Is this the end?

I do, its not been great for awhile.

Every ensemble has your A list and B list cast. These cast members along with the writing of the show is what drives the audience to tune in. This show has no A list members left. Gideon at first, Hotch and Morgan over the rest of the time were a huge part of what made Criminal Minds successful. Don't get me wrong Reid and Garcia are great, but they are great supporting character. They shined best with the characters that are no longer on the show. Like the McGee situation on NCIS without DiNozzo. Luke is a fine character but for the longest time his interaction with Garcia felt very forced. Simmons is a solid addition but he comes from a failed show. JJ and Prentiss have always been solid additional cast members but nothing else. Prentiss just doesn't work for me as section head, she doesn't help carry the show. Rossi replaced Gideon, but not as a lead he has always been supporting mentor character. I am not sure why Tara is in the cast, she is just kind of there most of the time.

Its stories have largely been so-so for awhile, the cast isn't very strong now, the scratch thing was stretched way to far, and ratings are dropping. I think if you really respect the show the writing has been on the wall for awhile now and it should just be cancelled.

Well the ratings for the return of Morgan did not improve from last weeks less than great showing. Perhaps it will rise a little better with the +7, but its going to drop below 1 in the key demo as the season goes along. It already has plenty of eps for syndication deals, so I cant see this continuing much longer.