nowhere, she then shoots her partner Chris, leaving him in an alley.
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Who leads the team after Hotch leaves?

Season One. In the pilot episode "Extreme Aggressor", Jason Gideon returns to the team after a six-month sick leave and takes over Hotch's job as team leader.
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Does JJ cheat on Will in season 9?

Erica Messer wants to set the record straight: JJ and Cruz are not having an affair on Criminal Minds. "I'll say it again: They did not and are not having an affair," the showrunner tells TVGuide.com. "It only seems like they are."
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Why is Reid not in season 14?

Both Gubler and Reid needed some time away from the BAU

For Matthew Gray Gubler, his contract included time off to work on other projects, which is understandable given his 11 years playing the same character. As for his character, the early absences were explained by having Reid away visiting with his mother.
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Who replaced JJ in season 6?

More Stories By Nellie. EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Nichols is in negotiations to join the cast of CBS' Criminal Minds as a series regular, the show's first new regular addition since Joe Mantegna took over for Mandy Patinkin in 2007. Nicholson was originally tapped for a 3-episode arc, which will begin airing next week.
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Who replaces Prentiss?

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Alex Blake replaces SSA Emily Prentiss. She is introduced in season eight. Her appointment at the BAU was met with some mixed reactions as the team was close to Prentiss.
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Was Gideon ever a unit chief?

Gideon is a Senior Supervisory Special Agent and the unit chief of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, and appeared from the series' pilot episode "Extreme Aggressor," which was originally broadcast on September 22, 2005, until "In Name and Blood," the second episode of the third season.
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Who does Prentiss end up with?

“I think Prentiss has only had two boyfriends on the show,” says Brewster, “and one was a bad guy she dated just to get information from.” While the actress is enjoying her chemistry with Bishop — “We have that somethin'-somethin'” — her true romance is musician husband Steve Damstra.
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Does Prentiss replace Hotch?

That is, until last night's episode, when Criminal Minds addressed Hotch's absence and finally told us who would be taking over the BAU in his absence: none other than Emily Prentiss. That's right, Prentiss was offered the job.
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Who is better Gideon or Rossi?

Rossi is much more flexible emotionally and professionally than Gideon, who hated cell phones and didn't always get along with others on the team, especially when it was predicated on the idea that Gideon might be wrong or unknowingly biased about something.
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Who is Emma to Rossi?

He was acquainted with Rossi in the past, although the exact details of their association were not elaborated upon, though both seemed familiar with Emma Louise Taylor, a girl whom Rossi loved. Their association broke down as soon as Rossi joined the FBI, and the two hadn't spoken with each other in 33 years.
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Does Reid end up with Max?

Alas, a well-placed source tells TVLine that Reid and Max's series-ending relationship status was “intentionally left open to viewer interpretation” — meaning it's a question that for now, at least, will go unanswered.
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Who does Morgan marry?

Savannah Hayes is the girlfriend (and eventual wife) of former SSA Derek Morgan and a recurring character on Criminal Minds.
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Did Garcia sleep with Morgan?

The rest of the episode proceeds as normal save for Garcia's sitcom-esque panic that she slept with Morgan as a terrible rebound. She didn't, as Morgan tells her later with an amused smile.
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Who replaced Prentiss in season 6?

A new character, Agent Ashley Seaver (Rachel Nichols), was brought onto the show for season 6, presumably to take the place of Brewster and Cook.
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Why did JJ's character leave Criminal Minds?

Jareau was written out of the show after Cook was let go at the beginning of season six, for financial reasons relating to the premiere of the spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior.
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