Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005. It 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 BAU consists of 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 Unknown Subject (UnSub). Other former characters are Elle Greenaway, Jason Gideon, Jordan Todd, Ashley Seaver, Dr. Alex Blake, Kate Callahan, Derek Morgan, Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner and Stephen Walker.
In January 2019, CBS renewed the series for a fifteenth and final season, which would air from January 8 to February 19, 2020. Two years later, the series was revived on Paramount+ as Criminal Minds: Evolution. Its first season, which was later dubbed the sixteenth season overall, premiered on November 24, 2022.
In March 2025, Criminal Minds was renewed for a nineteenth season, which premiered on May 28, 2026. In March 2026, Criminal Minds was renewed for a twentieth season.
Series overview
Criminal Minds episodes Season 1 (2005–06)
Season 2 (2006–07)
Season 3 (2007–08)
Season 4 (2008–09)
Season 5 (2009–10)
Season 6 (2010–11)
Season 7 (2011–12)
Season 8 (2012–13)
Season 9 (2013–14)
Season 10 (2014–15)
Season 11 (2015–16)
Season 12 (2016–17)
Season 13 (2017–18)
Season 14 (2018–19)
Season 15 (2020)
Criminal Minds: Evolution episodes Season 16 (2022–23)
Season 17 (2024)
Season 18 (2025)
Season 19 (2026)
Home video releases Season Episodes DVD release dates Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 1 22 November 28, 2006 February 12, 2007 November 3, 2007 2 23 October 2, 2007 May 5, 2008 April 1, 2008 3 20 September 16, 2008 April 6, 2009 March 18, 2009 4 26 September 8, 2009 March 1, 2010 March 9, 2010 5 23 September 7, 2010 February 28, 2011 March 2, 2011 6 24 September 6, 2011 November 28, 2011 November 30, 2011 7 24 September 4, 2012 November 26, 2012 November 7, 2012 8 24 September 3, 2013 December 9, 2013 December 4, 2013 9 24 August 26, 2014 December 8, 2014 December 3, 2014 10 23 August 25, 2015 December 7, 2015 December 2, 2015 11 22 August 30, 2016 December 5, 2016 December 7, 2016 12 22 September 5, 2017 December 4, 2017 December 6, 2017 13 22 August 28, 2018 December 3, 2018 December 12, 2018 14 15 July 16, 2019 October 21, 2019 November 13, 2019 15 10 April 14, 2020 November 30, 2020 November 25, 2020 16 10 June 20, 2023 17 10 November 12, 2024
References
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