FBI: Most Wanted

This article is about the 2020s U.S. drama TV series. For the list of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, see FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and FBI Most Wanted Terrorists.

FBI: Most Wanted
Genre	Crime drama Police procedural Action
Created by	René Balcer
Based on	FBI by Dick Wolf & Craig Turk
Starring	Julian McMahon Kellan Lutz Roxy Sternberg Keisha Castle-Hughes Nathaniel Arcand YaYa Gosselin Miguel Gomez Alexa Davalos Dylan McDermott Edwin Hodge
Composer	Atli Örvarsson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	59
Production
Executive producers	Dick Wolf René Balcer Arthur W. Forney Peter Jankowski
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	Wolf Entertainment CBS Studios Universal Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	January 7, 2020 (2020-01-07) – present (present)
Related
FBI FBI: International

FBI: Most Wanted is an American crime drama television series created by René Balcer and produced by Wolf Entertainment that was ordered to series by CBS in May 2019. It is the first spin-off from Dick Wolf's drama FBI, in whose first season the characters of the series were introduced. The series premiered on January 7, 2020.

In May 2020, the series was renewed for a second season; which premiered on November 17, 2020. In March 2021, CBS renewed the series for a third season; which premiered on September 21, 2021.

In May 2022, CBS renewed the series for a fourth and fifth season. The fourth season premiered on September 20, 2022.

Premise

The series focus on the work of FBI’s Fugitive Task Force which relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious and dangerous criminals on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. Overseeing the team is FBI Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix, a seasoned, enigmatic agent at the top of his game who uses his expert profiling skills to help apprehend the most dangerous criminals. Throughout Season 1, the task force includes Special Agents Sheryll Barnes, a ex-New York Police Department Detective with a degree in behavioral psych who serves as the team’s second in command; Kenny Crosby, an United States Army Millitary Intelligence vet Jess has taken under his wing; Hana Gibson, the team's intelligence analyst; and Clinton Skye, one of the most experienced field agents on the team and the brother of Jess's deceased wife.

In season 2, Skye is put on special assignment to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and is eventually replaced by Special Agent Ivan Ortiz, an ex-Los Angeles Police Department gang officer with street cop instincts. In the season 3 premiere, Crosby is put on medical leave (after being wounded by a former Army comrade during an investigation) and replaced by Special Agent Kristin Gaines, a rising star from the FBI's Miami field office. Later, in the second half of the season, LaCroix is shot and killed by a fugitive, which devastates the rest of the team. He is eventually replaced by Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott - fresh off a multi-year stint with the FBI's Las Vegas field team - as team leader. Near the end of the season, Ortiz takes time away from the task force to care for his ailing father in Los Angeles. By season 4, he has transferred back to Los Angeles permenantly and is soon replaced by rookie Special Agent Ray Cannon, an ex-New Orleans Police Department Detective whose father was part of the bureau.

Cast

Name	Portrayed by	Seasons
		1	2	3	4
Jesse “Jess” LaCroix	Julian McMahon	Main			Does not appear
Kenny Crosby	Kellan Lutz	Main			Does not appear
Sheryll Barnes	Roxy Sternberg	Main
Hana Gibson	Keisha Castle-Hughes	Main
Clinton Skye	Nathaniel Arcand	Main		Does not appear
Tali LaCroix	YaYa Gosselin	Recurring	Main		Does not appear
Ivan Ortiz	Miguel Gomez	Does not appear	Main		Does not appear
Kristin Gaines	Alexa Davalos	Does not appear		Main
Remy Scott	Dylan McDermott	Does not appear		Main
Ray Cannon	Edwin Hodge	Does not appear			Main

File:FBIMW Season 2 cast.jpg

Main cast of FBI: Most Wanted as of Season 2.

