The BEST episodes of Criminal Minds season 13

Every episode of Criminal Minds season 13, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Criminal Minds season 13!

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
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Last Gasp
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7.90
1312 votes

#1 - Last Gasp

Season 13 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/14/2018

Away from the watchful eye of the FBI’s assistant director of national security, Linda Barnes, the BAU meets in secret to investigate an UnSub who appears to be kidnapping and photographing young women.

Directors: Adam Rodriguez
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Believer
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7.86
1225 votes

#2 - Believer

Season 13 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/18/2018

When Reid discovers former FBI Special Agent Owen Quinn locked inside a storage unit, the BAU questions the credibility of Quinn’s bizarre accounts of searching for an UnSub that he named “The Strangler”.

Directors: Glenn Kershaw
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Wheels Up
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7.79
2060 votes

#3 - Wheels Up

Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2017

Agent Matt Simmons joins the BAU team in a race to take down Mr. Scratch and save one of their own in the process.

Directors: Glenn Kershaw
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Lucky Strikes
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7.74
1628 votes

#4 - Lucky Strikes

Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2017

When Garcia experiences anxiety over a case that’s personal to her from her past, Morgan visits to lend emotional support.

Directors: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: Jim Clemente
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Annihilator
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7.72
1343 votes

#5 - Annihilator

Season 13 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/7/2018

The FBI’s assistant director of national security, Linda Barnes, joins the BAU as they investigate a quadruple homicide of a group of roommates in St. Louis.

Directors: Rob Bailey
Writer: Erik Stiller
Watch Now:Apple TV
Ex Parte
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7.68
1212 votes

#6 - Ex Parte

Season 13 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/4/2018

The BAU takes charge of a hostage situation at a law firm in D.C., where Matt Simmons’ wife, Kristy, works.

Directors: Lily Mariye
Watch Now:Apple TV
False Flag
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7.65
1422 votes

#7 - False Flag

Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2017

When two members of a conspiracy group in Roswell, New Mexico perish in quick succession, the BAU is called to investigate.

Directors: Joe Mantegna
Watch Now:Apple TV
Cure
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7.65
1350 votes

#8 - Cure

Season 13 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/24/2018

The BAU is called to investigate a series of D.C. homicides where cryptic messages are found inside the mouths of each victim.

Directors: Glenn Kershaw
Watch Now:Apple TV
Killer App
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7.64
1672 votes

#9 - Killer App

Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2017

The BAU investigates a workplace shooting committed by a state-of-the-art drone in Silicon Valley.

Directors: Alec Smight
Watch Now:Apple TV
To a Better Place
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7.62
1842 votes

#10 - To a Better Place

Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2017

The BAU investigates three similar crimes in which victims' remains are discovered in old suitcases.

Directors: Diana Valentine
Watch Now:Apple TV
All You Can Eat
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7.60
1202 votes

#11 - All You Can Eat

Season 13 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/11/2018

The Centers for Disease Control calls on the BAU when they suspect bioterrorism is behind a series of mysterious deaths in Virginia. Also, Garcia visits her stepbrother, Carlos, to take care of a difficult family issue.

Directors: Diana Valentine
Writer: Karen Maser
Watch Now:Apple TV
Miasma
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7.58
1338 votes

#12 - Miasma

Season 13 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/31/2018

The BAU is called when the New Orleans P.D. discovers a mass grave inside a vandalized above-ground crypt in a local cemetery.

Directors: Leon Ichaso
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Dance of Love
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7.57
1190 votes

#13 - The Dance of Love

Season 13 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/28/2018

The BAU travels to Chicago to investigate an unsub who leaves red roses on each victim. Also, Rossi gets an unexpected visit from his ex-wife, Krystall Richards.

Directors: Joe Mantegna
Writer: Jeff Davis
Watch Now:Apple TV
Dust and Bones
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7.57
1488 votes

#14 - Dust and Bones

Season 13 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2017

The BAU searches for an unsub in Austin, Texas who is targeting prominent members of the community.

Directors: Marcus Stokes
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Bunker
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7.57
1364 votes

#15 - The Bunker

Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2017

When several women go missing in Virginia, the BAU must figure out what they have in common in order to find them.

Directors: Aisha Tyler
Writer: Karen Maser
Watch Now:Apple TV
Blue Angel
star
7.56
1755 votes

#16 - Blue Angel

Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2017

When successful businessmen in Detroit are targeted by an anger-driven power-assertive Unsub, the BAU is called in to investigate.

Directors: Sharat Raju
Watch Now:Apple TV
Full-Tilt Boogie
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7.56
1371 votes

#17 - Full-Tilt Boogie

Season 13 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/10/2018

The BAU team’s investigation into a home invasion in a small town in Virginia and the attempted homicide of a police chief’s wife uncovers a world of secrets.

Directors: Simon Mirren
Watch Now:Apple TV
Bad Moon on the Rise
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7.55
1331 votes

#18 - Bad Moon on the Rise

Season 13 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2018

The BAU is called to New York when several casualties of a brutal nature are reported in Central Park.

Writer: Karen Maser
Watch Now:Apple TV
Neon Terror
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7.54
1474 votes

#19 - Neon Terror

Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/2017

When an UnSub in Miami sensationalizes his crimes by giving the local media exclusive footage, the BAU is called in to investigate.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Erik Stiller
Watch Now:Apple TV
Submerged
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7.54
1395 votes

#20 - Submerged

Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/2018

When a series of backyard pool homicides are reported in California, the BAU team searches for an UnSub with a puzzling past.

Directors: Rob Bailey
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Capilanos
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7.53
1253 votes

#21 - The Capilanos

Season 13 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/21/2018

The BAU is called to Oklahoma to investigate a murderous clown terrorizing the sleepy town of Guymon.

Writer: Erica Messer
Watch Now:Apple TV
Mixed Signals
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7.46
1145 votes

#22 - Mixed Signals

Season 13 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/18/2018

The BAU is called to Taos, N.M. to investigate an UnSub who is targeting his victims’ temporal lobes.

Directors: Alec Smight
Watch Now:Apple TV