• Air date: 23 Sep '09 23 episodes
      The fifth season of Criminal Minds premiered on CBS on September 23, 2009 and ended May 26, 2010. Episode 18 was a pilot episode for the spin-off series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior.
  • List of Episodes (23)
    • 1. Nameless, Faceless

      23 Sep '09
      As Rossi, Morgan and JJ profile a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, Prentiss realizes that Hotch is missing.
    • 2. Haunted

      30 Sep '09
      The BAU must determine what caused a disturbed man to murder several people at a pharmacy before he harms anyone else.
    • 3. Reckoner

      07 Oct '09
      The BAU investigates a case in Rossi's hometown that involves both his personal and professional life.
    • 4. Hopeless

      14 Oct '09
      A group of suspects with a pack mentality who kill for the thrill of it are the subjects of a BAU manhunt.
    • 5. Cradle to Grave

      21 Oct '09
      The team hunts a suspect who impregnates young women and has them give birth before murdering them.
    • 6. The Eyes Have It

      04 Nov '09
      The BAU team tracks a serial killer who keeps the eyes of his victims as souvenirs.
    • 7. The Performer

      11 Nov '09
      The BAU team investigates the mystery behind a trail of murders that all seem to align with the tour schedule of a rock star.
    • 8. Outfoxed

      18 Nov '09
      The BAU team is tracking down a family annihilator, but needs to take a break from the case to get advice from "The Fox", who is an horrific killer from the team's past. "The Fox" surprises the team with a ominous message for Agent Hotchner.
    • 9. 100

      25 Nov '09
      The BAU team races to help Hotchner find The Reaper and save his family before it's too late.
    • 10. The Slave of Duty

      09 Dec '09
      The team needs to reunite in order to solve a home invasion case, while Agent Hotchner may have to leave the team.
    • 11. Retaliation

      16 Dec '09
      The BAU is called upon to profile the past of an ex-convict and help stop him after he escapes from custody and embarks on a violent killing spree.
    • 12. The Uncanny Valley

      13 Jan '10
      An unusual personal obsession is at the center of a BAU abduction case. Meanwhile, Hotch struggles with his return to work.
    • 13. Risky Business

      20 Jan '10
      A rash of startling teen suicides in a small Wyoming town is the focus of a BAU investigation.
    • 14. Parasite

      03 Feb '10
      The BAU follows the mental decline of a con artist whose schemes have become so complicated that he begins to eliminate the people involved in them.
    • 15. Public Enemy

      10 Feb '10
      A serial killer who targets random victims in highly visible places to create a sense of public fear is the subject of a BAU investigation.
    • 16. Mosley Lane

      03 Mar '10
      The BAU is called by local authorities in Ashburn, Virginia, to profile a predator who may have been abducting children for at least eight years.
    • 17. Solitary Man

      10 Mar '10
      A truck driver is kidnapping women and disposing of them in random locations and the BAU must find out his motive in order to catch him.
    • 18. The Fight

      07 Apr '10
      The BAU team travels to San Francisco to investigate the murders of several homeless men and teams up with a separate group of BAU operatives who are working another case they think is connected.
    • 19. Rite of Passage

      14 Apr '10
      The BAU team heads to Texas to track a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants attempting to make safe passage into the U.S.
    • 20. ...A Thousand Words

      05 May '10
      The BAU team must profile a serial killer covered in tattoos who commits suicide, but leaves clues to the whereabouts of his last victim.
    • 21. Exit Wounds

      12 May '10
      Garcia plays a crucial role in a case when she travels to Alaska with the BAU team to investigate the murders of several members of a small town.
    • 22. The Internet Is Forever

      19 May '10
      The BAU team profiles a serial killer who uses the Internet as his hunting ground, bringing a whole meaning to the term "social networking".
    • 23. Our Darkest Hour

      26 May '10
      A series of rolling blackouts in the city of Los Angeles lures a serial killer out of hiding, giving him renewed opportunities to continue his killing spree.