Season Three

Season Three was released on September 16, 2008. The DVD features 20 episodes on 6 discs, with special features.

Ratings
Season Three averaged 12.78 million viewers and 4.5 ratings points in the A18-49 demo on CBS.

Cast

 * Joe Mantegna - David Rossi
 * Mandy Patinkin - Jason Gideon
 * 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

Highlights
During Season Three, Gideon begins to doubt his abilities, sanity and ultimately leaves the BAU. David Rossi returns after ten years of retirement to fill in Gideon's vacant spot and gets extremely involved in a cold case that continues to haunt him. This season, the team is confronted with cases involving all manners of killers, including a cannibal. In a two-part episode, Garcia is shot by a serial killer. Hotch struggles to maintain his relationship with his family but ends up being divorced from Haley.

DVD Special Features
Deleted Scenes
 * "In Name and Blood"
 * "Scared to Death"
 * "Birthright"
 * "Damaged"
 * "A Higher Power"

Profile: David Rossi/Joe Mantegna

Shemar Moore: Criminal Minds Wild Ride

Gag Reel

From Script to Screen: "True Night"
 * True Vision
 * True Hero
 * True Look
 * True Skill
 * True Speed
 * True Emotion

Killer Roles
 * The Good, The Bad, and The Unsub
 * The Apple and The Tree
 * The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
 * The Love Triangle
 * The Naked Chef

The Criminal Element: The Making of Criminal Minds Season Three
 * Our Knights Prevail
 * There's No "I" In BAU
 * The Daily Grind
 * Better Lairs & Dungeons
 * Suicide Blonde
 * Shoot for the Moon... Then Blow It Up
 * Shooting Penelope
 * Pains, Trains, & Automobiles