Main

• Julian McMahon as Jesse “Jess” LaCroix, (seasons 1–3), FBI Supervisory Special Agent and Team Leader. Is the widow of deceased US Army Intelligence officer Angelyne Skye LaCroix and the father of Natalia "Tali" Skye LaCroix as well as the brother-in-law of FBI Special Agent Clinton Skye. Is also a profiler which he uses to get into the mindset of a criminal the team is chasing and determine their patterns of behavior. In the FBI Season 1/ FBI: Most Wanted backdoor pilot episode, "Most Wanted", it's revealed that Jess worked alongside Jubal Valentine, the Assistant Special in Charge of the FBI's New York field office on the Haynes Spree Killer case and in the FBI Season 2/FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 crossover episode, "American Dreams", it's also revealed that the two men worked together some time in the past. In the FBI: Most Wanted Season 3 episode, "Shattered", during the hunt for a violent fugitive, Jess is shot in the neck and despite Barnes and Ortiz attempting to treat him, dies off-screen from his wounds, devastating the team and his family. He is later replaced by FBI Special Agent Remy Scott who becomes the Fugitive Task Force's new leader.
• Kellan Lutz as Kenny Crosby, (seasons 1–3), FBI Special Agent and ex-Army Intelligence officer. Following the departure of FBI Special Agent Clinton Skye who also served as the team's sharpshooter, Crosby becomes the team's newest sharpshooter/sniper. After being shot and left badly wounded during the FBI Season 4 premiere episode, "All That Glitters", having assisted New York field agents Maggie Bell and OA Zidan on a case, Crosby survives but returns home to Oklahoma to begin a long process of recovery with FBI Special Agent Kristin Gaines, an agent assigned to the FBI's Miami field office replacing him.
• Roxy Sternberg as Sheryll Barnes, FBI Special Agent and second in command of the Fugitive Task Force. She is also a former Detective with the New York Police Department and is the wife of Charlotte Gaines, a lawyer as well as the mother of their children, a girl named Anais and a boy named Theo.
• Keisha Castle-Hughes as Hana Gibson, FBI Special Agent and Intelligence Analyst for the Team. She is also the team's hacker, often providing them with information they need on their latest case.
• Nathaniel Arcand as Clinton Skye (seasons 1–2), FBI Special Agent and LaCroix’s brother-in-law. He is also the team's sniper/sharpshooter, providing them with cover in the event of a hostage situation and also has a Juris Doctor degree. He later leaves the team to go work on a case concerning public corrupt which involves the FBI Director recruiting agents who have Juris Doctor degrees. Following Clinton's departure, fellow FBI agent Kenny Crosby, FBI Special Agent Ivan Ortiz and later FBI Special Agent Ray Cannon become the team's new sharpshooters.
• YaYa Gosselin as Tali LaCroix (season 2–3; recurring season 1), daughter of Jess LaCroix and his wife, Angelyne and niece of Clinton Skye. Her full name is Natalia "Tali" Skye LaCroix. In the FBI: Most Wanted Season 3 episode, "Incendiary", she leaves her father's home to go attend "Beersheba Springs", a full-time equestrian academy/boarding school located in Canada which will also see her living close to her grandparents.
• Miguel Gomez as Ivan Ortiz (season 2–3), an FBI agent originally from Los Angeles and who worked with the FBI's counter-terrorism unit in Washington D.C. before he became a member of the Fugitive Task Force. Prior to joining the FBI, Ortiz also worked as a Gang officer for the LAPD. Following the departure of FBI agent Kenny Crosby, Ortiz becomes the team's sniper. Later departs the team in the FBI: Most Wanted Season 3 episode, "Inheritance", having gotten some time off to care for his sick father in LA. FBI team leader Remy Scott later reveals during the FBI: Most Wanted Season 4 episode, "Taxman" that Ortiz has transferred back to Los Angeles on a permanent basis, resulting in him leaving the Fugitive Task Force so that he can continue looking after his father while also working as an FBI agent.
• Alexa Davalos as Kristin Gaines (season 3–present), FBI Special Agent formerly with the Miami Field Office. She is the ex-wife of Nick Vargas and mother of their two children, Jack and Ingrid. After originally assisting the team on a case concerning a sex trafficking ring that was seen during the FBI Season 4 premiere episode, "All That Glitters", Kristin officially joins the team in the FBI: Most Wanted Season 3 episode, "Patriots", replacing Kenny Crosby who had returned to his native Oklahoma to recover from wounds sustained in the same episode.
• Dylan McDermott as Remy Scott (season 3–present), FBI Supervisory Special Agent and Jess's replacement as Team Leader. He is the son of Betsy Scott and the brother of Claire and Mikey Scott.
• Edwin Hodge as Ray Cannon (season 4), FBI Special Agent and former NOPD cop who later became a junior detective as well as the newest member of the Fugitive Task Force. Cannon later attended Quantico and graduated at the top of his class. He also worked at the FBI's Violent Crimes division in Albany prior to joining the Fugitive Task Force. He is also the son of an unnamed man who is a retired FBI agent, Cannon deciding to follow in his father's footsteps. In addition to being a member of the team, Cannon also serves as the team's sniper/sharpshooter

