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8.7/10 (3470 votes)
#1

Penelope

S3:E9

As a team member fights for life, the BAU continues the search for an attacker that leads the unit to believe the assailant could be someone close to the investigation.

dilbar Jun 3, 2024

forever a garcia lover babygirl did NOT have to go thru that

8.5/10 (3108 votes)
#2

Lo-Fi

S3:E20

The BAU faces one of its toughest cases 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.

8.3/10 (2553 votes)
#3

Seven Seconds

S3:E5

The investigation turns to the family as the BAU and local authorities race against time to locate a young girl who has disappeared from a local shopping mall.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 23, 2025

One of the most chilling episodes of the series for me

8.3/10 (3158 votes)
#4

Elephant's Memory

S3:E16

The BAU is called to West Bune, a small town in Texas, to investigate what appears to be spree killings that involve a teenaged boy and his girlfriend.

8.2/10 (3195 votes)
#5

Lucky

S3:E8

A team member's life is put in jeopardy when the BAU investigates serial killings in Florida that appear to involve the occult and satanic worship. Garcia believes she has met her dream man, but her first date with him doesn't go exactly as she had expected.

ljanew Jan 31, 2021

Such a disgusting episode ugh

8.1/10 (2918 votes)
#6

Tabula Rasa

S3:E19

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.

BrendynStLouis Apr 27, 2016

Hotch totally wrecked that guy

8.0/10 (2449 votes)
#7

3rd Life

S3:E12

When one teenager is found murdered and her best friend is abducted in Chula Vista, California, the BAU assists local authorities in determining whether the Witness Protection Program is involved.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 23, 2025

* Despite the fact I understand why they did it, I will forever find the fact they let her father he...

7.9/10 (2315 votes)
#8

In Name and Blood

S3:E2

In Milwaukee, a series of women have been found murdered with their hearts crudely removed. The BAU is assigned to the case, but they are short three members: Gideon, who is missing, Hotch, who is on suspension and Prentiss, who resigns her commission to join the Foreign Service. Supervisor Strauss steps in as lead, but she doesn't handle herself well in the field.

rhaenicent Aug 22, 2022

i’m going to miss [spoiler]gideon[/spoiler] so much.. there goes my first favorite character

7.9/10 (2215 votes)
#9

Children of the Dark

S3:E4

When home invasions involve the murder of entire families, the BAU is called to Denver to identify the killers who possibly have been abused while in foster care.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 23, 2025

I _hate_ family annihilator episodes 😭

7.9/10 (2970 votes)
#10

Damaged

S3:E14

Rossi travels to Indianapolis to continue his investigation into the two unsolved murders that have plagued him for 20 years.

stormsm Mar 28, 2021

So he obsessed about this crime no less than 20 years and eventually solved it easily within 2-3 day...

7.8/10 (2593 votes)
#11

True Night

S3:E10

The BAU and local authorities in Los Angeles investigate gang-related serial killings that might possibly involve a famous comic book artist.

bas_lightyear Sep 17, 2021

There was virtually no investigation in this episode. It was just a load of flashbacks and piecing t...

7.7/10 (2260 votes)
#12

Birthright

S3:E11

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.

Kaitlynrm04 Jun 18, 2024

Was hotch the leader of the BAU when him and Haley were dating or even first got married? Cause if s...

7.6/10 (2217 votes)
#13

Doubt

S3:E1

The team investigates a serial 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.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 23, 2025

I have never understood why Strauss had such a hardon against Hotch. Like, I don't understand her re...

7.6/10 (2304 votes)
#14

Scared to Death

S3:E3

The BAU travels to Portland to assist local authorities in investigating the disappearances of people who are new to the city and have no strong social ties.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 23, 2025

15 seconds into the re-watch of this episode, and I had a full body shudder. I _hate_ this episode. ...

7.6/10 (2383 votes)
#15

In Heat

S3:E17

The BAU is called to Miami to investigate a serial killer who appears to have a conflicted sexual identity.

ljanew Feb 4, 2021

That poor man. His father was disgusting

7.6/10 (2212 votes)
#16

The Crossing

S3:E18

The team members try to identify a stalker before he can attack a woman who is being stalked in Silver Spring, Maryland. Meanwhile, Hotch and Rossi are called as consultants on a possible battered woman syndrome murder case in Boston.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 24, 2025

This episode was always chilling. We have two plotlines happening simultaneously, one with Hotch and...

