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Season 1 – Criminal Minds: Suspect Behaviour

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Forest Whitaker stars in this "Criminal Minds" spinoff as Special Agent Sam Cooper, a fierce leader who is not afraid to risk his career in order to stand by his convictions and bring dangerous criminals to justice. Cooper tries to avoid political bureaucracy by handpicking an eclectic group of profilers to work outside the confines of Quantico. Former British soldier Mick Rawson is a highly skilled marksman with an undiluted eye for rooting out evil. Former convict John "Prophet" Sims has a calm, Zen-like presence and wants to make amends for past sins. Rounding out the team is Gina LaSalle, an attractive agent armed with a cunning sense of perception.
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Criminal Minds: Suspect Behaviour — Season 1

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With plotlines that are both ludicrous and predictable, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior falls victim to audience overfamiliarity.

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Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly Feb 16, 2011
We're not spared the reason viewers by the millions tune in to the original Minds: To watch the suffering of the helpless, rescued by the earnest, the brave, and the eccentric. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico HollywoodChicago.com Feb 16, 2011
1.5/5
There's no sense of the human touch here other than in glimpses of Whitaker's performance. Go to Full Review Alessandra Stanley New York Times Feb 16, 2011
The series follows a formula, but it's a proven one. Go to Full Review Jim Garner TV Fanatic Feb 17, 2011
2.4/5
Sadly it could go wrong in a lot of ways, the biggest of these being a lack of character introduction or team strengths/weaknesses dynamics. Go to Full Review F. John Rickert Television Without Pity Feb 17, 2011
I don't expect to ever watch this show regularly, I could easily see myself bingeing on it if I found a rerun marathon of it on some cable channel while visiting my parents. Go to Full Review Cynthia Fuchs PopMatters Feb 16, 2011
5/10
Because you've seen too many shows like this and too many teams like his, you're unimpressed. You're already too many steps ahead. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Magnus A @RT19500319 Jun 4, 2026 Humdrum! I watched a couple of episodes recently and was soon wondering what on earth Forest Whitaker was thinking. Thin stories, obvious dialogue, dreadfully predictable. See more Catherine C @RT52450100 Oct 24, 2025 I don’t know why this has such bad reviews I thought it was excellent and addictive. Please do season 2 we need to know what happened to Beth??? Great acting too See more Vanessa 1 @Somerfugl Sep 3, 2024 Don't know why it was not renewed for a second season... It wasn't as mindblowingly good as Criminal Minds, but it was really enjoyable and had a lot of potential to get much better later on... After all Criminal Minds first season is also far from my favorite... The cliffhanger is haunting me now: Who was shot? Was someone shot? I need answers!!! 😂 See more Mar 9, 2017 To be honest, I didn't finish the entire season, I just HAD to rate and review this show. So the Criminal Minds franchise is obviously a lot to live up to, and this spinoff fell so shirt. I can tell what the writers were going for with the characters but it just didn't come off AT ALL. DO NOT WATCH THIS SHOW! NOTE: "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders" is definitely worth checking out if you're really into Criminal Minds and crime shows in general, especially if you're sick of America-centric shows. See more Jul 3, 2015 This film is the equivalent of badness, predictble, dumb and just straght out insulting to you as viewer, recycling old plotlines, terrible dialougue and cinamatography which is ok-ish to bad, depending on the episode. There is not one scene in the episodes I've which I didn't have any problem with, and the worse is that all the episodes are the same, bad things happens, they investigate it but don't have a good clue, bring in someone close to the murderer, they get lead, something bad is about to happen, they kill the guy. And the dumbness in it is that it often in the dumbest way possible, the murderer in one episode runs away, 20 meter away and the chick shoots him straight through the head, while the guy is unarmed, all that happens is "good shot". Please do yourself a favor and never watch this show See more Read all reviews
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Forest Whitaker

Special Agent Sam Cooper

Janeane Garofalo

Beth Griffith

Michael Kelly

John "Prophet" Sims

Beau Garrett

Gina LaSalle

Matt Ryan

Mick Rawson

Kirsten Vangsness

Penelope Garcia

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 16, 2011 Two of a Kind Cooper and his team head to Cleveland to investigate multiple child abductions. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 23, 2011 Lonely Heart The team tries to track down a killer targeting single businessmen in Ohio. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 2, 2011 See No Evil The team heads to Arizona to decipher the message a suspect sent after two brutal murders. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 9, 2011 One Shot Kill The serial sniper the team is trying to catch begins to taunt Mick. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 16, 2011 Here Is the Fire The team searches for a bomber who set off an explosion at a small-town school. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 23, 2011 Devotion The team searches for a serial killer who kidnaps and hangs his victims. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 30, 2011 Jane The team investigates a case involving the abduction of several women, one of whom was never reported missing. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 6, 2011 Night Hawks The red cell team goes to Oklahoma City to stop a spree killer. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 13, 2011 Smother The team tracks a suspect who is abducting young mothers; Beth makes a discovery about Mick. Details Episode 10 Aired May 4, 2011 The Time Is Now Cooper is asked to testify when a woman on death row petitions for a mistrial; Beth is put in charge of analysis. Details Episode 11 Aired May 11, 2011 Strays FBI Director Fickler asks the team to find the estranged daughter of a federal judge. Details Episode 12 Aired May 18, 2011 The Girl in the Blue Mask Cooper and the team track a killer who disfigures his victims' faces. Details Episode 13 Aired May 25, 2011 Death by a Thousand Cuts Cooper and the team search for a serial killer who is shooting people in crowded areas; Beth is put in danger when she and Prophet go undercover. Details

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Season Info

Director
John Terlesky, Dwight H. Little, Phil Abraham, Terry McDonough, Anna Foerster, Edward Allen Bernero, Tim Matheson, Shintaro Shimosawa
Executive Producer
Chris Mundy, Edward Allen Bernero, Mark Gordon, Deborah Spera
Screenwriter
Stephen Cragg, Michael W. Watkins, Chris Mundy, Melissa Blake, Rob Fresco, Ian Goldberg, Joy Blake, Glen Mazzara
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-14 (V|L)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 16, 2011
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