Episode 8×22 “Defector”
THE TEAM IS FORCED TO WORK WITH AN OLD FOE
SEASON FINALE
SYNOPSIS: The theft of a bioweapon from an unwitting defector forces the team to work with an old foe to secure the lethal pathogen and prevent an outbreak in N.Y.C., on the season eight finale of FBI.
WRITTEN BY: Aaron Ginsburg, Ryan Maldonado & Eduwardo Javier Canto
DIRECTED BY: Alex Chapple
AIR DATE: Monday, May 18 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Defector”
Episode 8×21 “Long Shot”
THE TEAM CHASES AFTER A TERROR GROUP THAT HAS REEMERGED
SYNOPSIS: Following the assassination of a major corporate executive, the team races to find leaders of a dormant terrorist organization that has reemerged.
Meanwhile, OA is temporarily reassigned after refusing to follow orders but is paired up with a familiar face.
WRITTEN BY: Aaron Ginsburg
AIR DATE: Monday, May 11 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Long Shot”
Episode 8×20 “Roleplay”
THE TEAM INVESTIGATES A CRYPTO SCAMMER TURNED MURDERER
SYNOPSIS: When a big city donor is murdered inside her apartment, the team tracks down the young killer who leads them into a crypto scam he’s been running with one of his victims, looking to seek revenge on his family.
WRITTEN BY: Suhana Chander
DIRECTED BY: John Cassar
AIR DATE: Monday, May 4 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Roleplay”
Episode 8×19 “Fidelity”
A ROBBERY LEAVES BEHIND A DEAD AGENT
SYNOPSIS: When an FBI evidence locker is robbed, leaving behind a dead ERT agent, the team discovers a vigilante duo looking to take down a high-scale pedophile ring.
Meanwhile, Isobel meets the new Assistant Director in Charge (Curtiss Cook).
WRITTEN BY: Bryce Ahart & Stephanie McFarlane
DIRECTED BY: Alex Chapple
AIR DATE: Monday, April 27 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Fidelity”
Episode 8×18 “Behavior”
MAGGIE BRINGS IN A CLOSE FRIEND TO HELP WITH A CASE
SYNOPSIS: When a single mother and her son are abducted while visiting a state park, Maggie brings in Peter Olsen to help profile their suspect.
But as the team works, they make a harrowing discovery about an old case.
WRITTEN BY: Ryan Maldonado & Eduardo Javier Canto
DIRECTED BY: Peter Stebbings
AIR DATE: Monday, April 20 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Behavior”
Episode 8×17 “Shahadah”
THE MURDER OF A PSYCHIATRIST LEADS THE TEAM TO A POPULAR RELIGIOUS LEADER
SYNOPSIS: When the body of a VA psychiatrist is found tortured and deceased under a nearby overpass, the team is led to a suspicious religious leader with a substantial online presence. Meanwhile, OA builds a connection with Special Agent Zara Ushruf (Pardis Saremi), who assists on the case.
WRITTEN BY: Sabir Prizada
DIRECTED BY: Avi Youabian
AIR DATE: Monday, April 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+)
PHOTOS: “Shahadah”
Episode 8×16 “3 Up, 3 Down”
A DOUBLE HOMICIDE SETS THE TEAM AFTER A CORRUPT LONGSHOREMAN
SYNOPSIS: A double homicide in Brooklyn sets the team after a corrupt longshoreman but they soon discover something sinister has been smuggled into NY.
As they race to stop the threat, Isobel enlists the help of CIA’s Deputy Chief of Station Nikki Reynard (Necar Zadegan).
WRITTEN BY: Woody Strassner
DIRECTED BY: Anna Dokoza
AIR DATE: Monday, March 30 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “3 Up, 3 Down”
Episode 8×15 “Crusader”
EVA WAVERS BETWEEN HER MISSION AND A VENDETTA
Episode 150
SYNOPSIS: A dangerous drug kingpin from Eva’s past resurfaces when two children and a daycare worker are killed due to an accidental drug exposure.
While the team works the case, Eva wavers between her mission as an agent and her personal vendetta.
WRITTEN BY: Mike Weiss
DIRECTED BY: Carlos Bernard
AIR DATE: Monday, March 23 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Crusader”
Episode 8×14 “Forgiven”
MAGGIE’S SISTER IS KIDNAPPED BY A SINISTER FIGURE FROM HER PAST
SYNOPSIS: After Maggie’s sister, Erin, goes missing, the team begins an all-out search to recover her.
But when Maggie discovers Erin was kidnapped by a sinister figure from her past, she must race to save her before it’s too late.
WRITTEN BY: Mae Smith
DIRECTED BY: Yangzom Brauen
AIR DATE: Monday, March 16 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Forgiven”
Episode 8×13 “Fanatics”
THE TEAM RACES TO CATCH A GROUP OF KIDNAPPERS
SYNOPSIS: After the son of a professional basketball team owner is taken for ransom, Jubal and the team race to catch the kidnappers.
Soon, they discover the perpetrators have been planning a larger revenge plot that they must act quickly to stop.
WRITTEN BY: Mitch Kampf
DIRECTED BY: John Behring
AIR DATE: Monday, March 9 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Fanatics”
Episode 8×12 “Daybreak”
A FAMILIAR FACE
SYNOPSIS: When a federal whistleblower is murdered while in FBI custody along with two agents, the team is stunned to find a familiar perpetrator has resurfaced.
Meanwhile, OA wrestles with telling the team what is happening in his personal life.
