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CBS, Paramount+ · 2005–present · 5 seasons · 114 episodes

Criminal Minds Episode Guide

Detailed, spoiler-complete plot summaries of Criminal Minds, episode by episode: who the unsub is, how the BAU profiles and tracks them, how each case ends, and the personal stories that follow the team.

CollectionRipped from the headlinesThe 8 episodes drawn from real cases, season by season →BrowseEpisodes by theme37 themes, from serial killers to Reid’s addiction →BrowseCharacters16 characters, from Aaron “Hotch” Hotchner to Derek Morgan →
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Season 1 2005–2006 · 22 episodes

From “Extreme Aggressor” to “The Fisher King: Part 1.”

  1. 1. Extreme Aggressor
  2. 2. Compulsion
  3. 3. Won't Get Fooled Again
  4. 4. Plain Sight
  5. 5. Broken Mirror
  6. 6. L.D.S.K.
  7. 7. The Fox
  8. 8. Natural Born Killer
  9. 9. Derailed
  10. 10. The Popular Kids
  11. 11. Blood Hungry
  12. 12. What Fresh Hell?
  13. 13. Poison
  14. 14. Riding the Lightning
  15. 15. Unfinished Business
  16. 16. The Tribe
  17. 17. A Real Rain
  18. 18. Somebody's Watching
  19. 19. Machismo
  20. 20. Charm and Harm
  21. 21. Secrets and Lies
  22. 22. The Fisher King: Part 1

Season 2 2006–2007 · 23 episodes

From “The Fisher King: Part 2” to “No Way Out, Part II: The Evilution of Frank.”

  1. 1. The Fisher King: Part 2
  2. 2. P911
  3. 3. The Perfect Storm
  4. 4. Psychodrama
  5. 5. Aftermath
  6. 6. The Boogeyman
  7. 7. North Mammon
  8. 8. Empty Planet
  9. 9. The Last Word
  10. 10. Lessons Learned
  11. 11. Sex, Birth, Death
  12. 12. Profiler, Profiled
  13. 13. No Way Out
  14. 14. The Big Game
  15. 15. Revelations
  16. 16. Fear and Loathing
  17. 17. Distress
  18. 18. Jones
  19. 19. Ashes and Dust
  20. 20. Honor Among Thieves
  21. 21. Open Season
  22. 22. Legacy
  23. 23. No Way Out, Part II: The Evilution of Frank

Season 3 2007–2008 · 20 episodes

From “Doubt” to “Lo-Fi.”

  1. 1. Doubt
  2. 2. In Name and Blood
  3. 3. Scared to Death
  4. 4. Children of the Dark
  5. 5. Seven Seconds
  6. 6. About Face
  7. 7. Identity
  8. 8. Lucky
  9. 9. Penelope
  10. 10. True Night
  11. 11. Birthright
  12. 12. 3rd Life
  13. 13. Limelight
  14. 14. Damaged
  15. 15. A Higher Power
  16. 16. Elephant's Memory
  17. 17. In Heat
  18. 18. The Crossing
  19. 19. Tabula Rasa
  20. 20. Lo-Fi

Season 4 2008–2009 · 26 episodes

From “Mayhem” to “…and Back.”

  1. 1. Mayhem
  2. 2. The Angel Maker
  3. 3. Minimal Loss
  4. 4. Paradise
  5. 5. Catching Out
  6. 6. The Instincts
  7. 7. Memoriam
  8. 8. Masterpiece
  9. 9. 52 Pickup
  10. 10. Brothers in Arms
  11. 11. Normal
  12. 12. Soul Mates
  13. 13. Bloodline
  14. 14. Cold Comfort
  15. 15. Zoe's Reprise
  16. 16. Pleasure Is My Business
  17. 17. Demonology
  18. 18. Omnivore
  19. 19. House on Fire
  20. 20. Conflicted
  21. 21. A Shade of Gray
  22. 22. The Big Wheel
  23. 23. Roadkill
  24. 24. Amplification
  25. 25. To Hell…
  26. 26. …and Back

Season 5 2009–2010 · 23 episodes

From “Nameless, Faceless” to “Our Darkest Hour.”

  1. 1. Nameless, Faceless
  2. 2. Haunted
  3. 3. Reckoner
  4. 4. Hopeless
  5. 5. Cradle to Grave
  6. 6. The Eyes Have It
  7. 7. The Performer
  8. 8. Outfoxed
  9. 9. 100
  10. 10. The Slave of Duty
  11. 11. Retaliation
  12. 12. The Uncanny Valley
  13. 13. Risky Business
  14. 14. Parasite
  15. 15. Public Enemy
  16. 16. Mosley Lane
  17. 17. Solitary Man
  18. 18. The Fight
  19. 19. Rite of Passage
  20. 20. …A Thousand Words
  21. 21. Exit Wounds
  22. 22. The Internet Is Forever
  23. 23. Our Darkest Hour

All 114 episodes, from September 22, 2005 to May 26, 2010. How these summaries are written.