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The Best Episodes of Criminal Minds Season 13

Every episode of Criminal Minds Season 13 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Criminal Minds Season 13!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 1 - Wheels Up
    8.1/10(1888 votes)

    #1 - Wheels Up

    S13:E1

    In the wake of a devastating attack, the BAU works with former International Response Team member Matthew Simmons to save one of their own from escaped serial killer Peter Lewis.

    Director:Glenn Kershaw
    Writer:Breen Frazier

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  2. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 2 - To a Better Place
    7.5/10(1982 votes)

    #2 - To a Better Place

    S13:E2

    The BAU investigates three similar crimes in which victims' remains are discovered in old suitcases.

    Director:Diana Valentine
    Writer:Bruce Zimmerman

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  3. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 3 - Blue Angel
    7.3/10(1598 votes)

    #3 - Blue Angel

    S13:E3

    When successful businessmen in Detroit are targeted by an anger-driven power-assertive Unsub, the BAU is called in to investigate.

    Director:Sharat Raju
    Writer:Christopher Barbour

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  4. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 4 - Killer App
    7.5/10(1693 votes)

    #4 - Killer App

    S13:E4

    The BAU investigates a workplace shooting committed by a state-of-the-art drone in Silicon Valley.

    Director:Alec Smight
    Writer:Stephanie Sengupta

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  5. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 5 - Lucky Strikes
    7.7/10(1579 votes)

    #5 - Lucky Strikes

    S13:E5

    Morgan lends emotional support to Garcia when she experiences anxiety over a case that is personal to her from her past.

    Directors:Tawnia McKiernan, Aisha Tyler
    Writer:Jim Clemente

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  6. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 6 - The Bunker
    7.7/10(1950 votes)

    #6 - The Bunker

    S13:E6

    Several women go missing in Virginia and the BAU must figure out what they all have in common in order to find them.

    Director:Aisha Tyler
    Writer:Karen Maser

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  7. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 7 - Dust and Bones
    7.3/10(1782 votes)

    #7 - Dust and Bones

    S13:E7

    The BAU searches for an unsub in Austin, Texas, who is targeting prominent members of the community.

    Director:Marcus Stokes
    Writer:Erica Meredith

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  8. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 8 - Neon Terror
    7.0/10(1312 votes)

    #8 - Neon Terror

    S13:E8

    When an UnSub in Miami sensationalizes his crimes by giving the local media exclusive footage, the BAU is called in to investigate.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writer:Erik Stiller

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  9. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 9 - False Flag
    7.4/10(1475 votes)

    #9 - False Flag

    S13:E9

    When two members of a conspiracy group in Roswell, N.M., perish in quick succession, the BAU is called to investigate.

    Director:Joe Mantegna
    Writer:Breen Frazier

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  10. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 10 - Submerged
    6.9/10(1204 votes)

    #10 - Submerged

    S13:E10

    When a series of backyard pool homicides are reported in California, the BAU team searches for an UnSub with a puzzling past.

    Director:Rob Bailey
    Writer:Bruce Zimmerman

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  11. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 11 - Full-Tilt Boogie
    7.4/10(1313 votes)

    #11 - Full-Tilt Boogie

    S13:E11

    The BAU team’s investigation into the home invasion and attempted homicide of a police chief’s wife uncovers a world of secrets in a small town in Virginia.

    Director:Simon Mirren
    Writers:Erica Messer, Kirsten Vangsness

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  12. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 12 - Bad Moon on the Rise
    7.2/10(1643 votes)

    #12 - Bad Moon on the Rise

    S13:E12

    The BAU is called to New York when several casualties of a brutal nature are reported in Central Park.

    Director:Christoph Schrewe
    Writer:Karen Maser

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  13. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 13 - Cure
    7.4/10(1509 votes)

    #13 - Cure

    S13:E13

    The BAU is called to investigate a series of D.C. homicides where cryptic messages are found inside the mouths of each victim.

    Director:Glenn Kershaw
    Writer:Christopher Barbour

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  14. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 14 - Miasma
    7.2/10(1658 votes)

    #14 - Miasma

    S13:E14

    The BAU is called when the New Orleans P.D. discovers a mass grave inside a vandalized above-ground crypt in a local cemetery.

    Director:Leon Ichaso
    Writer:Erica Meredith

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  15. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 15 - Annihilator
    7.6/10(1724 votes)

    #15 - Annihilator

    S13:E15

    The FBI's assistant director of national security, Linda Barnes, joins the BAU as they investigate a quadruple homicide of a group of roommates in St. Louis.

    Director:Rob Bailey
    Writer:Erik Stiller

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  16. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 16 - Last Gasp
    8.2/10(1411 votes)

    #16 - Last Gasp

    S13:E16

    Away from the watchful eye of the FBI's assistant director of national security, Linda Barnes, the BAU meets in secret to investigate an UnSub who appears to be kidnapping and photographing young women.

    Director:Adam Rodriguez
    Writer:Stephanie Sengupta

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  17. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 17 - The Capilanos
    7.5/10(1747 votes)

    #17 - The Capilanos

    S13:E17

    The BAU is called to Oklahoma to investigate a murderous clown terrorizing the sleepy town of Guymon.

    Director:Matthew Gray Gubler
    Writer:Erica Messer

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  18. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 18 - The Dance of Love
    7.4/10(1438 votes)

    #18 - The Dance of Love

    S13:E18

    The BAU travels to Chicago to investigate an unsub who leaves red roses on each victim. Also, Rossi gets an unexpected visit from his ex-wife, Krystall Richards.

    Director:Joe Mantegna
    Writer:Bruce Zimmerman

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  19. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 19 - Ex Parte
    7.6/10(1390 votes)

    #19 - Ex Parte

    S13:E19

    The BAU takes charge of a hostage situation at a law firm in D.C., where Matt Simmons’ wife, Kristy works.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 20 - All You Can Eat
    7.0/10(1193 votes)

    #20 - All You Can Eat

    S13:E20

    The BAU is called to investigate a series of deaths in Virginia suspected by the Center for Disease Control to be caused by bio-terrorism; Garcia visits her stepbrother to take care of a family issue.

    Director:Diana Valentine
    Writer:Karen Maser

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  21. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 21 - Mixed Signals
    7.0/10(1120 votes)

    #21 - Mixed Signals

    S13:E21

    The BAU is called to Taos, N.M. to investigate an UnSub who is targeting his victims' temporal lobes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Criminal Minds Season 13 Episode 22 - Believer
    8.5/10(1632 votes)

    #22 - Believer

    S13:E22

    When Reid discovers former FBI Special Agent Owen Quinn locked inside a storage unit, the BAU questions the credibility of Quinn's bizarre accounts of searching for an UnSub that he named "The Strangler".

    Director:Glenn Kershaw
    Writer:Breen Frazier

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Season 13 Ratings Summary

"Wheels Up" is the best rated episode of "Criminal Minds" season 13. It scored 8.1/10 based on 1888 votes. Directed by Glenn Kershaw and written by Breen Frazier, it aired on 9/27/2017. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "To a Better Place".