How many days to binge Criminal Minds
Pick the pace that matches your life. Days are rounded up, so the last day is usually a short one.
| Pace | Days | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| One episode a day | 367 | 52 |
| 1 hour a day | 361 | 52 |
| 2 hours a day | 181 | 26 |
| 3 hours a day | 121 | 17 |
| 4 hours a day | 91 | 13 |
| 8-hour marathon days | 46 | 7 |
| Non-stop, no sleep | 15 days | |
Criminal Minds runtime by season
| Season | Episodes | Avg runtime | Total | First aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 22 | 60 min | 22 hours | September 22, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 23 | 60 min | 23 hours | September 20, 2006 |
| Season 3 | 20 | 60 min | 20 hours | September 26, 2007 |
| Season 4 | 26 | 60 min | 26 hours | September 24, 2008 |
| Season 5 | 23 | 60 min | 23 hours | September 23, 2009 |
| Season 6 | 24 | 60 min | 24 hours | September 22, 2010 |
| Season 7 | 24 | 60 min | 24 hours | September 21, 2011 |
| Season 8 | 24 | 60 min | 24 hours | September 26, 2012 |
| Season 9 | 24 | 60 min | 24 hours | September 25, 2013 |
| Season 10 | 23 | 60 min | 23 hours | October 1, 2014 |
| Season 11 | 22 | 60 min | 22 hours | September 30, 2015 |
| Season 12 | 22 | 60 min | 22 hours | September 28, 2016 |
| Season 13 | 22 | 60 min | 22 hours | September 27, 2017 |
| Season 14 | 15 | 60 min | 15 hours | October 3, 2018 |
| Season 15 | 10 | 60 min | 10 hours | January 8, 2020 |
| Season 16 | 10 | 51 min | 8.5 hours | November 24, 2022 |
| Season 17 | 10 | 53 min | 8.9 hours | June 6, 2024 |
| Season 18 | 10 | 60 min | 10 hours | May 8, 2025 |
| Season 19 | 10 | 54 min | 9.1 hours | May 28, 2026 |
About Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again.
How to get through Criminal Minds faster
- Skip the intro. Roughly a minute and a quarter per episode adds up to about 7 hours, 35 minutes across the whole run.
- Bump the speed. At 1.25× the total drops to 288 hours; at 1.5× it's 240 hours.
- Watch with a comment section. A running conversation pinned to each moment makes long stretches feel shorter, and it's the reason TalkAbtIT exists.
Criminal Minds FAQ
How long does it take to watch all of Criminal Minds?
15 days of screen time. That's 364 episodes at about 59 minutes each. At two hours a night it takes 181 days.
How many episodes of Criminal Minds are there?
364 regular episodes across 19 seasons (2005–present). Specials and recap episodes are not counted.
How long is an episode of Criminal Minds?
Episodes average 59 minutes. The per-season table above shows where runtimes change.
Is Criminal Minds still running?
TVmaze lists Criminal Minds as “Running”. No next episode date is listed yet. See the release countdown.
More binge times
Episode data from TVmaze, refreshed weekly (last update 2026-09-23). Runtimes are as listed per episode, so totals exclude recaps you skip and credits you don't.