List of Criminal Minds episodes

Criminal Minds is a police procedural that debuted on CBS on September 22, 2005. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime. The show differs from many procedural dramas by focusing on profiling the criminal, called the unsub or “unknown subject”, rather than the crime itself. The series follows special agents Dr. Spencer Reid, Jennifer “JJ” Jareau, Penelope Garcia, Emily Prentiss, David Rossi, Dr. Tara Lewis, Luke Alvez, and Matt Simmons as they try to profile the unsub. Other former characters are Elle Greenaway, Jason Gideon, Jordan Todd, Ashley Seaver, Dr. Alex Blake, Kate Callahan, Derek Morgan, Aaron Hotchner and Stephen Walker.

The fifteenth and final season premiered on January 8, 2020. During the course of the series, 324 episodes of Criminal Minds aired over 15 seasons, between September 22, 2005, and February 19, 2020.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired Rank Rating
First aired Last aired
1 22 September 22, 2005 May 10, 2006 27 8.2
2 23 September 20, 2006 May 16, 2007 18 8.8
3 20 September 26, 2007 May 21, 2008 18 8.2
4 26 September 24, 2008 May 20, 2009 11 9.4
5 23 September 23, 2009 May 26, 2010 14 8.5
6 24 September 22, 2010 May 18, 2011 10 8.7
7 24 September 21, 2011 May 16, 2012 13 8.6
8 24 September 26, 2012 May 22, 2013 16 8.0
9 24 September 25, 2013 May 14, 2014 13 8.2
10 23 October 1, 2014 May 6, 2015 8 9.0
11 22 September 30, 2015 May 4, 2016 13 7.8
12 22 September 28, 2016 May 10, 2017 17 6.9
13 22 September 27, 2017 April 18, 2018 25 6.0
14 15 October 3, 2018 February 6, 2019 N/A N/A
15 10 January 8, 2020 February 19, 2020 N/A N/A

Episodes

Season 1 (2005–06)

 

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
US viewers
(millions)
1 1 “Extreme Aggressor” Richard Shepard Jeff Davis September 22, 2005 101 19.57
2 2 “Compulsion” Charles Haid Jeff Davis September 28, 2005 102 10.57
3 3 “Won’t Get Fooled Again” Kevin Bray Aaron Zelman October 5, 2005 103 11.98
4 4 “Plain Sight” Matt Earl Beesley Edward Allen Bernero October 12, 2005 104 13.76
5 5 “Broken Mirror” Guy Norman Bee Judith McCreary October 19, 2005 105 12.79
6 6 “L.D.S.K.” Ernest Dickerson Andrew Wilder November 2, 2005 106 16.22
7 7 “The Fox” Guy Norman Bee Simon Mirren November 9, 2005 107 15.09
8 8 “Natural Born Killer” Peter Ellis Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer November 16, 2005 109 14.36
9 9 “Derailed” Félix Alcalá Jeff Davis November 23, 2005 108 12.83
10 10 “The Popular Kids” Andy Wolk Edward Allen Bernero November 30, 2005 110 15.56
11 11 “Blood Hungry” Charles Haid Ed Napier December 14, 2005 111 15.23
12 12 “What Fresh Hell” Adam Davidson Judith McCreary January 11, 2006 112 15.92
13 13 “Poison” Thomas J. Wright Aaron Zelman January 18, 2006 113 14.65
14 14 “Riding the Lightning” Chris Long Simon Mirren January 25, 2006 114 14.10
15 15 “Unfinished Business” J. Miller Tobin Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer March 1, 2006 115 11.72
16 16 “The Tribe” Matt Earl Beesley Andrew Wilder March 8, 2006 116 15.27
17 17 “A Real Rain” Gloria Muzio Chris Mundy March 22, 2006 117 13.03
18 18 “Somebody’s Watching” Paul Shapiro Ed Napier March 29, 2006 118 12.54
19 19 “Machismo” Guy Norman Bee Aaron Zelman April 12, 2006 119 11.76
20 20 “Charm and Harm” Félix Alcalá Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer April 19, 2006 120 13.53
21 21 “Secrets and Lies” Matt Earl Beesley Simon Mirren May 3, 2006 121 12.17
22 22 “The Fisher King, Part 1” Edward Allen Bernero Edward Allen Bernero May 10, 2006 122 12.67

