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: 5/6/2025Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing
Season 2
star
8.52
332 votes

#1 - Season 2

First Aired 9/20/2006

Season 4
star
8.48
282 votes

#2 - Season 4

First Aired 9/24/2008

Season 3
star
8.41
296 votes

#3 - Season 3

First Aired 9/26/2007

Season 1
star
8.35
411 votes

#4 - Season 1

First Aired 9/22/2005

Season 5
star
8.30
251 votes

#5 - Season 5

First Aired 9/23/2009

Season 7
star
8.29
230 votes

#6 - Season 7

First Aired 9/21/2011

Season 9
star
8.25
200 votes

#7 - Season 9

First Aired 9/25/2013

Season 8
star
8.23
214 votes

#8 - Season 8

First Aired 9/26/2012

Season 6
star
8.21
238 votes

#9 - Season 6

First Aired 9/22/2010

Season 10
star
8.21
196 votes

#10 - Season 10

First Aired 10/1/2014

Season 11
star
8.15
192 votes

#11 - Season 11

First Aired 9/30/2015

Season 12
star
7.93
176 votes

#12 - Season 12

First Aired 9/28/2016

Season 13
star
7.89
136 votes

#13 - Season 13

First Aired 9/27/2017

Season 14
star
7.88
133 votes

#14 - Season 14

First Aired 10/3/2018

Season 16
star
7.85
137 votes

#15 - 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.

Season 15
star
7.72
127 votes

#16 - Season 15

First Aired 1/8/2020

star
7.35
77 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.