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Criminal Minds

2005 • ABC Studios
4.8
545 reviews
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Season 2 episodes (23)

1 The Fisher King Part 2 of 2 (premiere)
9/20/06
Gideon, Hotchner and the team continue to search for the psychopath who used personal information to ensnare them in the mystery of a missing young girl. Instead of focusing on the personal aspects of the case, Gideon tells the team to profile the killer as they would in any other investigation. While the team splits up to hunt down the killer, Dr. Reid stays behind to work on the clues, and uncovers a personal connection that cannot be ignored and could crack the case wide open. Meanwhile, one of the team fights for their life. - 2011 Abc Studios
2 The Perfect Storm
10/4/06
Gideon, Hotchner and their team investigate a series of murders that may have been committed by a pair of suspects working together. The suspects send out DVDs of their actions after each incident, escalating the crimes to include psychological attacks on the victim's families. The FBI profilers determine that they are looking for two individuals working as a team - but are surprised by who is ultimately responsible for the murders. - 2011 Abc Studios
3 P911
9/27/06
An ex-profiler, who now heads up the FBI's "Innocent Images" undercover unit for dealing with child pornography, enlists the team to help identify and save a young boy who is being held prisoner and sold to the highest bidder by a child pornographer. With time running out, the team race to save the child's life. - 2011 Abc Studios
4 Psychodrama
10/11/06
The team investigate a series of bizarre bank robberies in which the robber makes the victims disrobe. The profilers are brought onto the case when it becomes clear that the perpetrator's behavior is escalating from simple crimes for profit to abusing his captives. The team believe his motive is not money, and must identify what is causing his behavior to become more violent. - 2011 Abc Studios
5 The Aftermath
10/18/06
Gideon, Hotchner and their team profile a serial rapist who has changed tactics. The team is asked to assist with the case when the rapist resumes his crime spree, this time focusing his attention on a different demographic of women. During the investigation, Elle makes a critical decision that could let the rapist go free and, ultimately, impact on her career with the Behavioral Analysis Unit. - 2011 Abc Studios
6 The Boogeyman
10/25/06
The profilers interrogate the members of a small town in mourning after a second murdered child is discovered in as many weeks. Meanwhile, Elle has trouble recovering and readjusting to the challenges of her job after being attacked in her own home. - 2011 Abc Studios
7 North Mammon
11/1/06
When three college athletes disappear the night of a football pep rally, the BAU look to outsiders who didn't attend the rally for clues to the girls' abduction. J.J., originally from a small town, is instrumental in forming the profile and moving the case forward. - 2011 Abc Studios
8 Empty Planet
11/8/06
Gideon, Hotchner and the team travel to Seattle in pursuit of a bomber who is targeting places that are technologically advanced. Through their investigation, the BAU meets Professor Kent, the author of a science fiction novel that denounces technology and has become a guidebook for the bomber. With her help, the team attempts to figure out why these sites are chosen as targets before anyone else is seriously injured. - 2011 Abc Studios
9 The Last Word
11/15/06
FBI Special Supervisory Agent Emily Prentiss, the daughter of high-powered diplomat, must prove to Gideon and Hotchner that she deserves a place on the team based on her work ethic rather than her family ties. Gideon, Hotchner and their team must profile two serial killers in St. Louis who are competing to outdo each other. As the body count rises, the Behavioral Analysis Team sets a trap to apprehend the serial killer known as the "Mill Creek Killer". Based on that killer's profile, their plan, once they have him in custody, is to make his arrest a media event in order to capture the other serial killer and bring him to justice as well. - 2011 Abc Studios
10 Lessons Learned
11/22/06
Gideon, Dr. Reid and new team member Emily Prentiss travel to Guantanamo Bay to interrogate the leader of the terrorist sleeper cell being held prisoner who holds valuable information that could help prevent a major national disaster. Prentiss, who speaks fluent Arabic, uses this opportunity to prove herself worthy of joining the team. While Gideon interrogates the terrorist, Reid analyzes the prisoner's body language in order to determine whether or not he is speaking the truth. While they attempt to gain information from the terrorist leader, the rest of the team works the case stateside. - 2011 Abc Studios
11 Sex, Birth, Death
11/29/06
A troubled young man who fears that he may be a serial killer in the making describes his fantasies about killing prostitutes to Reid. When several hookers turn up dead in the Washington D.C. area, the young man becomes the prime suspect in their murders. - 2011 Abc Studios
12 Profiler, Profiled
12/13/06
When Morgan returns home to visit his mother, the local authorities arrest him for the murder of three young boys, one of which occurred during his current visit, the other two over the course of 15 years. Accused of being a serial killer, Morgan is pleased when Gideon, Hotchner and the team rush to his side to get to the bottom of the case. However, when Morgan sternly tells Hotch not to dig into his past, the team realizes that their friend could be in a lot of trouble. - 2011 Abc Studios
13 No way out (part 1 of 2)
1/17/07
Gideon and Morgan go head to head in a standoff with a prolific serial killer. When the team locates the serial killer in a remote desert diner, the local authorities are eager to take action, but Gideon insists that they wait when it becomes evident that the murderer has a "get out of jail free" card up his sleeve. As Gideon and Morgan use their specialized techniques to ply information out of the suspect, the rest of the team studies the few clues Frank has left behind in order to find out what keeps him coming back to this same isolated town year after year. 2011 Abc Studios
14 The Big game
2/4/07
Though the Super Bowl has just ended, the big game is only beginning for Hotchner and the BAU team when they're called to investigate the murder of a wealthy couple after their Super Bowl party. Hotchner and the BAU team fear they are facing a Bible-obsessd serial killer, or multiple killers, when a 911 phone call quoting the Book of Revelations is made to the house just seconds before the murders occur. As the team begins their profile, Garcia discovers that the tech-savvy perpetrator sent out a video of the murders over the Internet just hours after they were committed. Meanwhile, Hotchner, Morgan and Prentiss must determine how many people are actually responsible for the murders since different voices can be heard on the 911 recording and on the video. 2011 Abc Studios
15 Revelations
2/7/07
The BAU's hunt for a serial killer becomes personal when Reid is kidnapped by their wanted man. Hotchner, Gideon and the team watch on in horror as Reid is tortured in front of their eyes as a sadistic serial killer broadcasts the entire ordeal over the internet. Using what strength he has left, Reid has to figure out a way to communicate with his team in order to help them rescue him before it's too late. 2011 Abc Studios
16 Fear and loathing
2/14/07
The BAU team travels to an upscale New York neighborhood to hunt a serial killer they fear is racially motivated. With community leaders in an affluent, predominately white New York suburb fearing the worst, Gideon and the rest of the BAU team arrive to investigate the murders of young African American teenagers who are found beaten and strangled. With little to go on and evidence that continually leads to dead ends, the team must work quickly before the fall-out from the crimes leads to even bigger problems. 2011 Abc Studios
17 Distress
2/21/07
The BAU travels to Houston to investigate a series of seemingly random murders at construction sites. At first, Hotch, Gideon and the team believe they are dealing with a homeless vagrant who is terrorizing a Houston neighbourhood slated for revitalization. But after viewing satellite photos of the crime scenes, the BAU team realizes that the perpetrator left an SOS distress signal at one of the murder locations and they begin looking for a man with a military background. Meanwhile, the team notices a distinct change in Reid's demeanor. 2011 Abc Studios
18 Jones
2/28/07
New Orleans officials believed that a serial killer who haunted the streets of the city was killed in Hurricane Katrina, since the murders ended. With all of the case files and evidence missing in the hurricane's aftermath, Hotch, Gideon and the team have only one clue to go on: a single word, "Jones", written on the wall of the lead detective's office just moments before he died in the flood waters. Meanwhile, Reid struggles with the aftermath of being taken hostage and meets up with an old rival. 2011 Abc Studios
19 Ashes & dusk
3/21/07
The BAU team investigates a serial arsonist who targets the homes of upper-middle-class families while they sleep. Hotch, Gideon and the BAU team link the arson victims together through corporate development firms accused of building on contaminated land and track their wanted arsonist through a radical environmental group that uses fire to spread their message. 2011 Abc Studios
20 Honor among thieves
4/11/07
Agent Prentiss's mother, a foreign ambassador, enlists the help of the BAU when a Russian immigrant is kidnapped and held for ransom. While searching for the kidnapped man, whose captors are sending the victim's body parts to the family demand of the ransom, the BAU team uncovers ties to the Russian mob who live by a strict code of conduct. 2011 Abc Studios
21 Open season
5/2/07
The BAU investigates when the bodies of several missing people turn up in a remote section of the Idaho wilderness. After determining that the victims had been taken from one place and transported deep into the woods, the team discover the perpetrators they are searching for have a new sport - hunting humans. 2011 Abc Studios
22 Legacy
5/9/07
After receiving a tip from a local detective, the team travel to Kansas City to investigate a report of homeless people mysteriously disappearing from the city's streets. 2011 Abc Studios
23 No way out, part ii: the evilution of frank (part 2 of 2)
5/16/07
Gideon takes off to hunt Frank, (Carradine) an elusive and prolific serial killer, without telling the BAU, so the team must profile Gideon as a suspect in order to find them both. 2011 Abc Studios