Season 2 (2006–07)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
US viewers
(millions)
23 1 “The Fisher King, Part 2” Gloria Muzio Edward Allen Bernero September 20, 2006 201 15.65
24 2 “P911” Adam Davidson Simon Mirren September 27, 2006 203 16.54
25 3 “The Perfect Storm” Félix Alcalá Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer October 4, 2006 202 15.19
26 4 “Psychodrama” Guy Norman Bee Aaron Zelman October 11, 2006 204 16.73
27 5 “Aftermath” Tim Matheson Chris Mundy October 18, 2006 205 16.20
28 6 “The Boogeyman” Steve Boyum Andi Bushell October 25, 2006 206 16.77
29 7 “North Mammon” Matt Earl Beesley Andrew Wilder November 1, 2006 207 16.97
30 8 “Empty Planet” Elodie Keene Ed Napier November 8, 2006 208 17.57
31 9 “The Last Word” Gloria Muzio Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer November 15, 2006 209 16.48
32 10 “Lessons Learned” Guy Norman Bee Jim Clemente November 22, 2006 210 16.56
33 11 “Sex, Birth, Death” Gwyneth Horder-Payton Chris Mundy November 29, 2006 211 17.92
34 12 “Profiler, Profiled” Glenn Kershaw Edward Allen Bernero December 13, 2006 212 16.06
35 13 “No Way Out” John Gallagher Simon Mirren January 17, 2007 213 12.99
36 14 “The Big Game” Gloria Muzio Edward Allen Bernero February 4, 2007 215 26.31
37 15 “Revelations” Guy Norman Bee Chris Mundy February 7, 2007 216 16.27
38 16 “Fear and Loathing” Rob Spera Aaron Zelman February 14, 2007 214 15.16
39 17 “Distress” John F. Showalter Oanh Ly February 21, 2007 217 13.70
40 18 “Jones” Steve Shill Andi Bushell February 28, 2007 218 14.50
41 19 “Ashes and Dust” John Gallagher Andrew Wilder March 21, 2007 219 15.19
42 20 “Honor Among Thieves” Jesús Treviño Aaron Zelman April 11, 2007 220 12.80
43 21 “Open Season” Félix Alcalá Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer May 2, 2007 222 13.28
44 22 “Legacy” Glenn Kershaw Edward Allen Bernero May 9, 2007 223 12.92
45 23 “No Way Out, Part II: The Evilution of Frank” Edward Allen Bernero Simon Mirren May 16, 2007 224 13.21

Season 3 (2007–08)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
US viewers
(millions)
46 1 “Doubt” Gloria Muzio Chris Mundy September 26, 2007 221 12.66
47 2 “In Name and Blood” Edward Allen Bernero Chris Mundy October 3, 2007 301 14.56
48 3 “Scared to Death” Félix Alcalá Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer October 10, 2007 302 14.55
49 4 “Children of the Dark” Guy Norman Bee Dan Dworkin & Jay Beattie October 17, 2007 303 15.03
50 5 “Seven Seconds” John Gallagher Andi Bushell October 24, 2007 304 15.05
51 6 “About Face” Skipp Sudduth Charles Murray October 31, 2007 305 14.94
52 7 “Identity” Gwyneth Horder-Payton Oanh Ly November 7, 2007 306 14.65
53 8 “Lucky” Steve Boyum Andrew Wilder November 14, 2007 307 15.73
54 9 “Penelope” Félix Alcalá Chris Mundy November 21, 2007 308 15.88
55 10 “True Night” Edward Allen Bernero Edward Allen Bernero November 28, 2007 309 16.23
56 11 “Birthright” John Gallagher Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer December 12, 2007 310 14.18
57 12 “3rd Life” Anthony Hemingway Simon Mirren January 9, 2008 311 14.30
58 13 “Limelight” Glenn Kershaw Dan Dworkin & Jay Beattie January 23, 2008 312 12.67
59 14 “Damaged” Edward Allen Bernero Edward Allen Bernero April 2, 2008 313 12.81
60 15 “A Higher Power” Félix Alcalá Michael Udesky April 9, 2008 314 13.33
61 16 “Elephant’s Memory” Bobby Roth Andrew S. Wilder April 16, 2008 315 12.98
62 17 “In Heat” John Gallagher Andi Bushell April 30, 2008 316 13.03
63 18 “The Crossing” Guy Norman Bee Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer May 7, 2008 317 12.88
64 19 “Tabula Rasa” Steve Boyum Dan Dworkin & Jay Beattie May 14, 2008 318 12.88
65 20 “Lo-Fi” Glenn Kershaw Chris Mundy May 21, 2008 319 13.15

