The BEST episodes of Criminal Minds season 15

Every episode of Criminal Minds season 15, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Criminal Minds season 15!

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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Date Night
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7.95
719 votes

#1 - Date Night

Season 15 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/5/2020

After a father and daughter get kidnapped, a former foe of the BAU returns with very specific demands for Reid that give a whole new meaning to the phrase “wheels up.”

Directors: Marcus Stokes
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Face Off (1)
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7.88
716 votes

#2 - Face Off (1)

Season 15 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/19/2020

It has been a year since Rossi nearly died at the hands of Everett Lynch—aka “The Chameleon”—and he has developed some new theories, with inspiration from his former partner, Jason Gideon. The BAU team sets out on an epic hunt to capture Lynch.

Directors: Sharat Raju
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Saturday
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7.88
769 votes

#3 - Saturday

Season 15 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/22/2020

The members of the BAU enjoy a Saturday off in vastly different ways. Rossi and Prentiss help Simmons assemble a new crib. Garcia leads a hacking competition. Reid strikes up a conversation with a woman named Maxine.

Directors: Ed Bernero
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And in the End (2)
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7.83
711 votes

#4 - And in the End (2)

Season 15 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/19/2020

Following an explosive face-to-face encounter with “The Chameleon,” Reid suffers from a brain injury and, while experiencing hallucinations, is visited by ghosts from his past. The BAU makes a shocking discovery about Lynch that affects Rossi personally. The entire team comes together to celebrate Rossi’s retirement.

Directors: Glenn Kershaw
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Under the Skin
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7.79
804 votes

#5 - Under the Skin

Season 15 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2020

The BAU team investigates an UnSub with striking similarities to Rossi’s latest obsession, The Chameleon—a.k.a. Everett Lynch—who nearly killed him and then disappeared.

Directors: Nelson McCormick
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Awakenings
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7.76
760 votes

#6 - Awakenings

Season 15 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2020

With a member of the BAU in the hospital, the team searches for Everett Lynch and his daughter. Spencer has a meaningful visit with his mother while she’s experiencing a period of lucidity.

Directors: Alec Smight
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Spectator Slowing
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7.64
748 votes

#7 - Spectator Slowing

Season 15 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/2020

The BAU team investigates a series of seemingly random fatal explosions throughout Kentucky and Tennessee.

Directors: Kevin Berlandi
Watch Now:Apple TV
Ghost
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7.63
707 votes

#8 - Ghost

Season 15 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/29/2020

Following a series of fatal shootings, the BAU team travels to Des Plaines, Ill. to investigate what appears to be a copycat serial killer. Their efforts are thrown off track when members of the BAU are targeted.

Directors: Diana Valentine
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Family Tree
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7.62
694 votes

#9 - Family Tree

Season 15 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/12/2020

Prentiss and J.J. are faced with important decisions to make about their futures as the BAU travels to Texas to investigate a series of murdered businessmen.

Directors: Alec Smight
Watch Now:Apple TV
Rusty
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7.53
686 votes

#10 - Rusty

Season 15 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/5/2020

When the BAU team travels to Denver to investigate several murders, Prentiss is forced to evaluate her relationship with Mendoza.

Directors: Rachel Feldman
Watch Now:Apple TV