The WORST episodes of FBI

Every episode of FBI ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.

Last Updated: 3/26/2025Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
Pilot
star
7.40
2054 votes

#1 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2018

After a bomb explosion devastates a residential apartment building, special agents Maggie Bell and Omar Adom “OA” Zidan of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigate a possible war between rival gangs – that is, until their prime suspects are discovered brutally murdered.

Discord
star
7.41
790 votes

#2 - Discord

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/2/2021

The team hunts a killer who is fatally shooting seemingly unrelated targets. An experience on the job has new agent Tiffany Wallace examining the tension between her career as an FBI special agent and the responsibility she feels to her community as a black woman.

Directors: Carlos Bernard
Phantom
star
7.41
482 votes

#3 - Phantom

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/9/2024

After an employee of the U.S. Army is shot in an industrial park, the team works to track down the killer who reveals a larger plot at play. Meanwhile, Tiffany continues to struggle with the guilt surrounding Hobbs’ death.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Rick Eid
Monumental
star
7.43
383 votes

#4 - Monumental

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/10/2024

After a park ranger is shot dead by a masked assailant on Governors Island, the team discovers a string of connected crimes that leads them to their toughest roadblock yet: an online conspiracy theory community.

Directors: Eriq La Salle
Crossfire
star
7.45
1579 votes

#5 - Crossfire

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2018

Special Agents Maggie Bell and OA Zidan rush to track down an active sniper with an elusive motive as the body count continues to rise.

Directors: Arthur W. Forney
The Lies We Tell
star
7.46
555 votes

#6 - The Lies We Tell

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/28/2023

When an off-duty diplomatic security agent is fatally shot in New York City trying to apprehend someone, the team investigates if there's a connection to his time working in Croatia.

Directors: Lisa Robinson
Kayla
star
7.46
635 votes

#7 - Kayla

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/17/2022

When a retired DEA agent is shot outside a bakery, the team works to determine if the victim’s past cases or current bouncer job are connected to the murder. Also, Nina and Tiffany clash over the use of an informant while they are paired during the investigation.

Directors: Alex Zakrzewski
Protégé
star
7.48
561 votes

#8 - Protégé

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/14/2023

The team investigates the murder of a professional informant after he's found dead outside an abandoned factory in Red Hook. Also, Maggie reconnects with an old colleague and mentor.

Writer: Joe Webb
Creating a Monster
star
7.49
475 votes

#9 - Creating a Monster

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/12/2024

When a federal judge is gunned down execution-style in broad daylight, the team is sent looking for a suspect with ties to a local Islamic center. Also, Maggie reunites with a former colleague while things become tense between OA and his girlfriend Gemma in the aftermath of her friend’s death.

Directors: Milena Govich
Writer: Peter Elkoff
Consequences
star
7.50
431 votes

#10 - Consequences

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/14/2024

When a truck driver is murdered and the drug he was transporting goes missing, the team hunts for those behind the remaining batch that is already wreaking havoc on the streets of New York. Meanwhile, Jubal is thrust closer to the case when the identified suspect is someone close to him.

Directors: Carlos Bernard
Walk the Line
star
7.50
779 votes

#11 - Walk the Line

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/9/2021

After a bomb leaves three people dead, the team presses a reluctant informant to gather information from his close friends who are under suspicion. Also, OA finds tension in his relationship with his girlfriend, Mona, when they clash on where the informant's rights lie.

Writer: Rick Eid
Ambition
star
7.50
652 votes

#12 - Ambition

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/8/2022

The team rushes to investigate an extremist gun group after an anti-gun lobbyist building is bombed, with the promise of others to follow. Also, SAC Bashar dangles a possible promotion for OA, but only if he can persuade Tiffany to not report an incident she viewed as misconduct.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Keith Eisner
Identity Crisis
star
7.51
1344 votes

#13 - Identity Crisis

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/2019

When a judge and her daughter are murdered after she sentenced a man to life in prison, Maggie and OA search for the killer behind a possible retaliation. Dana has a vested interest in this case as she has a history with the victim.

