Criminal Minds: Season 7

2011 · 24 episodes · ★ 7.6

What Season 7 of Criminal Minds

Season seven opens with the team recovering from the apparent death of Emily Prentiss, while the agents must answer to a Senate Committee for what they did afterward. David Rossi goes through a personal crisis tied to his ex-wife, and Aaron Hotchner oversees a group facing increasingly twisted cases. Spencer Reid, Derek Morgan, JJ and Garcia round out a team of profilers chasing criminals before they can strike again. Investigations into brutal crimes collide with the agents' personal troubles.

24episodes

Sep 21, 2011premiered

May 16, 2012latest episode

16.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 7 Episodes

7x01 It Takes a Village
Sep 21, 2011 · 42 min · ★ 7.2
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.
Directing: Glenn Kershaw · Writing: Erica Messer · Starring: Timothy V. Murphy, Conrad Bluth, Mark Moses, Robin Atkin Downes
7x02 Proof
Sep 28, 2011 · 42 min · ★ 7.6
The BAU team searches rural Oklahoma when women are being found murdered after being robbed of one of their five senses. Also, JJ and Prentiss get the cold shoulder from Reid as he deals with their deception about Prentiss' presumed death.
Directed by: Karen Gaviola · Written by: Janine Sherman Barrois · Starring: Kevin Norman, Andy Milder, Sean Ryan Fox, Johanna Braddy
7x03 Dorado Falls
Oct 5, 2011 · 42 min · ★ 7.6
The BAU team investigates a mass murder at an Internet security company in Charlottesville, Va., but clues reveal it is not a typical serial killer at work.
Directing: Félix Alcalá · Writing: Sharon Lee Watson · Starring: Max Martini, Sarah Aldrich, Michael Bofshever, Hana Hayes
7x04 Painless
Oct 12, 2011 · 42 min · ★ 7.7
Survivors of a Boise high school massacre return to remember the event 10 years later, but the BAU team is called in when a new killer with a similar style targets the survivors. Also, Hotch is worried that his son, Jack, may be a victim of school bullying.
Directing: Larry Teng · Writing: Breen Frazier · Starring: Eric Jungmann, Joe Reegan, Aaron Hill, Cade Owens
7x05 From Childhood's Hour
Oct 19, 2011 · 42 min · ★ 7.4
The BAU team investigates the abductions of young children with troubled mothers in St. Louis. Also, Rossi reconnects with his first wife who has shocking news for him.
Directed by: Anna Foerster · Written by: Bruce Zimmerman · Starring: Mason Cook, Heather Tom, Patrick Stafford, Annie Fitzgerald
7x06 Epilogue
Nov 2, 2011 · 42 min · ★ 7.6
The BAU search Californias Angeles National Forest after a number of bodies mysteriously turn up in the mountain lakes there. Also, Rossi struggles with an agonizing decision regarding his ex-wife, Carolyn.
Directing: Guy Ferland · Writing: Rick Dunkle · Starring: Sam Murphy, Isabella Hofmann, Douglas Bennett, Courtney Hope
7x07 There's No Place Like Home
Nov 9, 2011 · 42 min · ★ 7.7
When a series of tornadoes hits Kansas, the BAU is called in to investigate bodies of young boys that turn up in the aftermath of the storms. Also, work pressures cause tension on JJ's home front.
Directed by: Rob Spera · Written by: Virgil Williams · Starring: Cornell Womack, Alex Weed, Demetrius Grosse, Faline England
7x08 Hope
Nov 16, 2011 · 42 min · ★ 7.8
It’s personal for Garcia when the BAU investigate the disappearance of a woman in her survivors’ support group whose daughter went missing seven years earlier.
Directing: Michael W. Watkins · Writing: Kimberly A. Harrison · Starring: Hayley Chase, Brian Appel
7x09 Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Dec 7, 2011 · 42 min · ★ 8.2
The BAU team looks into the real reasons behind an apparent mass suicide of a small group of youths at a military academy. Also, Hotch and Morgan butt heads when a team member could be in jeopardy.
Directing: Charles Haid · Writing: Erica Messer · Starring: Kevin Fonteyne, René Auberjonois, Jeanine Jackson, Jayne Atkinson
7x10 The Bittersweet Science
Dec 14, 2011 · 42 min · ★ 7.4
The investigation of a series of bludgeonings in Philadelphia leads the team to the city's boxing scene; Hotch connects with a fellow runner while training for the triathlon.
Directing: Rob Hardy · Writing: Janine Sherman Barrois · Starring: David Mazouz, Charles S. Dutton, Shawn Hatosy, Mark Withers
7x11 True Genius Mid-Season Finale
Jan 18, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 8.6
A series of murders in San Francisco bearing the tell-tale signs of the infamous Zodiac Killer have the BAU wondering if the notorious serial killer has returned. Also, Reid ponders if he should be doing more with his genius abilities.
