EPISODE
SEASON
Criminal Minds - Season 1
The series follows an elite squad of FBI profilers as they analyze the country's most-twisted criminal minds and individual heinous crimes in an effort to anticipate their next moves before they strike again.
18 October 1998, New York City, New York, USA
19 November 1978, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
25 September 1970, Detroit, Michigan, USA
5 November 1955, Bronx, New York, USA
26 March 1962, Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
12 February 1949, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
30 September 1969, London, England, UK
September 22, 2005
This series is like an orgy with the Encyclopedia Britannica and Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. With serial killers and guns, naturally.
September 22, 2005
Once you plummet below a certain level, trash is trash, and gradations become virtually meaningless. The only fix is a quick cancellation followed by an apology from all concerned.
September 22, 2005
The subject may sound a bit familiar but the show's character and tone have more than average flair and spirit.
September 22, 2005
The series' many shortcomings were apparent in the premiere episode.
September 22, 2005
Criminal Minds doesn't present any spin on the crime TV genre you haven't seen before, save for taking savagery against female victims to new heights.
September 22, 2005
The problem with "Criminal Minds" is its many confusing maladies, applied to too many characters.
September 22, 2005
It deserves to be banned by the FCC.
September 22, 2005
Richard Shepard's poised direction sharply frames Jeff Davis' cut-and-dry script.