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Season 16 – Criminal Minds

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An elite squad of FBI profilers analyzes the country's most-twisted criminal minds, anticipating the perpetrators' next moves before they can strike again. Each member of the "mind hunter" team brings his or her expertise to pinpoint predators' motivations and identify emotional triggers to stop them. The core group includes an official profiler who is highly skilled at getting into the minds of criminals, a quirky genius, the former media liaison who manages to adeptly balance family life and the job, and a computer wizard.
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Criminal Minds — Season 16

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Critics Consensus

Criminal Minds tries on a more serialized skin in this soft reboot, reinventing itself for the better while preserving its unsavory virtues.

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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) It’s all well-worn, but I’ll watch Mantegna in anything. Feb 10, 2023 Full Review Joshua Alston Variety Evolution is a lively and competent extension of a recently ended series, but little more, and it’s certainly not a leap forward. Nov 23, 2022 Full Review Max Gao AV Club In what could be considered its 16th season, Criminal Minds accomplishes a difficult feat for any long-running procedural: It finds a way to add new (and somewhat surprising) layers to characters who have graced the screen for more than a decade. Rated: B+ Nov 23, 2022 Full Review Monique Jones Common Sense Media A solid continuation of the procedural... Rated: 4/5 Jan 6, 2023 Full Review Joel Keller Decider ... The story is definitely a juicy one, and the Criminal Minds cast is just too good to not be able to do some of their best work with such an involved story. Nov 29, 2022 Full Review Dustin Rowles Pajiba Of all the long-running CBS (and NBC) police procedurals, Criminal Minds is the best among them, and in serialized form without ads or language restrictions, it’s even better. Nov 29, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Vanessa 1 Don't enjoy the new vibe... the darker coloring is not my thing... Also: I MISS Spencer 😭 And: Why didn't Penelope and Luke work out? I was so happy for them at the end of Season 15 and now you're telling me, they are back to zero? Come on... Other than that it's fine 🤷 The "Shut down the BAU" Trope is kinda overused by now though... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/25/24 Full Review Austin B One of the collest overhauls for a tv series continuation ever, especially after such a long run. This refreshing new take and format brings the family of Behavioral Analysis Agents back with a new foe unlike any other, a creepy and intense new serial killer concept, a network of killers sharing and swaping ideas, and a sinister mastermind at the forefront. A brilliant new character, the only thing bothering me is the lack of Simmons and of course everyones favorite profiler, Spencer Reid. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/08/24 Full Review Laura S I was a big fan of the original season. Evolution is dull, the storyline has been long winded and boring and the writers appear to have forgotten who the characters actually are. Save some time and avoid this one!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review Audience Member I love the show, glad its back but.. I can hardly see the cast 90% of the time as its so dark!! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/29/24 Full Review Laila H Love the mature direction that this season took! The characters are more dynamic, the filming is fantastic. As and OG criminal minds lover this season really took the show to a new level! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/28/24 Full Review D L A classy show for 15 seasons, went from classy to trashy in it's 16th season. Foul language throughout Episode 1. Everybody doesn't use foul, derogatory, ignorant language like that. The actors and actresses should be ashamed as well, for going along with it and allowing their classic ledgendary show to be made rubbish. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Joe Mantegna

David Rossi

A.J. Cook

Jennifer "JJ" Jareau

Kirsten Vangsness

Penelope Garcia

Aisha Tyler

Dr. Tara Lewis

Adam Rodriguez

Luke Alvez

Paget Brewster

Emily Prentiss

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 24, 2022 Just Getting Started When a family annihilator abducts a teen girl, the Behavioral Analysis Unit works the case on either side of the country to save her, but an unlikely connection to a mysterious kit leads to a bigger investigation. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 24, 2022 Sicarius As the team hunts an UnSub who severs spinal cords, they uncover a clue from their last case that points to a serial killing network; to figure out how big this network is, the team takes a big risk. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 1, 2022 Moose At the heart of the serial killing network is Elias Voit; dangerous psychopath; manipulative narcissist; loving father and husband; in order to find him, the team must find all of his kill kits. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 8, 2022 Pay-Per-View The BAU hunts for the next connection to the serial killer network when they pursue a home invasion team; Alvez and Garcia convince Tyler Green to submit a cognitive interview to unlock his memories of Sicarius. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 15, 2022 Oedipus Wrecks A surprising connection compels Assistant Director Bailey to ask the team to investigate a case in which an unknown sadist is targeting young Washington socialites. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 12, 2023 True Conviction The explosion looks to have exposed the true mastermind behind Sicarius, but all is not what it seems; the BAU is determined to seek the truth. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 19, 2023 What Doesn't Kill Us With the fate of the Sicarius investigation hanging in the balance, the BAU takes a case in West Virginia, where an UnSub practices his own twisted form of Old Testament vengeance. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 26, 2023 Forget Me Knots Voit's internal struggles with himself lead him to a desperate kidnapping; Rossi's obsession brings the BAU closer to the truth than they've ever been. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 2, 2023 Memento Mori Rossi will go to any lengths to prove that Elias Voit is Sicarius; Voit turns Rossi into his own worst enemy, putting his future at the BAU in jeopardy. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 9, 2023 Dead End With Rossi in Voit's clutches, he grapples with the limits of his technical know-how and mental strength; as the BAU tightens their grip on Voit, he reveals just how far he's willing to take his deadly crusade. Details

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Season Info

Director
A.J. Cook
Executive Producer
Christopher Barbour, Breen Frazier, Erica Messer, Mark Gordon, Glenn Kershaw
Network
Paramount+
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 24, 2022