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Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds
★ 8.3/10•2005•TV-MA•Crime•Drama•Mystery
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To catch a criminal, you have to think like one.

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.

StatusReturning Series
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 22, 2005

Episodes

Episode 1 - Extreme AggressorE140m

Extreme Aggressor

After 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.

Sep 22, 2005

Episode 2 - CompulsionE243m

Compulsion

The team of investigators tries to capture a serial arsonist who has been terrorizing a college campus.

Sep 28, 2005

Episode 3 - Won't Get Fooled AgainE341m

Won't Get Fooled Again

Gideon and his team track down a copycat bomber terrorizing a quiet community.

Oct 5, 2005

Episode 4 - Plain SightE440m

Plain Sight

The BAU team travels to San Diego to stop a rapist and murderer who commits his crimes in the middle of the day.

Oct 12, 2005

Episode 5 - Broken MirrorE542m

Broken Mirror

The 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.

Oct 19, 2005

Episode 6 - L.D.S.K.E640m

L.D.S.K.

The 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.

Nov 2, 2005

Episode 7 - The FoxE742m

The Fox

The 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.

Nov 9, 2005

Episode 8 - Natural Born KillerE842m

Natural Born Killer

When 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.

Nov 16, 2005

Episode 9 - DerailedE941m

Derailed

Elle, 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.

Nov 23, 2005

Episode 10 - The Popular KidsE1041m

The Popular Kids

The team investigates the death of one teen, and the disappearance of another , which may be linked to a satanic ritual.

Nov 30, 2005

Episode 11 - Blood HungryE1143m

Blood Hungry

While 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.

Dec 14, 2005

Episode 12 - What Fresh Hell?E1243m

What Fresh Hell?

When 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.

Jan 11, 2006

Episode 13 - PoisonE1340m

Poison

The 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.

Jan 18, 2006

Episode 14 - Riding the LightningE1443m

Riding the Lightning

After 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.

Jan 25, 2006

Episode 15 - Unfinished BusinessE1541m

Unfinished Business

A 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.

Mar 1, 2006

Episode 16 - The TribeE1643m

The Tribe

The BAU team believes a dangerous cult may be responsible for the mass murders of five college students in an empty house.

Mar 8, 2006

Episode 17 - A Real RainE1742m

A Real Rain

The 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.

Mar 22, 2006

Episode 18 - Somebody's WatchingE1842m

Somebody's Watching

Reid finds himself in danger when he falls for a starlet whose stalker has turned into a killer.

Mar 29, 2006

Episode 19 - MachismoE1941m

Machismo

The BAU team travels to Mexico to aid in the capture of a serial killer who is targeting elderly women.

Apr 12, 2006

Episode 20 - Charm and HarmE2041m

Charm and Harm

The BAU works to capture a serial killer who has evaded capture by altering his appearance.

Apr 19, 2006

Episode 21 - Secrets and LiesE2142m

Secrets and Lies

The BAU works with the CIA to identify a mole within that organization, whose leaks are putting operatives at risk.

May 3, 2006

Episode 22 - The Fisher King (1)E2241m

The Fisher King (1)

While on their vacations, each of the team receives a clue from a psychopathic killer challenging them to save his next victim.

May 10, 2006

Actors

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

David Rossi

Paget Brewster

Paget Brewster

Emily Prentiss

Adam Rodriguez

Adam Rodriguez

Luke Alvez

Kirsten Vangsness

Kirsten Vangsness

Penelope Garcia

A.J. Cook

A.J. Cook

Jennifer Jareau

Aisha Tyler

Aisha Tyler

Dr. Tara Lewis

Zach Gilford

Zach Gilford

Elias Voit

Ryan-James Hatanaka

Ryan-James Hatanaka

Tyler Green

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