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Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

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

2005Returning Series19 Seasons354 Episodes8.3TMDB
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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 8 Episodes

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Episode 1: The Silencer

Sep 26, 2012 · 42m

When 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.

Episode 2: The Pact

Oct 10, 2012 · 42m

When 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.

Episode 4: God Complex

Oct 24, 2012 · 42m

When 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.

Episode 6: The Apprenticeship

Nov 7, 2012 · 42m

When 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.

Episode 7: The Fallen

Nov 14, 2012 · 42m

The 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.

Episode 8: The Wheels on the Bus...

Nov 21, 2012 · 42m

The 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.

Episode 9: Magnificent Light

Nov 28, 2012 · 42m

An 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.

Episode 10: The Lesson

Dec 5, 2012 · 42m

A 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.

Episode 11: Perennials

Dec 12, 2012 · 42m

The 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.

Episode 12: Zugzwang

Jan 16, 2013 · 42m

When 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.

Episode 13: Magnum Opus

Jan 23, 2013 · 42m

While 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.

Episode 14: All That Remains

Feb 6, 2013 · 42m

A writer's daughters vanish on the anniversary of their mother's disappearance, which leads the BAU to investigate the man as a possible suspect.

Episode 15: Broken

Feb 20, 2013 · 42m

The 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.

Episode 16: Carbon Copy

Feb 27, 2013 · 42m

When 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.

Episode 17: The Gathering

Mar 20, 2013 · 42m

The 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.

Episode 18: Restoration

Apr 3, 2013 · 42m

The 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.

Episode 19: Pay It Forward

Apr 10, 2013 · 42m

When 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.

Episode 20: Alchemy

May 1, 2013 · 42m

The 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.

Episode 21: Nanny Dearest

May 8, 2013 · 42m

The 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.

Episode 22: Number Six

May 15, 2013 · 42m

The 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.

Episode 23: Brothers Hotchner (1)

May 22, 2013 · 42m

The 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.

Episode 24: The Replicator (2)

May 22, 2013 · 42m

The 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.

Season 8 FAQ

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

When did Criminal Minds Season 8 premiere?

Criminal Minds Season 8 premiered on September 26, 2012.

How many episodes are in Criminal Minds Season 8?

Criminal Minds Season 8 has 24 episodes.

What is the first episode of Criminal Minds Season 8?

The season opens with Season 8 Episode 1, "The Silencer". It aired on September 26, 2012.

Go to Season 8 Episode 1

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