7.9/10920 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
7.9/10869 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
7.2/10774 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
8.0/101,040 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
7.3/10766 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
8.6/101,180 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
7.0/10764 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
7.2/10738 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
8.2/10792 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
7.5/101,160 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
The Best Episodes of Criminal Minds Season 15
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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 920 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".