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Is Criminal Minds coming back?

Criminal Minds (2005–present) — drama · crime · thriller on Paramount+

The answer: Yes — returns in 19 days. Next episode · S19E01 · "Now and Then" · on Paramount+
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Genre
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Network / streamer
Paramount+
Premiered
September 22, 2005
Runtime
~60 min per episode
TVMaze rating
8.1 / 10
18seasons
364episodes
10upcoming
8.1/ 10

About Criminal Minds

Yes — Criminal Minds returns on May 28, 2026, on Paramount+. The show resumed its latest season after a hiatus, with the new episode titled 'Now and Then' scheduled to air on that date.

Criminal Minds is a crime drama series that first premiered in 2005. It follows an elite team of FBI profilers who analyze the most twisted criminal minds across the country, trying to anticipate their next moves before they strike again. The series delved into the psychological aspects of criminal behavior and the intense investigations undertaken by the team.

The show features a cast led by Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia, A.J. Cook as Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau, and Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr. Spencer Reid. Other main characters include Joe Mantegna as David Rossi, Thomas Gibson as Aaron 'Hotch' Hotchner, Shemar Moore as Derek Morgan, Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss, and Aisha Tyler as Dr. Tara Elisabeth Lewis. The series has an average rating of 8.1 on TVMaze and each episode runs approximately 60 minutes.

Criminal Minds episode schedule

10 upcoming · 354 aired . Next episode: May 28, 2026.

Upcoming · 10

DateEp.Title
May 28, 2026 S19·E1 Now and Then
June 4, 2026 S19·E2 Cluster
June 11, 2026 S19·E3 Body Count
June 18, 2026 S19·E4 The Witching Hour
June 25, 2026 S19·E5 Friendly Fire
July 2, 2026 S19·E6 Proxy
July 9, 2026 S19·E7 The Furies
July 16, 2026 S19·E8 Requiem for a Dream
July 23, 2026 S19·E9 Badder Blood
July 30, 2026 S19·E10 Special Agent Garrity

