The BEST episodes of Criminal Minds season 10

Every episode of Criminal Minds season 10, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Criminal Minds season 10!

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: 12/20/2024Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing
Mr. Scratch
star
7.98
1226 votes

#1 - Mr. Scratch

Season 10 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/22/2015

When three people implicated in murders claim they were attacked by a “clawed shadow monster” at the moment each crime occurred, the BAU searches for an UnSub who is controlling their minds. Also, the search for the culprit puts one of the team in jeopardy.

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The Hunt
star
7.79
1144 votes

#2 - The Hunt

Season 10 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/2015

When Kate’s niece, Meg, and her best friend, Markayla, are kidnapped, the BAU suspects an online predator engaged in sex trafficking who poses as a teenage boy.

Directors: Glenn Kershaw
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Lockdown
star
7.77
1199 votes

#3 - Lockdown

Season 10 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/2015

When two guards at a privatized maximum security prison in Texas are murdered, the BAU suspects that more than one UnSub within the prison could be at work.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Protection
star
7.70
1146 votes

#4 - Protection

Season 10 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/29/2015

When shooting victims are found in the Los Angeles area with possible links to criminal activity, the BAU searches for a vigilante UnSub.

Directors: Tawnia McKiernan
Watch Now:Apple TV
X
star
7.69
1765 votes

#5 - X

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2014

The BAU team investigates a series of murders in Bakersfield, Ca, which have left the victims unidentifiable. New agent Kate Callahan joins the BAU fold, and assists in the effort to solve the cases.

Directors: Glenn Kershaw
Writer: Erica Messer
Watch Now:Apple TV
Rock Creek Park
star
7.67
1274 votes

#6 - Rock Creek Park

Season 10 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/25/2015

When the wife of an up-and-coming congressman disappears, the BAU investigates his political enemies as possible suspects.

Writer: Erik Stiller
Watch Now:Apple TV
Hashtag
star
7.67
1269 votes

#7 - Hashtag

Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2014

When victims with large social media followings are found dead in Maryland, the BAU searches for an UnSub taking on the persona of an Internet urban legend. Morgan and Savannah struggle to find quality time for each other with their busy careers.

Directors: Gus Makris
Writer: Rick Dunkle
Watch Now:Apple TV
Nelson's Sparrow
star
7.66
1133 votes

#8 - Nelson's Sparrow

Season 10 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/2015

The BAU revisits its origins when they look at one of Rossi and Gideon’s old cases to track a killer that got away.

Watch Now:Apple TV
A Thousand Suns
star
7.63
1607 votes

#9 - A Thousand Suns

Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2014

When a passenger jet crashes in Colorado, the BAU team is called to build a profile around the suspicious circumstances. The case hits close to home for Kate, who is reminded of a family tragedy.

Directors: Rob Bailey
Watch Now:Apple TV
Fate
star
7.63
1271 votes

#10 - Fate

Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/2014

The BAU investigates random murders in northern Virginia and searches for a conflicted UnSub who has an uncontrollable urge to kill but is also filled with remorse. Rossi receives a visit from a woman who could hold a secret from his past.

Directors: Rob Bailey
Watch Now:Apple TV
Beyond Borders
star
7.62
1249 votes

#11 - Beyond Borders

Season 10 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/8/2015

When a family of four is abducted while on vacation in Barbados, the BAU is called to assist Unit Chief Jack Garrett and his International Unit on their investigation. Garrett and his unit, the FBI's top division for handling cases involving Americans abroad, work jointly with Hotch and his team when they discover that this case matches one the BAU investigated last year in Florida.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Scream
star
7.60
1169 votes

#12 - Scream

Season 10 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/2015

Victims in California have the BAU searching for an UnSub who may have witnessed abuse as a child. Meanwhile, Kate shows parental concern when her niece, Meg, makes a date with a friend to meet a boy they met online.

Watch Now:Apple TV
The Boys of Sudworth Place
star
7.59
1311 votes

#13 - The Boys of Sudworth Place

Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2014

When a prominent attorney goes missing in Boston, the BAU unearths secrets in his past which could point to the reasons for his disappearance,

Directors: Laura Belsey
Watch Now:Apple TV
A Place at the Table
star
7.59
1200 votes

#14 - A Place at the Table

Season 10 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/15/2015

When a Maryland family is found murdered at their dining room table, the team tracks down other family members and friends to uncover secrets that may have led to it. Also, Hotch must try to make peace with his father-in-law, Roy, after discovering he’s been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

Directors: Laura Belsey
Watch Now:Apple TV
Anonymous
star
7.58
1127 votes

#15 - Anonymous

Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2015

The BAU searches Tallahassee for a serial killer who calls the authorities to report the crimes prior to committing murder. Also, as Rossi prepares for a weekend visit with his daughter, Joy, he receives startling news about the death of a comrade in Vietnam.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Burn
star
7.58
1496 votes

#16 - Burn

Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2014

A series of abductions and murders in Seattle send the BAU seeking an UnSub who was abused in the past and is out for revenge. Garcia heads to Texas to confront the man she shot while defending Reid and herself, as he waits on death row.

Directors: Karen Gaviola
Watch Now:Apple TV
Boxed In
star
7.57
1415 votes

#17 - Boxed In

Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2014

When a young boy who went missing in San Diego on Halloween suddenly reappears one year later, the BAU must work fast when another trick-or-treater disappears under similar circumstances.

Directors: Thomas Gibson
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Forever People
star
7.56
1079 votes

#18 - The Forever People

Season 10 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2015

When frozen bodies are found in Nevada floating in water, the BAU’s investigation leads them to suspect that the victims were part of a cult that could be behind the deaths. Also, JJ confronts old demons from her abduction and torture last year.

Directors: Tawnia McKiernan
Watch Now:Apple TV
Breath Play
star
7.56
1226 votes

#19 - Breath Play

Season 10 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/11/2015

The BAU is called to Wisconsin in search of a serial killer, and the team looks for a connection among the victims for clues to the UnSub. Also, Kate has trouble dealing with her niece, Meg, when she begins acting out.

Writer: Erik Stiller
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If the Shoe Fits
star
7.53
1395 votes

#20 - If the Shoe Fits

Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2014

The BAU is stumped to find the common denominator among male victims in Montana, making in difficult to profile the UnSub. JJ confronts her feelings about her sister's tragic death.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
Watch Now:Apple TV
Amelia Porter
star
7.51
1296 votes

#21 - Amelia Porter

Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2014

When the BAU is called to Salt Lake City Utah to investigate a triple homicide, the search for a connection among the victims could lead them to a fugitive who could have ties to the UnSub.

Directors: Alrick Riley
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Itch
star
7.51
1492 votes

#22 - The Itch

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2014

The investigation into a series of mysterious deaths in Atlanta reveals the murders were likely committed by an UnSub with an obsessive skin disorder.

Directors: Larry Teng
Watch Now:Apple TV
Hero Worship
star
7.44
1117 votes

#23 - Hero Worship

Season 10 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/2015

When an Indianapolis coffee shop is blown up and a hero emerges from the wreckage, the BAU tries to protect that person and his family while searching for the UnSub before more incidents occur.

Watch Now:Apple TV