Criminal Minds: Season 11

2015 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.7

What Season 11 of Criminal Minds

Season eleven begins with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit team in Quantico, dedicated to profiling killers and crime scenes. Aaron Hotchner remains at the helm of the team, and Dr. Tara Lewis, a forensic psychologist, joins the hunt for a serial killer who marks the faces of his victims. The cases take the agents from Los Angeles to a group of hitmen operating in secret. JJ returns from maternity leave, and Emily Prentiss reappears to ask her former colleagues for help with an international killer.

22episodes

Sep 30, 2015premiered

May 4, 2016latest episode

15.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 11 Episodes

11x01 The Job
Sep 30, 2015 · 42 min · ★ 7.9
The BAU is interviewing different candidates to join their ranks in the wake of Kate’s departure, including a forensic psychologist, Dr. Tara Lewis, who is eager to assist their efforts. Also, the BAU hunts for a serial killer who leaves behind distinctive evidence that points to someone intent on revenge.
Directing: Glenn Kershaw · Writing: Breen Frazier · Starring: Aisha Tyler, Brian Appel
11x02 The Witness
Oct 7, 2015 · 42 min · ★ 6.9
When a Los Angeles bus is attacked with sarin gas, the BAU must act quickly to find the suspect before a larger-scale incident occurs.
Directing: John Terlesky · Writing: Sharon Lee Watson · Starring: Aisha Tyler, Samantha Sloyan, Marisol Nichols
11x03 'Til Death Do Us Part
Oct 14, 2015 · 42 min · ★ 6.9
When brides-to-be in Savannah are killed on the eve of their nuptials, the BAU suspects a jilted UnSub is at work.
Directing: Joe Mantegna · Writing: Karen Maser · Starring: Aisha Tyler, David Paetkau
11x04 Outlaw
Oct 21, 2015 · 42 min · ★ 7.6
When three restaurant workers are killed in a robbery/homicide in Las Vegas, N.M., the BAU looks at a cold case that happened in the town six years ago for leads.
Directing: Larry Teng · Writing: Virgil Williams · Starring: Aisha Tyler, Emily Rios, Jackson Robert Scott, Blake Heron
11x05 The Night Watch
Oct 28, 2015 · 42 min · ★ 7.8
When the BAU investigates incidents of bodies being incorporated into macabre graffiti art in Detroit, they suspect an elusive-yet-notorious street artist could be the UnSub. Also, Dr. Lewis struggles to balance her relationship with her fiancé and her work.
Directing: Thomas Gibson · Writing: Bruce Zimmerman · Starring: Aisha Tyler
11x06 Pariahville
Nov 4, 2015 · 42 min · ★ 7.9
When a woman is murdered in a small town in Florida inhabited entirely by sex offenders, the BAU faces a community full of suspects. Also, Lewis receives a career opportunity that may take her away from the BAU.
Directing: Félix Alcalá · Writing: Erik Stiller · Starring: Aisha Tyler, Joel Gretsch, Taylor Spreitler, Rubén Garfias
11x07 Target Rich
Nov 11, 2015 · 42 min · ★ 7.8
The BAU helps Rossi’s journalist daughter, Joy, investigate the disappearance of a college student. Also, the team is alarmed when Giuseppe Montolo dies in prison after he warns Morgan about the “Dirty Dozen,” an underground group of hitmen, and JJ returns from maternity leave.
Directing: Glenn Kershaw · Writing: Jim Clemente · Starring: Amber Stevens West, Tasie Lawrence
11x08 Awake
Nov 18, 2015 · 42 min · ★ 7.2
Victims are kidnapped in Phoenix and forced to endure sleep deprivation. Meanwhile, JJ copes with exhaustion from juggling work and caring for her newborn son; and Hotch and Garcia deal with threats from the "Dirty Dozen," an underground hit man group.
Directing: Christoph Schrewe · Writing: Kimberly A. Harrison · Starring: Aisha Tyler, James Morosini, Todd Lowe
11x09 Internal Affairs
Dec 2, 2015 · 42 min · ★ 7.5
After two undercover DEA agents are murdered and a third goes missing, the BAU joins the NSA to investigate whether an underground Internet drug syndicate is involved. Also, Hotch hopes the team’s work with the NSA brings them closer to finding the “Dirty Dozen” hitmen ring.
Directing: Diana Valentine · Writing: Sharon Lee Watson · Starring: Aisha Tyler, Erin Cardillo
11x10 Future Perfect Mid-Season Finale
Dec 9, 2015 · 42 min · ★ 7.6
The BAU searches for an UnSub who may be fascinated with medical experimentation.
