2005 · CBS · Crime, Drama
How long does it take to watch Criminal Minds?
Criminal Minds runs about 261 hours so far: 364 episodes aired, across 19 seasons.
Updated October 2, 2026
- Episodes
- 364
- Seasons
- 19
- Per episode
- 43 min
- Status
- Between seasons
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
Season by season
| Season | Length | Hours | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 15.2h | 22 eps | |
| Season 2 | 16.2h | 23 eps | |
| Season 3 | 13.8h | 20 eps | |
| Season 4 | 17.7h | 26 eps | |
| Season 5 | 15.7h | 23 eps | |
| Season 6 | 16.8h | 24 eps | |
| Season 7 | 16.8h | 24 eps | |
| Season 8 | 16.8h | 24 eps | |
| Season 9 | 16.8h | 24 eps | |
| Season 10 | 16.1h | 23 eps | |
| Season 11 | 15.4h | 22 eps | |
| Season 12 | 15.4h | 22 eps | |
| Season 13 | 15.4h | 22 eps | |
| Season 14 | 10.5h | 15 eps | |
| Season 15 | 7.0h | 10 eps | |
| Season 16 | 8.7h | 10 eps | |
| Season 17 | 8.8h | 10 eps | |
| Season 18 | 8.9h | 10 eps | |
| Season 19 | 9.1h | 10 eps |
Longest: season 4, 17.7 hours. Shortest: season 15, 7.0 hours.
At your pace
- 1 episode a night
- 364 nights, about 12 months
- 3 episodes a night
- 122 nights, about 4 months
- Weekend binges, 8 hours a day
- 17 weekends
- Straight through, no sleep
- 10 days, 21 hours
Counts aired regular-season episodes only; specials are excluded. Runtimes come from TMDB, so totals can differ from other sources.
How it holds up
- Best-rated season
- Season 16 8.2
- Lowest-rated season
- Season 15 7.5
Season scores are vote-weighted averages of TMDB episode ratings.
The details
- Status
- Between seasons
- Networks
- CBS, Paramount+
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- First aired
- 2005
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