FBI (franchise)
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| Owner | Wolf Entertainment CBS Studios |
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The FBI franchise (also called The FBIs) is a American media franchise composed of three television series that are currently broadcast on CBS. It began with the premiere of FBI in 2018 and has since been expanded with spin-offs FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International. Dick Wolf created FBI with Craig Turk and FBI: International with Derek Haas, while FBI: Most Wanted was created by René Balcer. All three series are produced by Wolf Entertainment and deal with different aspects of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Multiple characters have appeared in more than one series of the franchise through occasional crossover appearances and the franchise has also had two crossover events. The franchise is also connected to NBC and Wolf Entertainment's Chicago franchise, and as a result the Law & Order franchise, through an appearance by Tracy Spiridakos in FBI, as her character from Chicago P.D.
As of March 29, 2022, 132 episodes of the FBI franchise have aired.
Series[]
FBI[]
The first series in the FBI Franchise focuses on the inner workings of the New York office criminal division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect, and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe.
FBI: Most Wanted[]
Most Wanted centers on the work of the FBI's Fugitive Task Force, a small and unique team designed to track and capture notorious fugitives on the Bureau's Most Wanted List. The series is more about profiling and analyzing fugitives in order to catch them unlike FBI and FBI: International which are more about the crime and the investigation.
FBI: International[]
International follows the elite operatives in the FBI's International Fly Team which is headquartered in Budapest.[1][2] They are charged with locating and neutralizing threats against American interests, wherever they may be.
Series overview[]
| Series | Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Rating | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||||||
| FBI | 1 | 22 | September 25, 2018 | May 14, 2019 | 11 | 12.37[3] | ||
| 2 | 19 | September 24, 2019 | March 31, 2020 | 4 | 12.55[4] | |||
| 3 | 15 | November 17, 2020 | May 25, 2021 | 5 | 10.98[5] | |||
| 4 | TBA | September 21, 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
| FBI: Most Wanted | Backdoor pilot | April 2, 2019 | N/A | 9.08[6] | ||||
| 1 | 14 | January 7, 2020 | May 5, 2020 | 17 | 10.20[4] | |||
| 2 | 15 | November 17, 2020 | May 25, 2021 | 14 | 8.83[7] | |||
| 3 | TBA | September 21, 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
| FBI: International | 1 | TBA | September 21, 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
Main Cast[]
| Series | Character | Position | Portrayed by | Duration | Appearances | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franchise | ||||||||||
| FBI | Most Wanted | International | ||||||||
| FBI | Maggie Bell | FBI Special Agent | Missy Peregrym | 2018–present | Main | Guest | ||||
| Omar Adom "O. A." Zidan | FBI Special Agent | Zeeko Zaki | 2018–present | Main | Guest | |||||
| Jubal Valentine | FBI Assistant Special Agent-In-Charge (ASAC) | Jeremy Sisto | 2018–present | Main | Guest | Recurring | ||||
| Kristen Chazal | FBI Special Agent (formerly Analyst) | Ebonée Noel | 2018–20 | Main | Guest | |||||
| Dana Mosier | FBI Special Agent in Charge | Sela Ward | 2018–19 | Main | ||||||
| Isobel Castille | FBI Special Agent in Charge | Alana de la Garza | 2019–present | Main | Recurring[a] | Guest | ||||
| Stuart Scola | FBI Special Agent | John Boyd | 2019–present | Main | Guest | |||||
| Tiffany Wallace | FBI Special Agent | Katherine Renee Turner | 2020–present | Main | ||||||
| FBI: Most Wanted | Jesse "Jess" LaCroix | FBI Supervisory Special Agent | Julian McMahon | 2019–22 | Guest | Main | Guest | |||
| Kenny "Ken" Crosby | FBI Special Agent | Kellan Lutz | 2019–21 | Guest | Main | Guest | ||||
| Sheryll Barnes | FBI Special Agent | Roxy Sternberg | 2019–present | Guest | Main | |||||
| Hana Gibson | FBI Special Agent/Intelligence Analyst | Keisha Castle-Hughes | 2019–present | Guest | Main | |||||
| Clinton Skye | FBI Special Agent | Nathaniel Arcand | 2019–20 | Guest | Main | |||||
| Natalia 'Tali' Skye LaCroix | YaYa Gosselin | 2019–present | Guest | Main | ||||||
| Ivan Ortiz | FBI Special Agent | Miguel Gomez | 2021–present | Main | ||||||
| Kristin Gaines | FBI Special Agent | Alexa Davalos | 2021–present | Main | ||||||
| FBI: International | Scott Forrester | FBI Supervisory Special Agent | Luke Kleintank | 2021–present | Main | |||||
