List of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders episodes

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders is an American police procedural that debuted on CBS on March 16, 2016. The series is a spin-off of another series Criminal Minds aired on the same network, and is the third show in the Criminal Minds franchise. Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders follows an elite team of profilers and agents from the FBI's International Response Team (IRT). This team solves cases that involve American citizens in trouble on international soil.[1] CBS aired a backdoor pilot on an episode of Criminal Minds on April 8, 2015, introducing the characters with a crossover episode eponymously titled "Beyond Borders".[1][2] The series follows special agents Jack Garrett, Clara Seger, Matthew Simmons, Russ Montgomery and Mae Jarvis. On May 16, 2016, CBS renewed the series for a second and final season, which premiered on March 8, 2017.[3]

A total of 26 episodes of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders aired over two seasons.

Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
Backdoor pilotApril 8, 2015 (2015-04-08)
113March 16, 2016 (2016-03-16)May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
213March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)

Episodes

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Backdoor pilot (2015)

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The program and its characters are introduced during the tenth season of Criminal Minds. The Criminal Minds episode, "Beyond Borders", served as a backdoor pilot episode for the show.

No.
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No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
22919"Beyond Borders"Glenn KershawErica MesserApril 8, 2015 (2015-04-08)101910.39[4]
When a family of four is abducted while vacationing in Barbados, the BAU works with SSA Jack Garrett (Gary Sinise) and the International Response Team, a unit tasked with solving cases that involve Americans who are traveling abroad, to profile a family annihilator who forces his victims to reenact moments from his childhood.

Season 1 (2016)

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No.
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No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
11"The Harmful One"Colin BuckseyErica MesserMarch 16, 2016 (2016-03-16)1018.88[5]
22"Harvested"Rob BaileyErica MeredithMarch 23, 2016 (2016-03-23)1047.78[6]
33"Denial"Rod HolcombAdam GlassMarch 30, 2016 (2016-03-30)1077.07[7]
44"Whispering Death"Larry TengAdam GlassApril 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)1107.44[8]
55"The Lonely Heart"Constantine MakrisTicona S. JoyApril 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)1086.98[8]
66"Love Interrupted"Paul A. KaufmanAdam GlassApril 13, 2016 (2016-04-13)1027.91[9]
77"Citizens of the World"Alec SmightMatthew LauApril 20, 2016 (2016-04-20)1067.55[10]
88"De Los Inocentes"Jeannot SzwarcChristopher BarbourApril 27, 2016 (2016-04-27)1036.58[11]
99"The Matchmaker"Matt Earl BeesleyTim ClementeMay 4, 2016 (2016-05-04)1096.82[12]
1010"Iqiniso"Laura BelseyChristopher BarbourMay 11, 2016 (2016-05-11)1116.05[13]
1111"The Ballad of Nick and Nat"Jeremiah ChechikDaniele NathansonMay 11, 2016 (2016-05-11)1055.94[13]
1212"El Toro Bravo"Tawnia McKiernanErica MeredithMay 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)1125.74[14]
1313"Paper Orphans"Félix Enríquez AlcaláErica MesserMay 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)1135.19[14]

Season 2 (2017)

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No.
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No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
141"Lost Souls"Alec SmightErica MesserMarch 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)2015.35[15]
152"Il Mostro"Leon IchasoChristopher BarbourMarch 15, 2017 (2017-03-15)2045.37[16]
163"The Devil's Breath"Oz ScottAdam GlassMarch 22, 2017 (2017-03-22)2024.78[17]
174"Pretty Like Me"Greg PrangeDaniele NathansonMarch 29, 2017 (2017-03-29)2064.97[18]
185"Made In..."Jeannot SzwarcErica MeredithApril 5, 2017 (2017-04-05)2054.61[19]
196"Cinderella and the Dragon"Diana C. ValentineMatthew LauApril 12, 2017 (2017-04-12)2035.74[20]
207"La Huesuda"Rod HolcombAdam GlassApril 12, 2017 (2017-04-12)2074.72[20]
218"Pankration"Laura BelseyTicona S. JoyApril 19, 2017 (2017-04-19)2084.74[21]
229"Blowback"Nina Lopez-CorradoChristopher BarbourApril 26, 2017 (2017-04-26)2094.56[22]
2310"Type A"Christoph SchreweTim ClementeMay 3, 2017 (2017-05-03)2105.00[23]
2411"Obey"Constantine MakrisDaniele NathansonMay 10, 2017 (2017-05-10)2114.85[24]
2512"Abominable"Jennifer LynchMatthew LauMay 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)2124.87[25]
2613"The Ripper of Riga"Mikael SalomonAdam GlassMay 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)2134.16[25]

Home releases

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Season Episodes DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Discs
Pilot 1 August 25, 2015 (2015-08-25)[26] December 7, 2015 (2015-12-07)[27] December 2, 2015 (2015-12-02)[28] 6
1 13 September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)[29] TBA TBA 4
2 13 November 23, 2018 (2018-11-23)[30] TBA TBA 3

References

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