Where to watch Criminal Minds Season 12
Criminal Minds season 12 is streaming in Australia on Paramount Plus (subscription) and Disney+ (subscription, listed for the whole show). You can also buy it on Apple TV from $24.99. Season 12 was released on 28 September 2016.
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Criminal Minds Season 12 episodes
S12 E01
The Crimson King
42 mins · Wed, 28 Sep 2016
Agent Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez) joins the BAU team, which is tasked with capturing a killer who escaped prison with 13 other convicts at the end of last season.
S12 E02
Sick Day
40 mins · Wed, 5 Oct 2016
Returning home from a child abduction case, JJ informs Will of the BAU's attempts to catch a serial killer who has been burning his victims alive.
S12 E03
Taboo
42 mins · Wed, 12 Oct 2016
The BAU welcomes back Emily Prentiss as they are called upon to investigate the disappearance of three women
S12 E04
Keeper
42 mins · Wed, 26 Oct 2016
The BAU team searches for a serial killer along the Appalachian Trail in rural Virginia.
S12 E05
The Anti-Terror Squad
42 mins · Wed, 9 Nov 2016
The BAU investigates if bullying may be the link between two high school students who are the sole survivors after both of their families are killed.
S12 E06
Elliott's Pond
42 mins · Wed, 16 Nov 2016
When three children disappear while riding their bikes on the same path as a similar unsolved disappearance 30 years ago, the BAU team comes in to investigate.
S12 E07
Mirror Image
42 mins · Wed, 30 Nov 2016
The BAU team opens an investigation when a man who fully believes he’s Dr. Tara Lewis’ brother arrives in town, knowing everything about her and her family, and she is unable to make contact with her real sibling.
S12 E08
Scarecrow
42 mins · Wed, 7 Dec 2016
The team heads to Yakima, Washington when the remains of a dozen people are found along a creek bed.
S12 E09
Profiling 202
42 mins · Wed, 4 Jan 2017
While Rossi conducts a profiling course on his birthday, he receives a call from his nemesis Tommy Yates, who discloses the location of his latest victim.
S12 E10
Seek and Destroy
42 mins · Wed, 11 Jan 2017
BAU team investigates a series of home invasions in upscale neighborhoods in San Diego involving casualties.
S12 E11
Surface Tension
42 mins · Wed, 1 Feb 2017
Reid has returned from Houston, where he was visiting his mother who is in a new facility on an experimental drug program. He is called back home from the office while the rest of the team heads off on their next case. It isn't until the team is in the air that they learn that Diana is no longer in the Houston facility, but that she is now living with Reid, as the trial drug was not having the intended effect.
S12 E12
A Good Husband
42 mins · Wed, 8 Feb 2017
The BAU team is called in to investigate when male victims are found with no way to identify them.
S12 E13
Spencer
42 mins · Wed, 15 Feb 2017
When a BAU member gets in trouble in Mexico, the team enlists the services of the International Response Team for their help.
S12 E14
Collision Course
42 mins · Wed, 22 Feb 2017
The BAU investigates the cause of several fatal car crashes involving drivers and pedestrians. Also, Reid gets bad news.
S12 E15
Alpha Male
42 mins · Wed, 1 Mar 2017
The BAU investigates when several young men and women are victims of disfiguring acid attacks. Also, Dr. Reid begins to settle into his new surroundings.
S12 E16
Assistance Is Futile
42 mins · Wed, 15 Mar 2017
When three women in New York City are found dead with several bones broken, the BAU works with a single mother (Tatum O'Neal) who believes that her son is behind the heinous crimes. Meanwhile, Reid faces a difficult decision after a fellow inmate is threatened.
S12 E17
In the Dark
42 mins · Wed, 22 Mar 2017
When two drastically different murder sprees are committed in Burlington, Vermont, the BAU concludes that a serial killer suffering from sleepwalking is responsible for both crimes. Meanwhile, Alvez presents Shaw with a shocking ultimatum after Reid is assaulted in prison.
S12 E18
Hell's Kitchen
42 mins · Wed, 29 Mar 2017
The BAU investigates an urban vampire who kidnaps his victims at night and holds them underground in the sewer system; Reid makes a difficult decision in prison.
S12 E19
True North
42 mins · Wed, 5 Apr 2017
Three victims are found tied to stakes in the Arizona desert.
S12 E20
Unforgettable
42 mins · Wed, 26 Apr 2017
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
S12 E21
Green Light
42 mins · Wed, 3 May 2017
When Reid fears his mother has been abducted, he asks the BAU to investigate while he's stuck in prison.
S12 E22
Red Light
42 mins · Wed, 10 May 2017
Derek Morgan brings the BAU a lead in the case against serial killer and escaped convict Mr. Scratch.