Recurring

• Lorne Cardinal as Nelson Skye (seasons 1–2), father of Clinton Skye, father-in-law of Jess LaCroix and grandfather of Tali LaCroix.
• Irene Bedard as Marilou Skye (seasons 1–2), mother of Clinton Skye, mother-in-law of Jess LaCroix and grandmother of Tali LaCroix.
• Amy Carlson as Jackie Ward (season 2), veteran bounty hunter.
• Terry O'Quinn as Byron LaCroix (season 2–3), father of Jess LaCroix and grandfather of Tali LaCroix.
• Jen Landon as Sarah Allen (season 2–3), Jess's girlfriend.

Notable guest stars

• Henry Thomas as Dr. Justin Brock (in "Dopesick").
• Joshua Malina as Paul Hayden, FBI Counterintelligence Agent (in "Silkworm").
• Chris Tardio as Mike Fitts, FBI Special Agent In Charge of the Indian Country Crime Unit (in "The Line").
• Victor Williams as Moses Reed, OIG Special Agent (in "Chattaboogie").
• Tim DeKay as Angelo Carpentier (in "Unhinged").
• Beshoy Mehany as Diego (in "Succession").
• Kristof Konrad as Aleksander Pavlishchev (in "A Man Without a Country").

Crossover characters

• Missy Peregrym as FBI Special Agent Maggie Bell (FBI).
• Zeeko Zaki as FBI Special Agent Omar Adom "OA" Zidan (FBI).
• Ebonée Noel as FBI Special Agent Kristen Chazal (FBI).
• John Boyd as FBI Special Agent Stuart Scola (FBI).
• Alana de la Garza as FBI Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castile (FBI).
• Jeremy Sisto as FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine (FBI).

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired		Rank	Avg. viewership (in millions)
			First aired	Last aired
Backdoor pilot			April 2, 2019 (2019-04-02)		—	9.08
1	14		January 7, 2020 (2020-01-07)	May 5, 2020 (2020-05-05)	17	10.20
2	15		November 17, 2020 (2020-11-17)	May 25, 2021 (2021-05-25)	14	8.83
3	22		September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)	May 24, 2022 (2022-05-24)	12	8.75
4	TBA		September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)	TBA	TBA	TBA

Backdoor pilot (2019)

Further information: Most Wanted (FBI) and List of FBI episodes § ep18

For the backdoor pilot, "No. overall" and "No. in season" refer to the episode's place in the order of episodes of the parent series FBI.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
18	18	"Most Wanted"	Fred Berner	René Balcer	April 2, 2019 (2019-04-02)	FBI118	9.08
When ICE agent Thomas Gilman flees after killing his wife and two children with the explosion destroying his house and leaving one of his neighbors dead and two others wounded, Maggie and OA are called in to investigate the scene with the FBI's New York field office eventually contacting the Fugitive Task Force led by SSA Jess LaCroix to help arrest Gilman while determining the motive for his killings. The episode's story is base on FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives "Robert William Fisher".

