Season One was released on November 28, 2006. The DVD features 22 episodes on 6 discs with Special Features.

Ratings Edit

Season One averaged 12.63 million viewers and 4.5 ratings points in the A18-49 demo on CBS.

CastEdit

• Mandy Patinkin - Jason Gideon
• Thomas Gibson - Aaron Hotchner
• Lola Glaudini - Elle Greenaway
• Shemar Moore - Derek Morgan
• Matthew Gray Gubler - Dr. Spencer Reid
• A.J. Cook - Jennifer Jareau
• Kirsten Vangsness - Penelope Garcia

EpisodesEdit

Image	Title	Airdate	Writer	Director	Season Episode	Series Episode
	"Extreme Aggressor"	September 22, 2005	Jeff Davis	Richard Shepard	1	1
	After a fourth woman goes missing in Seattle in a period of four months, the BAU is brought in to track down the abductor before he kidnaps again. Meanwhile, SSA Aaron Hotchner is asked to evaluate SSA Jason Gideon secretly to determine if he is really ready to work full-time again after returning from a six-month leave of absence.
	"Compulsion"	September 28, 2005	Jeff Davis	Charles Haid	2	2
	The team of investigators tries to capture a serial arsonist who has been terrorizing a college campus. Most of the evidence from the fires had been burned beyond recognition, so Gideon and the BAU must rely on psychological analysis to identify the firestarter.
	"Won't Get Fooled Again"	October 5, 2005	Aaron Zelman	Kevin Bray	3	3
	Gideon and the BAU track down a copycat bomber who has been terrorizing a quiet community. They determine the bomber is mimicking Gideon's nemesis, Adrian Bale, the man responsible for murdering Gideon's team in Boston several months earlier.
	"Plain Sight"	October 14, 2005	Edward Allen Bernero	Matt Earl Beesley	4	4
	The BAU travels to San Diego to stop a rapist and murderer who commits his crimes in the middle of the day. The suspect appears to blend into the neighborhood so well the local authorities have been unable to capture him.
	"Broken Mirror"	October 19, 2005	Judith McCreary	Guy Norman Bee	5	5
	The BAU investigates the kidnapping of a U.S. District Attorney's daughter and determines the kidnapper isn't seeking money - he is after her twin sister. The case becomes complicated because the kidnapper is always one step ahead of them.
	"L.D.S.K."	November 2, 2005	Andrew Wilder	Ernest Dickerson	6	6
	The BAU is asked to identify a killer who is shooting at victims in broad daylight, and the team works with local law enforcement officers to recreate one of the shootings.
	"The Fox"	November 9, 2005	Simon Mirren	Guy Norman Bee	7	7
	The BAU profiles a serial killer who takes families hostage and lives with them as a father figure during what is supposed to be their family vacations.
	"Natural Born Killer"	November 16, 2005	Debra J. Fisher and Erica Messer	Peter Ellis	8	8
	When an undercover cop involved in a mob investigation goes missing, the BAU believes a serial killer rather than the mob has something to do with his disappearance. The probe leads to several unsolved missing persons cases.
	"Derailed"	November 23, 2005	Jeff Davis	Felix Enriquez Alcalá	9	9
	Elle, along with many others, is held hostage on a train in Texas by a paranoid schizophrenic who is convinced that the U.S. government is monitoring him. Hotchner and Gideon are forced to play into the man's fantasy to save the people he has taken hostage.
	"The Popular Kids"	November 30, 2005	Debra J. Fisher and Erica Messer	Peter Ellis	10	10
	The BAU is called to investigate the murder of two small-town high school students who may have been victims of a cult killing. Based on the crime scene evidence, the team begins to believe it is possible that someone other than a cult member may be responsible.
	"Blood Hungry"	December 14, 2005	Edward Allen Bernero	Andy Wolk	11	11
	While Gideon is sidelined on crutches at FBI headquarters, Hotchner and the BAU go to Tennessee in an attempt to get inside the mind of a psychotic killer whose disorganized and erratic fantasies lead him to murder.
	"What Fresh Hell?"	January 11, 2006	Judith McCreary	Adam Davidson	12	12
	When a young girl is abducted in broad daylight from a playground in a seemingly safe neighborhood, the BAU initially believes her father is responsible. When he is able to provide an alibi, the team is forced to look for clues near where the girl lives to determine who is really responsible.
	"Poison"	January 18, 2006	Aaron Zelman	Thomas J. Wright	13	13
	The team travels to New Jersey where several people have been poisoned, one fatally, with LSD ten times more potent than the street version.
	"Riding the Lightning"	January 25, 2006	Simon Mirren	Chris Long	14	14
	After interviewing a married couple sitting on death row for serial murder, Gideon suspects the woman is actually innocent. But since she's set to be executed in two days, it's a race against time to prove it.
	"Unfinished Business"	March 1, 2006	Debra J. Fisher and Erica Messer	J. Miller Tobin	15	15
	A serial killer reappears after twenty years of silence and contacts the BAU through Gideon's retired mentor, who had made his life's work tracking the killer, with the promise he will kill another victim in the next five days.
	"The Tribe"	March 8, 2006	Andrew Wilder	J. Miller Tobin	16	16
	When college students in New Mexico are found tortured and murdered in an unoccupied house, the BAU suspects a group of killers with a knowledge of Native American rituals is responsible.
	"A Real Rain"	March 22, 2006	Chris Mundy	Gloria Muzio	17	17
	The BAU travels to New York City to investigate a series of murders that appear to have been committed by a vigilante who is exacting revenge on other criminals who have been released by the justice system.
	"Somebody's Watching"	March 29, 2006	Ed Napier	Paul Shapiro	18	18
	Reid finds himself in danger when he falls for a starlet whose stalker has turned into a killer. The starlet also becomes attracted to a certain member of the team.
	"Machismo"	April 12, 2006	Aaron Zelman	Guy Norman Bee	19	19
	The BAU travels to Mexico to aid in the capture of a serial killer who has targeted elderly women.
	"Charm and Harm"	April 19, 2006	Debra J. Fisher and Erica Messer	Felix Enriquez Alcalá	20	20
	The BAU works to capture a serial killer who has evaded capture by altering his appearance.
	"Secrets and Lies"	May 3, 2006	Simon Mirren	Matt Earl Beesley	21	21
	The BAU works with the CIA to identify a mole within that organization whose leaks are putting operatives at risk.
	"The Fisher King: Part 1"	May 10, 2006	Edward Allen Bernero	Edward Allen Bernero	22	22
	While on their separate vacations, each member of the BAU receives a clue from a psychopathic killer who challenges them to save his next victim.