Directed by: Glenn Kershaw · Written by: Sharon Lee Watson · Starring: Finn Wittrock
7x12 Unknown Subject
Jan 25, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 8.1
The team is called to Texas to search for a serial rapist in Houston known as "The Piano Man" who has returned and is attacking his past victims. Meanwhile, Prentiss begins to deal with the traumatic experience caused by Ian Doyle after returning to the BAU.
Directing: Michael Lange · Writing: Breen Frazier · Starring: Jay Karnes, Dina Meyer, Judith Hoag, Matthew Alan
7x13 Snake Eyes
Feb 8, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 6.9
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.
Directing: Douglas Aarniokoski · Writing: Bruce Zimmerman · Starring: Nicholas Brendon, Dean Cain
7x14 Closing Time
Feb 15, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 7.3
The team hunts a killer when bodies are found hidden in lifeguard towers on Southern California beaches.
Directed by: Jesse Warn · Written by: Rick Dunkle · Starring: Ryan Scott Greene, Cody Saintgnue, Geoffrey Blake, Rodney Rowland
7x15 A Thin Line
Feb 22, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 7.5
The BAU team investigates a series of brutal home invasions and murders in California's Inland Empire that appear to be gang-related, but their investigation may uncover a more sinister motivation.
Directed by: Michael W. Watkins · Written by: Virgil Williams
7x16 A Family Affair
Feb 29, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 6.9
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.
Directing: Rob Spera · Writing: Kimberly A. Harrison · Starring: Derek Magyar, Fiona Gubelmann, Cade Owens
7x17 I Love You, Tommy Brown
Mar 14, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 7.2
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.
Directed by: John Terlesky · Written by: Janine Sherman Barrois · Starring: Nicholas Brendon, Teri Polo
7x18 Foundation
Mar 21, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 8.1
The team hunts for a kidnapper when an emaciated boy is found in the desert and another goes missing.
Directing: Dermott Downs · Writing: Jim Clemente · Starring: Hedy Burress, Garrett M. Brown, Mike Gomez, Jonathan Castellanos
7x19 Heathridge Manor
Apr 4, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 8.0
The BAU team heads to Oregon to investigate a series of gothic, ritualistic murders.
Directed by: Matthew Gray Gubler · Written by: Sharon Lee Watson · Starring: Kyle Gallner, Madeleine Martin, Juliet Landau, Sean T. Krishnan
7x20 The Company
Apr 11, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 7.5
When Morgan's sister sees a woman who looks like their presumed-dead cousin, Cindi, it forces Morgan to confront a lie he told his family last year to provide closure and compels the BAU to reopen the case of her disappearance.
Directed by: Nelson McCormick · Written by: Breen Frazier · Starring: Chad L. Coleman, Jon Eric Preston
7x21 Divining Rod
May 2, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 7.5
A serial killer is executed, in Oklahoma, a copycat shows up and the BAU are called to find him. Meanwhile, Prentiss gets nervous about a real estate purchase.
Directed by: Douglas Aarniokoski · Written by: Bruce Zimmerman
7x22 Profiling 101
May 9, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 7.5
Rossi and the team teach college students the science of criminal profiling by taking the class through a serial-killer case that spanned 20 years.
Directing: Félix Alcalá · Writing: Virgil Williams · Starring: Dan Hewitt Owens, Adam Nelson
7x23 Hit (1)
May 16, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 7.9
When the BAU goes up against a gang of serial-killing bank robbers in Washington, D.C., the team tries to negotiate the situation unfolding inside the bank, but the stakes rise when one of their own becomes a hostage.
Directed by: Michael Lange · Written by: Rick Dunkle · Starring: Gina Garcia, Mekhai Andersen, Josh Stewart, Nicholas Brendon
7x24 Run (2) Season Finale
May 16, 2012 · 42 min · ★ 8.2
As the BAU team continues to pursue the bank-robbing serial killers, the team determines that the suspects have a bigger target in the Nation's capital, and with one of the team still a hostage, they must work quickly to diffuse an explosive situation. Also, wedding bells ring for one of the BAU, and Prentiss ponders her future.
Directing: Glenn Kershaw · Writing: Erica Messer · Starring: Gina Garcia, Candy Clark, Mekhai Andersen, Josh Stewart