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The Best Episodes of Criminal Minds Season 6

Every episode of Criminal Minds Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Criminal Minds Season 6!

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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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"The Longest Night" is the best rated episode of "Criminal Minds" season 6. It scored 8/10 based on 2321 votes. Directed by Edward Allen Bernero and written by Edward Allen Bernero, it aired on 9/22/2010. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "JJ".

  • The Longest Night
    8.0/102,321 votes

    #1 - The Longest Night

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2010

    The BAU team closes in on the serial killer as he continues his murder spree throughout Los Angeles - with Detective Spicer's kidnapped daughter as his hostage - in the conclusion of last season's cliffhanger.

    Director: Edward Allen Bernero

    Writer: Edward Allen Bernero

  • JJ
    8.1/102,424 votes

    #2 - JJ

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2010

    While JJ attempts to reunite a family whose daughter has mysteriously disappeared, her BAU family braces for the loss of one of their own.

    Director: Charles S. Carroll

    Writer: Erica Messer

  • Remembrance of Things Past
    7.7/101,958 votes

    #3 - Remembrance of Things Past

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2010

    When several women in Herndon, Virginia, are found murdered in a similar manner, SSA David Rossi reopens an unsolved cold case that has haunted him for a quarter of a century because he believes the original killer, who is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease, might have returned.

    Director: Glenn Kershaw

    Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois

  • Compromising Positions
    7.3/102,623 votes

    #4 - Compromising Positions

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2010

    The team searches for a serial killer who is preying on married couples; Hotchner looks to a team member to fill JJ's vacant role.

    Director: Guy Norman Bee

    Writer: Breen Frazier

  • Safe Haven
    7.7/102,035 votes

    #5 - Safe Haven

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2010

    The team pursues a serial killer targeting families in the Midwest; Morgan receives a visit from Ellie after she runs away from her foster family.

    Director: Andy Wolk

    Writer: Alicia Kirk

  • Devil's Night
    7.2/101,995 votes

    #6 - Devil's Night

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2010

    The team searches for a killer who has struck the past three years during Detroit's raucous pre-Halloween celebrations.

    Director: Charles Haid

    Writer: Randy Huggins

  • Middle Man
    7.6/102,687 votes

    #7 - Middle Man

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2010

    The BAU must catch a group of serial killers that is killing exotic dancers and leaving their bodies in the cornfields of Indiana.

    Director: Rob Spera

    Writer: Rick Dunkle

  • Reflection of Desire
    7.7/102,844 votes

    #8 - Reflection of Desire

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2010

    The BAU becomes involved in the search for a kidnapped woman in the nation's capital after the body of a second kidnap victim is found in a Georgetown alley.

    Director: Anna Foerster

    Writer: Simon Mirren

  • Into The Woods
    7.7/102,121 votes

    #9 - Into The Woods

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/2010

    When an 8-year-old is found murdered on the Appalachian Trail, the BAU team goes deep into its forests in search of a man lurking in the wilderness who is targeting children.

    Director: Glenn Kershaw

    Writer: Kimberly A. Harrison

  • What Happens at Home...
    7.6/101,977 votes

    #10 - What Happens at Home...

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2010

    The BAU searches inside a gated New Mexico community for a killer targeting women, and Hotchner looks to an FBI cadet with a unique past for help with the investigation.

    Director: Jan Eliasberg

    Writer: Edward Allen Bernero

  • 25 to Life
    7.7/101,963 votes

    #11 - 25 to Life

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2010

    Morgan suggests that a man has been rehabilitated and aids in his parole, but later regrets his decision when the man murders someone days after being released.

    Director: Charles S. Carroll

    Writer: Erica Messer

  • Corazon
    7.5/102,754 votes

    #12 - Corazon

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/2011

    A series of bizarre, ritualistic murders brings the team to Miami; Reid experiences hallucinations and blinding headaches.

