The Behavioral Analysis Unit consists of an elite team of FBI profilers who analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds and anticipate their next moves before they can strike again. Criminal Minds stars Thomas Gibson as Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner, Joe Mantegna stars as Senior Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi, Paget Brewster as Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss, Shemar Moore as Supervisory Special Agent Derek Morgan, Matthew Gray Gubler as Supervisory Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid, AJ Cook as Supervisory Special Agent and Media Liaison Jennifer "JJ" Jareau and Kirsten Vangsness as Analyst Penelope Garcia. Originally created by Jeff Davis, executive producers are Edward Allen Bernero, Mark Gordon, Deborah Spera, Simon Mirren and Chris Mundy. Criminal Minds is produced by ABC Studios in association with CBS Paramount Network Television.
A serial rapist in Houston known as "The Piano Man" resurfaces and assaults his previous victims. Meanwhile, Prentiss deals with the trauma of rejoining the team.
A series of murders in San Francisco bearing the tell-tale signs of the infamous Zodiac Killer have the BAU wondering if the notorious serial killer has returned. Also, Reid ponders if he should be doing more with his ge...
Bludgeonings in Philadelphia have the team investigating the boxing world in the city; and Hotch connects with an attractive triathlete while they train together
A mass suicide among young cadets at a military academy is investigated; and Hotch and Morgan clash when it looks like a member of the team is in danger
In a personal case for Garcia, the agents search for Garcia's missing friend whose daughter disappeared seven years earlier
The bodies of boys are found in the aftermath of storms that hit Kansas, and the team travels to Wichita to investigate the deaths
The team goes to Angeles National Forest in California when bodies are found in the mountain lakes there; and Rossi has to make a tough decision regarding his ex-wife.
The BAU team investigates the abductions of young children with troubled mothers in St. Louis. Also, Rossi reconnects with his first wife who has shocking news for him
Survivors of a Boise high school massacre return to remember the event 10 years later, but the BAU team is called in when a new killer with a similar style targets the survivors. Also, Hotch is worried that his son, Jack...
The BAU team investigates a mass murder at an Internet security company in Charlottesville, Va., but clues reveal it is not a typical serial killer at work. Also, Prentiss must complete recertification training under Mor...
The BAU team searches rural Oklahoma when women are being found murdered after being robbed of one of their five senses. Also, JJ and Prentiss get the cold shoulder from Reid as he deals with their deception about Prenti...
In the seventh-season opener, the team's actions in the aftermath of the loss of Prentiss are questioned by a Senate committee, and a familiar person unexpectedly appears to rally them.
The team hunts for an interstate human-trafficking ring, and J.J. returns to the BAU in the sixth-season finale.
A Florida serial killer is burying bodies at the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, and the case turns personal for Morgan when his aunt believes that her missing daughter could be one of the victims.
A woman disappears and another is injured at the hand of the same criminal in a mountain town in North Carolina, and the agents suspect that there are more victims.
The team travels to San Diego to catch a killer who is targeting college students; and, they are under the watchful eye of Strauss following the departure of Prentis
The team must investigate targeted killings in Florida while each member is dealing with feelings about losing Prentiss.
Morgan (Shemar Moore, center), Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler, right) and the BAU travel to Portland to investigate a suspected gang of murderers targeting a new victim each night, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, March 30 (9:00...
Prentiss prepares to finally confront her nemesis; the team asks J.J. to help find Prentiss and capture Doyle.
After a series of murders, Prentiss becomes suspicious of a former nemesis (Sebastian Roché) and fears for the safety of her team.
Reid's ability to connect with an autistic child may prove helpful in finding the boy's missing parents; two former colleagues help Prentiss search for an old adversary.
The BAU heads to upstate New York to investigate mysterious disappearances; Prentiss receives troubling news about a former colleague.
The team investigates unusual murders in Los Angeles, and more information about Prentiss' past arises.
The team pursues two young lovers on a killing spree; Prentiss receives frightening news.
A series of bizarre, ritualistic murders brings the team to Miami; Reid experiences hallucinations and blinding headaches.
After helping a man get parole, Morgan regrets his decision when the man murders someone shortly after being released.
The team pursues a killer who targets women; Hotchner turns to an FBI cadet for help.
When an 8-year-old is found dead on the Appalachian Trail, the team searches the forests for a man targeting children.
The team tries to stop a killer from striking again after the body of a kidnapped woman is found in an alley.
When bodies turn up in Indiana cornfields, the team must catch a pack of serial killers targeting exotic dancers.
The team searches for a killer who has struck the past three years during Detroit's raucous pre-Halloween celebrations.
Summary: The BAU team hunts a serial killer in Los Angeles who preys on his victims in the dark, killing entire families except for one left alive to remember.
Summary: The BAU team profiles a serial killer who uses the Internet as his hunting ground, bringing a whole meaning to the term "social networking".
Summary: 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.
Summary: The BAU team must profile a serial killer covered in tattoos who commits suicide, but leaves clues to the whereabouts of his last victim.
Summary: The BAU team heads to Texas to track a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants attempting to make safe passage into the U.S.
Summary: 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.
Summary: 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.
Summary: The team profiles a child abductor who may have been keeping children for more than eight years.
Summary: The BAU is called to investigate a serial killer who is targeting random victims in highly visible places to create a sense of public fear.
Summary: 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.
Summary: The BAU is called to assist local authorities in rural Wyoming when teens are found dead from apparent suicide that are linked to a game on the internet.
Summary: As SSA Hotchner struggles with his return to work, the team is called upon to profile a suspect with an unusual personal obsession who is abducting certain types of women.
Summary: An ex-con escapes while in the custody of the BAU, and the team must review his criminal career in order to determine where he may have gone.
Summary: When Hotchner takes a leave of absence from the BAU, the team must regroup to solve a home invasion.
Summary: When The Reaper returns to Washington for a final showdown, the team works frantically to catch him before he reaches SSA Hotchner's family.
Summary: While investigating a series of murders of entire families in Hampton, Virginia, the BAU is forced to visit Red Onion State Prison to seek advice from one of the most atrocious killers from the team's past, nic...
Summary: The BAU team follows a trail of murders that seems to align with the tour schedule of a rock star.
Summary: The BAU is called to Oklahoma City to help local authorities track a serial killer who removes the eyes of his murder victims and keeps the eyes as souvenirs.
Summary: The team hunts a suspect who impregnates young women, has them give birth and murders them.
Summary: The team profiles a group of killers who travel as a pack and chose victims randomly. Tamara Barnes: Salli Richardson-Whitfield.
Summary: SSA David Rossi's personal and professional life is brought to the forefront when the BAU is called to investigate a case in Commack, Long Island, Agent Rossi's hometown.
Summary: The BAU must determine what caused a disturbed man to murder several people at a pharmacy before he harms anyone else.
Summary: As Rossi, Morgan and JJ profile a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, Prentiss realizes that Hotch is missing.
