Criminal Minds Cuts Patinkin from Premiere

• Jul 12, 2007 10:12 PM ET
• by Michael Ausiello

Another summer, another CBS actor forgets to set his/her alarm.

Multiple sources confirm that Mandy Patinkin is being written out of the season premiere of Criminal Minds after he failed to report to work.

Reps for the show declined comment, but it's safe to assume that the actor/chanteuse is embroiled in some kind of nasty contract standoff with the network. (The work stoppage was first reported by the sleuths over at E! Online.)

Coincidentally, Minds just put out a casting call for a character that fits Patinkin's description. What odd timing, eh?

When are these CBS stars going to learn? I mean, Les Moonves fired Valerie Harper from a show called Valerie!

Much more to come on this fast-moving story. In the meantime, would you still watch a Patinkin-less Minds? Yes, ***m*s ***s**, we know you would, but what about the rest of ya? Sound off below!