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Criminal Minds
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.
- Created by:
- Jeff Davis
- Cast:
- Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Adam Rodriguez, Kirsten Vangsness
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America, Canada
- Network:
- CBS, Paramount+
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.4Extreme Aggressor
2005-09-22 · 40mAfter 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.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.6Compulsion
2005-09-28 · 43mThe team of investigators tries to capture a serial arsonist who has been terrorizing a college campus.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.4Won't Get Fooled Again
2005-10-05 · 41mGideon and his team track down a copycat bomber terrorizing a quiet community.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.6Plain Sight
2005-10-12 · 40mThe BAU team travels to San Diego to stop a rapist and murderer who commits his crimes in the middle of the day.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.7Broken Mirror
2005-10-19 · 42mThe 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.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 8.2L.D.S.K.
2005-11-02 · 40mThe 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.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 7.8The Fox
2005-11-09 · 42mThe 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.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 7.5Natural Born Killer
2005-11-16 · 42mWhen 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.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 7.7Derailed
2005-11-23 · 41mElle, 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.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 7.6The Popular Kids
2005-11-30 · 41mThe team investigates the death of one teen, and the disappearance of another , which may be linked to a satanic ritual.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 7.3Blood Hungry
2005-12-14 · 43mWhile 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.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 7.5What Fresh Hell?
2006-01-11 · 43mWhen 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.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 7.3Poison
2006-01-18 · 40mThe 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.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 7.8Riding the Lightning
2006-01-25 · 43mAfter 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.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 7.8Unfinished Business
2006-03-01 · 41mA 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.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 7.6The Tribe
2006-03-08 · 43mThe BAU team believes a dangerous cult may be responsible for the mass murders of five college students in an empty house.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 7.5A Real Rain
2006-03-22 · 42mThe 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.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 7.7Somebody's Watching
2006-03-29 · 42mReid finds himself in danger when he falls for a starlet whose stalker has turned into a killer.
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E19
Episode 19
★ 7.4Machismo
2006-04-12 · 41mThe BAU team travels to Mexico to aid in the capture of a serial killer who is targeting elderly women.
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Episode 20
★ 7.7Charm and Harm
2006-04-19 · 41mThe BAU works to capture a serial killer who has evaded capture by altering his appearance.
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E21
Episode 21
★ 7.5Secrets and Lies
2006-05-03 · 42mThe BAU works with the CIA to identify a mole within that organization, whose leaks are putting operatives at risk.
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E22
Episode 22
★ 8.0The Fisher King (1)
2006-05-10 · 41mWhile on their vacations, each of the team receives a clue from a psychopathic killer challenging them to save his next victim.
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Joe Mantegna
David Rossi
Paget Brewster
Emily Prentiss
Adam Rodriguez
Luke Alvez
Kirsten Vangsness
Penelope Garcia
A.J. Cook
Jennifer Jareau
Aisha Tyler
Dr. Tara Lewis
Zach Gilford
Elias Voit
Ryan-James Hatanaka
Tyler Green