Criminal

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Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle...

#22 US · Overall 405 recordings 47 h 2014 → today Every two weeks updated yesterday
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Family Secrets, Part 2 yesterday
Family Secrets, Part 1 33 min · Phoebe Judge, Astead Herndon · 8 days ago
He Was Told It Was a Job. It Was His Kidney They Wanted. 34 min · Phoebe Judge · 11 days ago
The Informant 1 h 06 min · Phoebe Judge, Jonquilyn Hill · 15 days ago
911 41 min · Phoebe Judge · 22 days ago
What Happened When 33,000 People’s Therapy Notes Were Released Onto the Internet 45 min · Phoebe Judge · 25 days ago
Out of the Box 45 min · Phoebe Judge · 29 days ago
A Bump in the Night and Unexpected Guests 55 min · Phoebe Judge · Aug 14
Please Continue (Criminal+) 47 min · Phoebe Judge, Lauren Spohr · Aug 13
How a Volcanic Eruption Led to a Criminal Trial 29 min · Phoebe Judge · Aug 11
Mr. Apology 53 min · Marissa Bridge, Phoebe Judge, Apology callers · Aug 7
The Premonitions Bureau 51 min · Phoebe Judge, Sam Knight, Astead Herndon · Jul 31
She Killed Three People with Poisonous Mushrooms. Did She Mean To? 28 min · Nino Bucci, Phoebe Judge · Jul 28
The Comfort Kit 43 min · Rachel Waters, Phoebe Judge, David (Rachel's partner) · Jul 24
125 Acres 38 min · Phoebe Judge, Ben Montgomery, Anthony Denning · Jul 17
Why Alex Murdaugh is Getting a Do-Over 36 min · Valerie Bauerlein, Phoebe Judge, Jonquilyn (JQ) Hill · Jul 14
That’s Not Me 41 min · Phoebe Judge, Portia (Porcha) Woodruff, Christopher O'Brien · Jul 10
What Nobody Tells You About the Morgue (with Patricia Cornwell) 28 min · Patricia Cornwell, Phoebe Judge · Jun 30
All the Time in the World 31 min · Phoebe Judge, Dr. Daniel Westcott, Elaine Walker · Jun 26
The Caller 44 min · Phoebe Judge, Brett Murphy, Russ Faria · Jun 19
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Charts

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#22 Overall · United States

🇦🇺 #27 · 🇨🇦 #27 · 🇬🇧 #29 · 🇳🇿 #44 · 🇿🇦 #75 · 🇫🇮 #101 · 🇮🇪 #108 · 🇵🇭 #141 · 🇦🇷 #146 · 🇮🇩 #165 · +20 more

charted in 31 countriesFull rankings →

Activity

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7 episodes · last 30 days · avg 42 min

Fri 49Tue 6Thu 2

Episodes per week over the last six months.

About

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Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Named a Best Podcast of 2023 by the New York Times. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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Rankings

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As of 2026-09-19, Criminal ranks #127 on the Spotify charts and #82 on Apple Podcasts in the United States, and appears on charts in 9 countries.

Ranking over time

Overall chart position, last 90 days · lower is better

Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇺🇸 United States as of 2026-09-19

🇨🇦 Canada #49 🇦🇺 Australia #70 🇳🇿 New Zealand #75 🇺🇸 United States #82 🇿🇦 South Africa #128 🇮🇪 Ireland #135 🇮🇩 Indonesia #165 🇬🇧 United Kingdom #179 🇦🇷 Argentina #191 True Crime #22 Spotify
Chart records
First charted2025-02-16
Best ever#27 on Apple Podcasts (Canada) · 2026-08-15
Days on chart463
Countries now9
CategoriesTrue Crime

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