7.5/10 (2195 votes)
#17

About Face

S3:E6

The team gains a new, familiar member and some growing pains while trying to find the latest victim of a killer who puts up wanted posters of his victims before he abducts them.

mjejee Sep 17, 2017

The description is not right, they didn't meet him through a dating service.

7.5/10 (2247 votes)
#18

Limelight

S3:E13

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.

ljanew Feb 2, 2021

Ugh Jill was so stupid and annoying

7.4/10 (2179 votes)
#19

Identity

S3:E7

The team is called to Montana to investigate the case of four kidnapped and murdered women. When another woman disappears, the search leads to a man who apparently has assumed the identity of his dead partner.

Typongtv Feb 24, 2023

Oh man, the show is very addictive... it's hard to get anything else done.

7.4/10 (2302 votes)
#20

A Higher Power

S3:E15

The BAU is called to Pittsburgh after an unusually high suicide rate appears to be the work of an Angel of Death.

7.4/10 (2179 votes)
#1

Identity

S3:E7

The team is called to Montana to investigate the case of four kidnapped and murdered women. When another woman disappears, the search leads to a man who apparently has assumed the identity of his dead partner.

Typongtv Feb 24, 2023

Oh man, the show is very addictive... it's hard to get anything else done.

7.4/10 (2302 votes)
#2

A Higher Power

S3:E15

The BAU is called to Pittsburgh after an unusually high suicide rate appears to be the work of an Angel of Death.

7.5/10 (2195 votes)
#3

About Face

S3:E6

The team gains a new, familiar member and some growing pains while trying to find the latest victim of a killer who puts up wanted posters of his victims before he abducts them.

mjejee Sep 17, 2017

The description is not right, they didn't meet him through a dating service.

7.5/10 (2247 votes)
#4

Limelight

S3:E13

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.

ljanew Feb 2, 2021

Ugh Jill was so stupid and annoying

7.6/10 (2217 votes)
#5

Doubt

S3:E1

The team investigates a serial 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.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 23, 2025

I have never understood why Strauss had such a hardon against Hotch. Like, I don't understand her re...

7.6/10 (2304 votes)
#6

Scared to Death

S3:E3

The BAU travels to Portland to assist local authorities in investigating the disappearances of people who are new to the city and have no strong social ties.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 23, 2025

15 seconds into the re-watch of this episode, and I had a full body shudder. I _hate_ this episode. ...

7.6/10 (2383 votes)
#7

In Heat

S3:E17

The BAU is called to Miami to investigate a serial killer who appears to have a conflicted sexual identity.

ljanew Feb 4, 2021

That poor man. His father was disgusting

7.6/10 (2212 votes)
#8

The Crossing

S3:E18

The team members try to identify a stalker before he can attack a woman who is being stalked in Silver Spring, Maryland. Meanwhile, Hotch and Rossi are called as consultants on a possible battered woman syndrome murder case in Boston.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 24, 2025

This episode was always chilling. We have two plotlines happening simultaneously, one with Hotch and...

7.7/10 (2260 votes)
#9

Birthright

S3:E11

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.

Kaitlynrm04 Jun 18, 2024

Was hotch the leader of the BAU when him and Haley were dating or even first got married? Cause if s...

7.8/10 (2593 votes)
#10

True Night

S3:E10

The BAU and local authorities in Los Angeles investigate gang-related serial killings that might possibly involve a famous comic book artist.

bas_lightyear Sep 17, 2021

There was virtually no investigation in this episode. It was just a load of flashbacks and piecing t...

7.9/10 (2315 votes)
#11

In Name and Blood

S3:E2

In Milwaukee, a series of women have been found murdered with their hearts crudely removed. The BAU is assigned to the case, but they are short three members: Gideon, who is missing, Hotch, who is on suspension and Prentiss, who resigns her commission to join the Foreign Service. Supervisor Strauss steps in as lead, but she doesn't handle herself well in the field.

rhaenicent Aug 22, 2022

i’m going to miss [spoiler]gideon[/spoiler] so much.. there goes my first favorite character

7.9/10 (2215 votes)
#12

Children of the Dark

S3:E4

When home invasions involve the murder of entire families, the BAU is called to Denver to identify the killers who possibly have been abused while in foster care.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 23, 2025

I _hate_ family annihilator episodes 😭

7.9/10 (2970 votes)
#13

Damaged

S3:E14

Rossi travels to Indianapolis to continue his investigation into the two unsolved murders that have plagued him for 20 years.

stormsm Mar 28, 2021

So he obsessed about this crime no less than 20 years and eventually solved it easily within 2-3 day...

