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Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

To catch a criminal, you have to think like one.

2005Returning Series19 Seasons354 Episodes8.3TMDB
CBSParamount+

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

Season 1 Episodes

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Episode 1: Extreme Aggressor

Sep 22, 2005 · 40m

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.

Episode 2: Compulsion

Sep 28, 2005 · 43m

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

Episode 4: Plain Sight

Oct 12, 2005 · 40m

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

Episode 5: Broken Mirror

Oct 19, 2005 · 42m

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.

Episode 6: L.D.S.K.

Nov 2, 2005 · 40m

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.

Episode 7: The Fox

Nov 9, 2005 · 42m

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.

Episode 8: Natural Born Killer

Nov 16, 2005 · 42m

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.

Episode 9: Derailed

Nov 23, 2005 · 41m

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.

Episode 10: The Popular Kids

Nov 30, 2005 · 41m

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

Episode 11: Blood Hungry

Dec 14, 2005 · 43m

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.

Episode 12: What Fresh Hell?

Jan 11, 2006 · 43m

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.

Episode 13: Poison

Jan 18, 2006 · 40m

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.

Episode 14: Riding the Lightning

Jan 25, 2006 · 43m

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.

Episode 15: Unfinished Business

Mar 1, 2006 · 41m

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.

Episode 16: The Tribe

Mar 8, 2006 · 43m

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

Episode 17: A Real Rain

Mar 22, 2006 · 42m

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.

Episode 19: Machismo

Apr 12, 2006 · 41m

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

Episode 20: Charm and Harm

Apr 19, 2006 · 41m

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

Episode 21: Secrets and Lies

May 3, 2006 · 42m

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

Episode 22: The Fisher King (1)

May 10, 2006 · 41m

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

Season 1 FAQ

Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.

When did Criminal Minds Season 1 premiere?

Criminal Minds Season 1 premiered on September 22, 2005.

How many episodes are in Criminal Minds Season 1?

Criminal Minds Season 1 has 22 episodes.

What is the first episode of Criminal Minds Season 1?

The season opens with Season 1 Episode 1, "Extreme Aggressor". It aired on September 22, 2005.

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