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 - Descent
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/28/2025
The investigation into an assistant U.S. attorney’s death leads the team to a related airline whistleblower scandal, and as the clock ticks, the team risks it all to thwart the terrorists from crashing numerous in-flight commercial airplanes using hacked systems — bringing painful memories for Scola as he remembers his late brother who died on 9/11.
#3 - 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.
#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 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - Redoubt
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/4/2025
Jubal’s longtime confidential informant brings intel of an impending large-scale terror attack to the team, but when the details don’t add up, Jubal must sift out the truth from a man who’s known him at his worst.
#8 - 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).”
#9 - Unearth
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/25/2025
After two jurors for a high-profile mafia trial are gunned down, the team jumps into an organized crime investigation until it is discovered that the jurors may not have been the intended targets at all. The case becomes personal for Scola when he learns that one of his former drill instructors from the military academy he attended may be linked.
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - Heroes
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/10/2023
The team jumps into action when JOC analyst Kelly Moran is taken hostage.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - Détente
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/2024
After a series of targeted bombings in Queens, the team fears a citywide gang war is imminent – until a tip from OA’s old Army buddy, Clay, directs their attention to an unexpected and powerful foe. Meanwhile, Scola continues to struggle to find a new partner.
#24 - Doubted
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/12/2024
When the sister of FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) profiler Sydney Ortiz is the victim of an attempted kidnapping and sexual assault, Sydney seeks help from Isobel and the team in tracking down a meticulous serial offender who leaves no evidence behind.
#25 - 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.