The tried-and-true network reign of procedurals has yielded several lengthly (and continuing) franchise runs with spin offs. Upcoming attractions include NCIS: Tony and Ziva (coming to CBS and Paramount+) but also more of Law and Order: Organized Crime (supplementing NBC's long-lived shows over on Peacock). Then there's CBS' Criminal Minds, which ran for fifteen seasons before graduating into another form, Criminal Minds: Evolution, which revived much of the gang for Paramount+.

The only downer with that latter series is that Matthew Gray Gubler (who has portrayed the Dr. Spencer Reid for over a decade) was seemingly no longer part of the Behavioral Analysis unit due to being on "a special assignment." Word surfaced a few months ago, however, that Gubler would make a third-season appearance to bring his lustrous hair back for the masses. Gubler, as well, has been busy with his next procedural series, Einstein, so let's open the book on what to expect.