Season Five

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

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

Cast

 * 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

Highlights
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 Hotch save his family before its too late. Haley makes her final appearance in this episode. Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, the show's short-lived spin-off, was addressed in the episode "The Fight".

DVD Special Features
Case Files: Celebrating "100"
 * Break
 * Dante
 * Grim
 * Subjects Unknown
 * Deserted
 * Darkness

Fear the Reaper Gubler Direct
 * Blam! Fade to Black.
 * There's No "Bo" in Team
 * Last Call
 * To the Death

Material Witness Gag Reel
 * Home
 * Loss
 * Crash
 * Heart
 * Family
 * Love

On Air Promos