6.4/10459 votes#1 - The Harmful One
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/16/2016
Garrett and his unit travel to Thailand when three American volunteers go missing during a trek to Bangkok. Once there, former colleague Clara Seger, a cultural anthropologist, helps them rush to gather evidence leading to the UnSub before a storm threatens to wash it away,
Director: Colin Bucksey
Writer: Erica Messer
6.7/10351 votes#2 - Harvested
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/23/2016
When an American man attending a festival in Mumbai wakes up missing a kidney and his friend gone, the International Response Team’s investigation leads them to suspect the UnSub is more than just trading organs on the Black Market.
Director: Rob Bailey
Writer: Erica Meredith
6.5/10338 votes#3 - Denial
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/30/2016
The International Response Team heads to Cairo when an Egyptian-American former U.S. serviceman is killed in a gas attack there and his friend goes missing.
Director: Rod Holcomb
Writer: Adam Glass
6.8/10298 votes#4 - Whispering Death
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/6/2016
The team travels to Japan to assist local law enforcement in investigating homicides made to look like suicides. Meanwhile, Mae encourages Clara to get out and enjoy herself.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Adam Glass
6.6/10293 votes#5 - The Lonely Heart
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/6/2016
The International Response Team heads to Paris to search for an UnSub targeting Americans who live there.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: Ticona S. Joy
6.8/10279 votes#6 - Love Interrupted
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/13/2016
The International Response Team heads to Belize to search for a couple who disappears while on their honeymoon in what appears to be a targeted abduction.
Director: Paul A. Kaufman
Writer: Adam Glass
6.7/10266 votes#7 - Citizens of the World
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/20/2016
The International Response Team travels to Morocco when a retired couple from Idaho is kidnapped while visiting the country on a cruise.
Director: Alec Smight
Writer: Matthew Lau
6.6/10277 votes#8 - De Los Inocentes
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/27/2016
When a woman vacationing in Mexico with her family is the victim of foul play, the International Response Team investigates her husband as the prime suspect when he flees.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Christopher Barbour
6.0/10302 votes#9 - The Matchmaker
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/4/2016
When an American girl leaves home to meet her boyfriend in Turkey, the International Response Team suspects she’s in trouble after being tricked by someone posing as her boyfriend.
Director: Matt Earl Beesley
Writer: Tim Clemente
6.6/10251 votes#10 - Iqiniso
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/11/2016
When an American college student working in Johannesburg is killed and his brother goes missing, the International Response Team suspects a gang could be behind both. Jack works the case with Lieutenant Ananda Doshi, a profiler he’s worked with before who has an unorthodox style of investigation.
Director: Laura Belsey
Writer: Christopher Barbour
6.7/10248 votes#11 - The Ballad of Nick and Nat
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/11/2016
When American victims are found in different locations throughout Cuba, the International Response Team heads to the island nation to search for possible spree killers.
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Writer: Daniele Nathanson
5.9/10243 votes#12 - El Toro Bravo
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/25/2016
The IRT heads to Pamplona, Spain, for the running of the bulls, where the ears of a missing American tourist are found.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: Erica Meredith
6.9/10242 votes#13 - Paper Orphans
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/25/2016
When the daughter of an American family visiting Haiti to adopt a child is kidnapped, the International Response Team travels to the island nation to try to find her. Also, Jack and his wife, Karen, prepare to send their daughter to college.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Erica Messer
The Best Episodes of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Season 1
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Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Harmful One" is the best rated episode of "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders" season 1. It scored 6.4/10 based on 459 votes. Directed by Colin Bucksey and written by Erica Messer, it aired on 3/16/2016. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Harvested".