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The Best Episodes of Criminal Minds Season 15

Every episode of Criminal Minds Season 15 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Criminal Minds Season 15!

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...
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Season 15 Ratings Summary

"Under the Skin" is the best rated episode of "Criminal Minds" season 15. It scored 7.9/10 based on 916 votes. Directed by Nelson McCormick and written by Christopher Barbour, it aired on 1/8/2020. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Awakenings".

  • Under the Skin
    7.9/10916 votes

    #1 - Under the Skin

    Season 15 Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2020

    The BAU team investigates an UnSub with striking similarities to Rossi’s latest obsession, “The Chameleon,” a.k.a. Everett Lynch, who nearly killed him and then disappeared.

    Director: Nelson McCormick

    Writer: Christopher Barbour

  • Awakenings
    7.9/10863 votes

    #2 - Awakenings

    Season 15 Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2020

    With a member of the BAU in the hospital, the team searches for Everett Lynch, and his daughter, Grace. Also, Spencer has a meaningful visit with his mother, Diana Reid, while she’s experiencing a period of lucidity.

    Director: Alec Smight

    Writer: Erica Messer, Stephanie Sengupta

  • Spectator Slowing
    7.2/10769 votes

    #3 - Spectator Slowing

    Season 15 Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/2020

    The BAU team investigates a series of seemingly random fatal explosions throughout Kentucky and Tennessee.

    Director: Kevin Berlandi

    Writer: Bruce Zimmerman

  • Saturday
    8.0/101,035 votes

    #4 - Saturday

    Season 15 Episode 4 - Aired 1/22/2020

    The members of the BAU enjoy a Saturday off in vastly different ways. While Rossi and Prentiss help Simmons assemble a new crib, Garcia leads a hacking competition, and Dr. Reid strikes up a conversation with a woman named Maxine.

    Director: Edward Allen Bernero

    Writer: Breen Frazier, Stephanie Birkitt

  • Ghost
    7.3/10762 votes

    #5 - Ghost

    Season 15 Episode 5 - Aired 1/29/2020

    Following a series of fatal shootings, the BAU team travels to Des Plaines, Ill. to investigate what appears to be a copycat serial killer. Their efforts are thrown off track when members of the BAU are targeted.

    Director: Diana Valentine

    Writer: Bobby Chacon

  • Date Night
    8.6/101,170 votes

    #6 - Date Night

    Season 15 Episode 6 - Aired 2/5/2020

    After a father and daughter get kidnapped, a former foe of the BAU returns with very specific demands for Dr. Reid that give a whole new meaning to the phrase “wheels up".

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rusty
    7.0/10758 votes

    #7 - Rusty

    Season 15 Episode 7 - Aired 2/5/2020

    When the BAU team travels to Denver to investigate several murders, Prentiss is forced to evaluate her relationship with Special Agent Andrew Mendoza.

    Director: Rachel Feldman

    Writer: Erik Stiller, Erica Meredith

  • Family Tree
    7.2/10732 votes

    #8 - Family Tree

    Season 15 Episode 8 - Aired 2/12/2020

    Prentiss and J.J. are faced with important decisions to make about their futures as the BAU travels to Beaumont, Texas to investigate a series of murdered businessmen.

    Director: Alec Smight

    Writer: Bruce Zimmerman

  • Face Off (1)
    8.2/10785 votes

    #9 - Face Off (1)

    Season 15 Episode 9 - Aired 2/19/2020

    It has been a year since Rossi nearly died at the hands of Everett Lynch, a.k.a. “The Chameleon,” and he has developed some new theories, with inspiration from his former partner, Jason Gideon. The BAU team sets out on an epic hunt to capture Lynch.

    Director: Sharat Raju

    Writer: Christopher Barbour

  • And In the End (2)
    7.4/101,152 votes

    #10 - And In the End (2)

    Season 15 Episode 10 - Aired 2/19/2020

    Following an explosive face-to-face encounter with Everett Lynch, a.k.a. “The Chameleon,” Dr. Reid suffers from a brain injury and, while experiencing hallucinations, is visited by ghosts from his past. Also, the BAU makes a shocking discovery about Lynch that affects Rossi personally, and the entire BAU team comes together to celebrate Rossi’s retirement.

    Director: Glenn Kershaw

    Writer: Erica Messer, Kirsten Vangsness