FBI and FBI: Most Wanted crossover

"FBI and FBI: Most Wanted crossover"
FBI and FBI: Most Wanted crossover event
Original air date	March 24, 2020 (2020-03-24)
Part 1: FBI
Episode title	"American Dreams"
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 18
Directed by	Terry Miller
Written by	David Amann
Production code	FBI218
Episode chronology
← Previous "Broken Promises" Next → "Emotional Rescue"
List of FBI (TV series) episodes
Part 2: FBI: Most Wanted
Episode title	"Reveille"
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 9
Directed by	Fred Berner
Written by	Ryan Causey
Production code	MW114
Episode chronology
← Previous "Predators" Next → "Silkworm"
List of FBI: Most Wanted episodes
Crossover chronology
Preceded by	"FBI: Most Wanted"

"FBI and FBI: Most Wanted crossover" is a two-part crossover event between FBI and FBI: Most Wanted that aired on CBS. The event aired on March 24, 2020, with the FBI episode "American Dreams", followed by the FBI: Most Wanted episode "Reveille". Julian McMahon, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Kellan Lutz, Roxy Sternberg, Zeeko Zaki, Ebonée Noel, John Boyd, Alana de la Garza, and Jeremy Sisto appeared in both parts of the event as Jess LaCroix, Hana Gibson, Ken Crosby, Sheryll Barnes, Omar Adom "O. A." Agent Zidan, Kristen Chazal, Stuart Scola, Isobel Castille, Jubal Valentine, respectively.^[1][2]

Cast and characters[]

Main[]

The following contains a list of actors receiving main billing in the crossover event:^[1][2][3]

Guests[]

The following contains a list of notable guests appearing in the crossover event:^[1][2][3]

Plot[]

Part 1: "American Dreams"[]

A school bus with 26 elementary students is hijacked, sending the FBI into a rush to find them. With Maggie away on her undercover mission, Jess LaCroix of the FBI Fugitive Task Force and his team join the New York team. After a series of dead ends, they eventually determine that the kids are being held at an Amusement Park. They apprehend the terrorist, and find 25 of the 26 kids (the remaining kid was saved earlier by his parents who cut a deal with the terrorist). However, the wife of the perpetrator escapes, deciding to pick up where her husband left off. Lastly, Jess's daughter, Tali, is taken during an ICE raid on suspicions of being an illegal immigrant due to her skin color.

Part 2: "Reveille"[]

Jess works to get his daughter back from ICE, and tracks her down to a facility in Georgia. Meanwhile, the team works to determine what the terrorist's wife plans on doing. They later find out that she plans to blow up a building where immigrants, including O.A.'s aunt, are becoming American citizens. They are able to stop her, and Jess and Tali join O.A., in watching his aunt become an American citizen.

Production[]

The shows were previously set in the same universe with the backdoor pilot for FBI: Most Wanted which aired as part of FBI. The backdoor pilot was titled "Most Wanted", and aired on April 2, 2019.^[4]

Release[]

The crossover was originally set to air a week earlier on March 17, 2020, but ended up being pushed back a week.^[5]

Reception[]

Critical response[]

Brittany Frederick with One Chicago Center said "the episodes were perfectly structured, in that one story was pretty much tied up at the end of hour one (great for syndication), but there was enough story left to go on that it felt natural to extend it into another hour." and "they did a good job of getting at least one big scene for every series regular involved in the event."^[6]

Viewing figures[]

In the United States the first part of the crossover was watched live by 10.67 million viewers,^[7] and 14.57 million within seven days.^[8] The second part was watched live by 9.49 million viewers,^[7] and 12.95 million within seven days.^[8] Both parts were the most watched episode of their respective series.

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