Aired · 354

DateEp.Title
July 10, 2025 S18·E10 The Disciple
July 3, 2025 S18·E9 CollateRal
June 26, 2025 S18·E8 Tara
June 19, 2025 S18·E7 …All the Devils Are Here
June 12, 2025 S18·E6 Hell is Empty…
June 5, 2025 S18·E5 The Brutal Man
May 29, 2025 S18·E4 I'm Fine, It's Fine. Everything is Fine.
May 22, 2025 S18·E3 Time to Say Goodbye
May 15, 2025 S18·E2 The Zookeeper
May 8, 2025 S18·E1 Swimmer's Calculus
August 1, 2024 S17·E10 Save the Children
July 25, 2024 S17·E9 Stars & Stripes
July 18, 2024 S17·E8 North Star
July 11, 2024 S17·E7 Piranha
July 4, 2024 S17·E6 Message in a Bottle
June 27, 2024 S17·E5 Conspiracy vs. Theory
June 20, 2024 S17·E4 Kingdom of the Blind
June 13, 2024 S17·E3 Homesick
June 6, 2024 S17·E2 Contagion
June 6, 2024 S17·E1 Gold Star
February 9, 2023 S16·E10 Dead End
February 2, 2023 S16·E9 Memento Mori
January 26, 2023 S16·E8 Forget Me Knots
January 19, 2023 S16·E7 What Doesn't Kill Us
January 12, 2023 S16·E6 True Conviction
December 15, 2022 S16·E5 Oedipus Wrecks
December 8, 2022 S16·E4 Pay-Per-View
December 1, 2022 S16·E3 Moose
November 24, 2022 S16·E2 Sicarius
November 24, 2022 S16·E1 Just Getting Started
Show next 200 of 324 earlier episodes
February 19, 2020 S15·E10 And in the End
February 19, 2020 S15·E9 Face Off
February 12, 2020 S15·E8 Family Tree
February 5, 2020 S15·E7 Rusty
February 5, 2020 S15·E6 Date Night
January 29, 2020 S15·E5 Ghost
January 22, 2020 S15·E4 Saturday
January 15, 2020 S15·E3 Spectator Slowing
January 8, 2020 S15·E2 Awakenings
January 8, 2020 S15·E1 Under the Skin
February 6, 2019 S14·E15 Truth or Dare
January 30, 2019 S14·E14 Sick and Evil
January 23, 2019 S14·E13 Chameleon
January 9, 2019 S14·E12 Hamelin
January 2, 2019 S14·E11 Night Lights
December 12, 2018 S14·E10 Flesh and Blood
December 5, 2018 S14·E9 Broken Wing
November 21, 2018 S14·E8 Ashley
November 14, 2018 S14·E7 Twenty Seven
November 7, 2018 S14·E6 Luke
October 31, 2018 S14·E5 The Tall Man
October 24, 2018 S14·E4 Innocence
October 17, 2018 S14·E3 Rule 34
October 10, 2018 S14·E2 Starter Home
October 3, 2018 S14·E1 300
April 18, 2018 S13·E22 Believer
April 18, 2018 S13·E21 Mixed Signals
April 11, 2018 S13·E20 All You Can Eat
April 4, 2018 S13·E19 Ex Parte
March 28, 2018 S13·E18 The Dance of Love
March 21, 2018 S13·E17 The Capilanos
March 14, 2018 S13·E16 Last Gasp
March 7, 2018 S13·E15 Annihilator
January 31, 2018 S13·E14 Miasma
January 24, 2018 S13·E13 Cure
January 17, 2018 S13·E12 Bad Moon on the Rise
January 10, 2018 S13·E11 Full-Tilt Boogie
January 3, 2018 S13·E10 Submerged
December 6, 2017 S13·E9 False Flag
November 22, 2017 S13·E8 Neon Terror
November 15, 2017 S13·E7 Dust and Bones
November 8, 2017 S13·E6 The Bunker
October 25, 2017 S13·E5 Lucky Strikes
October 18, 2017 S13·E4 Killer App
October 11, 2017 S13·E3 Blue Angel
October 4, 2017 S13·E2 To a Better Place
September 27, 2017 S13·E1 Wheels Up
May 10, 2017 S12·E22 Red Light
May 3, 2017 S12·E21 Green Light
April 26, 2017 S12·E20 Unforgettable
April 5, 2017 S12·E19 True North
March 29, 2017 S12·E18 Hell's Kitchen
March 22, 2017 S12·E17 In the Dark
March 15, 2017 S12·E16 Assistance is Futile
March 1, 2017 S12·E15 Alpha Male
February 22, 2017 S12·E14 Collision Course
February 15, 2017 S12·E13 Spencer
February 8, 2017 S12·E12 A Good Husband
February 1, 2017 S12·E11 Surface Tension
January 11, 2017 S12·E10 Seek and Destroy
January 4, 2017 S12·E9 Profiling 202
December 7, 2016 S12·E8 Scarecrow
November 30, 2016 S12·E7 Mirror Image
November 16, 2016 S12·E6 Elliott's Pond
November 9, 2016 S12·E5 The Anti-Terror Squad
October 26, 2016 S12·E4 Keeper
October 12, 2016 S12·E3 Taboo
October 5, 2016 S12·E2 Sick Day
September 28, 2016 S12·E1 The Crimson King
May 4, 2016 S11·E22 The Storm
April 20, 2016 S11·E21 Devil's Backbone
April 13, 2016 S11·E20 Inner Beauty
March 30, 2016 S11·E19 Tribute
March 23, 2016 S11·E18 A Beautiful Disaster
March 16, 2016 S11·E17 The Sandman
March 2, 2016 S11·E16 Derek
February 24, 2016 S11·E15 A Badge and a Gun
February 10, 2016 S11·E14 Hostage
January 27, 2016 S11·E13 The Bond
January 20, 2016 S11·E12 Drive
January 13, 2016 S11·E11 Entropy
December 9, 2015 S11·E10 Future Perfect
December 2, 2015 S11·E9 Internal Affairs
November 18, 2015 S11·E8 Awake
November 11, 2015 S11·E7 Target Rich
