Criminal Minds

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Criminal Minds revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyze America's most twisted criminal minds. Anticipating their next moves, before they strike again, the team literally get inside the minds of serial killers.

Season 3 sees team leader Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin), replaced by David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), following the tragic death of his friend Sarah, at the hands of a serial killer at the end of Season 2.


The Behavioral Analysis Unit's (BAU) team includes Special Agent Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson), a family man who is able to gain people's trust and unlock their secrets.

Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), the daughter of high-powered diplomats who recently joined the team and must prove her worth to Hotchner and her co-workers.

Special Agent Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore), is an expert on obsessional crimes.

Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), a classically misunderstood genius whose social IQ is as low as his intellectual IQ is high.

Jennifer "JJ" Jareau (AJ Cook), is a confident young agent who acts as the unit liaison for the team.

Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness), is a computer wizard who helps research the cases.

Each member brings his or her own area of expertise to the table as they pinpoint predators' motivations and identify their emotional triggers in the attempt to stop them.

Joining the team later in the series is the prominent agent David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), a founding member of the BAU, who returns to help the team solve new cases, while pursuing some unfinished business of his own.