Criminal Minds (season 1)

Criminal Minds Season 1
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	22
Broadcast
Original run	September 22, 2005 (2005-09-22) – May 10, 2006 (2006-05-10)
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1	November 28, 2006 (2006-11-28)
Season chronology
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List of Criminal Minds episodes

The first season of Criminal Minds premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005 and ended May 10, 2006.

Cast

Character	Portrayed by	Main cast	Recurring cast
Jason Gideon	Mandy Patinkin	entire season	N/A
Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner	Thomas Gibson	entire season	N/A
Elle Greenaway	Lola Glaudini	entire season	N/A
Derek Morgan	Shemar Moore	entire season	N/A
Dr. Spencer Reid	Matthew Gray Gubler	entire season	N/A
Jennifer "JJ" Jareau	A. J. Cook	episode 2-onwards	N/A
Penelope Garcia	Kirsten Vangsness	N/A	entire season

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Extreme Aggressor"	Richard Shepard	Jeff Davis	September 22, 2005 (2005-09-22)	19.57[1]
When a fifth woman goes missing in Seattle in a period of four months, the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) is brought in to track down the serial killer. They arrest a suspect, but after seeing that the profile doesn't match, they quickly realize that he has a partner who they must locate before he kills again. First Appearances of Jason Gideon, Aaron Hotchner, Derek Morgan, Elle Greenaway, Spencer Reid, and Penelope Garcia. The episode ends in a cliffhanger.
2	2	"Compulsion"	Charles Haid	Jeff Davis	September 28, 2005 (2005-09-28)	10.57[2]
The team of investigators tries to capture a serial arsonist who has been terrorizing a college campus in Tempe, Arizona. Most of the evidence from the fires had been burned beyond recognition, so Gideon and the BAU must rely on psychological analysis to identify the firestarter. First Appearance of Jennifer Jareau
3	3	"Won't Get Fooled Again"	Kevin Bray	Aaron Zelman	October 5, 2005 (2005-10-05)	11.98[3]
Gideon and the BAU track down a copycat bomber who has been terrorizing a quiet community. They determine the bomber is mimicking Gideon's nemesis, Adrian Bale (Tim Kelleher), the man responsible for murdering Gideon's team in Boston several years earlier. When a hostage appears with a bomb around his neck, Gideon must swallow his pride and ask Bale for help in disarming the bomb after the copycat bomber blows himself up when Hotch and Elle attempt to arrest him. Based on Mark Hofmann.
4	4	"Plain Sight"	Matt Earl Beesley	Edward Allen Bernero	October 12, 2005 (2005-10-12)	13.76[4]
The BAU travels to San Diego to help stop a serial rapist and murderer called the "Tommy Killer" by the local media because he glues his victim's eyes wide open after raping and murdering them. The suspect appears to have blended into the neighborhood so well that the local authorities have been unable to capture him so far. Meanwhile, Reid celebrates his birthday.
5	5	"Broken Mirror"	Guy Norman Bee	Judith McCreary	October 19, 2005 (2005-10-19)	12.79[5]
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 as well. The case becomes complicated because the kidnapper is always one step ahead of them and may actually be infiltrated into the investigation.
6	6	"L.D.S.K."	Ernest Dickerson	Andrew Wilder	November 2, 2005 (2005-11-02)	16.22[6]
The BAU is asked to identify a long distance serial killer, or a sniper, who is shooting at victims in broad daylight, and the team works with local law enforcement officers to recreate one of the shootings. Meanwhile Reid fails his gun qualification and is forced to work without a gun which becomes a problem when he and Hotch are taken hostage by the UnSub.
7	7	"The Fox"	Guy Norman Bee	Simon Mirren	November 9, 2005 (2005-11-09)	15.09[7]
The BAU profiles a serial killer who takes families hostage and spends time with them acting as a father figure during what is supposed to be their family vacations. Events of this episode continue in episode 8 of season 5.
8	8	"Natural Born Killer"	Peter Ellis	Erica Messer & Debra J. Fisher	November 16, 2005 (2005-11-16)	14.36[8]
When an undercover cop involved in a mob investigation goes missing, the BAU believes a serial killer rather than the mob has something to do with his disappearance. The probe leads to several unsolved missing persons cases. Based on Richard Kuklinski.
9	9	"Derailed"	Félix Enríquez Alcalá	Jeff Davis	November 23, 2005 (2005-11-23)	12.83[9]
Elle, along with four civilians, is held hostage on a train in Texas by a paranoid schizophrenic who is convinced that the U.S. government are monitoring him through a microchip in his arm. Reid and Gideon are forced to play into the man's fantasy to save the people he has taken hostage. Based on Ralph Tortorici.
