The BEST episodes of Criminal Minds season 18

Every episode of Criminal Minds season 18, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Criminal Minds season 18!

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: 7/2/2025Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing
Time to Say Goodbye
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7.89
231 votes

#1 - Time to Say Goodbye

Season 18 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/22/2025

Rossi and Lewis enlist the help of Ramona, Voit's sole survivor, to help unlock Voit's memory. JJ and the team say goodbye to Will.

Directors: Joe Mantegna
Writer: Erica Messer
The Zookeeper
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7.80
226 votes

#2 - The Zookeeper

Season 18 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/15/2025

Voit awakens from his coma; the team finds videos from a dormant Sicarius Network killer called "The Zookeeper" indicating that the network has reactivated. With Voit still in recovery, the BAU must tackle this reawakened network on their own.

Directors: Aisha Tyler
…All the Devils Are Here
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7.67
164 votes

#3 - …All the Devils Are Here

Season 18 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/19/2025

Network UnSubs torture and kill hostages as Voit works with the BAU to stop them. Rebecca's ex, Evan Delray, is appointed Voit's new liaison.

Directors: A.J. Cook
I'm Fine, It's Fine. Everything is Fine.
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7.66
203 votes

#4 - I'm Fine, It's Fine. Everything is Fine.

Season 18 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/29/2025

While the team works an organ harvesting case, Voit's recovery process leads him to suspect he is more likely a prisoner than victim. JJ finds a cryptic video posted to the BAU-Gate website of a masked UnSub that could be connected to Voit's network.

Directors: Anthony Vietro
Writer: Jayne Archer
Hell is Empty…
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7.59
185 votes

#5 - Hell is Empty…

Season 18 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/12/2025

The team investigates a network killer who buries his victims alive, and Tara confronts Rebecca's ex who has recently re-entered her life. Ronald Graber delivers a message from his Disciple to Voit.

Directors: Jackeline Tejada
The Brutal Man
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7.58
200 votes

#6 - The Brutal Man

Season 18 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/5/2025

JJ works with Dr. Ochoa to help Voit process the truth about his violent past, and tells him that one of his followers has a message from a mysterious unsub who appears to be organizing the remaining members of Voit's serial killer network.

Directors: Nelson McCormick
Tara
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7.52
133 votes

#7 - Tara

Season 18 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/26/2025

When the team works to hunt down the person who shot Tara, they discover "The Disciple" deliberately had them chasing their tails. While undergoing critical surgery, Tara gets to the root of her relationship issues.

Directors: Sharat Raju
Swimmer’s Calculus
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7.49
253 votes

#8 - Swimmer’s Calculus

Season 18 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/8/2025

When bodies wash up on the Maryland shoreline, the BAU races to find the UnSub. After surviving a prison attack, Elias Voit has been placed in a medically induced coma while Rossi is investigated for the incident.

Directors: Bethany Rooney