Series
Criminal Minds
“To catch a criminal, you have to think like one.”
CrimeDramaMystery
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 22 epS2 · 23 epS3 · 20 epS4 · 26 epS5 · 23 epS6 · 24 epS7 · 24 epS8 · 24 epS9 · 24 epS10 · 23 epS11 · 22 epS12 · 22 epS13 · 22 epS14 · 15 epS15 · 10 epS16 · 10 epS17 · 10 epS18 · 10 epS19 · 10 ep
1Extreme Aggressor22 Sept 2005 · 40m · ★ 7.5After a fourth woman goes missing in as many months, the team is brought in to track down the guy before he kidnaps again. Hotch is asked to secretly evaluate Gideon to see if he is ready to work full time again.
2Compulsion28 Sept 2005 · 43m · ★ 7.6The team of investigators tries to capture a serial arsonist who has been terrorizing a college campus.
3Won't Get Fooled Again5 Oct 2005 · 41m · ★ 7.5Gideon and his team track down a copycat bomber terrorizing a quiet community.
4Plain Sight12 Oct 2005 · 40m · ★ 7.6The BAU team travels to San Diego to stop a rapist and murderer who commits his crimes in the middle of the day.
5Broken Mirror19 Oct 2005 · 42m · ★ 7.7The BAU investigates the kidnapping of a U.S. District Attorney's daughter and determines the kidnapper isn't seeking money -- he's after her twin sister.
6L.D.S.K.2 Nov 2005 · 40m · ★ 8.2The BAU is asked to identify a killer who is shooting at victims in broad daylight, and the team works with local law enforcement officers to recreate one of the shootings.
7The Fox9 Nov 2005 · 42m · ★ 7.9The BAU profiles a serial killer who takes families hostage and lives with them as a father figure during what is supposed to be their family vacations.
8Natural Born Killer16 Nov 2005 · 42m · ★ 7.5When an undercover cop in Baltimore involved in a mob investigation goes missing, the BAU believes a serial killer rather than organized crime has something to do with his disappearance. The probe leads to several unsolved missing persons cases.
9Derailed23 Nov 2005 · 41m · ★ 7.7Elle, along with many others, is held hostage on a train in Texas by a paranoid schizophrenic who is convinced that the U.S. government is monitoring him. Hotchner and Gideon are forced to play into the man's fantasy to save the people he has taken hostage.
10The Popular Kids30 Nov 2005 · 41m · ★ 7.7The team investigates the death of one teen, and the disappearance of another , which may be linked to a satanic ritual.
11Blood Hungry14 Dec 2005 · 43m · ★ 7.4While Gideon is stuck at the office on crutches, the rest of the team travels to Tennessee to track down a killer who disembowels his victims and supposedly eats their organs.
12What Fresh Hell?11 Jan 2006 · 43m · ★ 7.6When a young girl is abducted in broad daylight from a playground in a seemingly safe neighborhood, the BAU team initially believes her father is responsible. When he is able to provide an alibi, the team is forced to look for clues where the girl lives to determine who is really responsible.
13Poison18 Jan 2006 · 40m · ★ 7.4The team travels to New Jersey where several people have been poisoned, one of them fatally with LSD, ten times more potent than the street version.
14Riding the Lightning25 Jan 2006 · 43m · ★ 7.8After interviewing a couple on death row for serial murders, Gideon suspects that the woman is actually innocent. But since she's set to be executed in two days, it's a race against time to prove it.
15Unfinished Business1 Mar 2006 · 41m · ★ 7.9A serial killer reappears after 20 years of silence and contacts the BAU with the promise he will kill another victim in the next five days.
16The Tribe8 Mar 2006 · 43m · ★ 7.6The BAU team believes a dangerous cult may be responsible for the mass murders of five college students in an empty house.
17A Real Rain22 Mar 2006 · 42m · ★ 7.5The BAU unit travels to NYC to investigate a series of murders that appears to have been committed by a vigilante conducting revenge on former criminals who have been released by the justice system.
18Somebody's Watching29 Mar 2006 · 42m · ★ 7.6Reid finds himself in danger when he falls for a starlet whose stalker has turned into a killer.
19Machismo12 Apr 2006 · 41m · ★ 7.5The BAU team travels to Mexico to aid in the capture of a serial killer who is targeting elderly women.
20Charm and Harm19 Apr 2006 · 41m · ★ 7.8The BAU works to capture a serial killer who has evaded capture by altering his appearance.
21Secrets and Lies3 May 2006 · 42m · ★ 7.5The BAU works with the CIA to identify a mole within that organization, whose leaks are putting operatives at risk.
22The Fisher King (1)10 May 2006 · 41m · ★ 8.0While on their vacations, each of the team receives a clue from a psychopathic killer challenging them to save his next victim.
Details
- Created by
- Jeff Davis
- First aired
- 22 Sept 2005
- Last aired
- 23 Jul 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- CBS, Paramount+
- Episodes
- 364
- Votes
- 4,197 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
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Cast
Joe MantegnaDavid Rossi
Paget BrewsterEmily Prentiss
Adam RodriguezLuke Alvez
Kirsten VangsnessPenelope Garcia
A.J. CookJennifer Jareau
Aisha TylerDr. Tara Lewis
Zach GilfordElias Voit
Ryan-James HatanakaTyler Green
