FBI (franchise)
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The FBI franchise (also called The FBIs) is an 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.
Three television series make up the FBI franchise: FBI, Most Wanted, and International. All series in total amount to 270 episodes across 17 seasons of television.
Television series
[edit]FBI
[edit]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
[edit]Most Wanted centers on the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s Fugitive Task Force (FTF), 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
[edit]International follows the elite operatives in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s International Fly Team (IFT) which is headquartered in Budapest.[1][2] They are charged with locating and neutralizing threats against American interests in Europe.
Series overview
[edit]Three television series make up the FBI franchise: FBI, Most Wanted, and International. All series in total amount to 270 episodes across 17 seasons of television.
| Series | Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 21 | September 21, 2021 | May 17, 2022 | 4 | 10.29[6] | ||
| 5 | 23 | September 20, 2022 | May 23, 2023 | 4 | 9.52[7] | ||
| 6 | 13 | February 13, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | 7 | 8.96[8] | ||
| 7 | TBA | October 15, 2024 | TBA | ||||
| FBI: Most Wanted | Backdoor pilot | April 2, 2019 | — | 9.08[9] | |||
| 1 | 14 | January 7, 2020 | May 5, 2020 | 17 | 10.20[4] | ||
| 2 | 15 | November 17, 2020 | May 25, 2021 | 14 | 8.83[10] | ||
| 3 | 22 | September 21, 2021 | May 24, 2022 | 12 | 8.75[6] | ||
| 4 | 22 | September 20, 2022 | May 23, 2023 | 14 | 8.02[11] | ||
| 5 | 13 | February 13, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | 18 | 7.38[8] | ||
| 6 | TBA | October 15, 2024 | TBA | ||||
| FBI: International | 1 | 21 | September 21, 2021 | May 24, 2022 | 16 | 8.23[6] | |
| 2 | 22 | September 20, 2022 | May 23, 2023 | 15 | 7.74[7] | ||
| 3 | 13 | February 13, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | 20 | 7.20[8] | ||
| 4 | TBA | October 15, 2024 | TBA | ||||
Main cast
[edit]| Series | Character | Position | Portrayed by | Duration | Appearances | |||||
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| FBI | Most Wanted | International | ||||||||
| FBI | Maggie Bell | FBI Special Agent | Missy Peregrym | 2018–present | Main | Guest | ||||
| Omar Adom "OA" Zidan | FBI Special Agent | Zeeko Zaki | 2018–present | Main | Guest | |||||
| Jubal Valentine | FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge | Jeremy Sisto | 2018–present | Main | Guest | Recurring | ||||
| Kristen Chazal | FBI Special Agent / Intelligence Analyst |
Ebonée Noel | 2018–2020 | Main | Guest | |||||
| Dana Mosier | FBI Special Agent in Charge | Sela Ward | 2018–2019 | 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 Kane | 2020–2024 | Main | Guest | |||||
| Syd Ortiz | FBI Special Agent | Lisette Olivera | 2024–present | Main | ||||||
| FBI: Most Wanted | Jess LaCroix | FBI Fugitive Task Force Supervisory Special Agent |
Julian McMahon | 2019–2022 | Guest | Main | Guest | |||
| Kenny Crosby | FBI Fugitive Task Force Special Agent |
Kellan Lutz | 2019–2021 | Guest | Main | Guest | ||||
| Sheryll Barnes | FBI Fugitive Task Force Special Agent |
Roxy Sternberg | 2019–present | Guest | Main | |||||
| Hana Gibson | FBI Fugitive Task Force Special Agent / Intelligence Analyst |
Keisha Castle-Hughes | 2019–present | Guest | Main | |||||
| Clinton Skye | FBI Fugitive Task Force Special Agent |
Nathaniel Arcand | 2019–2020 | Guest | Main | |||||
| Tali Skye LaCroix | YaYa Gosselin | 2019–2022 | Guest | Main | ||||||
| Ivan Ortiz | FBI Fugitive Task Force Special Agent |
Miguel Gomez | 2021–2022 | Main | ||||||
| Kristin Gaines | FBI Fugitive Task Force Special Agent |
Alexa Davalos | 2021–2023 | Main | ||||||
| Remy Scott | FBI Fugitive Task Force Supervisory Special Agent |
Dylan McDermott | 2022–present | Guest | Main | |||||
| Ray Cannon | FBI Fugitive Task Force Special Agent |
Edwin Hodge | 2022–present | Main | ||||||
| Nina Chase | FBI Fugitive Task Force Special Agent |
Shantel VanSanten | 2022–present | Recurring | Main | Guest | ||||
| FBI: International | Scott Forrester | FBI International Fly Team Supervisory Special Agent |
Luke Kleintank | 2021–2024 | Guest | Main | ||||
| Jamie Kellett | FBI International Fly Team Special Agent |
Heida Reed | 2021–2024 | Guest | Main | |||||
| Andre Raines | FBI International Fly Team Special Agent |
Carter Redwood | 2021–present | Guest | Main | |||||
| Cameron Vo | FBI International Fly Team Special Agent |
Vinessa Vidotto | 2021–present | Guest | Main | |||||
| Katrin Jaeger | Europol Agent | Christiane Paul | 2021–2022, 2023 | Main | ||||||
| Megan "Smitty" Garretson | Europol Agent | Eva-Jane Willis | 2022–present | Main | ||||||
| Amanda Tate | FBI International Fly Team Supervisory Intelligence Analyst |
Christina Wolfe | 2024–present | Main | ||||||
| Wes Mitchell | FBI International Fly Team Supervisory Special Agent |
Jesse Lee Soffer | 2024–present | Main | ||||||
