Criminal Minds season 7
Criminal Minds season 7: 24 listed episodes, with episode titles, original air dates and optional synopses.
Watch links open this show’s viewing options on JustWatch. Choose the season on the destination service. Change country.
Season 7 · Episode 1
It Takes a Village
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
The BAU team is at a crossroads as they are questioned by a Senate Committee for their retaliatory actions in the wake of Prentiss' loss, but an unexpected familiar face could help them win their case and keep the team together.
Season 7 · Episode 2
Proof
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
The BAU team searches rural Oklahoma when women are being found murdered after being robbed of one of their five senses. Also, JJ and Prentiss get the cold shoulder from Reid as he deals with their deception about Prentiss' presumed death.
Season 7 · Episode 3
Dorado Falls
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
The BAU team investigates a mass murder at an Internet security company in Charlottesville, Va., but clues reveal it is not a typical serial killer at work. Also, Prentiss must complete recertification training under Morgan's watchful eye.
Season 7 · Episode 4
Painless
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
Survivors of a Boise high school massacre return to remember the event 10 years later, but the BAU team is called in when a new killer with a similar style targets the survivors. Also, Hotch is worried that his son, Jack, may be a victim of school bullying.
Season 7 · Episode 5
From Childhood's Hour
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
The BAU team investigates the abductions of young children with troubled mothers in St. Louis. Also, Rossi reconnects with his first wife who has shocking news for him.
Season 7 · Episode 6
Epilogue
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
The BAU search California's Angeles National Forest after a number of bodies mysteriously turn up in the mountain lakes there. Also, Rossi struggles with an agonizing decision regarding his ex-wife.
Season 7 · Episode 7
There's No Place Like Home
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
"There's No Place Like Home - When a series of tornadoes hits Kansas, the BAU is called in to investigate bodies of young boys that turn up in the aftermath of the storms. Also, work pressures cause tension on JJ's home front.
Season 7 · Episode 8
Hope
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
It's personal for Garcia when the BAU investigate the disappearance of a woman in her survivors' support group whose daughter went missing seven years earlier.
Season 7 · Episode 9
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
The BAU team looks into the real reasons behind an apparent mass suicide of a small group of youths at a military academy. Also, Hotch and Morgan butt heads when a team member could be in jeopardy.
Season 7 · Episode 10
The Bittersweet Science
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
The BAU team investigates a string of brutal bludgeonings in Philadelphia and is led to the city's boxing scene in search of the killer. Also, Hotch makes a connection with an attractive runner as they both train for a triathlon.
Season 7 · Episode 11
True Genius
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
Series of murders in San Francisco bearing the tell-tale signs of the infamous Zodiac Killer have the BAU wondering if the notorious serial killer has returned. Also, Reid ponders if he should be doing more with his genius abilities.
Season 7 · Episode 12
Unknown Subject
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
The BAU team searches for a serial rapist in Houston known as "The Piano Man" who has resurfaced and is assaulting his previous victims. Also, Prentiss tries to come to terms with her trauma from last year and with rejoining the team.
Season 7 · Episode 13
Snake Eyes
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
The BAU tries their luck in Atlantic City when the team is called in to investigate a series of ritualistic casino-related murders. Also, after a spat with her boyfriend, Kevin, Garcia thinks she and Morgan may have gotten a little too friendly with each other.
Season 7 · Episode 14
Closing Time
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
The BAU team hit choppy waters on the beaches of Southern California when they discover a series of bodies hidden in lifeguard towers along the coast.
Season 7 · Episode 15
A Thin Line
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
The BAU team investigates a series of brutal home invasions and murders in California's Inland Empire that appear to be gang-related, but their investigation may uncover a more sinister motivation.
Season 7 · Episode 16
A Family Affair
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
When the BAU travels to Atlanta to investigate the murders of women, the clues lead them to look for an unsub who is not working alone.
Season 7 · Episode 17
I Love You, Tommy Brown
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
When married couples fostering young children end up being killed in Seattle, the BAU team looks for an unsub with a maternal-yet-murderous instinct. Also, Garcia fears a possible proposition from Kevin.
Season 7 · Episode 18
Foundation
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
When a scared, emaciated young boy is found in the Arizona desert and another boy winds up missing, the BAU begins searching for the kidnapper as Morgan, reaching into his own scarred past, tries to bond with the found child.
Season 7 · Episode 19
Heathridge Manor
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
The BAU team heads to Oregon to investigate a series of gothic, ritualistic murders.
Season 7 · Episode 20
The Company
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
When Morgan's sister sees a woman who looks like their presumed-dead cousin, Cindi, it forces Morgan to confront a lie he told his family last year to provide closure and compels the BAU to reopen the case of her disappearance.
Season 7 · Episode 21
Divining Rod
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
After a notorious serial killer is executed, a copycat begins murdering women in the same Oklahoma town and in the same fashion, and the BAU team must act fast before more victims are found. Also, Prentiss gets nervous at the thought of a major real estate purchase.
Season 7 · Episode 22
Profiling 101
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
Rossi and the team present one of the longest-tenured serial killer cases to college students, and they take the class through a nearly 20-year chase for the murderer.
Season 7 · Episode 23
Hit
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
When the BAU goes up against a gang of serial-killing bank robbers in Washington, D.C., the team tries to negotiate the situation unfolding inside the bank, but the stakes rise when one of their own becomes a hostages.
Season 7 · Episode 24
Run
· 60 min
Watch Criminal Minds ↗Episode synopsis (spoilers)
As the BAU team continues to pursue the bank-robbing serial killers, the team determines that the suspects have a bigger target in the Nation's capital, and with one of the team still a hostage, they must work quickly to diffuse an explosive situation. Also, wedding bells ring for one of the BAU, and Prentiss ponders her future.
Episode information and images from TVmaze, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Episode lists follow original airing order and omit specials. Dates checked September 10, 2026.