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The Best Episodes of Criminal Minds Season 16

Every episode of Criminal Minds Season 16 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Criminal Minds Season 16!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Criminal Minds Season 16 Episode 5 - Oedipus Wrecks
    8.3/10(867 votes)

    S16:E5

    A surprising connection forces Deputy Director Bailey to ask the BAU to take a case involving young D.C. socialites who are bitten by a sadistic UnSub. But when the case turns political, the BAU finds themselves in the crosshairs from a high-powered senator. The team is led to a second shipping container that’s rigged to blow.

    Director:Sharat Raju
    Writer:Jayne A. Archer

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  2. Criminal Minds Season 16 Episode 2 - Sicarius
    8.1/10(1063 votes)

    S16:E2

    As the team hunts an UnSub who severs spinal cords, they uncover a clue from their last case that points to a serial killing network. To figure out how big this network is, Rossi has to convince a reluctant Garcia to do the one thing she doesn’t want: come back to the BAU.

    Director:Nelson McCormick
    Writer:Breen Frazier

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  3. Criminal Minds Season 16 Episode 8 - Forget Me Knots
    8.0/10(749 votes)

    S16:E8

    Voit’s internal struggles with himself lead him to a desperate kidnapping. But Rossi’s obsession brings the BAU closer to the truth than they’ve ever been.

    Director:A.J. Cook
    Writer:Carlton Gillespie

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  4. Criminal Minds Season 16 Episode 9 - Memento Mori
    8.0/10(790 votes)

    S16:E9

    Rossi will go to any lengths to prove that Elias Voit is Sicarius. But Voit turns Rossi into his own worst enemy, putting his future at the BAU in jeopardy.

    Director:Douglas Aarniokoski
    Writer:Breen Frazier

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  5. Criminal Minds Season 16 Episode 1 - Just Getting Started
    7.9/10(1275 votes)

    S16:E1

    When a family annihilator abducts a teen girl, the Behavioral Analysis Unit works the case on either side of the country to save her. But an unlikely connection to a mysterious kit leads to a bigger investigation and at the center of it is Penelope Garcia.

    Director:Nelson McCormick
    Writer:Erica Messer

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  6. Criminal Minds Season 16 Episode 3 - Moose
    7.9/10(912 votes)

    S16:E3

    At the heart of the serial killing network is Elias Voit. Dangerous psychopath. Manipulative narcissist. Loving father and husband. In order to find him, the team must find all of his kill kits. But one is missing, and the path leads to a bomb in the middle of Washington, D.C.

    Director:Joe Mantegna
    Writer:Matthew Lau

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  7. Criminal Minds Season 16 Episode 10 - Dead End
    7.9/10(886 votes)

    S16:E10

    With Rossi in Voit’s clutches, he grapples with the limits of his technical know-how and mental strength. As the BAU tightens their grip on Voit, he reveals just how far he’s willing to take his deadly crusade.

    Director:Glenn Kershaw
    Writer:Christopher Barbour

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  8. Criminal Minds Season 16 Episode 7 - What Doesn’t Kill Us
    7.8/10(765 votes)

    S16:E7

    With the fate of the Sicarius investigation hanging in the balance, the BAU takes a case in West Virginia, where an UnSub practices his own twisted form of Old Testament vengeance.

    Director:Aisha Tyler
    Writer:Sullivan Fitzgerald

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  9. Criminal Minds Season 16 Episode 4 - Pay-Per-View
    7.7/10(846 votes)

    S16:E4

    The BAU hunts for the next connection to the serial killer network when they pursue a home invasion team. Alvez and Garcia convince Tyler Green to submit a cognitive interview to unlock his memories of Sicarius.

    Director:Adam Rodriguez
    Writer:Christopher Barbour

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  10. Criminal Minds Season 16 Episode 6 - True Conviction
    7.7/10(784 votes)

    S16:E6

    The explosion looks to have exposed the true mastermind behind Sicarius, but all is not what it seems. Is someone taking the fall for these deadly actions? The BAU is determined to seek the truth.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writer:Chikodili Agwuna

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Season 16 Ratings Summary

"Oedipus Wrecks" is the best rated episode of Criminal Minds season 16. It scored 8.3/10 from 867 votes. Directed by Sharat Raju and written by Jayne A. Archer, it aired on December 15, 2022. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Sicarius".