Season Five ran for twenty-three episodes, and was released on DVD on September 7, 2010 in a set that contains too several Special Features.

Contents 1 Ratings 2 Cast 3 Episodes 4 Highlights 5 DVD Special Features

RatingsEdit

Season Five averaged 13.70 million viewers and 3.6 ratings points in the A18-49 demo on CBS.

CastEdit

• Joe Mantegna - David Rossi
• Thomas Gibson - Aaron Hotchner
• Paget Brewster - Emily Prentiss
• Shemar Moore - Derek Morgan
• Matthew Gray Gubler - Dr. Spencer Reid
• A.J. Cook - Jennifer Jareau
• Kirsten Vangsness - Penelope Garcia

Episodes Edit

Image	Title	Airdate	Writer	Director	Season Episode	Series Episode
	"Nameless, Faceless"	September 23, 2009	Chris Mundy	Charles S. Carroll	1	92
	As the BAU profiles a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, Prentiss stops by at Hotch's apartment to realize that he is missing.
	"Haunted"	September 30, 2009	Erica Messer	Jon Cassar	2	93
	The BAU is called to Louisville to help local authorities determine what caused a disturbed man to have a psychotic break at a pharmacy and attack several people before fleeing the scene. Meanwhile, the team notices an odd change in Hotch's behavior.
	"Reckoner"	October 7, 2009	Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin	Kevin Goviola	3	94
	Rossi's personal and professional life is brought to the forefront when the BAU is called to investigate a case in Commack, Long Island, his hometown.
	"Hopeless"	October 14, 2009	Chris Mundy	Felix Enriquez Alcalá	4	95
	The BAU investigates a group of suspects with a pack mentality who are randomly selecting their victims in the nation's capital and murdering them for the thrill of it.
	"Cradle to Grave"	October 21, 2009	Breen Fraizer	Rob Spera	5	96
	The BAU travels to Albuquerque to investigate the case of a serial killer who impregnates young women and murders them after they have given birth.
	"The Eyes Have It"	November 4, 2009	Oanh Ly	Glenn Kershaw	6	97
	The BAU is called to Oklahoma City to help local authorities track a serial killer who removes the eyes of his murder victims and keeps them as souvenirs.
	"The Performer"	November 11, 2009	Holly Harold	John Badham	7	98
	The BAU is called to Los Angeles to investigate a series of killings that lead to a Goth rock star who appears to have become lost in the creepy alter-ego he portrays when he is on stage.
	"Outfoxed"	November 18, 2009	Simon Mirren	John E. Gallagher	8	99
	While investigating a series of murders of entire families in Hampton, Virginia, the BAU is forced to visit Red Onion Supermax Prison to seek advice from one of the most atrocious killers from the team's past, nicknamed "The Fox," who delivers a portentous message to Agent Hotchner.
	"100"	November 25, 2009	Bo Crese	Edward Allen Bernero	9	100
	When The Reaper returns to Washington D.C for a final showdown with Hotch, the BAU team works frantically to catch him before he reaches his family.
	"The Slave of Duty"	December 9, 2009	Rick Dunkle	Charles Haid	10	101
	While Agent Hotchner takes a leave of absence to contemplate about his future with the BAU and his family, the team is called to investigate a home invasion case in Nashville without him.
	"Retaliation"	December 16, 2009	Erica Messer	Felix Enriquez Alcalá	11	102
	After an ex-convict makes a daring escape from the BAU's custody and embarks on a killing spree in Lockport, New York, the team must profile the criminal's past in order to catch him again.
	"The Uncanny Valley"	January 13, 2010	Breen Frazier	Anna Foerster	12	103
	The BAU is called to Atlantic City to profile a suspect with an unusual personal obsession who is abducting and killing certain types of women.
	"Risky Business"	January 20, 2010	Jim Clemente	Rob Spera	13	104
	The BAU is called to assist local authorities in rural Wyoming when teens are found dead from apparent suicides that are linked to a game on the internet.
	"Parasite"	February 3, 2010	Oanh Ly	Charles S. Carroll	14	105
	An FBI agent from the San Diego White Collar Crime division seeks assistance from the BAU when the con artist he's been tracking for years has begun to murder his victims.
	"Public Enemy"	February 10, 2010	Jess Prosser	Nelson McCormick	15	106
	The BAU is summoned to Rhode Island to investigate a spree killer in Providence who is murdering random victims in highly visible places just to generate public fear.
	"Mosley Lane"	March 3, 2010	Erica Messer and Simon Mirren	Matthew Gray Gubler	16	107
	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.
	"Solitary Man"	March 10, 2010	Ryan Gibson and Kimberly A. Harrison	Rob Hardy	17	108
	The team travels to New Mexico to investigate a truck driver in Edgewood who is kidnapping women and disposing of them in random locations as he tries to find a mother for his daughter.
	"The Fight"	April 7, 2010	Chris Mundy and Edward Allen Bernero	Richard Shepard	18	109
	Hotch and his team investigate the murders of several homeless men in San Francisco and coordinate their efforts with another team of BAU agents who are working on a case that appears to be connected.
	"A Rite of Passage"	April 14, 2010	Victor De Jesus	John E. Gallagher	19	110
	The BAU travels to Texas to capture a serial killer who is targeting illegal immigrants trying to cross the U.S. border at Terlingua.
	"...A Thousand Words"	May 5, 2010	Edward Allen Bernero	Rosemary Rodriguez	20	111
	The BAU travels to Tallahassee to profile a tattooed serial killer after he commits suicide, but left clues to the location of one remaining victim who is possibly still alive.
	"Exit Wounds"	May 12, 2010	Rick Dunkle	Charles S. Carroll	21	112
	Garcia plays a crucial role in the case when she travels to Alaska with the BAU to investigate the murders of several residents of a small town.
	"The Internet Is Forever"	May 19, 2010	Breen Frazier	Glenn Kershaw	22	113
	The BAU travels to Idaho to profile a serial killer who is using the internet to find his victims on social networking sites in Boise.
	"Our Darkest Hour"	May 26, 2010	Erica Messer	Edward Allen Bernero	23	114
	The BAU faces one of its most difficult cases when a serial killer is lured out of hiding after a series of rolling blackouts in Los Angeles gives him the opportunity to pursue his victims in the darkness.

HighlightsEdit

Season Five delves deeper into the personal lives of the BAU team and also brings back some of the show's notable characters and one of the most feared killers. Hotch takes a brief leave of absence, and Rossi investigates a case in his hometown. Some of the more gruesome crimes involve a killer who keeps the eyes of his victims as souvenirs and a performer suspected of murder, and in the show's 100th episode, The Reaper returns as the team race to help Hotchner save his family before its too late. Haley makes her final appearance in this episode. Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, the show spin-off, was addressed in the episode "The Fight".

DVD Special Features Edit

Case Files:

• Break
• Dante
• Grim
• Subjects Unknown
• Deserted
• Darkness

Celebrating "100"
Fear the Reaper

• Blam! Fade to Black.
• There's No "Bo" in Team
• Last Call
• To the Death

Gubler Direct
Material Witness

• Home
• Loss
• Crash
• Heart
• Family
• Love

Gag Reel
On Air Promos