Directors: Norberto Barba
Writer: Rick Eid
Doomsday
star
7.52
1525 votes

#14 - Doomsday

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2018

Special Agents Maggie Bell and OA Zidan investigate the death of a safety inspector and its possible connection to a leak at a nuclear power plant.

Directors: Fred Berner
Pride and Prejudice
star
7.52
671 votes

#15 - Pride and Prejudice

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/22/2022

When a Muslim college student and his younger brother are murdered, the team connects with the outraged imam of OA’s former mosque, who insists the victims were wrongly targeted as terrorists. Also, OA must reconsider where his loyalties lie when working the case with a Muslim anti-terrorist agent bent on solving the investigation through any means necessary.

Directors: Alex Chapple
Flopped Cop
star
7.53
645 votes

#16 - Flopped Cop

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2022

When a wealthy accountant is gunned down for secretly testifying against a notorious drug lord, the team’s investigation leads Tiffany to ask for help from a friend who was formerly with the NYPD and is related to the dangerous crime boss.

Directors: Carl Weathers
Writer: Thomas Kelly
This Land is Your Land
star
7.53
1368 votes

#17 - This Land is Your Land

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2018

Maggie and OA lead the search for an abducted former biological weapons chemist.

A New Dawn
star
7.53
1280 votes

#18 - A New Dawn

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/22/2019

When an alt-right provocateur is murdered after giving a speech at a university in New York City, Maggie and OA investigate the school’s more extreme political groups and rely on OA’s sister, Amira, a student, for help.

Directors: Terry Miller
Stay in Your Lane
star
7.53
492 votes

#19 - Stay in Your Lane

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/27/2024

When a local club owner is found dead, the team works quickly to find the motive behind the murder of a seemingly innocent man. Meanwhile, OA is smitten with a new love interest but is concerned that she’s mixed up with the wrong crowd.

Directors: Alex Chapple
Family First
star
7.54
539 votes

#20 - Family First

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/14/2023

The shooting of a federal corrections officer leads the team to an ex-Marine who has gone rogue ever since he returned from Afghanistan. Tiffany’s sister looks to her for guidance when their younger brother begins to lash out.

Directors: Eduardo Sánchez
Torn
star
7.54
526 votes

#21 - Torn

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2023

After finding a group of teens dead from a drug overdose, the team races to find the dangerous dealer and his supplier. Meanwhile, OA questions where he stands in his faith.

Directors: Yangzom Brauen
Writer: Thomas Kelly
Pledges
star
7.54
398 votes

#22 - Pledges

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/19/2024

When a chaotic campus protest turns deadly, the team is called in to help quell the mayhem and track down the murderer. Meanwhile, Jubal is concerned when Tyler is detained along with a group of student protestors.

Directors: Jon Cassar
Sacrifice
star
7.55
488 votes

#23 - Sacrifice

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/19/2024

When the director of a Brooklyn migrant center is abducted and held hostage along with his wife, the team must work quickly to meet the demands of their kidnapper. Also, Maggie picks Jessica’s brain about motherhood.

Directors: Laura Belsey
Protective Details
star
7.55
656 votes

#24 - Protective Details

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/29/2022

After an ICE agent is fatally shot at an ICE vs. DEA hockey game, the team attempts to find the shooter who they believe may also be targeting Congressman Curtis Grange, who was at the same game.

Directors: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Joe Webb
American Idol
star
7.55
1084 votes

#25 - American Idol

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2019

After a front-running female presidential candidate, Valerie Caldwell, is targeted with a car bomb, OA and Maggie must hurry to track down the bomber before they strike again. The case leads them to wonder whether this person is targeting Caldwell for her political aspirations or something else.

Directors: Milena Govich
Writer: Mo Masi