The tenth season of Criminal Minds premiered on CBS on October 1, 2014. The series was officially renewed for a tenth season on March 13, 2014. It consists of 23 episodes. This season features Jennifer Love Hewitt playing an undercover agent who joins the BAU. Episode 19 was a pilot episode for the spin-off series Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.
Cast The entire main cast returned for the season, except Jeanne Tripplehorn (Alex Blake), who left the show in the season nine finale. On July 1, 2014, it was announced that Jennifer Love Hewitt would join the show as a series regular, playing Kate Callahan, a former undercover FBI agent whose exceptional work lands her a job with the Behavioral Analysis Unit.
Main Joe Mantegna as Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi (BAU Senior Agent) Shemar Moore as Supervisory Special Agent Derek Morgan (BAU Agent) Matthew Gray Gubler as Supervisory Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid (BAU Agent) A. J. Cook as Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau (BAU Agent) Kirsten Vangsness as Special Agent Penelope Garcia (BAU Technical Analyst & Co-Communications Liaison) Jennifer Love Hewitt as Supervisory Special Agent Kate Callahan (BAU Agent) Thomas Gibson as Supervisory Special Agent Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner (BAU Unit Chief & Co-Communications Liaison)
Special guest star Gary Sinise as FBI Supervisory Special Agent Jack Garrett (IRT Unit Chief) Anna Gunn as FBI Special Agent Lily Lambert Daniel Henney as Supervisory Special Agent Matthew "Matt" Simmons (BAU Agent) Tyler James Williams as Russ "Monty" Montgomery Edward Asner as Roy Brooks
Recurring Hailey Sole as Meg Callahan Taylor Mosby as Markayla Davis Rochelle Aytes as Savannah Hayes Greg Grunberg as Chris Callahan Cade Owens as Jack Hotchner Amber Stevens as Joy Struthers Mekhai Andersen as Henry LaMontagne Nicholas Brendon as Kevin Lynch Bodhi Elfman as Peter Lewis / Mr. Scratch Esai Morales as Supervisory Special Agent Mateo "Matt" Cruz (BAU Section Chief)
Episodes
Ratings
Live + SD ratings No. inseries No. inseason Episode Air date Time slot (EST) Rating/Share (18–49) Viewers (m) 18–49 Rank Viewership rank Drama rank 211 1 "X" Wednesday9:00 P.M. 2.7/8 11.74 15 14 6 212 2 "Burn" 2.3/7 10.57 22 15 10 213 3 "A Thousand Suns" 2.4/7 10.89 21 16 7 214 4 "The Itch" 2.5/7 9.92 15 22 3 215 5 "Boxed In" 2.3/7 10.48 20 14 7 216 6 "If the Shoe Fits" 2.1/6 9.78 21 17 8 217 7 "Hashtag" 2.3/7 10.35 21 15 8 218 8 "The Boys of Sudworth Place" 2.3/7 10.68 20 14 7 219 9 "Fate" 2.2/7 11.00 13 11 4 220 10 "Amelia Porter" 2.1/7 10.12 16 12 3 221 11 "The Forever People" 2.2/6 10.31 12 12 3 222 12 "Anonymous" 2.0/6 10.29 12 8 4 223 13 "Nelson's Sparrow" 2.1/6 10.70 15 12 6 224 14 "Hero Worship" 2.0/6 10.48 22 9 8 225 15 "Scream" 1.9/6 9.89 22 19 9 226 16 "Lockdown" 1.9/6 10.37 25 12 8 227 17 "Breath Play" 2.1/7 10.32 14 12 4 228 18 "Rock Creek Park" 2.1/6 10.08 11 8 4 229 19 "Beyond Borders" 2.1/7 10.39 9 10 2 230 20 "A Place at the Table" 2.1/7 10.37 10 8 2 231 21 "Mr. Scratch" 2.0/6 10.06 14 11 3 232 22 "Protection" 1.8/6 8.72 18 15 7 233 23 "The Hunt" 1.8/6 9.61 13 7 4
Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings No. inseries No. inseason Episode Air date Time slot (EST) 18–49 rating increase Viewers(millions) increase Total 18–49 Total viewers(millions) Ref 211 1 "X" Wednesday9:00 p.m. 1.8 4.53 4.5 16.28 212 2 "Burn" 1.5 4.02 3.8 14.60 213 3 "A Thousand Suns" 1.5 4.02 3.9 14.92 214 4 "The Itch" 1.4 3.92 3.9 13.84 215 5 "Boxed In" 1.5 3.71 3.8 14.20 216 6 "If the Shoe Fits" 1.7 4.39 3.8 14.18 217 7 "Hashtag" 1.6 4.10 3.9 14.45 218 8 "The Boys of Sudworth Place" 1.5 4.04 3.8 14.71 219 9 "Fate" 1.6 3.83 3.8 14.89 220 10 "Amelia Porter" 1.6 4.02 3.7 14.11 221 11 "The Forever People" 1.4 4.15 3.6 14.46 222 12 "Anonymous" 1.5 4.11 3.5 14.40 223 13 "Nelson's Sparrow" 1.6 4.28 3.7 14.99 224 14 "Hero Worship" 1.5 3.92 3.5 14.40 225 15 "Scream" 1.4 3.66 3.3 13.62 226 16 "Lockdown" 1.6 4.28 3.6 14.67 227 17 "Breath Play" 1.4 3.57 3.5 14.03 228 18 "Rock Creek Park" 1.4 4.21 3.6 14.20 229 19 "Beyond Borders" 1.4 4.00 3.5 14.40 230 20 "A Place at the Table" 1.4 3.74 3.5 14.11 231 21 "Mr. Scratch" 1.5 3.93 3.5 13.99 232 22 "Protection" 1.3 3.59 3.1 12.30 233 23 "The Hunt" 1.4 3.74 3.2 13.35
Home media Set details Special features 23 episodes 6-disc set (Region 1) 5-disc set (Region 2 & 4) Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Subtitles: English English: Dolby Digital 5.1 Memo From The Acting Director H.I.M. Business As Usual Criminal Minds International Payback's An Itch Origin Story Greatest Hits Salute Gag Reel Deleted Scenes DVD release date Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
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