Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds Guía y cronología

The FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit looks for patterns in crimes to understand the person who committed them and stop the next attack. Criminal Minds follows both those investigations and the strain they place on the team. Spin-offs and Evolution approach other cases and phases of that procedural world.

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Timeline guide

Criminal Minds Watch Order: the BAU story and its optional branches

Criminal Minds has four series: watch the original Criminal Minds (2005) first, then Criminal Minds: Evolution (2022), which continues the central BAU story. Suspect Behavior (2011) and Beyond Borders (2016) are optional spin-offs rather than required intervening seasons.

Entries
4
Released
4
Span
2005-2022

Whole-series records identify branches and starting points, not an exact placement for every crossover episode.

Overview & recommendation

The original show establishes the team's working relationships as well as its profiling approach. That is the meaningful foundation for returning to the BAU in Evolution.

The spin-offs broaden the television world without becoming an obligatory pause before the continuation. Because their runs overlap the original, a complete-series list cannot tell you exactly when each shared appearance occurs.

Follow the original series as your main route and move to Evolution for its continuation. Explore a spin-off by interest, using episode-level context when you want to place a crossover precisely.

An original-series foundation 4 entries

Begin with Criminal Minds for the central team. The branch list is an overview rather than a command to finish every spin-off before returning to it.

  1. 1
    2005Criminal MindsSeries · 2005
  2. 2
    2011Criminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorSeries · 2011
  3. 3
    2016Criminal Minds: Beyond BordersSeries · 2016
  4. 4
    2022Criminal Minds: EvolutionSeries · 2022

Frequently asked questions 7 answers

Do I need the spin-offs before Evolution?

They are optional companion series. The original Criminal Minds is the central foundation for Evolution.

Is Evolution a reset with no original-series history?

It continues the main BAU story rather than replacing it with an unrelated beginning.

Can these rows put every crossover in place?

No. They represent whole series, so exact crossover viewing requires episode-level context.

How many Criminal Minds TV shows are there?

There are 4 Criminal Minds TV shows released between 2005 and 2022.

What is the chronological order of Criminal Minds?

In chronological (in-universe) order, Criminal Minds begins with Criminal Minds (2005) and ends with Criminal Minds: Evolution. The full chronological list of 4 TV shows is above.

What is the release order of Criminal Minds?

By release date, Criminal Minds starts with Criminal Minds (2005). The most recent release is Criminal Minds: Evolution (2022).

What is the newest Criminal Minds release?

The newest released TV show is Criminal Minds: Evolution (2022). See where it falls in the chronological and watch order lists above.

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