Season 1 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Dopesick"	Fred Berner	René Balcer	January 7, 2020 (2020-01-07)	MW101	7.19
When a doctor named Justin Brock fatally kills his wife after also shooting dead an intruder in his home with the 911 call recording everything that happened, he is placed on the Bureau's most wanted list and the FBI's Fugitive task force led by SSA Jess LaCroix is assigned to track him down with the team discovering that Brock has a lot of secrets concerning his past and his activities as a Doctor. Henry Thomas (Justin Brock) is credited as a Special Guest Star.
2	2	"Defender"	Nicole Rubio	Richard Sweren	January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14)	MW102	6.51
When her son is given a harsh sentence for a petty crime, a single mother goes on a deadly rampage at a Public Defender's office, taking justice into her own hands while Jess worries about how his daughter is handling life without her mother.
3	3	"Hairtrigger"	Jim McKay	Story by : Gina Gionfriddo & Jerome Hairston Teleplay by : Gina Gionfriddo	January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21)	MW106	6.59
When a young mass shooting survivor radicalizes into becoming an anti-government terrorist, the team must track him down before he can exact revenge on those he believes failed him.
4	4	"Caesar"	Fred Berner	Kathy McCormick	January 28, 2020 (2020-01-28)	MW105	6.11
Barnes goes on a dangerous undercover mission, which involves an ambitious gang leader who is plotting turf wars and massacres across the Bronx in a bid for more power. Alana De La Garza (Isobel Castille) is credited as a Special Guest Star.
5	5	"Invisible"	Elodie Keene	Dwain Worrell	February 11, 2020 (2020-02-11)	MW107	6.11
When a military veteran snaps after the death of his brother-in-arms, the decorated sniper's expert abilities push the team to its limit while Crosby's personal struggles bubble to the surface when the case begins to hit too close to home for him.
6	6	"Prophet"	Rose Troche	Richard Sweren	February 18, 2020 (2020-02-18)	MW108	6.29
A cult leader and his most trusted followers go on the run after he orders the murder of his own family and as Jess and the team race to find them, they uncover the self-proclaimed prophet's con man past.
7	7	"Ghosts"	Jean de Segonzac	Story by : Gina Gionfriddo & Jerome Hairston Teleplay by : Gina Gionfriddo	March 10, 2020 (2020-03-10)	MW109	5.99
After the disappearance of his daughter is ignored by local PD, a Native American man decides to take matters into his own hands and the Task Force must track him down before his crusade claims lives. Martin Sensmeier (Reginald Waters) is credited as a Special Guest Star.
8	8	"Predators"	Fred Berner	Elizabeth Rinehart	March 17, 2020 (2020-03-17)	MW110	6.44
The Fugitive Task Force desperately hunt for a young couple who is committing heinous spree crimes across several states while Jess worries he's being left out of Tali's life when he finds out his daughter has already won an award at school.
9	9	"Reveille"	Fred Berner	Ryan Causey	March 24, 2020 (2020-03-24)	MW114	9.49
After taking down a terrorist who was responsible for kidnapping 26 children, the Fugitive Task Force and Special Agent OA Zidan from the New York field office as well as OA's colleagues in the New York office search for the terrorist's wife, who is determined to follow through with her husband's deadly plan while Jess attempts to find Tali who was taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers when the local food bank she volunteers at was raided. This episode concludes a crossover event that begins on FBI season 2 episode 18. Zeeko Zaki (Omar Adom "OA" Zidan), Ebonee Noel (Kristen Chazal), John Boyd (Stuart Scola), Alana De La Garza (Isobel Castille) and Jeremy Sisto (Jubal Valentine) are all credited as Special Guest Stars.
10	10	"Silkworm"	Ken Girotti	Dwain Worrell	March 31, 2020 (2020-03-31)	MW113	8.10
After a former FBI counterintelligence agent is caught leaking classified information to a foreign government and attacks his former partners, leaving one dead from cyanide poisoning and the other in a coma, the Fugitive Task Force must track him down before he escapes the country for good.
11	11	"Ironbound"	Alex Chapple	Elizabeth Rinehart	April 14, 2020 (2020-04-14)	MW103	8.95
After a small-town police officer claims he's the victim of a deep-rooted conspiracy and begins taking revenge on those he believes are responsible for his downfall, Jess and the team learn that he might be right.
12	12	"Ride or Die"	John David Cole	Story by : Jerome Hairston & Gina Gionfriddo Teleplay by : Jerome Hairston	April 14, 2020 (2020-04-14)	MW104	7.16
After a manipulative student commits murder in a fit of jealousy, the team races to capture her before she escapes across the border and out of their jurisdiction as Jess teaches Tali how to stand up to bullies.
13	13	"Grudge"	Leslie Libman	Kathy McCormick	April 28, 2020 (2020-04-28)	MW112	6.96
The Fugitive Task Force searches for an Unknown subject who is a cyberstalker and will stop at nothing to get revenge on those he believes wronged him while someone from Hana's past offers his help on the case, but at a price she's not willing to pay.
14	14	"Getaway"	Ken Girotti	Story by : Jerome Hairston & Gina Gionfriddo Teleplay by : Jerome Hairston	May 5, 2020 (2020-05-05)	MW111	6.62
When a father and his son escape from a prison transport van on their way to their trial and pick up where they left off, it leads to the team hunting for them before they steal enough money and escape the country.

