Criminal Minds
Peaked in season 2
Your rating
Best season rating
8.0
Season 2 (2006)
Worst season rating
7.3
Season 18 (2025)
First to last season
±0.0
S1 7.7 → S19 7.8
Series rating on IMDb
8.1
243.9K votes
Average episode rating per season
The best season of Criminal Minds is season 2, with an average episode rating of 8.0 on IMDb, and the worst is season 18, at 7.3. From season 1 (7.7) to season 19 (7.8), the rating went up by 0.1. Its seasons average 7.7, and the series as a whole is rated 8.1 on IMDb, from 243.9K votes. Season 20 isn't ranked, since fewer than half of its episodes have been rated yet.
Season by season
| Season | Aired | Rated episodes | Rating | Change | You | Rating bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | 22/22 | 7.7 | |||
| 2Best | 2006 | 23/23 | 8.0 | +0.3 | ||
| 3 | 2007 | 20/20 | 7.9 | −0.1 | ||
| 4 | 2008 | 26/26 | 8.0 | +0.1 | ||
| 5 | 2009 | 23/23 | 7.7 | −0.3 | ||
| 6 | 2010 | 24/24 | 7.6 | −0.1 | ||
| 7 | 2011 | 24/24 | 7.7 | +0.1 | ||
| 8 | 2012 | 24/24 | 7.6 | −0.1 | ||
| 9 | 2013 | 24/24 | 7.7 | +0.1 | ||
| 10 | 2014 | 23/23 | 7.5 | −0.2 | ||
| 11 | 2015 | 22/22 | 7.5 | ±0.0 | ||
| 12 | 2016 | 22/22 | 7.4 | −0.1 | ||
| 13 | 2017 | 22/22 | 7.5 | +0.1 | ||
| 14 | 2018 | 15/15 | 7.5 | +0.1 | ||
| 15 | 2020 | 10/10 | 7.7 | +0.1 | ||
| 16 | 2022 | 10/10 | 7.9 | +0.3 | ||
| 17 | 2024 | 10/10 | 7.6 | −0.3 | ||
| 18Worst | 2025 | 10/10 | 7.3 | −0.3 | ||
| 19 | 2026 | 10/10 | 7.8 | +0.4 | ||
| 20 | 2027 | 0/10 | – |
