Why Criminal Minds has a shorter Season 14

TVLine

CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl said of Criminal Minds' 15-episode order, which is down from the usual 23: "First of all, that’s what we need. Scheduling gets more difficult as we try to pack more shows into the schedule each season, with fewer repeats...The number of episodes you need tends to ‘accordion’ a little bit.” Still, Kahl won't rule out adding more episodes.