About this show

Jason Gideon works with an elite team of FBI profilers, the Behavioural Analysis Unit, in this police drama that focuses on the criminal rather than the crime. Still recovering from a nervous breakdown inspired by a previous case, Gideon gets help from an eclectic group of team members who employ psychological and behavioural profiling to get inside the country's most twisted criminal minds.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
545 reviews
Cameron Godfrey
September 19, 2017
Amazing Series however there is a spoiler in the series as the episodes are in the wrong order. SPECIFICALLY watch Revelations BEFORE fear and loathing. The actual order for the series is King Fisher Pt2, P911, The Perfect Storm, Psychodrama, Aftermath, The Boogeyman, North Mammon, Empty Planet, The Last Words, Lessons Learned, Sex, Birth, Death, Profiler, Profiled, No Way Out, The Big Game, Revelations, Fear and Loathing, Distress, Jones, Ashes and Dust, Honor Among Thieves, Open Season, Legacy, No Way Out Pt 2
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Daisy Ashe
December 4, 2014
I absolutely love this program, I have watched it from the start and think it's brilliant, great story lines each character has a deep back story, I do admit that though the seasons some episodes to get a bit samie (usually the missing child ones). But I would defiantly recommend this to anyone
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Dustin & Wendy Reed
August 15, 2014
This is by far the best series I have ever seen. I am addicted and own most seasons. I don't usually follow series or even like much on t.v. but this is well worth my time. I can't believe it says not available here especially since it's the only show I have seen w a 5star rating.
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