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The Worst Episodes of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

Every episode of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders!

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders is a drama about the specialized International Division of the FBI tasked with solving crimes and coming to the rescue of...
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Network:CBS

Worst Episodes Summary

"El Toro Bravo" is the worst rated episode of "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders". It scored 5.9/10 based on 243 votes. Directed by Tawnia McKiernan and written by Erica Meredith, it aired on 5/25/2016. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Matchmaker".

  • El Toro Bravo
    5.9/10243 votes
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    #1 - 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

  • The Matchmaker
    6.0/10302 votes
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    #2 - 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

  • Obey
    6.3/10170 votes
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    #3 - Obey

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 5/10/2017

    When the body of an American singer is found on a rural road in the blue mountains of Jamaica, the International Response Team is called to investigate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Harmful One
    6.4/10459 votes
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    #4 - 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

  • Denial
    6.5/10338 votes
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    #5 - 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

  • Abominable
    6.5/10172 votes
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    #6 - Abominable

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/17/2017

    The IRT must find the murderer of a woman in Nepal who was at a yoga camp. Monty is on the field for the first time.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lonely Heart
    6.6/10293 votes
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    #7 - 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

  • De Los Inocentes
    6.6/10277 votes
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    #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

  • Iqiniso
    6.6/10251 votes
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    #9 - 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

  • Harvested
    6.7/10351 votes
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    #10 - 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

  • Citizens of the World
    6.7/10266 votes
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    #11 - 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

  • The Ballad of Nick and Nat
    6.7/10248 votes
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    #12 - 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

  • Type A
    6.7/10176 votes
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    #13 - Type A

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 5/3/2017

    The International Response Team is called to Taipei when it appears an American committed a crime that is similar to an unsolved case in New York.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Whispering Death
    6.8/10298 votes
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    #14 - 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

  • Love Interrupted
    6.8/10279 votes
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    #15 - 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

  • Made In...
    6.8/10192 votes
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    #16 - Made In...

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/5/2017

    The International Response Team investigates when two American entrepreneurs disappear while conducting business in Bangladesh.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pankration
    6.8/10190 votes
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    #17 - Pankration

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/19/2017

    When an American visiting Greece to get more involved in his family's business is found beaten in a rough part of Athens, the International Response Team is called to investigate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Paper Orphans
    6.9/10242 votes
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    #18 - 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 Devil's Breath
    6.9/10200 votes
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    #19 - The Devil's Breath

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/22/2017

    The International Response Team investigates the apparent suicide of an American in Colombia who emptied his bank account prior to his death.

    Director: Oz Scott

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ripper of Riga
    6.9/10187 votes
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    #20 - The Ripper of Riga

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 5/17/2017

    The International Response Team travels to Russia when an American ballerina is kidnapped, and Jack tangles with an ex-KBG agent who escaped from prison.

    Director: Mikael Salomon

    Writer: Adam Glass

  • Lost Souls
    7.0/10224 votes
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    #21 - Lost Souls

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/8/2017

    Unit Chief Jack Garrett and his international response team are called to Tanzania when a 23-member church group disappears.

    Director: Alec Smight

    Writer: Erica Messer

  • Pretty Like Me
    7.0/10200 votes
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    #22 - Pretty Like Me

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/29/2017

    The International Response Team head to South Korea when an American college student is found disfigured. Also, Simmons fulfills his mother’s last dying wish to find his grandmother.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cinderella and the Dragon
    7.1/10204 votes
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    #23 - Cinderella and the Dragon

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/12/2017

    When two American flight attendants go missing while in Singapore, the International Response Team is called in to investigate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Blowback
    7.1/10189 votes
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    #24 - Blowback

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/26/2017

    The International Response Team is investigated by the FBI after a mission in Kurjikistan results in the death of a suspect.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Il Mostro
    7.2/10222 votes
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    #25 - Il Mostro

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/15/2017

    When two casualties resemble the M.O. of the most notorious killer in Italian history, the International Response Team is called to investigate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A