‘Criminal Minds,’ ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ end on ratings high

NEW YORK » Two long-running series — CBS drama “Criminal Minds” and ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat” — ended their runs last week with modest bumps in the ratings.

The investigators on “Criminal Minds” concluded their 15th and last season by chasing a psychopath who liked to cut off the faces of his victims. The last episode reached 5.4 million viewers, up 12% from its season average, the Nielsen company said.

The Huang family finished the sixth season of “Fresh Off the Boat’’ with a sweetly nostalgic episode that included a peek at the future for the characters. Its last episode was seen by 2.4 million people, or 6% more than the season average, Nielsen said.

Both shows had one oddity in common. They each ended with two separate episodes where the second, the actual finale, had fewer viewers than the first. “Fresh Off the Boat” had 3 million for its first half hour.

Jane Goodall’s ‘The Book of Hope’ coming out in 2021

NEW YORK » Jane Goodall’s next book will be a tribute to her enduring optimism.

Celadon Books announced that Goodall’s “The Book of Hope” will be published in fall 2021. The project is a collaboration with Doug Abrams, author of the bestselling “The Book of Joy,” and comes 60 years after the celebrated primatologist began her pioneering research of chimpanzees in Africa.

“The Book of Hope” will serve as an extraordinary exploration of our very nature as human beings and offer a compelling path forward to create hope in our own lives and in the world,” according to Celadon’s announcement.

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