Season 2 (2020–21)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
15	1	"Rampage"	Jim McKay	Richard Sweren	November 17, 2020 (2020-11-17)	MW202	5.38
SSA Jess LaCroix and the Fugitive Task Force must hunt for two fugitives who are placed on the most wanted list after they are killing people they think are oppressing them as Jess's estranged father returns. Terry O'Quinn (Byron LaCroix) is credited as a Special Guest Star.
16	2	"Execute"	Jim McKay	Elizabeth Rinehart	November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24)	MW201	5.69
The Fugitive Task Force searches for a hacker after he triggers a car crash in which three members of the same family are killed, leaving a young girl as the only survivor and they believe he's escalating to kill his final targets.
17	3	"Deconflict"	Elodie Keene	Wendy West	December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08)	MW203	4.92
A woman is abducted from her own home. The task force must investigate and Jess discovers similarities in this case to an old case he worked 18 years ago in 2002 when he first joined the FBI with the case becoming personal for him. This episode also marks the final appearance of Clinton Skye (Nathaniel Arcand) while Terry O'Quinn (Byron LaCroix) and Amy Carlson (Jackie Ward) are credited as Special Guest Stars.
18	4	"Anonymous"	Deran Sarafian	Spindrift Beck	January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)	MW204	5.81
With Clinton on TDY for the director in regards to a case concerning public corruption that requires the use of agents with law degrees, the team search for a young women who's embarked on a killing spree and heading down a deadly road all while using her ties to an online conspiracy organization to help further her agenda while Barnes must make a decision in her personal life.
19	5	"The Line"	Jean de Segonzac	Dwain Worrell	January 26, 2021 (2021-01-26)	MW205	6.23
The Fugitive Task Force hunts for a rogue militia group after they shot at several teenagers crossing into the U.S. from Canada as Jess and his dad reach a breaking point. Terry O'Quinn (Byron LaCroix) is credited as a Special Guest Star.
20	6	"Dysfunction"	Jim McKay	Melissa Scrivner Love	February 9, 2021 (2021-02-09)	MW206	5.64
The Fugitive Task Force is called in after a robbery goes wrong which ends with two dead and a mother and her daughter abducted. During the arrest of the main suspect, Hana is injured in the field when she is shot in her foot and takes some time off to recover.
21	7	"Winner"	Eric Laneuville	Wendy West & Spindrift Beck	March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02)	MW207	5.73
Travis Russell, a man on trial escapes before his trial starts and goes on a murder spree which leads Jess and the task force to partner up with his bail bondsperson which is Jackie Ward to track him down. Amy Carlson (Jackie Ward) is credited as a Special Guest Star.
22	8	"Vanished"	Rose Troche	Elizabeth Rinehart	March 9, 2021 (2021-03-09)	MW208	6.14
As Special Agent Ivan Ortiz from the FBI counter-terrorism unit and also a Los Angeles native joins the Fugitive task force, the team hunt for a repeat offender who kidnapped a young boy after killing the child's mother and grandmother. This episode marks the debut appearance of Ivan Ortiz (Miguel Gomez (actor).
23	9	"One-Zero"	Tess Malone	Richard Sweren & Dwain Worrell	March 16, 2021 (2021-03-16)	MW209	6.26
The Fugitive Task Force sets out to catch Ira Kopec, a serial killer who is placed on the FBI's Most Wanted List as Hana returns to work from her medical leave after being shot.
24	10	"Spiderwebs"	Carlos Bernard	Ticona S. Joy & D. Dona Le	April 6, 2021 (2021-04-06)	MW210	6.44
When Crosby's old army buddy is attacked late at night and they suspect a drug deal gone wrong, it leads the team to search for answers and uncovers a dangerous web of conspiracy while Jess questions his relationship with Sarah after an unexpected encounter.
25	11	"Obstruction"	Ken Girotti	Melissa Scrivner Love	April 27, 2021 (2021-04-27)	MW211	5.62
When a double murder happens in a small town, the Fugitive Task Force hunts after a vigilante who relies on internet sleuths to get revenge on suspects in the name of justice and as Jess and Sarah's relationship continues to grow deeper, some don't approve of it.
26	12	"Criminal Justice"	Milena Govich	Richard Sweren	May 4, 2021 (2021-05-04)	MW212	5.49
A young African American man accidentally shoots a white cop in self-defense and goes on the run which leads to the team members finding themselves in a moral dilemma on the best way to carry out justice while Barnes and her wife, Charlotte struggle with their plan to have another kid.
27	13	"Toxic"	Ken Girotti	Gina Gionfriddo & Elizabeth Rinehart	May 11, 2021 (2021-05-11)	MW213	5.79
The Fugitive Task Force sets out to track two brothers both placed on the Most Wanted List after they are set on getting revenge against members of a company that caused their town's environmental destruction while Sarah gets to meet the rest of the LaCroix family, including Jess's sister. Terry O'Quinn (Byron LaCroix) is credited as a Special Guest Star.
28	14	"Hustler"	John Polson	Wendy West & Spindrift Beck	May 18, 2021 (2021-05-18)	MW214	5.48
The Fugitive Task Force heads to Washington, D.C., to protect a former informant of Ortiz after a hit man tries to kill her with the case becoming personal for Ortiz who was in a relationship with her but things take a turn when the informant is murdered, leading the team to a Congressman who's hiding a secret while Sarah helps the LaCroix family prepare for Byron and Marie's wedding on Jess's farm. Terry O'Quinn (Byron LaCroix) is credited as a Special Guest Star.
29	15	"Chattaboogie"	Milena Govich	David Hudgins	May 25, 2021 (2021-05-25)	MW215	5.79
A Special Agent with the Office Of Inspector General enlists the help of LaCroix and the Fugitive Task Force to locate a DEA agent laying low or undercover in Tennessee after they suspect he may have turned dirty. This leads to the team breaking up a drug ring. Sarah wonders if she was too quick to move in with Jess and Tali. At the end of the episode, Sarah's estranged husband, who has been released on bail, turns up at Jess's house with a gun. He breaks in, Kenny and Jess follow, round a corner and multiple shots are fired, ending the episode in a cliffhanger.

