Criminal Minds backdrop
Criminal Minds S16E1 — Just Getting Started
7.9

Just Getting Started

7.9/10 · 1,271 votesNov 24, 202251 min

Ranked #5 of 10 in Season 16•matches the season avg

Discussion

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

Directed byNelson McCormick
Written byErica Messer

Season 16 Episodes10

Cast6

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

David Rossi

Paget Brewster

Paget Brewster

Emily Prentiss

Adam Rodriguez

Adam Rodriguez

Luke Alvez

Kirsten Vangsness

Kirsten Vangsness

Penelope Garcia

A.J. Cook

A.J. Cook

Jennifer Jareau

Aisha Tyler

Aisha Tyler

Dr. Tara Lewis

Crew3

E

Erica Messer

Writer

Nelson McCormick

Nelson McCormick

Director

K

Katerina Gerlach

Production Assistant

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"Just Getting Started" is episode 1 of Criminal Minds season 16. It scored 7.9/10 from 1,271 votes, ranking #5 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Nelson McCormick and written by Erica Messer, it aired on November 24, 2022.