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s19e10 · 2026-07-23
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Criminal Minds
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Criminal Minds revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again.
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22 this season · 365 totals12e01 The Crimson King 2016-09-29 01:00
The Crimson King
Agent Luke Alvez joins the BAU team, which is tasked with capturing a serial killer who escaped prison with 13 other convicts.
s12e02 Sick Day 2016-10-06 01:00
Sick Day
When JJ arrives home shaken after a rough case, she breaks down and tells her husband about the abduction of two children.
s12e03 Taboo 2016-10-13 01:00
Taboo
The BAU welcomes back Emily Prentiss as they are called upon to investigate the disappearance of three women.
s12e04 Keeper 2016-10-27 01:00
Keeper
The BAU team searches for a serial killer along the Appalachian Trail in rural Virginia.
s12e05 The Anti-Terror Squad 2016-11-10 02:00
The Anti-Terror Squad
The BAU investigates if bullying may be the link between two high school students who are the sole survivors after both of their families are killed.
s12e06 Elliott's Pond 2016-11-17 02:00
Elliott's Pond
When three children disappear while riding their bikes on the same path as a similar unsolved disappearance 30 years ago, the BAU team comes in to investigate.
s12e07 Mirror Image 2016-12-01 02:00
Mirror Image
The BAU team opens an investigation when a man who fully believes he's Dr. Tara Lewis' brother arrives in town, knowing everything about her and her family, and she is unable to make contact with her real sibling.
s12e08 Scarecrow 2016-12-08 02:00
Scarecrow
When the remains of twelve people are found lying on the bed of a creek, the BAU travel to Yakima, Washington, to find the killer. Also, veteran profiler Stephen Walker from the Behavior Analysis Program joins the BAU.
s12e09 Profiling 202 2017-01-05 02:00
Profiling 202
As Rossi conducts a profiling course on his birthday, he receives a call from his serial killer nemesis, Tommy Yates, telling him the location of his latest victim.
s12e10 Seek and Destroy 2017-01-12 02:00
Seek and Destroy
The BAU team investigates a series of home invasions in upscale neighborhoods in San Diego involving casualties.
s12e11 Surface Tension 2017-02-02 02:00
Surface Tension
When a mysterious hieroglyph found under a deceased homeless man's armpit is the same from a previous casualty, the BAU is called in to investigate. Also, Reid decides to take his mother out of a clinical study early to bring her home with him.
s12e12 A Good Husband 2017-02-09 02:00
A Good Husband
The BAU team is called in to investigate when male victims are found with no way to identify them.
s12e13 Spencer 2017-02-16 02:00
Spencer
When a BAU member gets in trouble in Mexico, the team enlists the services of the International Response Team for their help.
s12e14 Collision Course 2017-02-23 02:00
Collision Course
The BAU investigates the cause of several fatal car crashes involving drivers and pedestrians. Also, Reid gets bad news.
s12e15 Alpha Male 2017-03-02 02:00
Alpha Male
The BAU investigates when several young men and women are victims of disfiguring acid attacks. Also, Dr. Reid begins to settle into his new surroundings.
s12e16 Assistance is Futile 2017-03-16 01:00
Assistance is Futile
A mother steps forward with valuable information for the BAU to aid in their investigation of an UnSub known as The Bone Crusher. Also, Reid must adapt to a new set of rules in prison life.
s12e17 In the Dark 2017-03-23 01:00
In the Dark
The BAU believes two UnSubs may be operating at the same time, when victims killed in two drastically different ways are discovered in the same city. Also, the team grapples with keeping Reid safe in prison.
s12e18 Hell's Kitchen 2017-03-30 01:00
Hell's Kitchen
The BAU investigates an urban vampire in New York who kidnaps his victims at night and holds them underground in the sewer system. Also, Reid makes an impossible decision in prison that severely affects himself and other inmates.
s12e19 True North 2017-04-06 01:00
True North
The BAU is called after three victims are found tied to stakes in the Arizona desert.
s12e20 Unforgettable 2017-04-27 01:00
Unforgettable
When several federal government employees, including a close friend of Walker's, succumb to symptoms of a heart attack, the BAU investigates. Also, Reid anxiously awaits his trial date.
s12e21 Green Light 2017-05-04 01:00
Green Light
When Reid fears his mother has been abducted, he asks the BAU to investigate while he's stuck in prison.
s12e22 Red Light 2017-05-11 01:00
Red Light
Caught in an impossible situation, Reid must face an old nemesis. Meanwhile, Derek Morgan comes to the team with a lead that might help catch Mr. Scratch, the elusive fugitive that has been tormenting the team.