Season 3 (2021–22)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
30	1	"Exposed"	Ken Girotti	Story by : Dick Wolf & David Hudgins & Elizabeth Rinehart Teleplay by : David Hudgins & Elizabeth Rinehart	September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)	MW301	7.12
As they wait for news on Kenny who is in surgery, being treated for wounds he received after he was shot by his old friend, Curtis Williams, an Army veteran who was also a hired assassin while assisting agents Maggie Bell and OA Zidan of the FBI's New York field office on a case involving the murder of a woman on federal property which also led to the uncovering of a sex trafficking ring which occurred during the FBI Season 4 premiere episode, "All That Glitters", the Fugitive Task Force are assigned to hunt down a suspect believed to be responsible for the murder of Nathan Tate which triggers a gunfight in downtown New York City and has the team meeting Kristin Gaines, an agent from the FBI's Miami field office who has been investigating the suspect as well as his movements. Jess also learns that he and Kenny have been cleared of the shooting that occurred at Jess's house which also reveals that Kenny shot dead Hugh Hill, the ex-husband of Jess's girlfriend, Sarah Allen. With assistant from OA who temporarily joins the team and Kristin, they race to apprehend Colin Kent and his associates, only to discover that Kent has not only fled the mansion he was staying in via an airplane and is heading to an unknown location but that he now has information concerning the identities of those involved in the ring. This episode continues a crossover event that begins on the season 4 premiere of FBI and concludes on the pilot episode of FBI: International. It also marks the debut appearance of Kristin Gaines (Alexa Davalos) while Missy Peregrym (Maggie Bell), Zeeko Zaki (Omar Adom "OA" Zidan) and Alana De La Garza (Isobel Castille) are credited as Special Guest Stars.
31	2	"Patriots"	Peter Stebbings	Richard Sweren	September 28, 2021 (2021-09-28)	MW302	5.59
With Hana off helping her sister move in and Kenny Crosby having returned to Oklahoma to recover from his gunshot wounds, the Fugitive Task Force welcome Kristin Gaines who has officially joined the team. When three people are killed in a Washington D.C. hotel, one of the victims also a federal police officer, the team search for a motive for the killings and discover a possible connection to the January 6 United States Capitol attack.
32	3	"Tough Love"	Marc Roskin	Stephanie Sengupta	October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)	MW303	5.65
When the body of a judge who had a reputation for giving harsh sentences to those in his courtroom, even teenage juveniles is found, the team investigate and uncover a link to an academy that deals with tough love while Kristen faces hurdles of her own as she resettles with her teenage daughter into an apartment in New York City.
33	4	"Inherited"	Romeo Tirone	Wendy West	October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)	MW304	5.50
When a Chinese-American woman is kidnapped after having dinner with her friends, the team investigate and must determine if it was a random hate crime or if she targeted in hopes of locating her while both Jess and Sarah continue to struggle with Tali who's going through a rebellious streak.
34	5	"Unhinged"	Ken Girotti	Melissa Scrivner Love	November 2, 2021 (2021-11-02)	MW305	4.97
