Criminal Minds: Season 11
Season 11 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Criminal Minds Season 10.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 11 Progress Shield
The Job
Sep 30, 2015 · 42 min
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 ef
The Witness
Oct 7, 2015 · 42 min
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.
'Til Death Do Us Part
Oct 14, 2015 · 42 min
When brides-to-be in Savannah are killed on the eve of their nuptials, the BAU suspects a jilted UnSub is at work.
Outlaw
Oct 21, 2015 · 42 min
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.
The Night Watch
Oct 28, 2015 · 42 min
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
Pariahville
Nov 4, 2015 · 42 min
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
Target Rich
Nov 11, 2015 · 42 min
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 Mo
Awake
Nov 18, 2015 · 42 min
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
Internal Affairs
Dec 2, 2015 · 42 min
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
Future Perfect
Dec 9, 2015 · 42 min
The BAU searches for an UnSub who may be fascinated with medical experimentation.
Entropy
Jan 13, 2016 · 42 min
The BAU implements an elaborate strategy to try and take down the “Dirty Dozen” hitmen ring, with Reid playing a central role.
Drive
Jan 20, 2016 · 42 min
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 Bond
Jan 27, 2016 · 42 min
The BAU searches for a motive and an UnSub when victims are found in truck stop restrooms along highways throughout the South.
Hostage
Feb 10, 2016 · 42 min
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.
A Badge and a Gun
Feb 24, 2016 · 42 min
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.
Derek
Mar 2, 2016 · 42 min
When Morgan is abducted, the BAU scrambles to find him and save his life.
The Sandman
Mar 16, 2016 · 42 min
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.
A Beautiful Disaster
Mar 23, 2016 · 42 min
When an UnSub targets the BAU, and the team goes into action to find out who is responsible.
Tribute
Mar 30, 2016 · 42 min
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.
Inner Beauty
Apr 13, 2016 · 42 min
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 fro
Devil's Backbone
Apr 20, 2016 · 42 min
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 hav
The Storm
May 4, 2016 · 42 min
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 hori