{"id":66071,"date":"2016-08-30T18:18:33","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T01:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/?p=66071"},"modified":"2024-06-25T13:42:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T20:42:47","slug":"criminal-minds-promotes-brewster-to-series-regular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/2016\/08\/criminal-minds-promotes-brewster-to-series-regular\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Criminal Minds&#8217; Promotes Brewster To Series Regular"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CSI Files <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/2016\/07\/brewster-will-appear-in-criminal-minds-season-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> last month that former <I>Criminal Minds<\/i> star <b>Paget Brewster<\/b> would reprise her role as Emily Prentiss on a recurring basis during the show&#8217;s upcoming twelfth season. Today, the network announced that Brewster has been upgraded to a series regular, remaining on the show full-time following her first appearance in the episode scheduled to air on October 12. Here&#8217;s a statement from Executive Producer <b>Erica Messer<\/b>, courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/deadline.com\/2016\/08\/criminal-minds-paget-brewster-series-regular-again-on-cbs-drama-season-12-1201810914\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We\u2019re all so excited to have Paget with us full time. The BAU family has definitely missed her, on screen and off. Having her back on set has been great, it\u2019s like she never left.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\nBrewster&#8217;s promotion comes on the heels of <b>Thomas Gibson&#8217;<\/b>s (Aaron Hotchner) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/2016\/08\/thomas-gibson-fired-from-criminal-minds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dismissal<\/a> following an on-set altercation. As CSI Files previously <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/2016\/08\/criminal-minds-will-cast-2-new-series-regulars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>, the network announced they&#8217;d be adding two series regulars in Gibson&#8217;s place, including a new team leader. There&#8217;s no word yet on whether Brewster will fill one of those spots, or if they are in addition to her full-time return to the team. Season 12 will also feature the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/2016\/06\/adam-rodriguez-joins-criminal-minds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">introduction<\/a> of <b>Adam Rodriguez<\/b> (Luke Alvez) as a series regular, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/2016\/08\/cbs-shares-premiere-info-new-cast-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promotion<\/a> of <b>Aisha Tyler<\/b> (Dr Tara Lewis) to series regular.<\/p>\n<p>\nFinally, here are several tweets, including Brewster&#8217;s response to the announcement:<\/p>\n<p>\n<center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sometimes going home is the answer. Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CriminalMinds?src=hash\">#CriminalMinds<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XA2HrzkS5R\">pic.twitter.com\/XA2HrzkS5R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; paget brewster (@pagetpaget) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pagetpaget\/status\/770763510066257920\">August 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2764\u2600\ufe0f\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f?\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u270c?\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FdMH9PDU6Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/FdMH9PDU6Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kirsten Vangsness (@Vangsness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vangsness\/status\/770685465208827904\">August 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The queen, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pagetpaget\">@pagetpaget<\/a> is back. And she&#39;s here for your cheese <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BAIufjodBb\">https:\/\/t.co\/BAIufjodBb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh Stewart (@J0SHSTEWART) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/J0SHSTEWART\/status\/770688287258271748\">August 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pagetpaget\">@pagetpaget<\/a> is a bad, bad&#8230;. hush your mouth! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DC1tHMsDrv\">https:\/\/t.co\/DC1tHMsDrv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aisha Tyler (@aishatyler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aishatyler\/status\/770786187426398208\">August 31, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\nRelated: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/2016\/07\/brewster-will-appear-in-criminal-minds-season-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brewster Will Appear In \u2018Criminal Minds\u2019 Season 12<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/2016\/08\/thomas-gibson-fired-from-criminal-minds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Gibson Fired From \u2018Criminal Minds\u2019<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/2016\/08\/criminal-minds-will-cast-2-new-series-regulars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Criminal Minds\u2019 Will Cast 2 New Series Regulars<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/2016\/06\/adam-rodriguez-joins-criminal-minds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Rodriguez Joins \u2018Criminal Minds\u2019<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csifiles.com\/content\/2016\/08\/cbs-shares-premiere-info-new-cast-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS Shares Premiere Info &#038; 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