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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!

The Best Episodes of Criminal Minds Season 16

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...
  1. Background image for Just Getting Started
    7.9/10(1.2k votes)

    #1 - Just Getting Started

    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.

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  2. Background image for Sicarius
    8.1/10(963 votes)

    #2 - Sicarius

    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.

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  3. Background image for Moose
    7.9/10(821 votes)

    #3 - Moose

    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
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    7.7/10(756 votes)

    #4 - Pay-Per-View

    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.

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  5. Background image for Oedipus Wrecks
    8.3/10(773 votes)

    #5 - Oedipus Wrecks

    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.

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  6. Background image for True Conviction
    7.7/10(694 votes)

    #6 - True Conviction

    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.

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  8. Background image for What Doesn’t Kill Us
    7.8/10(676 votes)

    #7 - What Doesn’t Kill Us

    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.

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  9. Background image for Forget Me Knots
    8.0/10(658 votes)

    #8 - Forget Me Knots

    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.

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  10. Background image for Memento Mori
    8.1/10(694 votes)

    #9 - Memento Mori

    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.

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    7.9/10(785 votes)

    #10 - Dead End

    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.

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Season 16 Ratings Summary

"Just Getting Started" is the best rated episode of "Criminal Minds" season 16. It scored 7.9/10 based on 1170 votes. Directed by Nelson McCormick and written by Erica Messer, it aired on 11/24/2022. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Sicarius".