10	10	"The Popular Kids"	Andy Wolk	Edward Allen Bernero	November 30, 2005 (2005-11-30)	15.56[10]
The BAU is called to investigate the murder of two small-town high school students who may have been victims of a Satanic cult killing. Based on the crime scene evidence, the team begins to believe it is possible that someone other than a cult member may be responsible for the killings.
11	11	"Blood Hungry"	Charles Haid	Ed Napier	December 14, 2005 (2005-12-14)	15.23[11]
While Gideon is sidelined on crutches at FBI headquarters, Hotchner and the BAU go to Tennessee in an attempt to get inside the mind of a psychotic killer whose disorganized and erratic fantasies have led him to cannibalism. Based on Richard Trenton Chase.
12	12	"What Fresh Hell"	Adam Davidson	Judith McCreary	January 11, 2006 (2006-01-11)	15.92[12]
When a young girl is abducted in broad daylight from a playground in a seemingly safe neighborhood in Delaware, the BAU initially believes her father is responsible. When he is able to provide an alibi, the team are forced to look for clues near where the girl lives to determine who is really responsible.
13	13	"Poison"	Thomas J. Wright	Aaron Zelman	January 18, 2006 (2006-01-18)	14.10[13]
The team travels to New Jersey where several people have been poisoned, one fatally, with LSD 20 times more potent than the street version but they soon suspect that the victims were only a test group and that the UnSub is planning something much bigger.
14	14	"Riding the Lightning"	Chris Long	Simon Mirren	January 25, 2006 (2006-01-25)	14.65[14]
After interviewing a married couple sitting on death row for serial murders, including the murder of their son, Gideon suspects the woman is actually innocent and that her son may actually be alive. But since she's set to be executed in two days, it's a race against time to prove it.
15	15	"Unfinished Business"	J. Miller Tobin	Erica Messer & Debra J. Fisher	March 1, 2006 (2006-03-01)	11.72[15]
A serial killer reappears after 18 years of silence and contacts the BAU through Gideon's retired mentor, who had made his life's work tracking the killer, with the promise he will kill another victim in the next five days. Based on BTK.
16	16	"The Tribe"	Matt Earl Beesley	Andrew Wilder	March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08)	15.27[16]
When college students in New Mexico are found tortured and murdered in an unoccupied house, the BAU suspects a group of killers with a knowledge of Native American rituals is responsible. Based on the Manson family murders.
17	17	"A Real Rain"	Gloria Muzio	Chris Mundy	March 22, 2006 (2006-03-22)	13.03[17]
The BAU travels to New York City to investigate a series of murders that appear to have been committed by a vigilante who's exacting revenge on criminals who have been released by the justice system. And the team aren't helped by the fact that the local press is praising the UnSub, calling them someone committing 'street justice'.
18	18	"Somebody's Watching"	Paul Shapiro	Ed Napier	March 29, 2006 (2006-03-29)	12.54[18]
While in Hollywood with Gideon to teach a profiling seminar to the local police department in Los Angeles, Spencer Reid finds himself in danger when he falls for a starlet named Lila Archer whose stalker has turned into a killer by shooting all those who they deem to be a threat to Lila.
19	19	"Machismo"	Guy Norman Bee	Aaron Zelman	April 12, 2006 (2006-04-12)	11.76[19]
The BAU travels to Mexico to aid in the capture of a serial killer who has targeted elderly women. They encounter skepticism from local law enforcement, however, who believe that the American profiling tools cannot account for the machismo of Mexican culture. Based on Juana Barraza.
20	20	"Charm and Harm"	Félix Enríquez Alcalá	Erica Messer & Debra J. Fisher	April 19, 2006 (2006-04-19)	13.53[20]
The BAU works to capture a serial killer in Florida whose identity is known to police, but who has evaded capture by altering his appearance, enabling him to pick up more random victims before torturing and drowning them in the privacy of hotel rooms.
21	21	"Secrets and Lies"	Matt Earl Beesley	Simon Mirren	May 3, 2006 (2006-05-03)	12.17[21]
The BAU works with the CIA to identify a mole within that organization whose leaks are putting operatives at risk.
22	22	"The Fisher King" (Part 1)	Edward Allen Bernero	Edward Allen Bernero	May 10, 2006 (2006-05-10)	12.67[22]
While on their separate vacations, each member of the BAU receives a clue from a psychotic killer obsessed with Arthurian legend who challenges them to save his next victim. The episode ends in a cliffhanger where Elle, exhuasted from the day's events is confronted in her home and shot by the enraged UnSub because the team broke the one precious rule of the game: no outside help allowed.

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External links

• Criminal Minds at the Internet Movie Database
• Criminal Minds at TV.com