Crossovers
[edit]| Crossover between | Episode | Type | Actors crossing over | Date aired | ||
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| Series A | Series B | Series C | ||||
| FBI | FBI: Most Wanted | — | "Most Wanted" (FBI 1.18) |
Backdoor pilot | Appearing in Series A: Julian McMahon, Kellan Lutz, Roxy Sternberg, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Nathaniel Arcand, Alana de la Garza, Yaya Gosselin | April 2, 2019 |
| FBI: Most Wanted | FBI | — | "Dopesick" (FBI: Most Wanted 1.01) |
Guest appearance | Appearing in Series A: Alana de la Garza | January 7, 2020 |
| "Caesar" (FBI: Most Wanted 1.04) |
January 28, 2020 | |||||
| FBI | FBI: Most Wanted | "American Dreams" (FBI 2.18) "Reveille" (FBI: Most Wanted 1.09) |
Two-part crossover | Appearing in Series A: Julian McMahon, Kellan Lutz, Roxy Sternberg, Keisha Castle-Hughes, 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. | — | "Emotional Rescue" (FBI 2.19) |
Guest appearance | Appearing in Series A: Tracy Spiridakos | March 31, 2020 |
| FBI: Most Wanted | FBI | — | "Deconflict" (FBI: Most Wanted 2.03) |
Guest appearance | Appearing in Series A: Alana de la Garza | December 8, 2020 |
| "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, Alana de la Garza, Jeremy Sisto, Julian McMahon, Kellan Lutz, James Chen, Taylor Anthony Miller |
September 21, 2021 |
| FBI: International | FBI | — | "The Edge" (FBI: International 1.02) |
Guest appearance | Appearing in Series A: Jeremy Sisto | September 28, 2021 |
| "Secrets as Weapons" (FBI: International 1.03) |
Appearing in Series A: Alana de la Garza | October 5, 2021 | ||||
| FBI: International | FBI: Most Wanted | "Trying to Grab Smoke" (FBI: International 1.07) |
Appearing in Series A: Julian McMahon | November 16, 2021 | ||
| FBI: Most Wanted | FBI | "Gladiator" (FBI: Most Wanted 3.07) |
Appearing in Series A: Alana de la Garza | November 16, 2021 | ||
| FBI: International | FBI | "Chew Toy" (FBI: International 1.11) |
Appearing in Series A: Jeremy Sisto | February 1, 2022 | ||
| FBI: Most Wanted | FBI | "Incel" (FBI: Most Wanted 3.15) |
Appearing in Series A: Alana de la Garza | March 22, 2022 | ||
| "Decriminalized" (FBI: Most Wanted 3.16) |
March 29, 2022 | |||||
| "Crypto Wars" (FBI: Most Wanted 4.11) |
January 24, 2023 | |||||
| FBI: International | FBI | FBI: Most Wanted | "Imminent Threat - Part One" (FBI: International 2.16) "Imminent Threat - Part Two" (FBI 5.17) "Imminent Threat - Part Three" (FBI: Most Wanted 4.16) |
Three-part crossover | Appearing in Series A: John Boyd, Shantel VanSanten, Alana De La Garza, Jeremy Sisto Appearing in Series B: Luke Kleintank, Heida Reed, Carter Redwood, Vinessa Vidotto, Roxy Sternberg, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Dylan McDermott Appearing in Series C: Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, John Boyd, Katherine Renee Kane, Luke Kleintank, Shantel VanSanten, Alana De La Garza, Jeremy Sisto |
April 4, 2023 |
| FBI: International | FBI | — | "June" (FBI: International 3.01) |
Guest appearance | Appearing in Series A: Jeremy Sisto | February 13, 2024 |
| "The Last Stop" (FBI: International 3.02) |
February 20, 2024 | |||||
| "Cowboy Behavior" (FBI: International 3.04) |
March 12, 2024 | |||||
| "Andiamo!" (FBI: International 3.07) |
April 2, 2024 | |||||
| "Remove the Compromise" (FBI: International 3.08) |
April 9, 2024 | |||||
| FBI: Most Wanted | FBI | "Supply Chain" (FBI: Most Wanted 5.08) |
Appearing in Series A: John Boyd | April 9, 2024 | ||
| FBI | FBI: Most Wanted | "Best Laid Plans" (FBI 6.09) |
Appearing in Series A: Shantel VanSanten | April 16, 2024 | ||
| FBI: Most Wanted | FBI | "Varsity Blues" (FBI: Most Wanted 6.02) |
Appearing in Series A: Alana De La Garza | October 22, 2024 | ||
| "White Buffalo" (FBI: Most Wanted 6.03) |
Appearing in Series A: John Boyd | October 29, 2024 | ||||
Documentaries
[edit]- The FBI Declassified
- Inside the FBI: New York
- FBI True
See also
[edit]- NCIS (franchise)
- CSI (franchise)
- Criminal Minds (franchise)
- Chicago (franchise)
- Law & Order (franchise)
- The Walking Dead (franchise)
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
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- ^ "FBI: International will be shot in Hungary". Budapest Reporter. July 16, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Porter, Rick (June 8, 2022). "2021-22 TV Ratings: Final Seven-Day Numbers for Every Network Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ a b Porter, Rick (June 7, 2023). "TV Ratings 2022-23: Final Seven-Day Averages for Every Network Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c Schneider, Michael (May 28, 2024). "100 Most-Watched TV Series of 2023-24: This Season's Winners and Losers". Variety. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ Welch, Alex (April 3, 2019). "Ellen's Game of Games and This is Us adjust up, The Village adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Porter, Rick (June 8, 2022). "TV Ratings 2022-23: Final Seven-Day Averages for Every Network Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