Season 4 (2008–09)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
US viewers
(millions)
66 1 “Mayhem” Edward Allen Bernero Simon Mirren September 24, 2008 401 17.01
67 2 “The Angel Maker” Glenn Kershaw Dan Dworkin & Jay Beattie October 1, 2008 402 14.78
68 3 “Minimal Loss” Félix Alcalá Andrew Wilder October 8, 2008 403 16.19
69 4 “Paradise” John Gallagher Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer October 22, 2008 404 15.01
70 5 “Catching Out” Charles Haid Oanh Ly October 29, 2008 406 13.97
71 6 “The Instincts” Rob Spera Chris Mundy November 5, 2008 405 14.30
72 7 “Memoriam” Guy Norman Bee Dan Dworkin & Jay Beattie November 12, 2008 407 14.83
73 8 “Masterpiece” Paul Michael Glaser Edward Allen Bernero November 19, 2008 408 16.33
74 9 “52 Pickup” Bobby Roth Breen Frazier November 26, 2008 409 14.11
75 10 “Brothers in Arms” Glenn Kershaw Holly Harold December 10, 2008 410 14.68
76 11 “Normal” Steve Boyum Andrew S. Wilder December 17, 2008 411 15.16
77 12 “Soul Mates” John Gallagher Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer January 14, 2009 412 13.78
78 13 “Bloodline” Tim Matheson Mark Linehan Bruner January 21, 2009 413 13.82
79 14 “Cold Comfort” Anna J. Foerster Dan Dworkin & Jay Beattie February 11, 2009 414 12.48
80 15 “Zoe’s Reprise” Charles S. Carroll Oanh Ly February 18, 2009 415 14.54
81 16 “Pleasure Is My Business” Gwyneth Horder-Payton Breen Frazier February 25, 2009 416 13.93
82 17 “Demonology” Edward Allen Bernero Chris Mundy March 11, 2009 417 14.34
83 18 “Omnivore” Nelson McCormick Andrew S. Wilder March 18, 2009 418 13.74
84 19 “House on Fire” Félix Alcalá Holly Harold March 25, 2009 419 14.36
85 20 “Conflicted” Jason Alexander Rick Dunkle April 8, 2009 420 13.61
86 21 “A Shade of Gray” Karen Gaviola Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer April 22, 2009 421 13.72
87 22 “The Big Wheel” Rob Hardy Simon Mirren April 29, 2009 422 13.61
88 23 “Roadkill” Steve Boyum Dan Dworkin & Jay Beattie May 6, 2009 423 14.13
89 24 “Amplification” John Gallagher Oanh Ly May 13, 2009 424 13.37
90 25 “To Hell…” Charles Haid Chris Mundy May 20, 2009 425 13.99
91 26 “…And Back” Edward Allen Bernero Edward Allen Bernero May 20, 2009 426 13.99

Season 5 (2009–10)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
US viewers
(millions)
92 1 “Nameless, Faceless” Charles S. Carroll Chris Mundy September 23, 2009 501 15.85
93 2 “Haunted” Jon Cassar Erica Messer September 30, 2009 502 14.24
94 3 “Reckoner” Karen Gaviola Dan Dworkin & Jay Beattie October 7, 2009 503 14.05
95 4 “Hopeless” Félix Alcalá Chris Mundy October 14, 2009 504 13.92
96 5 “Cradle to Grave” Rob Spera Breen Frazier October 21, 2009 505 14.27
97 6 “The Eyes Have It” Glenn Kershaw Oanh Ly November 4, 2009 506 12.55
98 7 “The Performer” John Badham Holly Harold November 11, 2009 507 12.77
99 8 “Outfoxed” John Gallagher Simon Mirren November 18, 2009 508 13.70
100 9 “100” Edward Allen Bernero Bo Crese November 25, 2009 509 13.61
101 10 “The Slave of Duty” Charles Haid Rick Dunkle December 9, 2009 510 14.43
102 11 “Retaliation” Félix Alcalá Erica Messer December 16, 2009 511 14.68
103 12 “The Uncanny Valley” Anna J. Foerster Breen Frazier January 13, 2010 512 13.90
104 13 “Risky Business” Rob Spera Jim Clemente January 20, 2010 513 14.91
105 14 “Parasite” Charles S. Carroll Oanh Ly February 3, 2010 514 14.75
106 15 “Public Enemy” Nelson McCormick Jess Prenter Prosser February 10, 2010 515 14.33
107 16 “Mosley Lane” Matthew Gray Gubler Simon Mirren & Erica Messer March 3, 2010 516 13.00
108 17 “Solitary Man” Rob Hardy Kimberly Ann Harrison & Ryan Gibson March 10, 2010 517 13.29
109 18 “The Fight” Richard Shepard Teleplay by : Chris Mundy
Story by : Chris Mundy & Edward Allen Bernero
April 7, 2010 518 12.70
110 19 “A Rite of Passage” John Gallagher Victor De Jesus April 14, 2010 519 12.44
111 20 “…A Thousand Words” Rosemary Rodriguez Edward Allen Bernero May 5, 2010 520 12.39
112 21 “Exit Wounds” Charles S. Carroll Rick Dunkle May 12, 2010 521 13.07
113 22 “The Internet Is Forever” Glenn Kershaw Breen Frazier May 19, 2010 522 13.25
114 23 “Our Darkest Hour” Edward Allen Bernero Erica Messer May 26, 2010 523 12.97
  1. ^ ‘Bo Crese’ is a pseudonym used in the credits of “100”. It is an acronym formed with the first letter of the name of every writer who contributed to the script: Breen Frazier, Oanh Ly, Chris Mundy, Rick Dunkle, Erica Messer, Simon Mirren and Edward Allen Bernero.

