Sep 23, 2009 · 42m
As Rossi, Morgan and JJ profile a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, Prentiss realizes that Hotch is missing.


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.
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Sep 23, 2009 · 42m
As Rossi, Morgan and JJ profile a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, Prentiss realizes that Hotch is missing.
Sep 30, 2009 · 40m
The BAU must determine what caused a disturbed man to murder several people at a pharmacy before he harms anyone else.
Oct 7, 2009 · 40m
The BAU investigates a case in Rossi's hometown that involves both his personal and professional life.
Oct 14, 2009 · 42m
A group of suspects with a pack mentality who kill for the thrill of it are the subjects of a BAU manhunt.
Oct 21, 2009 · 41m
The team hunts a suspect who impregnates young women and has them give birth before murdering them.
Nov 4, 2009 · 42m
The BAU team tracks a serial killer who keeps the eyes of his victims as souvenirs.
Nov 11, 2009 · 40m
The BAU team investigates the mystery behind a trail of murders that all seem to align with the tour schedule of a rock star.
Nov 18, 2009 · 39m
The BAU team is tracking down a family annihilator, but needs to take a break from the case to get advice from "The Fox", who is an horrific killer from the team's past. "The Fox" surprises the team with a ominous message for Agent Hotchner.
Nov 25, 2009 · 42m
The BAU team races to help Hotchner find The Reaper and save his family before it's too late.
Dec 9, 2009 · 42m
The team needs to reunite in order to solve a home invasion case, while Agent Hotchner may have to leave the team.
Dec 16, 2009 · 40m
The BAU is called upon to profile the past of an ex-convict and help stop him after he escapes from custody and embarks on a violent killing spree.
Jan 13, 2010 · 41m
An unusual personal obsession is at the center of a BAU abduction case. Meanwhile, Hotch struggles with his return to work.
Jan 20, 2010 · 40m
A rash of startling teen suicides in a small Wyoming town is the focus of a BAU investigation.
Feb 3, 2010 · 39m
The BAU follows the mental decline of a con artist whose schemes have become so complicated that he begins to eliminate the people involved in them.
Feb 10, 2010 · 42m
A serial killer who targets random victims in highly visible places to create a sense of public fear is the subject of a BAU investigation.
Mar 3, 2010 · 42m
The BAU is called by local authorities in Ashburn, Virginia, to profile a predator who may have been abducting children for at least eight years.
Mar 10, 2010 · 41m
A truck driver is kidnapping women and disposing of them in random locations and the BAU must find out his motive in order to catch him.
Apr 7, 2010 · 42m
The BAU team travels to San Francisco to investigate the murders of several homeless men and teams up with a separate group of BAU operatives who are working another case they think is connected.
Apr 14, 2010 · 39m
The BAU team heads to Texas to track a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants attempting to make safe passage into the U.S.
May 5, 2010 · 39m
The BAU team must profile a serial killer covered in tattoos who commits suicide, but leaves clues to the whereabouts of his last victim.
May 12, 2010 · 42m
Garcia plays a crucial role in a case when she travels to Alaska with the BAU team to investigate the murders of several members of a small town.
May 19, 2010 · 41m
The BAU team profiles a serial killer who uses the Internet as his hunting ground, bringing a whole meaning to the term "social networking".
May 26, 2010 · 41m
A series of rolling blackouts in the city of Los Angeles lures a serial killer out of hiding, giving him renewed opportunities to continue his killing spree.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Criminal Minds Season 5 premiered on September 23, 2009.
Criminal Minds Season 5 has 23 episodes.
The season opens with Season 5 Episode 1, "Nameless, Faceless". It aired on September 23, 2009.
Go to Season 5 Episode 1