8.0/10 (2449 votes)
#14

3rd Life

S3:E12

When one teenager is found murdered and her best friend is abducted in Chula Vista, California, the BAU assists local authorities in determining whether the Witness Protection Program is involved.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 23, 2025

* Despite the fact I understand why they did it, I will forever find the fact they let her father he...

8.1/10 (2918 votes)
#15

Tabula Rasa

S3:E19

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.

BrendynStLouis Apr 27, 2016

Hotch totally wrecked that guy

8.2/10 (3195 votes)
#16

Lucky

S3:E8

A team member's life is put in jeopardy when the BAU investigates serial killings in Florida that appear to involve the occult and satanic worship. Garcia believes she has met her dream man, but her first date with him doesn't go exactly as she had expected.

ljanew Jan 31, 2021

Such a disgusting episode ugh

8.3/10 (2553 votes)
#17

Seven Seconds

S3:E5

The investigation turns to the family as the BAU and local authorities race against time to locate a young girl who has disappeared from a local shopping mall.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 23, 2025

One of the most chilling episodes of the series for me

8.3/10 (3158 votes)
#18

Elephant's Memory

S3:E16

The BAU is called to West Bune, a small town in Texas, to investigate what appears to be spree killings that involve a teenaged boy and his girlfriend.

8.5/10 (3108 votes)
#19

Lo-Fi

S3:E20

The BAU faces one of its toughest cases 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.

8.7/10 (3470 votes)
#20

Penelope

S3:E9

As a team member fights for life, the BAU continues the search for an attacker that leads the unit to believe the assailant could be someone close to the investigation.

dilbar Jun 3, 2024

forever a garcia lover babygirl did NOT have to go thru that

7.6/10 (2217 votes)

Doubt

S3:E1

The team investigates a serial 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.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 23, 2025

I have never understood why Strauss had such a hardon against Hotch. Like, I don't understand her re...

7.9/10 (2315 votes)

In Name and Blood

S3:E2

In Milwaukee, a series of women have been found murdered with their hearts crudely removed. The BAU is assigned to the case, but they are short three members: Gideon, who is missing, Hotch, who is on suspension and Prentiss, who resigns her commission to join the Foreign Service. Supervisor Strauss steps in as lead, but she doesn't handle herself well in the field.

rhaenicent Aug 22, 2022

i’m going to miss [spoiler]gideon[/spoiler] so much.. there goes my first favorite character

7.6/10 (2304 votes)

Scared to Death

S3:E3

The BAU travels to Portland to assist local authorities in investigating the disappearances of people who are new to the city and have no strong social ties.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 23, 2025

15 seconds into the re-watch of this episode, and I had a full body shudder. I _hate_ this episode. ...

7.9/10 (2215 votes)

Children of the Dark

S3:E4

When home invasions involve the murder of entire families, the BAU is called to Denver to identify the killers who possibly have been abused while in foster care.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 23, 2025

I _hate_ family annihilator episodes 😭

8.3/10 (2553 votes)

Seven Seconds

S3:E5

The investigation turns to the family as the BAU and local authorities race against time to locate a young girl who has disappeared from a local shopping mall.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 23, 2025

One of the most chilling episodes of the series for me

7.5/10 (2195 votes)

About Face

S3:E6

The team gains a new, familiar member and some growing pains while trying to find the latest victim of a killer who puts up wanted posters of his victims before he abducts them.

mjejee Sep 17, 2017

The description is not right, they didn't meet him through a dating service.

7.4/10 (2179 votes)

Identity

S3:E7

The team is called to Montana to investigate the case of four kidnapped and murdered women. When another woman disappears, the search leads to a man who apparently has assumed the identity of his dead partner.

Typongtv Feb 24, 2023

Oh man, the show is very addictive... it's hard to get anything else done.

