Episode 7×15 “Acolyte”
MAGGIE SEEKS HELP FROM A SERIAL SLASHER
SYNOPSIS: As Maggie and the team search for New York’s latest serial killer, the copycat method used by the murderer forces Maggie to seek help from Ray Distefano, the serial slasher she put behind bars.
WRITTEN BY: Bryce Ahart & Stephanie McFarlane
DIRECTED BY: Loren Yaconelli
AIR DATE: Tuesday, March 18 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network
PHOTOS: “Acolyte”
Episode 7×14 “Hitched”
SYNOPSIS: When a passenger train is hijacked and rerouted while at high speed with an unarmed OA and Gemma on board, the team races to wrest control away from the unhinged perpetrators and prevent a catastrophe.
WRITTEN BY: Mae Smith
DIRECTED BY: Alex Chapple
AIR DATE: Tuesday, March 11 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Hitched”
Episode 7×13 “Unearth”
THE TEAM JUMPS INTO AN ORGANIZED CRIME INVESTIGATION
SYNOPSIS: 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.
WRITTEN BY: Woody Strassner
DIRECTED BY: Jean DeSegonzac
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Feb. 25 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Unearth”
Episode 7×12 “Manhunt”
A STING OPERATION GOES SIDEWAYS
SYNOPSIS: When the team’s sex trafficking sting operation goes sideways, they race to recover a human trafficking victim.
Meanwhile, Maggie makes a connection with a 911 operator to help find the girl before she is whisked out of the city or worse.
WRITTEN BY: Bryce Ahart & Stephanie McFarlane
DIRECTED BY: Nelson McCormick
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Feb. 18 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Manhunt”
Episode 7×11 “Shelter”
A MASS SHOOTING AT A SHELTER
SYNOPSIS: When a gunman opens fire at a homeless shelter in Astoria, the team is led toward a killer with connections to a Mexican cartel.
WRITTEN BY: Ryan Maldonado & Eduardo Javier Canto
DIRECTED BY: Jon Cassar
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Feb. 11 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Shelter”
Episode 7×10 “Redoubt”
JUBAL MUST SIFT OUT THE TRUTH
SYNOPSIS: 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.
WRITTEN BY: Mike Weiss
DIRECTED BY: Alex Chapple
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Feb. 4 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Redoubt”
Episode 7×09 “Descent”
SCOLA’S MEMORIES OF HIS BROTHER’S DEATH ARE TRIGGERED
MID-SEASON PREMIERE
FBI: Most Wanted Star Shantel VanSanten Guest Stars as Special Agent Nina Chase
SYNOPSIS: The investigation into an assistant U.S. attorney’s death leads the team to a related airline whistleblower scandal and the chilling discovery that they don’t have much time to thwart terrorists from crashing numerous in-flight commercial airplanes.
Dealing with the memory of his brother, who was a 9/11 victim, the case pushes Scola hard to prevent another catastrophe.
WRITTEN BY: Aaron Ginsburg
DIRECTED BY: Carlos Bernard
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Jan. 28 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Descent”
Episode 7×08 “Riptide”
THE TEAM ENTRUSTS OA’S BUDDY CLAY TO ASSIST THEM
FALL FINALE
SYNOPSIS: After three customs officers are shot dead in a cargo heist, the team entrusts OA’s old army buddy Clay (guest star Guy Lockard) to help determine if it was an inside job.
WRITTEN BY: Woody Straussner
DIRECTED BY: Jean De Segonzac
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Dec. 17 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Riptide”
Episode 7×07 “Monumental”
THE TEAM FACES THEIR TOUGHEST ROADBLOCK YET
SYNOPSIS: 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.
WRITTEN BY: Matthew S. Partney
DIRECTED BY: Eriq La Salle
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Dec. 10 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Monumental”
Episode 7×06 “Perfect”
THE TEAM TRACKS DOWN A SERIAL KILLER
SYNOPSIS: The team is called in to track down a serial killer after the bodies of multiple women with the same physical description are found scattered across the city.
Meanwhile, Maggie juggles her roles as a guardian to Ella and an FBI agent, on FBI.
WRITTEN BY: Mae Smith
DIRECTED BY: Cory Bowles
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Dec. 3 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Perfect”
Episode 7×05 “Pledges”
A CHAOTIC CAMPUS PROTEST TURNS DEADLY
SYNOPSIS: 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.
WRITTEN BY: Sabir Pirzada
DIRECTED BY: Jon Cassar
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 19 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Pledges”
Episode 7×04 “Doubted”
A BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS UNIT PROFILER ASKS FOR THE TEAM’S HELP
SYNOPSIS: When the sister of FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) profiler Sydney Ortiz (Lisette Olivera) 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.
Lisette Olivera guests as BAU profiler Sydney Ortiz.
WRITTEN BY: Bryce Ahart & Stephanie McFarlane
DIRECTED BY: Alex Chapple
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 12 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Doubted”
Episode 7×03 “Detente”
THE TEAM FEARS A CITYWIDE GANG WAR
SYNOPSIS: 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.
WRITTEN BY: Ryan Maldonado & Eduardo Javier Canto
DIRECTED BY: Laura Belsey
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Detente”
Episode 7×02 “Trusted”
SYNOPSIS: The team is on the case when a suburban couple is murdered and all forensic evidence points to the home’s previous owner, who is currently serving 10 years in federal prison.
Meanwhile, OA reunites with an old military colleague, and Scola tries to welcome a new partner.
WRITTEN BY: Aaron Ginsburg
DIRECTED BY: Milena Govich
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 22 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Trusted”
Episode 7×01 “Abandoned”
THE TEAM RUFFLES THE FEATHERS OF THE CIA
The assassination of a seemingly ordinary Brooklyn plumber launches the team into a globe-spanning investigation that ruffles feathers with the CIA.
Meanwhile, Tiffany struggles with fieldwork in the aftermath of the Hakim case, on the seventh season premiere of FBI,
WRITTEN BY: Mike Weiss
DIRECTED BY: Alex Chapple
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Abandoned”