Season 6 (2010–11)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
US viewers
(millions)
115 1 “The Longest Night” Edward Allen Bernero Edward Allen Bernero September 22, 2010 601 14.13
116 2 “JJ” Charles S. Carroll Erica Messer September 29, 2010 602 14.57
117 3 “Remembrance of Things Past” Glenn Kershaw Janine Sherman Barrois October 6, 2010 604 13.87
118 4 “Compromising Positions” Guy Norman Bee Breen Frazier October 13, 2010 603 14.00
119 5 “Safe Haven” Andy Wolk Alicia Kirk October 20, 2010 605 14.46
120 6 “Devil’s Night” Charlie Haid Randy Huggins October 27, 2010 606 13.94
121 7 “Middle Man” Rob Spera Rick Dunkle November 3, 2010 607 14.58
122 8 “Reflection of Desire” Anna J. Foerster Simon Mirren November 10, 2010 608 12.56
123 9 “Into the Woods” Glenn Kershaw Kimberly Ann Harrison November 17, 2010 609 14.39
124 10 “What Happens at Home” Jan Eliasberg Edward Allen Bernero December 8, 2010 610 14.23
125 11 “25 to Life” Charles S. Carroll Erica Messer December 15, 2010 611 13.77
126 12 “Corazon” John Gallagher Katarina Wittich January 19, 2011 612 12.02
127 13 “The Thirteenth Step” Doug Aarniokoski Janine Sherman Barrois January 26, 2011 613 12.77
128 14 “Sense Memory” Rob Spera Randy Huggins February 9, 2011 614 13.67
129 15 “Today I Do” Ali Selim Alicia Kirk February 16, 2011 615 12.85
130 16 “Coda” Rob Hardy Rick Dunkle February 23, 2011 616 13.15
131 17 “Valhalla” Charles S. Carroll Simon Mirren & Erica Messer March 2, 2011 617 14.37
132 18 “Lauren” Matthew Gray Gubler Breen Frazier March 16, 2011 618 13.73
133 19 “With Friends Like These…” Anna J. Foerster Janine Sherman Barrois March 30, 2011 619 13.05
134 20 “Hanley Waters” Jesse Warn Alicia Kirk & Randy Huggins April 6, 2011 620 14.08
135 21 “The Stranger” Nelson McCormick Kimberly Ann Harrison & Rick Dunkle April 13, 2011 621 13.59
136 22 “Out of the Light” Doug Aarniokoski Roger Hedden May 4, 2011 622 12.90
137 23 “Big Sea” Glenn Kershaw Jim Clemente & Breen Frazier May 11, 2011 623 13.29
138 24 “Supply & Demand” Charles S. Carroll Erica Messer May 18, 2011 624 12.84

Season 7 (2011–12)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
US viewers
(millions)
139 1 “It Takes a Village” Glenn Kershaw Erica Messer September 21, 2011 701 14.14
140 2 “Proof” Karen Gaviola Janine Sherman Barrois September 28, 2011 702 12.58
141 3 “Dorado Falls” Félix Alcalá Sharon Lee Watson October 5, 2011 703 13.43
142 4 “Painless” Larry Teng Breen Frazier October 12, 2011 704 12.87
143 5 “From Childhood’s Hour” Anna J. Foerster Bruce Zimmerman October 19, 2011 705 13.15
144 6 “Epilogue” Guy Ferland Rick Dunkle November 2, 2011 706 12.94
145 7 “There’s No Place Like Home” Rob Spera Virgil Williams November 9, 2011 707 11.36
146 8 “Hope” Michael Watkins Kimberly Ann Harrison November 16, 2011 708 12.72
147 9 “Self-Fulfilling Prophecy” Charlie Haid Erica Messer December 7, 2011 709 12.41
148 10 “The Bittersweet Science” Rob Hardy Janine Sherman Barrois December 14, 2011 710 12.88
149 11 “True Genius” Glenn Kershaw Sharon Lee Watson January 18, 2012 711 13.00
150 12 “Unknown Subject” Michael Lange Breen Frazier January 25, 2012 712 13.82
151 13 “Snake Eyes” Doug Aarniokoski Bruce Zimmerman February 8, 2012 713 13.31
152 14 “Closing Time” Jesse Warn Rick Dunkle February 15, 2012 714 12.19
153 15 “A Thin Line” Michael Watkins Virgil Williams February 22, 2012 715 12.78
154 16 “A Family Affair” Rob Spera Kimberly Ann Harrison February 29, 2012 716 12.54
155 17 “I Love You, Tommy Brown” John Terlesky Janine Sherman Barrois March 14, 2012 718 11.43
156 18 “Foundation” Dermott Downs Jim Clemente March 21, 2012 717 12.09
157 19 “Heathridge Manor” Matthew Gray Gubler Sharon Lee Watson April 4, 2012 719 11.34
158 20 “The Company” Nelson McCormick Breen Frazier April 11, 2012 720 11.81
159 21 “Divining Rod” Doug Aarniokoski Bruce Zimmerman May 2, 2012 721 11.47
160 22 “Profiling 101” Félix Alcalá Virgil Williams May 9, 2012 722 11.62
161 23 “Hit” Michael Lange Rick Dunkle May 16, 2012 723 13.68
162 24 “Run” Glenn Kershaw Erica Messer May 16, 2012 724 13.68