    Director: John Gallagher

    Writer: Katarina Wittich

  • The Thirteenth Step
    7.4/102,158 votes

    #13 - The Thirteenth Step

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/2011

    The BAU hits the road to track down a pair of young lovers on an interstate murder spree. Also, Prentiss hears frightening news from her former boss at Interpol.

    Director: Douglas Aarniokoski

    Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois

  • Sense Memory
    7.3/101,933 votes

    #14 - Sense Memory

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/2011

    The team investigates unusual murders in Los Angeles, and more information about Prentiss' past arises.

    Director: Rob Spera

    Writer: Randy Huggins

  • Today I Do
    7.2/102,067 votes

    #15 - Today I Do

    Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/2011

    The BAU is called to upstate New York to investigate mysterious disappearances. Also, Prentiss gets some disturbing news about one of her former Interpol colleagues.

    Director: Ali Selim

    Writer: Alicia Kirk

  • Coda
    8.1/102,892 votes

    #16 - Coda

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/2011

    Prentiss enlists two former friends from Interpol to track down an old enemy, as Reid discovers clues that could help the BAU locate the parents of an autistic boy.

    Director: Rob Hardy

    Writer: Rick Dunkle

  • Valhalla
    8.0/102,078 votes

    #17 - Valhalla

    Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 3/2/2011

    After a series of murders, Prentiss becomes suspicious of a former nemesis, and fears for the safety of her team.

    Director: Charles S. Carroll

    Writer: Erica Messer, Simon Mirren

  • Lauren
    8.7/103,027 votes

    #18 - Lauren

    Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 3/16/2011

    As Prentiss faces off against Ian Doyle, JJ receives a call and returns to help them find Prentiss and capture Doyle before it's too late.

    Director: Matthew Gray Gubler

    Writer: Breen Frazier

  • With Friends Like These...
    7.5/102,611 votes

    #19 - With Friends Like These...

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 3/30/2011

    The BAU travels to Portland to investigate a suspected gang of murderers targeting a new victim each night.

    Director: Anna Foerster

    Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois

  • Hanley Waters
    7.5/101,858 votes

    #20 - Hanley Waters

    Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 4/6/2011

    The BAU members investigate targeted killings in Tampa as they cope with their feelings about losing Emily Prentiss.

    Director: Jesse Warn

    Writer: Alicia Kirk, Randy Huggins

  • The Stranger
    7.3/101,690 votes

    #21 - The Stranger

    Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 4/13/2011

    The BAU hunts a stalker in San Diego who is targeting college students. Meanwhile, the team comes under Strauss' scrutiny in the wake of the loss of Prentiss.

    Director: Nelson McCormick

    Writer: Rick Dunkle, Kimberly A. Harrison

  • Out of the Light
    7.4/101,732 votes

    #22 - Out of the Light

    Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/2011

    The BAU is called to a North Carolina resort town after a woman is found badly injured and another woman is missing. On arrival, the team discovers these two women are not the only victims.

    Director: Douglas Aarniokoski

    Writer: Roger Hedden

  • Big Sea
    7.2/101,867 votes

    #23 - Big Sea

    Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/11/2011

    When the BAU is called to Florida after bodies are discovered buried in the ocean floor off the Jacksonville coast, the case hits home for Morgan because his aunt fears her missing daughter could be one of the victims.

    Director: Glenn Kershaw

    Writer: Breen Frazier, Jim Clemente

  • Supply and Demand
    7.7/101,839 votes

    #24 - Supply and Demand

    Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 5/18/2011

    As the BAU searches for a suspected human trafficking ring when the bodies of two missing persons are found in the trunk of a car, Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner intimates there could be changes within the team due to budget cuts as Jennifer "JJ" Jareau returns to the FBI. The team is also assisted by SSA Andi Swan, the head of the Domestic Trafficking Task Force.

    Director: Charles S. Carroll

    Writer: Erica Messer