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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...
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    8.3/10(738 votes)

    #1 - 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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    8.1/10(922 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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    8.1/10(663 votes)

    #3 - 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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    8.0/10(1.1k votes)

    #4 - 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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    8.0/10(629 votes)

    #5 - 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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    7.9/10(790 votes)

    #6 - 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.

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    7.9/10(750 votes)

    #7 - 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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    7.8/10(647 votes)

    #8 - 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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    7.7/10(725 votes)

    #9 - 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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    7.7/10(663 votes)

    #10 - 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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Season 16 Ratings Summary

"Oedipus Wrecks" is the best rated episode of "Criminal Minds" season 16. It scored 8.3/10 based on 738 votes. Directed by Sharat Raju and written by Jayne A. Archer, it aired on 12/15/2022. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Sicarius".