List of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders episodes

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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]

Contents

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

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
Backdoor pilot April 8, 2015 (2015-04-08)
1 13March 16, 2016 (2016-03-16)May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
2 13March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)

Episodes

Backdoor pilot (2015)

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.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
22919"Beyond Borders"Glenn Kershaw Erica Messer April 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)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
11"The Harmful One" Colin Bucksey Erica Messer March 16, 2016 (2016-03-16)1018.88 [5]
22"Harvested" Rob Bailey Erica MeredithMarch 23, 2016 (2016-03-23)1047.78 [6]
33"Denial" Rod Holcomb Adam Glass March 30, 2016 (2016-03-30)1077.07 [7]
44"Whispering Death" Larry Teng Adam GlassApril 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)1107.44 [8]
55"The Lonely Heart" Constantine Makris Ticona 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 Smight Matthew LauApril 20, 2016 (2016-04-20)1067.55 [10]
88"De Los Inocentes" Jeannot Szwarc Christopher BarbourApril 27, 2016 (2016-04-27)1036.58 [11]
99"The Matchmaker" Matt Earl Beesley Tim 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 Chechik Daniele NathansonMay 11, 2016 (2016-05-11)1055.94 [13]
1212"El Toro Bravo" Tawnia McKiernan Erica MeredithMay 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)1125.74 [14]
1313"Paper Orphans" Félix Enríquez Alcalá Erica MesserMay 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)1135.19 [14]

Season 2 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
141"Lost Souls" Alec Smight Erica Messer March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)2015.35 [15]
152"Il Mostro" Leon Ichaso Christopher BarbourMarch 15, 2017 (2017-03-15)2045.37 [16]
163"The Devil's Breath" Oz Scott Adam Glass March 22, 2017 (2017-03-22)2024.78 [17]
174"Pretty Like Me" Greg Prange Daniele NathansonMarch 29, 2017 (2017-03-29)2064.97 [18]
185"Made In..." Jeannot Szwarc Erica 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 Holcomb Adam 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 Makris Daniele NathansonMay 10, 2017 (2017-05-10)2114.85 [24]
2512"Abominable" Jennifer Lynch Matthew LauMay 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)2124.87 [25]
2613"The Ripper of Riga" Mikael Salomon Adam GlassMay 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)2134.16 [25]

Home releases

SeasonEpisodes DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Discs
Pilot 1August 25, 2015 [26] December 7, 2015 [27] December 2, 2015 [28] 6
1 13September 20, 2016 [29] TBATBA4
2 13November 23, 2018 [30] TBATBA3

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