Season 8 (2012–13)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
US viewers
(millions)
163 1 “The Silencer” Glenn Kershaw Erica Messer September 26, 2012 801 11.73
164 2 “The Pact” Karen Gaviola Janine Sherman Barrois October 10, 2012 802 11.49
165 3 “Through the Looking Glass” Dermott Downs Sharon Lee Watson October 17, 2012 803 11.81
166 4 “God Complex” Larry Teng Breen Frazier October 24, 2012 804 11.61
167 5 “The Good Earth” John Terlesky Bruce Zimmerman October 31, 2012 805 11.99
168 6 “The Apprenticeship” Rob Bailey Virgil Williams November 7, 2012 806 12.09
169 7 “The Fallen” Doug Aarniokoski Teleplay by : Rick Dunkle
Story by : Rick Dunkle & Danny Ramm
November 14, 2012 807 12.20
170 8 “The Wheels on the Bus…” Rob Hardy Kimberly Ann Harrison November 21, 2012 808 11.53
171 9 “Magnificent Light” John T. Kretchmer Sharon Lee Watson November 28, 2012 809 12.37
172 10 “The Lesson” Matthew Gray Gubler Janine Sherman Barrois December 5, 2012 810 11.33
173 11 “Perennials” Michael Lange Bruce Zimmerman December 12, 2012 811 12.01
174 12 “Zugzwang” Jesse Warn Breen Frazier January 16, 2013 812 12.64
175 13 “Magnum Opus” Glenn Kershaw Jason J. Bernero January 23, 2013 813 11.84
176 14 “All That Remains” Thomas Gibson Erica Messer February 6, 2013 815 11.98
177 15 “Broken” Larry Teng Rick Dunkle February 20, 2013 814 10.69
178 16 “Carbon Copy” Rob Hardy Virgil Williams February 27, 2013 816 10.33
179 17 “The Gathering” Michael Lange Kimberly Ann Harrison March 20, 2013 817 11.58
180 18 “Restoration” Félix Alcalá Jim Clemente & Janine Sherman Barrois April 3, 2013 818 10.79
181 19 “Pay It Forward” John Terlesky Bruce Zimmerman April 10, 2013 819 11.47
182 20 “Alchemy” Matthew Gray Gubler Sharon Lee Watson May 1, 2013 820 10.13
183 21 “Nanny Dearest” Doug Aarniokoski Virgil Williams May 8, 2013 821 10.08
184 22 “#6” Karen Gaviola Breen Frazier May 15, 2013 822 10.56
185 23 “Brothers Hotchner” Rob Bailey Rick Dunkle May 22, 2013 823 11.01
186 24 “The Replicator” Glenn Kershaw Erica Messer May 22, 2013 824 11.01

Season 9 (2013–14)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
US viewers
(millions)
187 1 “The Inspiration” Glenn Kershaw Janine Sherman Barrois September 25, 2013 901 11.27
188 2 “The Inspired” Larry Teng Breen Frazier October 2, 2013 902 11.12
189 3 “Final Shot” Bethany Rooney Sharon Lee Watson October 9, 2013 904 10.98
190 4 “To Bear Witness” Rob Bailey Erica Messer October 16, 2013 903 11.06
191 5 “Route 66” Doug Aarniokoski Virgil Williams October 23, 2013 905 11.55
192 6 “In the Blood” Michael Lange Bruce Zimmerman October 30, 2013 906 10.64
193 7 “Gatekeeper” Matthew Gray Gubler Rick Dunkle November 6, 2013 907 9.70
194 8 “The Return” John Terlesky Kimberly Ann Harrison November 13, 2013 908 11.63
195 9 “Strange Fruit” Constantine Makris Janine Sherman Barrois November 20, 2013 909 12.40
196 10 “The Caller” Rob Bailey Sharon Lee Watson November 27, 2013 910 11.10
197 11 “Bully” Glenn Kershaw Virgil Williams December 11, 2013 911 11.19
198 12 “The Black Queen” Tawnia McKiernan Breen Frazier January 15, 2014 912 10.35
199 13 “The Road Home” Joe Mantegna Bruce Zimmerman January 22, 2014 913 10.35
200 14 “200” Larry Teng Rick Dunkle February 5, 2014 914 12.92
201 15 “Mr. & Mrs. Anderson” Félix Alcalá Kimberly Ann Harrison February 19, 2014 915 10.06
202 16 “Gabby” Thomas Gibson Jim Clemente & Erica Messer February 26, 2014 916 9.42
203 17 “Persuasion” Rob Lieberman Sharon Lee Watson March 5, 2014 917 11.42
204 18 “Rabid” Doug Aarniokoski Virgil Williams March 12, 2014 918 10.74
205 19 “The Edge of Winter” Hanelle Culpepper Janine Sherman Barrois March 19, 2014 919 10.14
206 20 “Blood Relations” Matthew Gray Gubler Breen Frazier April 2, 2014 920 10.47
207 21 “What Happens In Mecklinburg…” Rob Hardy Ticona S. Joy April 9, 2014 921 9.85
208 22 “Fatal” Larry Teng Bruce Zimmerman April 30, 2014 922 10.30
209 23 “Angels” Rob Bailey Rick Dunkle & Breen Frazier & Janine Sherman Barrois May 7, 2014 923 10.52
210 24 “Demons” Glenn Kershaw Erica Messer May 14, 2014 924 12.03

