
Where to watch Criminal Minds Season 5
Criminal Minds season 5 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 5 was released on 23 September 2009.
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Criminal Minds Season 5 episodes

S05 E01
Nameless, Faceless
43 mins · Wed, 23 Sep 2009
Hotch's unexplained absence quickly becomes apparent when the team is called back together to profile a killer targeting an emergency room doctor.

S05 E02
Haunted
41 mins · Wed, 30 Sep 2009
The team is called to Louisville to help local authorities determine what led a disturbed man to have a psychotic breakdown at a pharmacy and murder several customers.

S05 E03
Reckoner
41 mins · Wed, 7 Oct 2009
The BAU investigates a case in Rossi's hometown, forcing him to revisit his personal and professional past.

S05 E04
Hopeless
43 mins · Wed, 14 Oct 2009
The BAU investigates a group of suspects with a pack mentality who are randomly selecting their victims in the nation's capital and murdering them for the thrill of it.

S05 E05
Cradle to Grave
43 mins · Wed, 21 Oct 2009
The team tackles a strange case, involving a suspect who impregnates young women before killing them.

S05 E06
The Eyes Have It
43 mins · Wed, 4 Nov 2009
The team go after a serial killer who keeps the eyes of his victims as souvenirs. The coroner is convinced that the killer has medical training.

S05 E07
The Performer
41 mins · Wed, 11 Nov 2009
The team suspects a goth rock star is behind a trail of murders that mysteriously match up with his tour dates.

S05 E08
Outfoxed
40 mins · Wed, 18 Nov 2009
While tracking down a family killer, the BAU must seek advice from The Fox, one of the most horrific killers from the team's past who has an ominous message for Agent Hotchner.

S05 E09
100
43 mins · Wed, 25 Nov 2009
When The Reaper returns to Washington, the team hurries to find him with Hotchner before his family is harmed.

S05 E10
Slave of Duty
43 mins · Wed, 9 Dec 2009
The team are forced to investigate a case without Hotch when he takes a break to consider his future at the FBI.

S05 E11
Retaliation
41 mins · Wed, 16 Dec 2009
When an ex-convict escapes from the BAU's custody, the team look to his past in order to form a profile that will help recapture him.

S05 E12
The Uncanny Valley
42 mins · Wed, 13 Jan 2010
The team investigate a suspect abducting women to satisfy an obsession; Hotch has a difficult time going back to work.

S05 E13
Risky Business
41 mins · Wed, 20 Jan 2010
A group of teenagers are found dead in Wyoming, having seemingly committed suicide after playing an online game.

S05 E14
Parasite
40 mins · Wed, 3 Feb 2010
The team is contacted by the authorities in Miami to analyse a con artist, whose decline in mental health sees his crimes escalate.

S05 E15
Public Enemy
43 mins · Wed, 10 Feb 2010
A serial killer in Rhode Island is spreading panic by attacking victims in public.

S05 E16
Mosley Lane
43 mins · Wed, 3 Mar 2010
The BAU respond to a call from Virginia to investigate a child abductor who may have been keeping children for more than eight years.

S05 E17
Solitary Man
42 mins · Wed, 10 Mar 2010
A serial killer in New Mexico is kidnapping women and disposing of their bodies in his search to provide a mother for his daughter.

S05 E18
The Fight
43 mins · Wed, 7 Apr 2010
Hotch and the team join forces with another group to investigate the murder of homeless men in San Francisco, when its revealed that both teams have cases that could be related.

S05 E19
Rite of Passage
42 mins · Wed, 14 Apr 2010
The BAU team heads to Texas to track a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants attempting to make safe passage into the U.S.

S05 E20
... A Thousand Words
40 mins · Wed, 5 May 2010
When a tattoo covered serial killer takes his own life, the team must follow his clues to locate his final victim.

S05 E21
Exit Wounds
43 mins · Wed, 12 May 2010
Garcia travels to Alaska to assist the BAU in a small-town murder investigation.

S05 E22
The Internet Is Forever
42 mins · Wed, 19 May 2010
In Boise, an internet predator is using social networking sites to stalk potential victims.

S05 E23
Our Darkest Hour
43 mins · Wed, 26 May 2010
When Los Angeles is swept by a series of blackouts, a serial killer uses the cover of darkness to commit murders.
