Criminal Minds
ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 9/10DisturbingContent that lingers uncomfortably after the credits.This show: 8/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 8/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 8/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 8/10Graphic violenceExplicit, unflinching violence.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Kirsten VangsnessA.J. CookMatthew Gray GublerJoe MantegnaThomas GibsonShemar Moore
Written by
Jeff Davis
Starring
Kirsten VangsnessA.J. CookMatthew Gray GublerJoe MantegnaThomas GibsonShemar Moore
Written by
Jeff Davis
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Criminal Minds Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | ||
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| S1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.5 | |||||
| S2 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | ||||
| S3 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.5 | |||||||
| S4 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 | |
| S5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 | ||||
| S6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | |||
| S7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.5 | |||
| S8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | |||
| S9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.7 | |||
| S10 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 7.9 | ||||
| S11 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | |||||
| S12 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.4 | |||||
| S13 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | |||||
| S14 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||
| S15 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| S16 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| S17 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| S18 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S19 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 |
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About
"Comfort-food crime with a genuinely disturbing streak"
A team of FBI behavioral profilers travels the country each week to hunt down serial killers, using psychology and pattern analysis to get inside a predator's head before the next victim falls. The show runs on a reliable formula: a chilling cold open, a race against the clock, and a satisfying capture, anchored by a tight ensemble cast whose camaraderie keeps things human amid the darkness. It's less about surprise twists and more about comfort-watch procedural rhythm, though the subject matter gets genuinely grim and repetitive across its enormous run.
Watch it for
the ensemble cast's easy chemistry and the hooky, twisted-killer-of-the-week mystery structure.
Maybe skip if
you find serial-killer subject matter too grim or dislike formulaic, case-of-the-week repetition.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
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Season 12005
7.873K2216h 1m
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Season 22006
8.068K2316h 8m
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Season 32007
7.956K2016h 6m
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Season 42008
8.071K2618h 10m
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Season 52009
7.861K2316h 42m
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Season 62010
7.758K2417h 5m
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Season 72011
7.756K2416h 57m
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Season 82012
7.655K2416h 49m
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Season 92013
7.752K2416h 56m
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Season 102014
7.552K2316h 6m
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Season 112015
7.648K2215h 22m
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Season 122016
7.446K2215h 20m
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Season 132017
7.535K2215h 25m
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Season 142018
7.618K1510h 27m
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Season 152020
7.710K107h 2m
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Season 162022
7.99K103h 25m
The FBI's elite team of criminal profilers come up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers. As the world opens back up and the network goes operational, the team must hunt them down, one murder at a time.
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Season 172024
7.66K101h 38m
Evolution season 2 picks up as the FBI's elite team of profilers investigates the deadly mystery of Gold Star. As the conspiracy unfolds, the Behavioral Analysis Unit is met with an unexpected complication when serial killer Elias Voit negotiates a deal that transfers him to federal custody in the BAU's own backyard. The team faces its biggest threat yet and cannot emerge unscathed from the mind-bending consequences.
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Season 182025
7.45K10
The new season picks up six months after fellow inmates attacked the notorious Sicarius Killer, Elias Voit, leading his restless followers on the dark web to begin wreaking havoc all over the country. In order to stop this nefarious group from killing more innocents, the BAU is forced to work alongside an increasingly unpredictable Voit, who of course has his own agenda.
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Season 192026
7.83K10
As the BAU investigates a string of chilling new cases, Elias Voit embarks on a path to atone for his past. His newfound infamy inadvertently awakens their most formidable nemesis yet, The Fan. Precise, calculating, and relentlessly dangerous, this UnSub pushes the BAU to the brink and back under the shadow of Elias Voit. But how far will The Fan go to prove his superiority over his idol?
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Kirsten Vangsness Penelope Garcia
A.J. Cook Jennifer Jareau
Matthew Gray Gubler Dr. Spencer Reid
Joe Mantegna David Rossi
Thomas Gibson Aaron Hotchner
Shemar Moore Derek Morgan
Paget Brewster Emily Prentiss
Aisha Tyler Dr. Tara Lewis, Tara Lewis
Adam Rodriguez Luke Alvez
Daniel Henney Matt Simmons
Crew
Jeff Davis
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