Directing: Laura Belsey · Writing: Bruce Zimmerman · Starring: Aisha Tyler, Pamela Shaddock, Tate Birchmore, Nancy Linehan Charles
11x11 Entropy
Jan 13, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 8.9
The BAU implements an elaborate strategy to try and take down the “Dirty Dozen” hitmen ring, with Reid playing a central role.
Directing: Heather Cappiello · Writing: Breen Frazier · Starring: Aisha Tyler, Finn Carr, Aubrey Plaza, Rochelle Aytes
11x12 Drive
Jan 20, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 7.9
When bodies are discovered in public places throughout Boston, the BAU investigates whether a taxi or ride-share service the victims used before their deaths could lead the team to the UnSub.
Directing: Tawnia McKiernan · Writing: Karen Maser · Starring: Aisha Tyler
11x13 The Bond
Jan 27, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 7.8
The BAU searches for a motive and an UnSub when victims are found in truck stop restrooms along highways throughout the South.
Directing: Hanelle M. Culpepper · Writing: Kimberly A. Harrison · Starring: Aisha Tyler, Sal Neslusan, Veronica Cartwright, Benjamin Plessala
11x14 Hostage
Feb 10, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 8.2
When an 18-year-old girl escapes from a suburban home where she was held captive for years with two other women, the BAU searches for the Unsub who kidnapped them.
Directing: Bethany Rooney · Writing: Virgil Williams · Starring: Daniel Roebuck, Amelia Rose Blaire, Rebekah Kennedy
11x15 A Badge and a Gun
Feb 24, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 7.3
Women are found dead inside their own homes throughout L.A. The BAU searches security footage for an UnSub who was invited into each victim's home.
Directing: Rob Bailey · Writing: Jim Clemente · Starring: Marisol Nichols
11x16 Derek
Mar 2, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 7.2
When Morgan is abducted, the BAU scrambles to find him and save his life.
Directing: Thomas Gibson · Writing: Breen Frazier · Starring: Amarr M. Wooten, Danny Glover, Charles Mesure
11x17 The Sandman
Mar 16, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 7.7
The BAU heads to Wichita in search of an UnSub abducting children while their parents sleep. Also, Morgan tries to find who was responsible for his attack.
Directing: Joe Mantegna · Writing: Bruce Zimmerman · Starring: Aisha Tyler, Jack McGraw, Elizabeth Bogush, Cornell Womack
11x18 A Beautiful Disaster
Mar 23, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 7.9
When an UnSub targets the BAU, and the team goes into action to find out who is responsible.
Directing: Matthew Gray Gubler · Writing: Erica Messer, Kirsten Vangsness · Starring: Aisha Tyler, Lance Henriksen
11x19 Tribute
Mar 30, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 8.0
When former team member Prentiss tracks an international serial killer, she enlists the help of the BAU when she believes the UnSub's next victim will be on American soil.
Directing: Tawnia McKiernan · Writing: Virgil Williams · Starring: Paget Brewster, Aisha Tyler, Aaron Fernando
11x20 Inner Beauty
Apr 13, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 8.0
The BAU searches for an UnSub who is purposely disfiguring victims. Also, Rossi has an awkward reunion with his ex-wife, Hayden Montgomery, who kept his daughter, Joy, a secret from him for nearly 30 years.
Directing: Alec Smight · Writing: Haben Merker · Starring: Aisha Tyler, Dylan Bronte
11x21 Devil's Backbone
Apr 20, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 8.3
When guards at a Virginia prison intercept a package with evidence relating to the kidnapping of two boys several years ago, the BAU questions a notorious serial killer who may have information on the boys’ whereabouts.
Directing: Félix Alcalá · Writing: Sharon Lee Watson · Starring: Aisha Tyler, Abby Donnelly, Reid Miller, Frances Fisher
11x22 The Storm Season Finale
May 4, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 7.6
The BAU is shocked when Hotch is apprehended by a SWAT team and suspected of conspiracy, and as the team scrambles to prove his innocence, they suspect a larger plot is on the horizon.
Directing: Glenn Kershaw · Writing: Erica Messer, Breen Frazier · Starring: Aisha Tyler, Mekhai Andersen, Josh Stewart, Cade Owens