Season 10 (2014–15)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
US viewers
(millions)
211 1 “X” Glenn Kershaw Erica Messer October 1, 2014 1001 11.74
212 2 “Burn” Karen Gaviola Janine Sherman Barrois October 8, 2014 1002 10.57
213 3 “A Thousand Suns” Rob Bailey Sharon Lee Watson October 15, 2014 1003 10.89
214 4 “The Itch” Larry Teng Breen Frazier October 22, 2014 1004 9.92
215 5 “Boxed In” Thomas Gibson Virgil Williams October 29, 2014 1006 10.48
216 6 “If the Shoe Fits” Bethany Rooney Bruce Zimmerman November 5, 2014 1005 9.78
217 7 “Hashtag” Constantine Makris Rick Dunkle November 12, 2014 1007 10.35
218 8 “The Boys of Sudworth Place” Laura Belsey Kimberly Ann Harrison November 19, 2014 1008 10.68
219 9 “Fate” Rob Bailey Janine Sherman Barrois November 26, 2014 1009 11.00
220 10 “Amelia Porter” Alrick Riley Sharon Lee Watson December 10, 2014 1010 10.12
221 11 “The Forever People” Tawnia McKiernan Breen Frazier January 14, 2015 1011 10.31
222 12 “Anonymous” Joe Mantegna Teleplay by : Bruce Zimmerman
Story by : Danny Ramm & Bruce Zimmerman
January 21, 2015 1012 10.29
223 13 “Nelson’s Sparrow” Glenn Kershaw Kirsten Vangsness & Erica Messer January 28, 2015 1013 10.70
224 14 “Hero Worship” Larry Teng Rick Dunkle February 4, 2015 1014 10.48
225 15 “Scream” Hanelle Culpepper Kimberly Ann Harrison February 11, 2015 1015 9.89
226 16 “Lockdown” Thomas Gibson Virgil Williams March 4, 2015 1016 10.37
227 17 “Breath Play” Hanelle Culpepper Erik Stiller March 11, 2015 1017 10.32
228 18 “Rock Creek Park” Félix Alcalá Sharon Lee Watson March 25, 2015 1018 10.08
229 19 “Beyond Borders” Glenn Kershaw Erica Messer April 8, 2015 1019 10.39
230 20 “A Place at the Table” Laura Belsey Bruce Zimmerman April 15, 2015 1020 10.37
231 21 “Mr. Scratch” Matthew Gray Gubler Breen Frazier April 22, 2015 1021 10.06
232 22 “Protection” Tawnia McKiernan Virgil Williams April 29, 2015 1022 8.72
233 23 “The Hunt” Glenn Kershaw Jim Clemente & Janine Sherman Barrois May 6, 2015 1023 9.61

Season 11 (2015–16)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
US viewers
(millions)
234 1 “The Job” Glenn Kershaw Breen Frazier September 30, 2015 1101 10.08
235 2 “The Witness” John Terlesky Sharon Lee Watson October 7, 2015 1102 9.08
236 3 “‘Til Death Do Us Part” Joe Mantegna Karen Maser October 14, 2015 1103 9.08
237 4 “Outlaw” Larry Teng Virgil Williams October 21, 2015 1104 8.47
238 5 “The Night Watch” Thomas Gibson Bruce Zimmerman October 28, 2015 1105 7.64
239 6 “Pariahville” Félix Enríquez Alcalá Erik Stiller November 4, 2015 1106 7.79
240 7 “Target Rich” Glenn Kershaw Jim Clemente November 11, 2015 1107 8.51
241 8 “Awake” Christoph Schrewe Kimberly Ann Harrison November 18, 2015 1108 8.14
242 9 “Internal Affairs” Diana C. Valentine Sharon Lee Watson December 2, 2015 1109 8.75
243 10 “Future Perfect” Laura Belsey Bruce Zimmerman December 9, 2015 1110 9.27
244 11 “Entropy” Heather Cappiello Breen Frazier January 13, 2016 1111 9.33
245 12 “Drive” Tawnia McKiernan Karen Maser January 20, 2016 1112 9.25
246 13 “The Bond” Hanelle M. Culpepper Kimberly Ann Harrison January 27, 2016 1113 9.22
247 14 “Hostage” Bethany Rooney Virgil Williams February 10, 2016 1114 8.97
248 15 “A Badge and a Gun” Rob Bailey Jim Clemente February 24, 2016 1115 8.64
249 16 “Derek” Thomas Gibson Breen Frazier March 2, 2016 1116 9.32
250 17 “The Sandman” Joe Mantegna Bruce Zimmerman March 16, 2016 1117 9.80
251 18 “A Beautiful Disaster” Matthew Gray Gubler Kirsten Vangsness & Erica Messer March 23, 2016 1118 10.94
252 19 “Tribute” Tawnia McKiernan Virgil Williams March 30, 2016 1119 9.17
253 20 “Inner Beauty” Alec Smight Haben Merker April 13, 2016 1120 8.81
254 21 “Devil’s Backbone” Félix Enríquez Alcalá Sharon Lee Watson April 20, 2016 1121 9.14
255 22 “The Storm” Glenn Kershaw Erica Messer & Breen Frazier May 4, 2016 1122 8.84