HighlightsEdit

In Season One, Jason Gideon leads the BAU team along with fellow profilers Aaron Hotchner, Elle Greenaway, Derek Morgan, and genius-geek Spencer Reid. Their task is to establish psychological profiles of criminals and think as they do in order to solve heinous crimes. Some of the memorable cases during Season 1 include the "Footpath Killer," an LDSK (Long-Distance Serial Killer), and the season finale also introduces Randall Garner, a dramatic serial killer whose appearance also extends into Season Two.

DVD Special Features Edit

The Making of Criminal Minds

• Creating the Characters
  • Jason Gideon
  • Aaron Hotchner
  • Elle Greenaway
  • Derek Morgan
  • Doctor Spencer Reid
  • Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
  • Penelope Garcia
• The Writing Process
• Behind the Scenes
• Criminal Effects
• Who's Watching You?

Inside Quantico & The Criminal Mind

• What is Profiling?
• The Nature of the Criminal Mind
• The Price

Meet Matthew Gray Gubler

• The Gubler Home
• The Gubler Look
• The Gubler Art
• Casting Gubler
• Gubler on Set
• Gubler's First Screen Kiss

Commentaries For

• "Extreme Aggressor"
• "Derailed"
• "Riding the Lightning"

Easter Eggs (viewable on computer only)

• The Gubie Awards (mouse over blank line next to "DRUG POSSESSION," click red X that appears)
• Set Tour (mouse over space to left of cast picture, click red gun that appears)

External LinksEdit

• Season 1 at Amazon.com