I've always thought that Criminal Minds was one of shows on network TV to treat their women better. It fulfills the qualifications for
The Rule quite regularly. But now CBS is
firing AJ Cook and cutting the number of episodes for Paget Brewster. I'm horrified and saddened that we could lose two strong, intelligent female characters when TPTB are still paying Charlie Sheen $2 million per episode.
I'm not sure I trust the CBS execs to be smart enough to listen to their audience (or their actors even, as the remaining cast members also seem very upset), but here are a couple of links:
23,000 signatures and countingCriminal Minds Fanatic (I believe the second site is run by someone affiliated with the show. They frequently have photos from on-set, and they've coordinated chats with many of the main actors. If any fan-reaction page has a chance of getting read by the suits, it's that one.)