Season Three is the third season of Criminal Minds. It originally ran from September 26, 2007 through May 21, 2008. The DVD was released on September 16, 2008. The DVD features 20 episodes on 6 discs, with special features.
Ratings[]
Season Three received 12.780 million viewers and a 4.5 score in the A18-49 demo on CBS. The season premiere drew 12.66 million U.S. views while the finale received 13.15 million U.S. views.
Cast[]
- Mandy Patinkin - Jason Gideon (until episode 2)
- Joe Mantegna - David Rossi (from episode 6 onward)
- Thomas Gibson - Aaron Hotchner
- Paget Brewster - Emily Prentiss
- Shemar Moore - Derek Morgan
- Matthew Gray Gubler - Doctor Spencer Reid
- A.J. Cook - Jennifer Jareau
- Kirsten Vangsness - Penelope Garcia
Episodes[]
Image | Title | Airdate | Writer | Director | Season Episode | Series Episode | |
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"Doubt" | September 26, 2007 | Chris Mundy | Gloria Muzio | 1 | 46 | ||
The team investigates a spree killer who is targeting women at a small college in Flagstaff, Arizona. The BAU shuts down the campus, creates a detailed profile of the unsub, and arrests a suspect. However, the team members begin to have doubts about themselves when another woman is killed while the suspect is in custody. | |||||||
"In Name and Blood" | October 3, 2007 | Chris Mundy | Edward Allen Bernero | 2 | 47 | ||
With Gideon missing, and Hotch and Prentiss off the team, the remaining members of the BAU investigates a serial killer active in Milwaukee who is abducting women in public places by using his son as bait. | |||||||
"Scared to Death" | October 10, 2007 | Debra J. Fisher and Erica Messer | Félix Enríquez Alcalá | 3 | 48 | ||
The BAU travels to Portland to assist the investigation into the disappearances of people who are new to the city and have no strong social ties. Meanwhile, the team is forced to cope with Gideon's abrupt departure. | |||||||
"Children of the Dark" | October 17, 2007 | Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin | Guy Norman Bee | 4 | 49 | ||
When a series of home invasions involve the murders of entire families, the BAU is called to Denver to identify the killers and presume that they have been abused while in foster care. | |||||||
"Seven Seconds" | October 24, 2007 | Andi Bushell | John Gallagher | 5 | 50 | ||
The investigation turns to the family as the BAU and local authorities race against time to locate a young girl who has disappeared from the Potomac Mills shopping mall in Woodbridge, Virginia. | |||||||
"About Face" | October 31, 2007 | Charles Murray | Skipp Sudduth | 6 | 51 | ||
The BAU travels to Dallas to assist in the search for a murderer who scares his victims with "missing" flyers that display the soon-to-be victims' photos. Also, SSA David Rossi returns to the BAU from retirement. | |||||||
"Identity" | November 7, 2007 | Oanh Ly | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | 7 | 52 | ||
The BAU is called to Montana to investigate the case of three abducted and murdered women. When another woman disappears, the search leads to a man who has apparently assumed the identity of his partner who committed suicide. | |||||||
"Lucky" | November 14, 2007 | Andrew Wilder | Steve Boyum | 8 | 53 | ||
The BAU pursues a cannibalistic, Satanist serial killer active in Bridgewater, Florida, that leads Morgan to question his faith. Meanwhile, Garcia believes she has met her dream man, but her first date with him doesn't go exactly as she had expected. | |||||||
"Penelope" | November 21, 2007 | Chris Mundy | Félix Enríquez Alcalá | 9 | 54 | ||
As Garcia fights for her life, the BAU's search for her attacker leads the unit to believe the assailant could be someone close to the investigation. | |||||||
"True Night" | November 28, 2007 | Edward Allen Bernero | Edward Allen Bernero | 10 | 55 | ||
The BAU is called in to Los Angeles to help local authorities investigate gang-related killings that might involve a famous comic book artist. | |||||||
"Birthright" | December 12, 2007 | Debra J. Fisher and Erica Messer | John Gallagher | 11 | 56 | ||
The new sheriff in Fredericksburg, Virginia, requests the BAU's assistance in the investigation of a series of mutilation-murders that appear to mimic similar crimes that had occurred over two decades earlier. | |||||||
"3rd Life" | January 9, 2008 | Simon Mirren | Anthony Hemingway | 12 | 57 | ||
When two teenage girls are abducted in Chula Vista, California, and one of them is murdered, the BAU must profile the killer and find him before he kills the other teen. Meanwhile, the second girl's enigmatic father assists in the search. | |||||||
"Limelight" | January 23, 2008 | Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin | Glenn Kershaw | 13 | 58 | ||
After the contents of a self-storage unit purchased at an auction take the BAU to Philadelphia to investigate a series of murders, the local agent becomes the center of the case. To catch the killer, the team must profile the items inside the unit. | |||||||
"Damaged" | April 2, 2008 | Edward Allen Bernero | Edward Allen Bernero | 14 | 59 | ||
Rossi travels to Indianapolis to continue his investigation into the unsolved double murder that has plagued him for twenty years, and he is joined by Prentiss, JJ, and Morgan when they learn about the case. Meanwhile, Hotch and Reid interview a death-row inmate in a Connecticut prison. | |||||||
"A Higher Power" | April 9, 2008 | Michael Udesky | Félix Enríquez Alcalá | 15 | 60 | ||
The BAU is called to Pittsburgh after an unusually high suicide rate with a suspicious two-week-long time break appears to be the work of an Angel of Death. | |||||||
"Elephant's Memory" | April 16, 2008 | Andrew Wilder | Bobby Roth | 16 | 61 | ||
The BAU is called to West Bune, a small town located in Texas, to investigate what appears to be increasingly violent spree killings that involve a teenage boy. As the team continues investigating, Reid finds himself personally and emotionally involved in the case. | |||||||
"In Heat" | April 30, 2008 | Andi Bushell | John Gallagher | 17 | 62 | ||
The BAU is called to Miami to investigate a serial killer who appears to have a conflicted sexual identity. Meanwhile, JJ's secret is revealed. | |||||||
"The Crossing" | May 7, 2008 | Debra J. Fisher and Erica Messer | Guy Norman Bee | 18 | 63 | ||
The team members try to identify a stalker before he can attack a woman in Silver Spring, Maryland. Meanwhile, Hotch and Rossi are called as consultants on a possible murder case involving battered woman syndrome in Boston. | |||||||
"Tabula Rasa" | May 14, 2008 | Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin | Steve Boyum | 19 | 64 | ||
After a suspected serial killer wakes up from a coma, the BAU reopens the case and uses brain fingerprinting to determine if he really doesn't remember the crimes that had been committed four years earlier in Roanoke, Virginia. | |||||||
"Lo-Fi" | May 21, 2008 | Chris Mundy | Glenn Kershaw | 20 | 65 | ||
The BAU faces a terrifying situation when the team is called to New York City to determine if a series of random shootings is the work of one serial killer or a team of killers working together. |
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. The season ends in a cliffhanger after the BAU assists in the manhunt for what appears to be a group of serial killers.
Opening Credits[]
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