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TikTok teens are obsessed with 'Criminal Minds.' They may change TV fandom forever

One of the first "Criminal Minds" videos Joselyn Martinez posted to TikTok involves a scene in which actor Matthew Gray Gubler appears to break character. She wanted to share the funny moment, not sure how many others had noticed it.

"I posted it and it blew up," Martinez said of the video, which has clocked more than 814,000 views since it was posted on the social video app. "And I (realized) a lot of people are into the show. I had no idea."

Since then, the 18-year-old has focused her TikTok account on "Criminal Minds" content, becoming a part of the show's growing fandom on the platform - which remains available to users despite President Donald Trump issuing an executive order earlier this month banning its

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