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: 4/15/2024Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing

8.61

273 votes

#1 - Season 2

First Aired 9/20/2006

8.56

233 votes

#2 - Season 4

First Aired 9/24/2008

8.50

244 votes

#3 - Season 3

First Aired 9/26/2007

8.42

343 votes

#4 - Season 1

First Aired 9/22/2005

8.42

207 votes

#5 - Season 5

First Aired 9/23/2009

8.36

201 votes

#6 - Season 6

First Aired 9/22/2010

8.35

197 votes

#7 - Season 7

First Aired 9/21/2011

8.29

182 votes

#8 - Season 8

First Aired 9/26/2012

8.26

174 votes

#9 - Season 9

First Aired 9/25/2013

8.21

168 votes

#10 - Season 10

First Aired 10/1/2014

8.12

159 votes

#11 - Season 11

First Aired 9/30/2015

7.94

78 votes

#12 - Evolution

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.

7.92

105 votes

#13 - Season 14

First Aired 10/3/2018