WRITTEN BY: Aaron Ginsburg
DIRECTED BY: Milena Govich
AIR DATE: Monday, March 2 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Daybreak”
Episode 8×11 “Confetti”
NINA AND SCOLA REALIZE THEY ARE READY FOR THE NEXT STEP
SYNOPSIS: When an undercover operation being led by Special Agent Nina Chase (guest star Shantel VanSanten) goes sideways, the team works together to flip their only witness to help them hunt down a rip crew at a cartel wedding.
The aftermath leads Nina and Scola to realize they are ready to tie the knot.
AIR DATE: Monday, Feb. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Confetti”
Episodes 8×09 “Lone Wolf” and 8×10 “Wolf Pack”
A STRAIGHTFORWARD MURDER INVESTIGATION TAKES A SHOCKING TURN
The team makes holiday plans while a seemingly straightforward murder investigation takes a shocking turn, putting the entire city of New York at risk, on back-to-back episodes of FBI.
See below full loglines for each hour.
“WOLF PACK” SYNOPSIS: Chaos erupts in the city when an attack disrupts cell, internet and emergency services.
As the team races to uncover the culprits, they learn the group responsible is a radical accelerationist movement fixated on resetting society, during part two of a special two-hour episode of FBI.
WRITTEN BY: Bryce Ahart & Stephanie McFarlane
DIRECTED BY: Alex Chapple
AIR DATE: Monday, Dec. 15 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+
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“LONE WOLF” SYNOPSIS: As the holidays approach, the team finds three slain sex workers inside a brownstone – they uncover the murderer has a larger plan in place that they must rush to stop.
Meanwhile, Jubal receives a concerning call from his son Tyler, during part one of a special two-hour FBI episode.
WRITTEN BY: Jake Tinker
DIRECTED BY: Ludo Littee
AIR DATE: Monday, Dec. 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Lone Wolf”
Episode 8×08 “Ratlined”
AN ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
SYNOPSIS: When a journalist is shot while interviewing a prime minister, all fingers point to an assassination attempt, but the team uncovers a deeper conspiracy after the assassin is also targeted.
Meanwhile, OA struggles to let Gemma in on the dangers of his job.
WRITTEN BY: Woody Strassner
DIRECTED BY: Ken Girotti
AIR DATE: Monday, Dec. 8 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Ratlined”
Episode 8×07 “Fadeaway”
AN EXPLOSION ROCKS A BROOKLYN APARTMENT COMPLEX
SYNOPSIS: When a large-scale explosion rocks a Brooklyn apartment complex, the team quickly locates the perpetrator and discovers he’s acting on the orders of a convicted felon currently serving time.
Meanwhile, Isobel must name her successor before she moves into her new role.
WRITTEN BY: Woody Strassner
DIRECTED BY: Yangzom Brauen
AIR DATE: Monday, Dec. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Fadeaway”
Episode 8×06 “Parental”
THE TEAM INVESTIGATES A DRUG TRAFFICKING CREW
SYNOPSIS: When a robbery at a community clinic turns deadly, the team investigates a drug trafficking crew and soon uncovers that the clinic’s doctor may be more involved than they initially thought.
Meanwhile, Isobel and her stepdaughter are at odds over a family issue.
WRITTEN BY: Mae Smith
DIRECTED BY: Milena Govich
AIR DATE: Monday, Nov. 17 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Parental”
Episode 8×05 “Falsetto”
A SHOCKING PARK STABBING SHAKES NYC
SYNOPSIS: Maggie partners with Eva to hunt a killer after a shocking daytime stabbing in an NYC park.
After a subsequent murder, they realize the assassin has a hit list, begging the question: “Who’s on it and who’s next?,”
WRITTEN BY: Sabir Pirzada
DIRECTED BY: Alex Chapple
AIR DATE: Monday, Nov. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Falsetto”
Episode 8×04 “Manifest”
SYNOPSIS: Following a failed assassination attempt on a U.S. senator, OA and Maggie are tasked with escorting her back to Washington, D.C. on a flight that becomes more perilous than imagined.
WRITTEN BY: Bryce Ahart & Stephanie McFarlane
DIRECTED BY: Jon Cassar
AIR DATE: Monday, Nov. 3 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Manifest“
Episode 8×03 “Boy Scout”
THE TEAM IS JOINED BY THEIR NEWEST MEMBER
SYNOPSIS: After a young man is found beaten to death on federal land, Scola and Special Agent Eva Ramos (new series regular Juliana Aidén Martinez) hit a roadblock when their case intersects with a DEA operation.
Meanwhile, there is a potential shake-up inside of the JOC.
WRITTEN BY: Ryan Maldonado & Eduardo Javier Canto
DIRECTED BY: Peter Stebbings
AIR DATE: Monday, Oct. 27 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Boy Scout”
Episode 8×02 “Captured”
THE SEARCH FOR STOLEN MASTERPIECES
SYNOPSIS: When paintings from a high-profile international cultural exchange are stolen – leaving a security guard dead – the team races to recover the priceless artworks.
Meanwhile, Maggie turns to a friend for help profiling suspects.
WRITTEN BY: Aaron Ginsburg
DIRECTED BY: Carlos Bernard
AIR DATE: Monday, Oct. 20 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Captured”
Episode 8×01 “Takeover”
SYNOPSIS: After a federal judge disappears, a routine investigation takes a dark turn as the team uncovers that the judge had been searching for his missing son on a secluded island on the city’s edge, where authority has crumbled.
Meanwhile, reality weighs heavy on Jubal as he takes on a new leadership role, on the eighth season premiere of FBI.
WRITTEN BY: Mike Weiss
DIRECTED BY: Alex Chapple
AIR DATE: Monday, Oct. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.
PHOTOS: “Takeover”
