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  1. 6.4/10(8 votes)

    #1 - A Good Husband

    S12:E12

    The BAU team is called in to investigate when male victims are found with no way to identify them.

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  2. 6.9/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Rusty

    S15:E7

    When the BAU team travels to Denver to investigate several murders, Prentiss is forced to evaluate her relationship with Special Agent Andrew Mendoza.

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  3. 6.9/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Family Tree

    S15:E8

    Prentiss and J.J. are faced with important decisions to make about their futures as the BAU travels to Beaumont, Texas to investigate a series of murdered businessmen.

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  4. 7.0/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Snake Eyes

    S7:E13

    The BAU tries their luck in Atlantic City when the team is called in to investigate a series of ritualistic casino-related murders. Also, after a spat with her boyfriend, Kevin, Garcia thinks she and Morgan may have gotten a little too friendly with each other.

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  5. 7.0/10(2.4k votes)

    #5 - Beyond Borders

    S10:E19

    When a family of four is abducted while on vacation in Barbados, the BAU is called to assist Unit Chief Jack Garrett and his International Unit on their investigation. Garrett and his unit, the FBI's top division for handling cases involving Americans abroad, work jointly with Hotch and his team when they discover that this case matches one the BAU investigated last year in Florida.

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  6. 7.1/10(18 votes)

    #6 - The Last Word

    S2:E9

    The daughter of high-powered diplomats, Special Agent Emily Prentiss joins the team, and she must convince Gideon and Hotchner she deserves the job based on merit and not on her family connections. The BAU is then called to St. Louis to investigate two serial killers who appear to be competing with each other. By setting a trap based on one killer's profile, the team creates a media event by which to capture the second killer.

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  8. 7.1/10(2.3k votes)

    #7 - Magnificent Light

    S8:E9

    An attendee at a popular motivational-speaker's conference in Seattle is murdered and the speaker himself disappears soon afterward. Meanwhile, Garcia is puzzled when Morgan refuses to attend a dinner honoring an old family friend.

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  9. 7.1/10(2.1k votes)

    #8 - Breath Play

    S10:E17

    The BAU is called to Wisconsin in search of a serial killer, and the team looks for a connection among the victims for clues to the UnSub. Also, Kate has trouble dealing with her niece, Meg, when she begins acting out.

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  10. 7.1/10(9 votes)

    #9 - The Crimson King

    S12:E1

    Agent Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez) joins the BAU team, which is tasked with capturing a killer who escaped prison with 13 other convicts at the end of last season.

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  11. 7.1/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Luke

    S14:E6

    The BAU heads to Bethesda, Md., to investigate four murders in the span of three days along the eastern seaboard. The crimes become personal for Alvez, when the team discovers there are ties to his time spent five years ago working alongside the DEA and the Mexican police force in pursuit of the most notorious hitman in Mexico. Alvez and his girlfriend decide to move in together.

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    Director:Joe Mantegna
  12. 7.2/10(16 votes)

    #11 - A Family Affair

    S7:E16

    When the BAU travels to Atlanta to investigate the murders of women, the clues lead them to look for an unsub who is not working alone.

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  13. 7.2/10(2.5k votes)

    #12 - Burn

    S10:E2

    A series of abductions and murders in Seattle send the BAU seeking an UnSub who was abused in the past and is out for revenge. Garcia heads to Texas to confront the man she shot while defending Reid and herself, as he waits on death row.

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  14. 7.2/10(2.1k votes)

    #13 - Amelia Porter

    S10:E10

    When the BAU is called to Salt Lake City Utah to investigate a triple homicide, the search for a connection among the victims could lead them to a fugitive who could have ties to the UnSub.

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  15. 7.2/10(2.1k votes)

    #14 - Protection

    S10:E22

    When shooting victims are found in the Los Angeles area with possible links to criminal activity, the BAU searches for a vigilante UnSub.

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  16. 7.3/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Honor Among Thieves

    S2:E20

    Elizabeth Prentiss, a foreign ambassador and SSA Emily Prentiss' mother, seeks the aid of the BAU when a Russian immigrant is kidnapped and held for ransom.

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  17. 7.3/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Parasite

    S5:E14

    The BAU follows the mental decline of a con artist whose schemes have become so complicated that he begins to eliminate the people involved in them.

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  18. 7.3/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Middle Man

    S6:E7

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

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    Director:Rob Spera
  19. 7.3/10(17 votes)

    #18 - It Takes a Village

    S7:E1

    The BAU team is at a crossroads as they are questioned by a Senate Committee for their retaliatory actions in the wake of Prentiss' loss, but an unexpected familiar face could help them win their case and keep the team together.

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  20. 7.3/10(14 votes)

    #19 - I Love You, Tommy Brown

    S7:E17

    When married couples fostering young children end up being killed in Seattle, the BAU team looks for an unsub with a maternal-yet-murderous instinct. Also, Garcia fears a possible proposition from Kevin.

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  21. 7.3/10(2.7k votes)

    #20 - The Wheels on the Bus...

    S8:E8

    The BAU team goes in pursuit of a missing school bus full of children outside the Washington, D.C. area, and it becomes a race against time for them to bring them home safely.

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  22. 7.3/10(1.9k votes)

    #21 - Perennials

    S8:E11

    The BAU heads south to investigate a fast-moving UnSub whose signature matches that of a serial killer from 30 years ago. Also, the team learns that someone is tracking their cases and replicating crimes the BAU is solving.

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  23. 7.3/10(2.3k votes)

    #22 - The Gathering

    S8:E17

    The BAU investigates victims who were documenting their personal lives and inner desires on blog posts and social media. Also, Kevin gets jealous when he learns Garcia may have a new love interest.

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  24. 7.3/10(1.9k votes)

    #23 - The Itch

    S10:E4

    The investigation into a series of mysterious deaths in Atlanta reveals the murders were likely committed by an UnSub with an obsessive skin disorder.

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    Director:Larry Teng
  25. 7.3/10(2.3k votes)

    #24 - Hero Worship

    S10:E14

    When an Indianapolis coffee shop is blown up and a hero emerges from the wreckage, the BAU tries to protect that person and his family while searching for the UnSub before more incidents occur.

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    Director:Larry Teng
  26. 7.3/10(1.8k votes)

    #25 - Scream

    S10:E15

    Victims in California have the BAU searching for an UnSub who may have witnessed abuse as a child. Meanwhile, Kate shows parental concern when her niece, Meg, makes a date with a friend to meet a boy they met online.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Good Husband" is the worst rated episode of "Criminal Minds". It scored 6.4/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Laura Belsey and written by Jeff Davis, Erik Stiller, Jim Clemente, it aired on 2/8/2017. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Rusty".