8.2/10 (3195 votes)

Lucky

S3:E8

A team member's life is put in jeopardy when the BAU investigates serial killings in Florida that appear to involve the occult and satanic worship. Garcia believes she has met her dream man, but her first date with him doesn't go exactly as she had expected.

ljanew Jan 31, 2021

Such a disgusting episode ugh

8.7/10 (3470 votes)

Penelope

S3:E9

As a team member fights for life, the BAU continues the search for an attacker that leads the unit to believe the assailant could be someone close to the investigation.

dilbar Jun 3, 2024

forever a garcia lover babygirl did NOT have to go thru that

7.8/10 (2593 votes)

True Night

S3:E10

The BAU and local authorities in Los Angeles investigate gang-related serial killings that might possibly involve a famous comic book artist.

bas_lightyear Sep 17, 2021

There was virtually no investigation in this episode. It was just a load of flashbacks and piecing t...

7.7/10 (2260 votes)

Birthright

S3:E11

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.

Kaitlynrm04 Jun 18, 2024

Was hotch the leader of the BAU when him and Haley were dating or even first got married? Cause if s...

8.0/10 (2449 votes)

3rd Life

S3:E12

When one teenager is found murdered and her best friend is abducted in Chula Vista, California, the BAU assists local authorities in determining whether the Witness Protection Program is involved.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 23, 2025

* Despite the fact I understand why they did it, I will forever find the fact they let her father he...

7.5/10 (2247 votes)

Limelight

S3:E13

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.

ljanew Feb 2, 2021

Ugh Jill was so stupid and annoying

7.9/10 (2970 votes)

Damaged

S3:E14

Rossi travels to Indianapolis to continue his investigation into the two unsolved murders that have plagued him for 20 years.

stormsm Mar 28, 2021

So he obsessed about this crime no less than 20 years and eventually solved it easily within 2-3 day...

7.4/10 (2302 votes)

A Higher Power

S3:E15

The BAU is called to Pittsburgh after an unusually high suicide rate appears to be the work of an Angel of Death.

8.3/10 (3158 votes)

Elephant's Memory

S3:E16

The BAU is called to West Bune, a small town in Texas, to investigate what appears to be spree killings that involve a teenaged boy and his girlfriend.

7.6/10 (2383 votes)

In Heat

S3:E17

The BAU is called to Miami to investigate a serial killer who appears to have a conflicted sexual identity.

ljanew Feb 4, 2021

That poor man. His father was disgusting

7.6/10 (2212 votes)

The Crossing

S3:E18

The team members try to identify a stalker before he can attack a woman who is being stalked in Silver Spring, Maryland. Meanwhile, Hotch and Rossi are called as consultants on a possible battered woman syndrome murder case in Boston.

NitzanSchwarz Mar 24, 2025

This episode was always chilling. We have two plotlines happening simultaneously, one with Hotch and...

8.1/10 (2918 votes)

Tabula Rasa

S3:E19

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.

BrendynStLouis Apr 27, 2016

Hotch totally wrecked that guy

8.5/10 (3108 votes)

Lo-Fi

S3:E20

The BAU faces one of its toughest cases 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.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
2 ★ 8.0 23
★ 8.9 Revelations (2)
★ 7.1 Honor Among Thieves
16 ★ 8.0 10
★ 8.3 Oedipus Wrecks
★ 7.7 Pay-Per-View
4 ★ 7.9 25
★ 8.5 Mayhem
★ 7.0 Demonology
3 ★ 7.9 20
★ 8.7 Penelope
★ 7.4 Identity
1 ★ 7.7 22
★ 8.6 Riding the Lightning
★ 7.1 Blood Hungry
5 ★ 7.7 23
★ 9.2 100
★ 7.2 The Eyes Have It
7 ★ 7.7 24
★ 8.5 Run (2)
★ 7.2 There's No Place Like Home
9 ★ 7.7 24
★ 8.6 Demons (2)
★ 7.4 The Inspiration (1)
15 ★ 7.7 10
★ 8.6 Date Night
★ 7.0 Rusty
17 ★ 7.7 10
★ 8.0 Gold Star
★ 7.2 Message in a Bottle
6 ★ 7.6 24
★ 8.7 Lauren
★ 7.2 Devil's Night
8 ★ 7.6 24
★ 8.6 Zugzwang
★ 7.1 Magnificent Light
14 ★ 7.5 15
★ 8.3 300
★ 7.1 Innocence
10 ★ 7.5 23
★ 8.7 Mr. Scratch
★ 7.0 Beyond Borders
11 ★ 7.5 22
★ 9.1 Entropy
★ 6.6 Future Perfect
13 ★ 7.5 22
★ 8.5 Believer
★ 6.9 Submerged
12 ★ 7.4 22
★ 8.4 Red Light
★ 6.7 A Good Husband