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Premiered

Thursday, September 22, 2005

Ended: Wednesday, May 10, 2006

When does Criminal Minds Season 1 come out?

Criminal Minds Season 1 premiered Thursday, September 22, 2005 on Paramount+ and ended Wednesday, May 10, 2006. The season has 22 episodes.

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Criminal Minds Season 1 episode release dates
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1. Extreme Aggressor

After a fourth woman goes missing in as many months, the team is brought in to track down the guy before he kidnaps again. Hotch is asked to secretly evaluate Gideon to see if he is ready to work full time again.

Thursday · 21 years ago

2. Compulsion

The team of investigators tries to capture a serial arsonist who has been terrorizing a college campus.

Wednesday · 21 years ago

3. Won't Get Fooled Again

Gideon and his team track down a copycat bomber terrorizing a quiet community.

Wednesday · 21 years ago

4. Plain Sight

The BAU team travels to San Diego to stop a rapist and murderer who commits his crimes in the middle of the day.

Wednesday · 21 years ago

5. Broken Mirror

The BAU investigates the kidnapping of a U.S. District Attorney's daughter and determines the kidnapper isn't seeking money -- he's after her twin sister.

Wednesday · 21 years ago

6. L.D.S.K.

The BAU is asked to identify a killer who is shooting at victims in broad daylight, and the team works with local law enforcement officers to recreate one of the shootings.

Wednesday · 21 years ago

7. The Fox

The BAU profiles a serial killer who takes families hostage and lives with them as a father figure during what is supposed to be their family vacations.

Wednesday · 21 years ago

8. Natural Born Killer

When an undercover cop in Baltimore involved in a mob investigation goes missing, the BAU believes a serial killer rather than organized crime has something to do with his disappearance. The probe leads to several unsolved missing persons cases.

Wednesday · 20 years ago

9. Derailed

Elle, along with many others, is held hostage on a train in Texas by a paranoid schizophrenic who is convinced that the U.S. government is monitoring him. Hotchner and Gideon are forced to play into the man's fantasy to save the people he has taken hostage.

Wednesday · 20 years ago

10. The Popular Kids

The team investigates the death of one teen, and the disappearance of another , which may be linked to a satanic ritual.

Wednesday · 20 years ago

11. Blood Hungry Mid-season finale

While Gideon is stuck at the office on crutches, the rest of the team travels to Tennessee to track down a killer who disembowels his victims and supposedly eats their organs.

Wednesday · 20 years ago

12. What Fresh Hell?

When a young girl is abducted in broad daylight from a playground in a seemingly safe neighborhood, the BAU team initially believes her father is responsible. When he is able to provide an alibi, the team is forced to look for clues where the girl lives to determine who is really responsible.

Wednesday · 20 years ago

13. Poison

The team travels to New Jersey where several people have been poisoned, one of them fatally with LSD, ten times more potent than the street version.

Wednesday · 20 years ago

14. Riding the Lightning

After interviewing a couple on death row for serial murders, Gideon suspects that the woman is actually innocent. But since she's set to be executed in two days, it's a race against time to prove it.

Wednesday · 20 years ago

15. Unfinished Business

A serial killer reappears after 20 years of silence and contacts the BAU with the promise he will kill another victim in the next five days.

Wednesday · 20 years ago

16. The Tribe

The BAU team believes a dangerous cult may be responsible for the mass murders of five college students in an empty house.

Wednesday · 20 years ago

17. A Real Rain

The BAU unit travels to NYC to investigate a series of murders that appears to have been committed by a vigilante conducting revenge on former criminals who have been released by the justice system.

Wednesday · 20 years ago

18. Somebody's Watching

Reid finds himself in danger when he falls for a starlet whose stalker has turned into a killer.

Wednesday · 20 years ago

19. Machismo

The BAU team travels to Mexico to aid in the capture of a serial killer who is targeting elderly women.

Wednesday · 20 years ago

20. Charm and Harm

The BAU works to capture a serial killer who has evaded capture by altering his appearance.

Wednesday · 20 years ago

21. Secrets and Lies

The BAU works with the CIA to identify a mole within that organization, whose leaks are putting operatives at risk.

Wednesday · 20 years ago

22. The Fisher King (1) Finale

While on their vacations, each of the team receives a clue from a psychopathic killer challenging them to save his next victim.

Wednesday · 20 years ago

Criminal Minds Season 1 guest stars

  • Joan Blair

    Joan Blair

    Mrs. Walker

  • Jeannetta Arnette

    Jeannetta Arnette

    Sarah Jean Dawes

  • Penelope Windust

    Lynette Giles

  • Deborah Geffner

    Deborah Geffner

    Neighbor

  • Abraham Benrubi

    Abraham Benrubi

    Frank Fielding

  • Ned Vaughn

    Ned Vaughn

    Donald Curtis

  • Robert Pine

    Robert Pine

    Doug Gregory

  • Marcus Giamatti

    Marcus Giamatti

    Dr. Barry Landman

  • Will Rothhaar

    Will Rothhaar

    Cory Bridges

  • Joanne Whalley

    Joanne Whalley

    Karen Donovan

  • Geoff Pierson

    Geoff Pierson

    Agent Max Ryan

  • Jennifer Hall

    Jennifer Hall

    Clara H.

  • Mike Muscat

    Mike Muscat

    Man on the Street #7

  • Chris Ellis

    Chris Ellis

    Sheriff Rhodes

  • Ron Roggé

    Ron Roggé

    San Diego Patrolman

  • Chris Bauer

    Chris Bauer

    Ted Bryar

Criminal Minds Season 1 FAQ

When does Criminal Minds Season 1 come out?

Criminal Minds Season 1 premiered Thursday, September 22, 2005 on Paramount+.

How many episodes are in Criminal Minds Season 1?

Criminal Minds Season 1 has 22 episodes.

Are new episodes of Criminal Minds Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Criminal Minds Season 1 finale?

The Criminal Minds Season 1 finale (Episode 22) aired Wednesday, May 10, 2006.

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