The Best Episodes of Criminal Minds Season 11
Every episode of Criminal Minds Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Criminal Minds Season 11!
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
Season 11 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Criminal Minds" season 11 is "The Job", rated 7.6/10 from 1744 user votes. It was directed by Glenn Kershaw and written by Breen Frazier. "The Job" aired on 9/30/2015 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Witness".
7.6/10 1,744 votes#1 - The Job
Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2015
The BAU is interviewing different candidates to join their ranks in the wake of Kate’s departure, including a forensic psychologist, Dr. Tara Lewis, who is eager to assist their efforts. Also, the BAU hunts for a serial killer who leaves behind distinctive evidence that points to someone intent on revenge.
Director: Glenn Kershaw
Writer: Breen Frazier
7.5/10 2,151 votes#2 - The Witness
Season 11 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2015
When a Los Angeles bus is attacked with sarin gas, the BAU must act quickly to find the suspect before a larger-scale incident occurs.
Director: John Terlesky
Writer: Sharon Lee Watson
7.0/10 1,766 votes#3 - 'Til Death Do Us Part
Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/2015
When brides-to-be in Savannah are killed on the eve of their nuptials, the BAU suspects a jilted UnSub is at work.
Director: Joe Mantegna
Writer: Karen Maser
7.2/10 1,756 votes#4 - Outlaw
Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2015
When three restaurant workers are killed in a robbery/homicide in Las Vegas, N.M., the BAU looks at a cold case that happened in the town six years ago for leads.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Virgil Williams
7.2/10 1,767 votes#5 - The Night Watch
Season 11 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2015
When the BAU investigates incidents of bodies being incorporated into macabre graffiti art in Detroit, they suspect an elusive-yet-notorious street artist could be the UnSub. Also, Dr. Lewis struggles to balance her relationship with her fiancé and her work.
Director: Thomas Gibson
Writer: Bruce Zimmerman
7.3/10 1,833 votes#6 - Pariahville
Season 11 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2015
When a woman is murdered in a small town in Florida inhabited entirely by sex offenders, the BAU faces a community full of suspects. Also, Lewis receives a career opportunity that may take her away from the BAU.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Erik Stiller
7.4/10 1,830 votes#7 - Target Rich
Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2015
The BAU helps Rossi’s journalist daughter, Joy, investigate the disappearance of a college student. Also, the team is alarmed when Giuseppe Montolo dies in prison after he warns Morgan about the “Dirty Dozen,” an underground group of hitmen, and JJ returns from maternity leave.
Director: Glenn Kershaw
Writer: Jim Clemente
6.7/10 2,249 votes#8 - Awake
Season 11 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2015
Victims are kidnapped in Phoenix and forced to endure sleep deprivation. Meanwhile, JJ copes with exhaustion from juggling work and caring for her newborn son; and Hotch and Garcia deal with threats from the "Dirty Dozen," an underground hit man group.
Director: Christoph Schrewe
Writer: Kimberly A. Harrison
6.9/10 2,180 votes#9 - Internal Affairs
Season 11 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2015
After two undercover DEA agents are murdered and a third goes missing, the BAU joins the NSA to investigate whether an underground Internet drug syndicate is involved. Also, Hotch hopes the team’s work with the NSA brings them closer to finding the “Dirty Dozen” hitmen ring.
Director: Diana Valentine
Writer: Sharon Lee Watson
6.6/10 2,165 votes#10 - Future Perfect
Season 11 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2015
The BAU searches for an UnSub who may be fascinated with medical experimentation.
Director: Laura Belsey
Writer: Bruce Zimmerman
9.1/10 3,558 votes#11 - Entropy
Season 11 Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2016
The BAU implements an elaborate strategy to try and take down the “Dirty Dozen” hitmen ring, with Reid playing a central role.
Director: Heather Cappiello
Writer: Breen Frazier
7.1/10 1,820 votes#12 - Drive
Season 11 Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/2016
When bodies are discovered in public places throughout Boston, the BAU investigates whether a taxi or ride-share service the victims used before their deaths could lead the team to the UnSub.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: Karen Maser
7.1/10 1,797 votes#13 - The Bond
Season 11 Episode 13 - Aired 1/27/2016
The BAU searches for a motive and an UnSub when victims are found in truck stop restrooms along highways throughout the South.
Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper
Writer: Kimberly A. Harrison
8.2/10 2,132 votes#14 - Hostage
Season 11 Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2016
When an 18-year-old girl escapes from a suburban home where she was held captive for years with two other women, the BAU searches for the Unsub who kidnapped them.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Virgil Williams
7.3/10 1,699 votes#15 - A Badge and a Gun
Season 11 Episode 15 - Aired 2/24/2016
Women are found dead inside their own homes throughout L.A. The BAU searches security footage for an UnSub who was invited into each victim's home.
Director: Rob Bailey
Writer: Jim Clemente
8.0/10 2,110 votes#16 - Derek
Season 11 Episode 16 - Aired 3/2/2016
When Morgan is abducted, the BAU scrambles to find him and save his life.
Director: Thomas Gibson
Writer: Breen Frazier
7.3/10 1,791 votes#17 - The Sandman
Season 11 Episode 17 - Aired 3/16/2016
The BAU heads to Wichita in search of an UnSub abducting children while their parents sleep. Also, Morgan tries to find who was responsible for his attack.
Director: Joe Mantegna
Writer: Bruce Zimmerman
8.4/10 2,425 votes#18 - A Beautiful Disaster
Season 11 Episode 18 - Aired 3/23/2016
When an UnSub targets the BAU, and the team goes into action to find out who is responsible.
Director: Matthew Gray Gubler
Writer: Erica Messer, Kirsten Vangsness
7.5/10 1,735 votes#19 - Tribute
Season 11 Episode 19 - Aired 3/30/2016
When former team member Prentiss tracks an international serial killer, she enlists the help of the BAU when she believes the UnSub's next victim will be on American soil.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: Virgil Williams
7.0/10 1,883 votes#20 - Inner Beauty
Season 11 Episode 20 - Aired 4/13/2016
The BAU searches for an UnSub who is purposely disfiguring victims. Also, Rossi has an awkward reunion with his ex-wife, Hayden Montgomery, who kept his daughter, Joy, a secret from him for nearly 30 years.
Director: Alec Smight
Writer: Haben Merker
7.8/10 1,923 votes#21 - Devil's Backbone
Season 11 Episode 21 - Aired 4/20/2016
When guards at a Virginia prison intercept a package with evidence relating to the kidnapping of two boys several years ago, the BAU questions a notorious serial killer who may have information on the boys’ whereabouts.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Sharon Lee Watson
8.1/10 1,995 votes#22 - The Storm
Season 11 Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/2016
The BAU is shocked when Hotch is apprehended by a SWAT team and suspected of conspiracy, and as the team scrambles to prove his innocence, they suspect a larger plot is on the horizon.
Director: Glenn Kershaw
Writer: Erica Messer, Breen Frazier