Season 12 (2016–17)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
US viewers
(millions)
256 1 “The Crimson King” Glenn Kershaw Breen Frazier September 28, 2016 1201 8.92
257 2 “Sick Day” Larry Teng Virgil Williams October 5, 2016 1202 7.62
258 3 “Taboo” Alec Smight Karen Maser October 12, 2016 1203 8.40
259 4 “Keeper” Sharat Raju Bruce Zimmerman October 26, 2016 1204 7.66
260 5 “The Anti-Terror Squad” Tawnia McKiernan Stephanie SenGupta November 9, 2016 1205 7.37
261 6 “Elliott’s Pond” Matthew Gray Gubler Erica Messer November 16, 2016 1206 7.62
262 7 “Mirror Image” Joe Mantegna Breen Frazier November 30, 2016 1207 7.44
263 8 “Scarecrow” Christoph Schrewe Karen Maser December 7, 2016 1208 7.77
264 9 “Profiling 202” Rob Bailey Virgil Williams January 4, 2017 1209 7.27
265 10 “Seek and Destroy” Diana C. Valentine Erik Stiller January 11, 2017 1210 7.54
266 11 “Surface Tension” Oz Scott Bruce Zimmerman February 1, 2017 1211 7.45
267 12 “A Good Husband” Laura Belsey Jim Clemente February 8, 2017 1212 6.70
268 13 “Spencer” Glenn Kershaw Kirsten Vangsness & Erica Messer February 15, 2017 1213 7.34
269 14 “Collision Course” Alec Smight Stephanie SenGupta February 22, 2017 1214 7.33
270 15 “Alpha Male” Rob Bailey Karen Maser March 1, 2017 1215 6.54
271 16 “Assistance Is Futile” Leon Ichaso Virgil Williams March 15, 2017 1216 7.50
272 17 “In The Dark” Diana C. Valentine Dania Bennett March 22, 2017 1217 7.46
273 18 “Hell’s Kitchen” Simon Mirren Erica Messer March 29, 2017 1218 6.88
274 19 “True North” Joe Mantegna Bruce Zimmerman April 5, 2017 1219 7.04
275 20 “Unforgettable” Carlos Bernard Stephanie SenGupta April 26, 2017 1220 6.91
276 21 “Green Light” Alec Smight Erik Stiller May 3, 2017 1221 7.37
277 22 “Red Light” Glenn Kershaw Breen Frazier May 10, 2017 1222 8.12

Season 13 (2017–18)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
US viewers
(millions)
278 1 “Wheels Up” Glenn Kershaw Breen Frazier September 27, 2017 1301 7.00
279 2 “To A Better Place” Diana C. Valentine Bruce Zimmerman October 4, 2017 1302 6.17
280 3 “Blue Angel” Sharat Raju Christopher Barbour October 11, 2017 1304 5.87
281 4 “Killer App” Alec Smight Stephanie SenGupta October 18, 2017 1303 5.94
282 5 “Lucky Strikes” Tawnia McKiernan Jim Clemente October 25, 2017 1306 5.91
283 6 “The Bunker” Aisha Tyler Karen Maser November 8, 2017 1305 5.50
284 7 “Dust and Bones” Marcus Stokes Erica Meredith November 15, 2017 1307 5.64
285 8 “Neon Terror” Bethany Rooney Erik Stiller November 22, 2017 1308 6.31
286 9 “False Flag” Joe Mantegna Breen Frazier December 6, 2017 1309 5.34
287 10 “Submerged” Rob Bailey Bruce Zimmerman January 3, 2018 1310 5.41
288 11 “Full-Tilt Boogie” Simon Mirren Erica Messer & Kirsten Vangsness January 10, 2018 1311 5.70
289 12 “Bad Moon on the Rise” Christoph Schrewe Karen Maser January 17, 2018 1312 5.63
290 13 “Cure” Glenn Kershaw Christopher Barbour January 24, 2018 1313 5.30
291 14 “Miasma” Leon Ichaso Erica Meredith January 31, 2018 1314 5.42
292 15 “Annihilator” Rob Bailey Erik Stiller March 7, 2018 1315 5.04
293 16 “Last Gasp” Adam Rodriguez Stephanie SenGupta March 14, 2018 1316 5.69
294 17 “The Capilanos” Matthew Gray Gubler Erica Messer March 21, 2018 1317 5.26
295 18 “The Dance of Love” Joe Mantegna Bruce Zimmerman March 28, 2018 1318 6.59
296 19 “Ex Parte” Lily Mariye Christopher Barbour April 4, 2018 1319 5.90
297 20 “All You Can Eat” Diana C. Valentine Karen Maser April 11, 2018 1320 5.20
298 21 “Mixed Signals” Alec Smight Erica Meredith & Erik Stiller April 18, 2018 1321 5.92
299 22 “Believer” Glenn Kershaw Breen Frazier April 18, 2018 1322 5.39

