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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 8
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.9The Silencer
2012-09-26 · 42mWhen a Texas prisoner escapes during a transfer, he leaves behind victims with his unique trademark, sewing their mouths shut, a signature the BAU remembers as unique to the UnSub "The Silencer." While they investigate who he was and who he's become, the BAU also gets to know the newest member of the team.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.6The Pact
2012-10-10 · 42mWhen the bodies of two seemingly unrelated victims are found just hours apart in San Diego and Los Angeles respectively, the BAU suspects that that not one, but two killers are working together to commit these murders.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.7Through the Looking Glass
2012-10-17 · 42mAn UNSUB who kidnaps families with the intention of making them admit to and pay for their indiscretions.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.8God Complex
2012-10-24 · 42mWhen a legless body is found in the New Mexico desert and a second unwilling amputee shows up at the hospital, the BAU team searches for this amateur surgeon before he preys upon his next reluctant victim. Also, Reid's phone calls to a mystery woman have the team intrigued.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.8The Good Earth
2012-10-31 · 42mThe team heads to Oregon as four men have gone missing.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.5The Apprenticeship
2012-11-07 · 42mWhen prostitutes in Miami are discovered murdered in a similar style to local animals found dead there, the BAU must work fast to find an unsub whose confidence is quickly escalating. Also, Morgan tries to increase Reid's athletic skills by convincing him to join the bureau's softball team.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 7.9The Fallen
2012-11-14 · 42mThe BAU travels to Santa Monica when burned bodies of homeless people begin showing up by the famous pier. Also, Rossi reconnects with his former Marine sergeant from Vietnam.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 7.1The Wheels on the Bus...
2012-11-21 · 42mThe BAU team goes in pursuit of a missing school bus full of children outside the Washington, D.C. area, and it becomes a race against time for them to bring them home safely.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 7.1Magnificent Light
2012-11-28 · 42mAn attendee at a popular motivational-speaker's conference in Seattle is murdered and the speaker himself disappears soon afterward. Meanwhile, Garcia is puzzled when Morgan refuses to attend a dinner honoring an old family friend.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 8.2The Lesson
2012-12-05 · 42mA ritualistic killer is hunted after male bodies are found that have been physically altered. Meanwhile, Reid gets anxious at the prospect of meeting his mystery woman.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 7.8Perennials
2012-12-12 · 42mThe BAU heads south to investigate a fast-moving UnSub whose signature matches that of a serial killer from 30 years ago. Also, the team learns that someone is tracking their cases and replicating crimes the BAU is solving.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 8.4Zugzwang
2013-01-16 · 42mWhen Reid discovers that his girlfriend has been kidnapped by her stalker, he and the BAU team band together to find her before it's too late.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 6.9Magnum Opus
2013-01-23 · 42mWhile Reid copes with a loss in his personal life, the rest of the BAU travels to San Francisco to investigate victims discovered in the Mission District.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 7.9All That Remains
2013-02-06 · 42mA writer's daughters vanish on the anniversary of their mother's disappearance, which leads the BAU to investigate the man as a possible suspect.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 6.9Broken
2013-02-20 · 42mThe BAU heads to Austin to investigate victims found there with their watches set inaccurately, a clue which may connect the crimes. Meanwhile, the UnSub stalking the BAU inches closer in his pursuit of the team.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 8.1Carbon Copy
2013-02-27 · 42mWhen victims are found in Philadelphia in a similar style to victims of The Replicator, the stalker who has been tracking the BAU's every move, the team thinks this could be the break they need to try and apprehend him.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 7.7The Gathering
2013-03-20 · 42mThe BAU investigates victims who were documenting their personal lives and inner desires on blog posts and social media. Also, Kevin gets jealous when he learns Garcia may have a new love interest.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 8.0Restoration
2013-04-03 · 42mThe BAU goes to Morgan's old neighborhood in urban Chicago in search of an unsub targeting middle-aged men, and a clue leads Morgan to believe that they are after someone connected to the man who molested him as a child.
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E19
Episode 19
★ 7.7Pay It Forward
2013-04-10 · 42mWhen a time capsule in a small Colorado town is opened twenty-five years later and contains a gruesome discovery, the BAU investigates the crime and find a possible link to the death of a local police officer.
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E20
Episode 20
★ 7.9Alchemy
2013-05-01 · 42mThe BAU travel to Rapid City after two male victims are discovered murdered in a ritualistic manner. Also, Reid continues to grieve over Maeve’s death.
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E21
Episode 21
★ 7.9Nanny Dearest
2013-05-08 · 42mThe BAU travels to Los Angeles looking for an UnSub who is kidnapping nannies and the children they care for on the same day each year.
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E22
Episode 22
★ 7.8Number Six
2013-05-15 · 42mThe BAU goes to Detroit to track an UnSub with a rapidly changing MO. Also, Blake's husband returns from overseas with a life-changing career proposition for her.
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E23
Episode 23
★ 7.9Brothers Hotchner (1)
2013-05-22 · 42mThe Replicator zeroes in on the BAU when the killer targets one of the team as the next victim. Also, the BAU is called in to investigate a string of deaths in Manhattan tied to apparent ecstasy overdoses, and Hotch discovers that his estranged brother, Sean, is caught in the middle.
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E24
Episode 24
★ 8.3The Replicator (2)
2013-05-22 · 42mThe Replicator zeroes in on the BAU when the killer targets one of the team as the next victim. Also, the BAU is called in to investigate a string of deaths in Manhattan tied to apparent ecstasy overdoses, and Hotch discovers that his estranged brother, Sean, is caught in the middle.
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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