The BEST seasons of Criminal Minds

Every season of Criminal Minds ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Criminal Minds!

Special Agents Jason Gideon and Aaron Hotchner head up the FBI's most elite profiling team, the Behavioral Analysis Unit, the experts in analyzing criminal psychology. With each mind-blowing case, they put their lives on the line as they travel the country, matching wits with the most ruthless criminals on Earth.

Last Updated: 11/15/2024Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing

8.57

310 votes

#1 - Season 2

First Aired 9/20/2006

8.51

261 votes

#2 - Season 4

First Aired 9/24/2008

8.46

276 votes

#3 - Season 3

First Aired 9/26/2007

8.39

384 votes

#4 - Season 1

First Aired 9/22/2005

8.32

234 votes

#5 - Season 5

First Aired 9/23/2009

8.32

219 votes

#6 - Season 7

First Aired 9/21/2011

8.28

199 votes

#7 - Season 8

First Aired 9/26/2012

8.25

189 votes

#8 - Season 9

First Aired 9/25/2013

8.22

223 votes

#9 - Season 6

First Aired 9/22/2010

8.20

184 votes

#10 - Season 10

First Aired 10/1/2014

8.14

176 votes

#11 - Season 11

First Aired 9/30/2015

7.90

158 votes

#12 - Season 12

First Aired 9/28/2016

7.89

112 votes

#13 - Season 16

First Aired 11/24/2022

The FBI's elite team of criminal profilers come up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers. As the world opens back up and the network goes operational, the team must hunt them down, one murder at a time.

7.89

117 votes

#14 - Season 14

First Aired 10/3/2018

7.86

114 votes

#15 - Season 13

First Aired 9/27/2017

7.68

110 votes

#16 - Season 15

First Aired 1/8/2020

7.57

53 votes

#17 - Season 17

First Aired 6/6/2024

Evolution season 2 picks up as the FBI's elite team of profilers investigates the deadly mystery of Gold Star. As the conspiracy unfolds, the Behavioral Analysis Unit is met with an unexpected complication when serial killer Elias Voit negotiates a deal that transfers him to federal custody in the BAU's own backyard. The team faces its biggest threat yet and cannot emerge unscathed from the mind-bending consequences.