Season 14 (2018–19)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
US viewers
(millions)
300 1 “300” Glenn Kershaw Erica Messer October 3, 2018 1401 4.45
301 2 “Starter Home” Diana C. Valentine Bruce Zimmerman October 10, 2018 1402 4.65
302 3 “Rule 34” Alec Smight Christopher Barbour October 17, 2018 1403 4.42
303 4 “Innocence” Lily Mariye Stephanie Sengupta October 24, 2018 1405 4.29
304 5 “The Tall Man” Matthew Gray Gubler Breen Frazier October 31, 2018 1404 4.41
305 6 “Luke” Joe Mantegna Erik Stiller November 7, 2018 1406 4.56
306 7 “Twenty Seven” Sharat Raju Erica Meredith November 14, 2018 1407 4.52
307 8 “Ashley” Adam Rodriguez Stephanie Birkitt November 21, 2018 1408 5.50
308 9 “Broken Wing” Aisha Tyler Jim Clemente December 5, 2018 1409 4.50
309 10 “Flesh and Blood” Glenn Kershaw Christopher Barbour December 12, 2018 1410 5.43
310 11 “Night Lights” Nelson McCormick Heather Nöel Aldridge January 2, 2019 1411 4.92
311 12 “Hamelin” Simon Mirren Bruce Zimmerman January 9, 2019 1412 4.55
312 13 “Chameleon” A.J. Cook Charles Dewey & Breen Frazier January 23, 2019 1413 4.45
313 14 “Sick and Evil” Rob Bailey Erik Stiller January 30, 2019 1414 4.73
314 15 “Truth or Dare” Glenn Kershaw Erica Meredith February 6, 2019 1415 4.72

Season 15 (2020)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
315 1 “Under the Skin” Nelson McCormick Christopher Barbour January 8, 2020 1416 4.82
316 2 “Awakenings” Alec Smight Stephanie Sengupta January 8, 2020 1417 4.49
317 3 “Spectator Slowing” Kevin Berlandi Bruce Zimmerman January 15, 2020 1418 4.58
318 4 “Saturday” Edward Allen Bernero Stephanie Birkitt & Breen Frazier January 22, 2020 1419 4.49
319 5 “Ghost” Diana Valentine Bobby Chacon & Jim Clemente January 29, 2020 1421 5.88
320 6 “Date Night” Marcus Stokes Breen Frazier February 5, 2020 1420 4.35
321 7 “Rusty” Rachel Feldman Erica Meredith & Erik Stiller February 5, 2020 1422 3.74
322 8 “Family Tree” Alec Smight Bruce Zimmerman February 12, 2020 1423 3.94
323 9 “Face Off” Sharat Raju Christopher Barbour February 19, 2020 1424 5.46
324 10 “And in the End” Glenn Kershaw Erica Messer & Kirsten Vangsness February 19, 2020 1425 5.36

Home video releases

Season Episodes DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Discs
1 22 November 28, 2006 February 12, 2007 November 3, 2007 6
2 23 October 2, 2007 May 5, 2008 April 1, 2008 6
3 20 September 16, 2008 April 6, 2009 March 18, 2009 5
4 26 September 8, 2009 March 1, 2010 March 9, 2010 7
5 23 September 7, 2010 February 28, 2011 March 2, 2011 6
6 24 September 6, 2011 November 28, 2011 November 30, 2011 6
7 24 September 4, 2012 November 26, 2012 November 7, 2012 6
8 24 September 3, 2013 December 9, 2013 December 4, 2013 6
9 24 August 26, 2014 December 8, 2014 December 3, 2014 6
10 23 August 25, 2015 December 7, 2015 December 2, 2015 6
11 22 August 30, 2016 December 5, 2016 December 7, 2016 6
12 22 September 5, 2017 December 4, 2017 December 6, 2017 6
13 22 August 28, 2018 December 3, 2018 December 12, 2018 6
14 15 July 16, 2019 TBA November 13, 2019 4