| Jamie Kellett | FBI Special Agent | Heida Reed | 2021–present | Main | ||||||
| Andre Raines | FBI Special Agent | Carter Redwood | 2021–present | Main | ||||||
| Cameron Vo | FBI Special Agent | Vinessa Vidotto | 2021–present | Main | ||||||
| Katrin Jaeger | Europol agent | Christiane Paul | 2021–present | Main | ||||||
Crossovers[]
| Crossover between | Episode(s) | Type | Actors crossing over | Date aired | ||
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| Series A | Series B | Series C | ||||
| FBI | FBI: Most Wanted | N/A | "Most Wanted" (FBI 1.18) |
Backdoor Pilot | Appearing in Series A: Julian McMahon, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Kellan Lutz, Roxy Sternberg, Nathaniel Arcand, Yaya Gosselin | April 2, 2019 |
| FBI: Most Wanted | FBI | N/A | "Dopesick" (FBI: Most Wanted 1.01) |
Guest appearance | Appearing in Series A: Alana de la Garza | January 7, 2020 |
| FBI: Most Wanted | FBI | N/A | "Caesar" (FBI: Most Wanted 1.04) |
January 28, 2020 | ||
| FBI | FBI: Most Wanted | N/A | "American Dreams" (FBI 2.18) "Reveille" (FBI: Most Wanted 1.09) |
Two-part crossover | Appearing in Series A: Julian McMahon, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Kellan Lutz, Roxy Sternberg, Yaya Gosselin Appearing in Series B: Zeeko Zaki, Ebonée Noel, John Boyd, Alana de la Garza, Jeremy Sisto |
March 24, 2020 |
| FBI | Chicago P.D. | N/A | "Emotional Rescue" (FBI 2.19) |
Guest appearance | Appearing in Series A: Tracy Spiridakos | March 31, 2020 |
| FBI: Most Wanted | FBI | N/A | "Deconflict" (FBI: Most Wanted 2.03) |
Guest appearance | Appearing in Series A: Alana de la Garza | December 8, 2020 |
| FBI: Most Wanted | FBI | N/A | "Criminal Justice" (FBI: Most Wanted 2.12) |
May 4, 2021 | ||
| FBI | FBI: Most Wanted | FBI: International | "All That Glitters" (FBI 4.01) "Exposed" (FBI: Most Wanted 3.01) "Pilot" (FBI: International 1.01) |
Three-part crossover | Appearing in Series A: Julian McMahon, Kellan Lutz Appearing in Series B: Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Alana de la Garza Appearing in Series C: Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Jeremy Sisto, Alana de la Garza, James Chen, Taylor Anthony Miller, Julian McMahon, Kellan Lutz |
September 21, 2021 |
| FBI: International | FBI | N/A | "The Edge" (FBI: International 1.02) |
Guest appearance | Appearing in Series A: Jeremy Sisto | September 28, 2021 |
| FBI: International | FBI | N/A | "Secrets as Weapons" (FBI: International 1.03) |
Appearing in Series A: Alana de la Garza | October 5, 2021 | |
| FBI: International | FBI: Most Wanted | N/A | "Trying to Grab Smoke" (FBI: International 1.07) |
Appearing in Series A: Julian McMahon | November 16, 2021 | |
| FBI: Most Wanted | FBI | N/A | "Gladiator" (FBI: Most Wanted 3.07) |
Appearing in Series A: Alana de la Garza | November 16, 2021 | |
| FBI: International | FBI | N/A | "Chew Toy" (FBI: International 1.11) |
Appearing in Series A: Jeremy Sisto | February 1, 2022 | |
| FBI: Most Wanted | FBI | N/A | "Incel" (FBI: Most Wanted 3.15) |
Appearing in Series A: Alana de la Garza | March 22, 2022 | |
| FBI: Most Wanted | FBI | N/A | "Decriminalized" (FBI: Most Wanted 3.16) |
March 29, 2022 | ||
External links[]
- FBI - CBS's official website
- FBI: Most Wanted - CBS's official Website
- FBI: International - CBS's official website
Notes[]
- ^ de la Garza was initially cast to portray Isobel on FBI: Most Wanted, and debuted in the role in its backdoor pilot. However, prior to the premiere of FBI: Most Wanted, de la Garza was instead cast on FBI, to replace the departing Sela Ward.
References[]
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2021-07-22). "'FBI: International': Christiane Paul & Carter Redwood To Star In Spinoff Series On CBS". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "FBI: International will be shot in Hungary. | Budapest Reporter". 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ de Moraes, Lisa (May 21, 2019). "2018–19 TV Season Ratings: CBS Wraps 11th Season At No. 1 In Total Viewers, NBC Tops Demo; 'Big Bang Theory' Most Watched Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ a b Porter, Rick (June 4, 2020). "TV Ratings: 7-Day Season Averages for Every 2019-20 Broadcast Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Porter, Rick (June 8, 2021). "2020-21 TV Ratings: Complete 7-Day Ratings for Broadcast Network Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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- ^ Porter, Rick (June 8, 2021). "2020-21 TV Ratings: Complete 7-Day Ratings for Broadcast Network Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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