November 4, 2015 S11·E6 Pariahville
October 28, 2015 S11·E5 The Night Watch
October 21, 2015 S11·E4 Outlaw
October 14, 2015 S11·E3 Til Death Do Us Part
October 7, 2015 S11·E2 The Witness
September 30, 2015 S11·E1 The Job
May 6, 2015 S10·E23 The Hunt
April 29, 2015 S10·E22 Protection
April 22, 2015 S10·E21 Mr. Scratch
April 15, 2015 S10·E20 A Place at the Table
April 8, 2015 S10·E19 Beyond Borders
March 25, 2015 S10·E18 Rock Creek Park
March 11, 2015 S10·E17 Breath Play
March 4, 2015 S10·E16 Lockdown
February 11, 2015 S10·E15 Scream
February 4, 2015 S10·E14 Hero Worship
January 28, 2015 S10·E13 Nelson's Sparrow
January 21, 2015 S10·E12 Anonymous
January 14, 2015 S10·E11 The Forever People
December 10, 2014 S10·E10 Amelia Porter
November 26, 2014 S10·E9 Fate
November 19, 2014 S10·E8 The Boys of Sudworth Place
November 12, 2014 S10·E7 Hashtag
November 5, 2014 S10·E6 If the Shoe Fits
October 29, 2014 S10·E5 Boxed In
October 22, 2014 S10·E4 The Itch
October 15, 2014 S10·E3 A Thousand Suns
October 8, 2014 S10·E2 Burn
October 1, 2014 S10·E1 'X'
May 14, 2014 S9·E24 Demons
May 7, 2014 S9·E23 Angels
April 30, 2014 S9·E22 Fatal
April 9, 2014 S9·E21 What Happens in Mecklinburg…
April 2, 2014 S9·E20 Blood Relations
March 19, 2014 S9·E19 The Edge of Winter
March 12, 2014 S9·E18 Rabid
March 5, 2014 S9·E17 Persuasion
February 26, 2014 S9·E16 Gabby
February 19, 2014 S9·E15 Mr. & Mrs. Anderson
February 5, 2014 S9·E14 200
January 22, 2014 S9·E13 The Road Home
January 15, 2014 S9·E12 The Black Queen
December 11, 2013 S9·E11 Bully
November 27, 2013 S9·E10 The Caller
November 20, 2013 S9·E9 Strange Fruit
November 13, 2013 S9·E8 The Return
November 6, 2013 S9·E7 Gatekeeper
October 30, 2013 S9·E6 In the Blood
October 23, 2013 S9·E5 Route 66
October 16, 2013 S9·E4 To Bear Witness
October 9, 2013 S9·E3 Final Shot
October 2, 2013 S9·E2 The Inspired
September 25, 2013 S9·E1 The Inspiration
May 22, 2013 S8·E24 The Replicator
May 22, 2013 S8·E23 Brothers Hotchner
May 15, 2013 S8·E22 #6
May 8, 2013 S8·E21 Nanny Dearest
May 1, 2013 S8·E20 Alchemy
April 10, 2013 S8·E19 Pay It Forward
April 3, 2013 S8·E18 Restoration
March 20, 2013 S8·E17 The Gathering
February 27, 2013 S8·E16 Carbon Copy
February 20, 2013 S8·E15 Broken
February 6, 2013 S8·E14 All That Remains
January 23, 2013 S8·E13 Magnum Opus
January 16, 2013 S8·E12 Zugzwang
December 12, 2012 S8·E11 Perennials
December 5, 2012 S8·E10 The Lesson
November 28, 2012 S8·E9 Magnificent Light
November 21, 2012 S8·E8 The Wheels on the Bus…
November 14, 2012 S8·E7 The Fallen
November 7, 2012 S8·E6 The Apprenticeship
October 31, 2012 S8·E5 The Good Earth
October 24, 2012 S8·E4 God Complex
October 17, 2012 S8·E3 Through the Looking Glass
October 10, 2012 S8·E2 The Pact
September 26, 2012 S8·E1 The Silencer
May 16, 2012 S7·E24 Run
May 16, 2012 S7·E23 Hit
May 9, 2012 S7·E22 Profiling 101
May 2, 2012 S7·E21 Divining Rod
April 11, 2012 S7·E20 The Company
April 4, 2012 S7·E19 Heathridge Manor
March 21, 2012 S7·E18 Foundation
March 14, 2012 S7·E17 I Love You, Tommy Brown
February 29, 2012 S7·E16 A Family Affair
February 22, 2012 S7·E15 A Thin Line
February 15, 2012 S7·E14 Closing Time
February 8, 2012 S7·E13 Snake Eyes
January 25, 2012 S7·E12 Unknown Subject
January 18, 2012 S7·E11 True Genius
December 14, 2011 S7·E10 The Bittersweet Science
December 7, 2011 S7·E9 Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
November 16, 2011 S7·E8 Hope
November 9, 2011 S7·E7 There's No Place Like Home
November 2, 2011 S7·E6 Epilogue
October 19, 2011 S7·E5 From Childhood's Hour
October 12, 2011 S7·E4 Painless
October 5, 2011 S7·E3 Dorado Falls
September 28, 2011 S7·E2 Proof
September 21, 2011 S7·E1 It Takes a Village
May 18, 2011 S6·E24 Supply & Demand
May 11, 2011 S6·E23 Big Sea
May 4, 2011 S6·E22 Out of the Light
April 13, 2011 S6·E21 The Stranger
April 6, 2011 S6·E20 Hanley Waters
March 30, 2011 S6·E19 With Friends Like These…
March 16, 2011 S6·E18 Lauren
March 2, 2011 S6·E17 Valhalla
February 23, 2011 S6·E16 Coda
February 16, 2011 S6·E15 Today I Do
February 9, 2011 S6·E14 Sense Memory
January 26, 2011 S6·E13 The Thirteenth Step
January 19, 2011 S6·E12 Corazon
December 15, 2010 S6·E11 25 to Life

…and 124 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.

Criminal Minds cast