The BEST episodes of Criminal Minds season 6

Every episode of Criminal Minds season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Criminal Minds season 6!

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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Lauren
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7.88
2898 votes

#1 - Lauren

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/16/2011

As Prentiss faces off against Ian Doyle, JJ receives a call and returns to help them find Prentiss and capture Doyle before it's too late.

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Valhalla
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7.75
2861 votes

#2 - Valhalla

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/2/2011

After a series of murders, Prentiss becomes suspicious of a former nemesis and fears for the safety of her team.

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The Longest Night
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7.75
2678 votes

#3 - The Longest Night

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2010

The BAU team closes in on the serial killer as he continues his murder spree throughout Los Angeles - with Detective Spicer's kidnapped daughter as his hostage.

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Supply and Demand
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7.73
2213 votes

#4 - Supply and Demand

Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/18/2011

As the BAU searches for a suspected human trafficking ring when the bodies of two missing persons are found in the trunk of a car, Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner intimates there could be changes within the team due to budget cuts as Jennifer "JJ" Jareau returns to the FBI. The team is also assisted by SSA Andi Swan, the head of the Domestic Trafficking Task Force.

Writer: Erica Messer
Watch Now:Apple TV
JJ
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7.67
2589 votes

#5 - JJ

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2010

While JJ attempts to reunite a family whose daughter has mysteriously disappeared, her BAU family braces for the loss of one of their own.

Writer: Erica Messer
Watch Now:Apple TV
Coda
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7.67
2573 votes

#6 - Coda

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/2011

Prentiss enlists two former friends from Interpol to track down an old enemy, as Reid discovers clues that could help the BAU locate the parents of an autistic boy.

Directors: Rob Hardy
Writer: Rick Dunkle
Watch Now:Apple TV
25 to Life
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7.66
2435 votes

#7 - 25 to Life

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2010

Morgan suggests that a man has been rehabilitated and aids in his parole, but later regrets his decision when the man murders someone days after being released.

Writer: Erica Messer
Watch Now:Apple TV
What Happens at Home
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7.64
2408 votes

#8 - What Happens at Home

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2010

The BAU searches inside a gated New Mexico community for a killer targeting women, and Hotchner looks to an FBI cadet with a unique past for help with the investigation.

Directors: Jan Eliasberg
Watch Now:Apple TV
Reflection of Desire
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7.62
2697 votes

#9 - Reflection of Desire

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2010

The BAU becomes involved in the search for a kidnapped woman in the nation's capital after the body of a second kidnap victim is found in a Georgetown alley.

Directors: Anna Foerster
Writer: Simon Mirren
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Remembrance of Things Past
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7.62
2550 votes

#10 - Remembrance of Things Past

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2010

When several women in Herndon, Virginia, are found murdered in a similar manner, SSA David Rossi reopens an unsolved cold case that has haunted him for a quarter of a century because he believes the original killer, who is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease, might have returned.

Directors: Glenn Kershaw
Watch Now:Apple TV
Safe Haven
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7.57
2703 votes

#11 - Safe Haven

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2010

The team pursues a serial killer targeting families in the Midwest; Morgan receives a visit from Ellie after she runs away from her foster family.

Directors: Andy Wolk
Writer: Alicia Kirk
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Thirteenth Step
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7.56
2600 votes

#12 - The Thirteenth Step

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/2011

The BAU hits the road to track down a pair of young lovers on an interstate murder spree. Also, Prentiss hears frightening news from her former boss at Interpol.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Out of the Light
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7.55
2414 votes

#13 - Out of the Light

Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/2011

The BAU is called to a North Carolina resort town after a woman is found badly injured and another woman is missing. On arrival, the team discovers these two women are not the only victims.

Writer: Roger Hedden
Watch Now:Apple TV
Into the Woods
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7.55
2608 votes

#14 - Into the Woods

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/2010

When an 8-year-old is found murdered on the Appalachian Trail, the BAU team goes deep into its forests in search of a man lurking in the wilderness who is targeting children.

Directors: Glenn Kershaw
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Hanley Waters
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7.54
2546 votes

#15 - Hanley Waters

Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/6/2011

The BAU members investigate targeted killings in Tampa as they cope with their feelings about losing Emily Prentiss.

Directors: Jesse Warn
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Compromising Positions
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7.54
2637 votes

#16 - Compromising Positions

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2010

The team searches for a serial killer who is preying on married couples; Hotchner looks to a team member to fill JJ's vacant role.

Directors: Guy Norman Bee
Watch Now:Apple TV
Corazon
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7.53
2481 votes

#17 - Corazon

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/2011

A series of bizarre, ritualistic murders brings the team to Miami; Reid experiences hallucinations and blinding headaches.

Directors: John Gallagher
Watch Now:Apple TV
Middle Man
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7.53
2552 votes

#18 - Middle Man

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2010

The BAU must catch a group of serial killers that is killing exotic dancers and leaving their bodies in the cornfields of Indiana.

Directors: Rob Spera
Writer: Rick Dunkle
Watch Now:Apple TV
With Friends Like These...
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7.52
2661 votes

#19 - With Friends Like These...

Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/30/2011

The BAU travels to Portland to investigate a suspected gang of murderers targeting a new victim each night.

Directors: Anna Foerster
Watch Now:Apple TV
Big Sea
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7.46
2281 votes

#20 - Big Sea

Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/11/2011

When the BAU is called to Florida after bodies are discovered buried in the ocean floor off the Jacksonville coast, the case hits home for Morgan because his aunt fears her missing daughter could be one of the victims.

Directors: Glenn Kershaw
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Devil's Night
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7.45
2655 votes

#21 - Devil's Night

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2010

The team searches for a killer who has struck the past three years during Detroit's raucous pre-Halloween celebrations.

Directors: Charles Haid
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Stranger
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7.45
2615 votes

#22 - The Stranger

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/13/2011

The BAU hunts a stalker in San Diego who is targeting college students. Meanwhile, the team comes under Strauss' scrutiny in the wake of the loss of Prentiss.

Directors: Nelson McCormick
Watch Now:Apple TV
Sense Memory
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7.39
2589 votes

#23 - Sense Memory

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/2011

The team investigates unusual murders in Los Angeles, and more information about Prentiss' past arises.

Directors: Rob Spera
Watch Now:Apple TV
Today I Do
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7.36
2569 votes

#24 - Today I Do

Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/2011

The BAU is called to upstate New York to investigate mysterious disappearances. Also, Prentiss gets some disturbing news about one of her former Interpol colleagues.

Directors: Alie Selim
Writer: Alicia Kirk
Watch Now:Apple TV