Paget Brewster will continue on Criminal Minds next season, while new series regular Rachel Nichols has officially been let go.
Meanwhile, co-star Thomas Gibson still doesn’t have a deal for next season, with negotiations ongoing.
Joe Mantegna ‘Optimistic’ About Paget Brewster Returning to Criminal Minds
With Brewster and original cast member and fan favorite A.J. Cook returning to the CBS procedural alongside Kirsten Vangsness, there wasn’t much room left for Nichols, whose character Ashley Seaver was introduced last season in part to fill the void left by the departure of Cook’s JJ.
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