The show is also centered around the BAU's Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson). Hotchner struggles to balance his family life and his job. The rest of the BAU consists of Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore), Dr. Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), Jennifer Jareau (AJ Cook), Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness), Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) and David Rossi (Joe Mantegna).
The team is headquartered out of Quantico, Virginia at the FBI academy. The show focuses on the BAU traveling around United States as they catch the most dangerous criminals. Each episode, except for a few, begins and ends with a quote that is relevent to the episode. The quotes were overwhelmingly recited by Gideon until his departure; since then each member has said the quotes.
Season 1
