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Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

2011TV-141 season7.1 / 10

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior was a short-lived American police procedural drama that aired on CBS. The show debuted in 2011 as a spin-off from the successful Criminal Minds, which had premiered in 2005. This edition's profiling team also worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico, Virginia. In an April 2010 episode of Criminal Minds, during the show's fifth season, the original team met the new team and worked with them to find a San Francisco serial killer. This episode served as the new series' backdoor pilot.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

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Synopsis

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior was a short-lived American police procedural drama that aired on CBS. The show debuted in 2011 as a spin-off from the successful Criminal Minds, which had premiered in 2005. This edition's profiling team also worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico, Virginia. In an April 2010 episode of Criminal Minds, during the show's fifth season, the original team met the new team and worked with them to find a San Francisco serial killer. This episode served as the new series' backdoor pilot.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Two of a Kind

45m8.0 / 10

Cooper and his team head to Cleveland to investigate multiple child abductions.

Episode credits

Directed by John TerleskyGuest stars Thomas Vincent Kelly, Jolie Jenkins, Jack Axelrod

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Episode 2

Lonely Hearts

42m8.0 / 10

The Red Cell team travels to Cincinnati to track down a killer who is targeting single businessmen in upscale hotels

Episode credits

Guest stars Scott Lawrence, Bill Cobbs

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Episode 3

See No Evil

43m7.5 / 10

Cooper and his Red Cell team are called in by the Tucson Police Department to capture a serial killer who removes the eyes of the victims.

Episode credits

Guest stars Lauren Koslow, Terri Hoyos, Torri Higginson, Susan Leslie

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Episode 5

Here Is the Fire

44m7.0 / 10

The team searches for a bomber who set off an explosion at a small town school.

Episode credits

Directed by Andrew BernsteinGuest stars Chris Sheffield, Aaron Refvem

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Episode 6

Devotion

42m7.0 / 10

Cooper and the Red Cell team track down a murderer who travels across the country and hangs his victims after he kills them.

Episode credits

Directed by Stephen CraggWritten by Shintaro Shimosawa

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Episode 7

Jane

42m7.0 / 10

The team investigates a case involving the abduction of several women, one of whom was never reported missing.

Episode credits

Directed by Stephen CraggWritten by Shintaro Shimosawa

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Episode 8

Nighthawk

43m7.0 / 10

After a spree killer targets three Oklahoma City residents with the same physical description, Cooper and the Red Cell team are called to uncover their connection before the situation escalates.

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Episode 9

Smother

42m7.0 / 10

The Red Cell team must track down a suspect who is kidnapping young mothers. Meanwhile, Beth discovers why this particular case hits close to home for Mick.

Episode credits

Directed by Phil AbrahamWritten by Melissa BlakeGuest stars Annie Tedesco

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Episode 10

The Time Is Now

43m7.0 / 10

Cooper is called to testify when a case involving a woman on death row petitions for a mistrial based on the testimony given by FBI director Fickler. Meanwhile, Cooper puts Beth in charge of threat analysis.

Episode credits

Directed by Tim MathesonWritten by Melissa BlakeGuest stars Raviv Ullman, Drew Osborne, Izabela Vidovic, Giancarlo Esposito, Melissa Strom

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Episode 11

Strays

42m7.5 / 10

The Red Cell team is asked personally by FBI Director Fickler to find the estranged daughter of a federal judge, who is his longtime friend.

Episode credits

Guest stars Jack Axelrod

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Episode 13

Death by a Thousand Cuts

43m7.0 / 10finale

Cooper and the red cell team track a serial killer who is randomly shooting people in crowded areas. Also, Beth's life is put in peril when she and Prophet go undercover.

Episode credits

Directed by Edward Allen Bernero

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Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026

More about Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

Cast

Forest WhitakerSam Cooper
Janeane GarofaloBeth Griffith
Beau GarrettGina LaSalle
Michael KellyJonathan 'Prophet' Simms
Matt RyanMick Rawson
Kirsten VangsnessPenelope Garcia
Richard SchiffJack Fickler
Raviv UllmanBen

Credits

Created by
Edward Allen Bernero
Written by
Melissa Blake, Shintaro Shimosawa

Production details

Status
Canceled
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
13
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • CBSUnited States
  • CBS StudiosUnited States
  • The Mark Gordon CompanyUnited States
  • Bernero Productions
  • ABC StudiosUnited States

Themes

crime investigationcriminologyhuman behaviorpolicepolice proceduralspin off