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Premiered

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Ended: Thursday, July 10, 2025

When does Criminal Minds Season 18 come out?

Criminal Minds Season 18 premiered Thursday, May 8, 2025 on Paramount+ and ended Thursday, July 10, 2025. The season has 10 episodes.

The new season picks up six months after fellow inmates attacked the notorious Sicarius Killer, Elias Voit, leading his restless followers on the dark web to begin wreaking havoc all over the country. In order to stop this nefarious group from killing more innocents, the BAU is forced to work alongside an increasingly unpredictable Voit, who of course has his own agenda.

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Criminal Minds Season 18 release schedule

Criminal Minds Season 18 episode release dates
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1. Swimmer's Calculus

When bodies wash up on the Maryland shoreline, the BAU races to find the UnSub. After surviving a prison attack, Elias Voit has been placed in a medically induced coma while Rossi is investigated for the incident.

Thursday · 1 year ago

2. The Zookeeper

Voit awakens from his coma. The team finds videos from a dormant Sicarius Network killer called "The Zookeeper" indicating that the network has reactivated. With Voit still in recovery, the BAU must tackle this reawakened network on their own.

Thursday · 1 year ago

3. Time to Say Goodbye

Rossi and Lewis enlist the help of Ramona, Voit's sole survivor, to help unlock Voit's memory. JJ and the team say goodbye to Will.

Thursday · 1 year ago

4. I'm Fine, It's Fine. Everything Is Fine

While the team works an organ harvesting case, Voit's recovery process leads him to suspect he is more likely a prisoner than victim. JJ finds a cryptic video posted to the BAU-Gate website of a masked UnSub that could be connected to Voit's network.

Thursday · 1 year ago

5. The Brutal Man

JJ works with Dr. Ochoa to help Voit process the truth about his violent past, and tells him that one of his followers has a message from a mysterious unsub who appears to be organizing the remaining members of Voit's serial killer network.

Thursday · 1 year ago

6. Hell Is Empty…

The team investigates a network killer who buries his victims alive, and Tara confronts Rebecca's ex who has recently re-entered her life. Ronald Graber delivers a message from his Disciple to Voit.

Thursday · 1 year ago

7. …All the Devils are Here

Network UnSubs torture and kill hostages as Voit works with the BAU to stop them. Rebecca's ex, Evan Delray, is appointed Voit's new liaison.

Thursday · 1 year ago

8. Tara

When the team works to hunt down the person who shot Tara, they discover "The Disciple" deliberately had them chasing their tails. While undergoing critical surgery, Tara gets to the root of her relationship issues.

Thursday · 1 year ago

9. CollateRal

The team inches closer to uncovering the identity of "The Disciple", someone they believe is linked to Voit's past, but Voit's unpredictable behavior puts their progress in jeopardy.

Thursday · 1 year ago

10. The Disciple Finale

After Voit and Ochoa are kidnapped by "The Disciple", the team races to find them. While in The Disciple's custody, Voit wrestles with keeping the monster inside him at bay.

Thursday · 1 year ago

Criminal Minds Season 18 guest stars

  • Matthew Gray Gubler

    Matthew Gray Gubler

    Dr. Spencer Reid

  • Candy Clark

    Candy Clark

    Sandy Jareau

  • Mekhai Andersen

    Mekhai Andersen

    Henry LaMontagne

  • Phoenix Andersen

    Michael LaMontagne

  • Josh Stewart

    Josh Stewart

    William LaMontagne Jr.

  • Nicole Pacent

    Nicole Pacent

    Rebecca Wilson

  • Kerry Knuppe

    Kerry Knuppe

    Ramona Havener

  • Jade Harlow

    Jade Harlow

    Kristi Estes

  • Tate Moore

    Tate Moore

    Vivian Estes

  • Eddie Mills

    Eddie Mills

    Curtis Estes

  • Gilli Messer

    Gilli Messer

    Agent Beatriz Carr

  • Cortes Alexander

    Cortes Alexander

    Travis Townsend

  • Eric Alperin

    Eric Alperin

    Work Friend

  • Austin Archer

    Austin Archer

    David Hartle

  • Bourke Floyd

    Bourke Floyd

    Sheriff Brody

  • Ariel Jackson

    Ariel Jackson

    Nurse Monica Luna

Criminal Minds Season 18 FAQ

When does Criminal Minds Season 18 come out?

Criminal Minds Season 18 premiered Thursday, May 8, 2025 on Paramount+.

How many episodes are in Criminal Minds Season 18?

Criminal Minds Season 18 has 10 episodes.

Are new episodes of Criminal Minds Season 18 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Criminal Minds Season 18 finale?

The Criminal Minds Season 18 finale (Episode 10) aired Thursday, July 10, 2025.

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