| Season Number: | 8 |
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| Image Upright: | 1.15 |
| Num Episodes: | 24 |
| Network: | CBS |
| Episode List: | List of Criminal Minds episodes |
The eighth season of Criminal Minds premiered on CBS on September 26, 2012. The series was renewed on March 14, 2012.[1]
In Canada, season eight aired one day earlier on CTV than on CBS in the United States.
On February 15, 2012, Deadline Hollywood reported that Paget Brewster (Emily Prentiss) would leave the show once season seven was over. All other main cast members had secured deals for the season.[2] On June 13, 2012, CBS announced that Jeanne Tripplehorn would join the cast of the show.[3]
See also: List of Criminal Minds episodes.
| Episode | U.S. ratings | Canada ratings | |||||||
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| Original air date | Viewers (millions) | Rank | Original air date | Viewers (millions) | Rank | ||||
| Night | Week | Night | Week | ||||||
| "The Silencer" | September 26, 2012 | 11.73 | 2 | 15 | September 25, 2012 | 1.34[4] | 5 | 25 | |
| "The Pact" | October 10, 2012 | 11.49 | 3 | 15 | October 9, 2012 | 1.56[5] | 4 | 17 | |
| "Through the Looking Glass" | October 17, 2012 | 11.81 | 2 | 12 | October 16, 2012 | ||||
| "God Complex" | October 24, 2012 | 11.61 | 3 | 15 | October 23, 2012 | 2.31[6] | 7 | ||
| "The Good Earth" | October 31, 2012 | 11.99 | 1 | 13 | October 30, 2012 | ||||
| "The Apprenticeship" | November 7, 2012 | 12.09 | 2 | 7 | November 6, 2012 | ||||
| "The Fallen" | November 14, 2012 | 12.20 | 1 | 9 | November 13, 2012 | ||||
| "The Wheels on the Bus..." | November 21, 2012 | 11.53 | 1 | 10 | November 20, 2012 | ||||
| "Magnificent Light" | November 28, 2012 | 12.37 | 1 | 10 | November 27, 2012 | ||||
| "The Lesson" | December 5, 2012 | 11.33 | 1 | 10 | December 4, 2012 | ||||
| "Perennials" | December 12, 2012 | 12.01 | 1 | 10 | December 11, 2012 | ||||
| "Zugzwang" | January 16, 2013 | 12.64 | 2 | 8 | January 15, 2013 | ||||
| "Magnum Opus" | January 23, 2013 | 11.84 | 1 | 6 | January 22, 2013 | ||||
| "All That Remains" | February 6, 2013 | 11.98 | 2 | 9 | February 5, 2013 | ||||
| "Broken" | February 20, 2013 | 10.69 | 2 | 14 | February 19, 2013 | ||||
| "Carbon Copy" | February 27, 2013 | 10.33 | 3 | 11 | February 26, 2013 | ||||
| "The Gathering" | March 20, 2013 | 11.58 | 2 | 6 | March 19, 2013 | ||||
| "Restoration" | April 3, 2013 | 10.79 | 3 | 17 | April 2, 2013 | ||||
| "Pay It Forward" | April 10, 2013 | 11.47 | 2 | 12 | April 9, 2013 | ||||
| "Alchemy" | May 1, 2013 | 10.13 | 2 | 14 | April 30, 2013 | ||||
| "Nanny Dearest" | May 8, 2013 | 10.08 | 2 | 16 | May 7, 2013 | ||||
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| May 15, 2013 | 10.56 | 2 | 11 | May 15, 2013 | ||||
| "Brothers Hotchner" | May 22, 2013 | 11.01 | 1 | 3 | May 22, 2013 | ||||
| "The Replicator" | May 22, 2013 | 11.01 | 1 | 3 | May 22, 2013 | ||||
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