The BEST episodes of FBI
Every episode of FBI ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of FBI!
The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.
#1 - Closure
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/14/2019
A woman with information about the death of Maggie’s husband is abducted, leading OA and the team to uncover a criminal operation larger than anyone imagined. Also, Dana puts her career in jeopardy when she stands by and allows Maggie to work on this case that has such a personal connection to her.
#2 - Straight Flush
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/25/2021
When five prominent men are killed at a trendy New York City restaurant, the team’s investigation brings them into contact with a lieutenant in Antonio Vargas’ cartel, triggering a long-awaited showdown between Isobel and Vargas.
#3 - Safe Room
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/2020
After the police ignore a desperate father's plea for help, he abducts a billionaire's daughter and holds her hostage in a near-impenetrable safe room until his own missing child is returned to him. Also, Jubal puts his hostage negotiation skills to the test.
#4 - Ghost from the Past
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/10/2022
The murder of a TSA agent leads the team to hunt down a killer who is using drug mules to exploit airport security checkpoints. Also, OA struggles to cope with the aftermath of the sarin gas exposure and the 10th anniversary of his army friend’s death in Afghanistan.
#5 - Emotional Rescue
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/31/2020
The FBI team investigates a drug deal gone bad after the body of a college student is found. Also, Detective Hailey Upton temporarily joins the team and finds her usual investigative methods clash with the Bureau's more buttoned-up environment.
#6 - All That Glitters (1)
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2021
After a young woman is killed on her way home from a lavish yacht party, the team investigates who she was and how she came to be at the event, which was attended by some of the most influential people in the world. Also, Maggie brings Crosby into the investigation after a murder suspect is identified as a veteran who had been on several Army operations with Crosby. The crossover continues on FBI: Most Wanted S03E01 “Exposed (2)” and FBI: International S01E01 “Pilot (3).”
#7 - American Dreams (1)
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/2020
Part 1 of a crossover with FBI: Most Wanted. Jess LaCroix and his team come to help OA find a fugitive LaCroix arrested years ago after a bus with 26 students goes missing—and he’s the main suspect.
#8 - Fear Nothing
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2022
OA is forced to confront one of his biggest fears when the team discovers that deadly sarin gas may have been sold to terrorists.
#9 - Liar's Poker
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/8/2020
When the leader of a drug cartel and one of the world’s most wanted men, Antonio Vargas, is apprehended by the team, the entire FBI headquarters is put at risk when his henchmen unveil a terroristic threat to free him. During the turmoil, Isobel must make the difficult decision whether to sacrifice her conscience or her career.
#10 - Payback
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/2020
When the son of a well-known retired FBI agent is taken just blocks from their home in what appears to be a revenge kidnapping, the team must uncover if it's tied to the agent's past or trouble the son has gotten into on his own. Also, Isobel must make a hard call when information from the past comes to light.
#11 - God Complex
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/23/2023
When a prominent doctor is found dead in a ritualistic slaying, the team must race against time to hunt down a religiously motivated serial killer. Also, Scola faces a life-or-death decision.
#12 - Legacy
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/2020
After a truck filled with armor-piercing rifles is hijacked, the team works to discover who stole it, and what they have planned for the stolen weapons. Also, a friend from OA's past in the military intelligence unit returns to help with the case, but OA isn't sure he can trust his judgement.
#13 - Hacktivist
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2021
Maggie, OA and the team must stop a hacker who is disabling life-saving equipment in several New York City hospitals, while demanding a full investigation into the recently deceased patients of a local psychiatric facility. With Jubal’s son waiting for important surgery at one of the impacted hospitals, Jubal’s adamant about remaining involved in the case despite Isobel’s reservations.
#14 - Unreasonable Doubt
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/24/2020
The team races to stop an active serial killer after three women are found weighted down at the bottom of a lake, and Jubal looks into an old closed case after there are multiple similarities to the recent victims.
#15 - Unfinished Business
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/14/2021
After Rina is critically wounded while heading to work with Jubal, the team makes the chilling discovery that a vengeful Vargas orchestrated the shooting from behind bars and continues to target the rest of their team and their loved ones.
#16 - Double Blind
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2022
As the team works to rescue a 5-year-old kidnapping victim, Scola suspects the boy's mother isn't being forthcoming about why her son was targeted; Nina struggles to open up to Scola about matters in their relationship.
#17 - Checks and Balances
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/6/2021
The team must track down two assailants who wear animal masks while committing armed robberies, with the latest leaving an off-duty 26 Fed security guard dead. Also, Tiffany and Scola butt heads on whether or not to accept the local NYPD's offer to help in the investigation.
#18 - Heroes
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/10/2023
The team jumps into action when JOC analyst Kelly Moran is taken hostage.
#19 - Face Off
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2022
When a morning show host is murdered inside her home, the team tracks the killer, who they realize is targeting powerful women. Also, things become awkward for Scola when Special Agent Nina Chase becomes part of the team during Maggie’s recovery.
#20 - Fathers and Sons
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/4/2021
The team rushes to track down two doctors abducted by a desperate father willing to do anything to save his son. Also, Jubal's uncertainty in his family life affects his judgement during the hostage situation.
#21 - Ring of Fire
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/21/2024
The Somalian terrorist group behind the death of Agent Hobbs resurfaces, sending the team on a chase to take them down for good.
#22 - Imminent Threat (2)
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/4/2023
To aid Scola in his undercover mission to find the terrorists believed to be behind the imminent attack in New York City, Maggie calls in Remy, whose well-connected informant from a prior case may be key to moving the operation forward.
#23 - Victim
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2022
The team investigates a series of brutal assaults while OA withholds information about his own attack and mugging from earlier that morning. NYPD Detective Chavez, who is tracking the perpetrators of OA’s attack.
#24 - Salvation
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/2019
After an altercation with a student, teacher Patrick Miller goes missing, leading the team to investigate everyone who might have had a grudge against him. Also, a key witness in the case steps up to help, and Maggie does whatever she can to ensure their safety.
#25 - Prodigal Son
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2022
As the team investigates a deadly robbery that garnered a cache of automatic weapons for the killers, they discover one of the perps is a classmate of Jubal’s son, who is reluctant to cooperate.