The Best Episodes of Criminal Minds Season 16

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(1184 votes)

   #1 - Just Getting Started

   S16:E111/24/2022

   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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   Director:Nelson McCormick

   Writer:Erica Messer
2. 

   8.1/10(980 votes)

   #2 - Sicarius

   S16:E211/24/2022

   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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   Director:Nelson McCormick

   Writer:Breen Frazier
3. 

   7.9/10(838 votes)

   #3 - Moose

   S16:E312/1/2022

   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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   Director:Joe Mantegna

   Writer:Matthew Lau
4. 

   7.7/10(771 votes)

   #4 - Pay-Per-View

   S16:E412/8/2022

   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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   Director:Adam Rodriguez

   Writer:Christopher Barbour
5. 

   8.3/10(788 votes)

   #5 - Oedipus Wrecks

   S16:E512/15/2022

   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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   Director:Sharat Raju

   Writer:Jayne A. Archer
6. 

   7.7/10(709 votes)

   #6 - True Conviction

   S16:E61/12/2023

   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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   Director:Bethany Rooney

   Writer:Chikodili Agwuna
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7. 

   7.8/10(690 votes)

   #7 - What Doesn’t Kill Us

   S16:E71/19/2023

   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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   Director:Aisha Tyler

   Writer:Sullivan Fitzgerald
8. 

   8.0/10(675 votes)

   #8 - Forget Me Knots

   S16:E81/26/2023

   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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   Director:A. J. Cook

   Writer:Carlton Gillespie
9. 

   8.1/10(712 votes)

   #9 - Memento Mori

   S16:E92/2/2023

   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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   Director:Douglas Aarniokoski

   Writer:Breen Frazier
10. 

    7.9/10(800 votes)

    #10 - Dead End

    S16:E102/9/2023

    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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    Director:Glenn Kershaw

    Writer:Christopher Barbour