As Hana rejoins the team while struggling to adjust the new changes in her life, the team find themselves investigating when a deadly fire erupts at an arcade with the team soon discovering that the fire itself was the step in a plan to exact revenge against one of its victims. Tim DeKay (Angelo Carpenter) is credited as a Special Guest Star.
35	6	"Lovesick"	Jean de Segonzac	Ticona S. Joy	November 9, 2021 (2021-11-09)	MW306	4.88
As the team hunt down a family annihilator who wishes to continue his own killing spree, Barnes finds herself struggling when her mother begins adding pressure to her marriage.
36	7	"Gladiator"	Tess Malone	Spindrift Beck	November 16, 2021 (2021-11-16)	MW307	5.64
While the team investigate the killing of a professional basketball player's wife who also happened to be a famous lifestyle guru, Kristin finds herself growing closer to her ex-husband and Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, the team's supervisor checks in to see how they're faring on the case.
37	8	"Sport of Kings"	Carlos Bernard	Richard Sweren	December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)	MW308	5.45
The team investigate when a prized Kentucky race horse is stolen with its groomer being taken hostage and soon come to the realization they might be the only ones considering the women's safety a priority over the horse's own while Byron, Jess's father returns to celebrate the holidays with Jess and Tali. Terry O'Quinn (Byron LaCroix) is credited as a Special Guest Star.
38	9	"Run-Hide-Fight"	Ken Girotti	Elizabeth Rinehart	December 14, 2021 (2021-12-14)	MW309	6.86
A trip to the mall for some holiday shopping turns deadly for Jess and Barnes when they along with the other shoppers find themselves caught in the middle of a shooting with the exits being rigged so that no-one can escape. With Jess and Barnes trapped, Kristin, Hana and Ortiz try to help, knowing that their boss and his second-in-command are at risk from the shooters. Terry O'Quinn (Byron LaCroix) is credited as a Special Guest Star.
39	10	"Incendiary"	Milena Govich	D. Dona Le	January 4, 2022 (2022-01-04)	MW310	5.43
As the team hunt for a young man who is using bombs in the style of napalm to attack his target, Jess and Sarah adjust to their empty nest with Tali away.
40	11	"Hunter"	John Murray	Rickey Cook	January 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)	MW311	5.56
The Fugitive Task Force find themselves searching for a killer who's playing a twisted game of cat and mouse while Hana shares a personal detail about herself with Ortiz who's her new roommate.
41	12	"El Pincho"	Ludovic Littee	Wendy West	February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)	MW312	5.91
When a notorious Colombian drug lord manages to escape with a U.S. prison, the team are given the assignment of searching for him while Kristin finds herself opening up to her ex-husband about her past.
42	13	"Overlooked"	Milena Govich	Stephanie Sengupta	February 22, 2022 (2022-02-22)	MW313	5.70
As the team search for a businessman wanted for murder and conducting an embezzlement scheme, Jess takes advantage of his own empty nest to properly court Sarah.
43	14	"Shattered"	Lisa Demaine	Elizabeth Rinehart	March 8, 2022 (2022-03-08)	MW314	5.55
When the team search for an abusive man who's embarking on a killing spree in hopes of finding his missing girlfriend, Jess plans his dream holiday with Sarah, only for an unexpected tragedy to strike the team, one that changes everything forever. This episode marks the final appearance of Jess LaCroix (Julian McMahon) while Terry O'Quinn (Byron LaCroix) is credited as a Special Guest Star.
44	15	"Incel"	Carlos Bernard	Zach Cannon	March 22, 2022 (2022-03-22)	MW315	5.79
Struggling to come to terms with Jess's death, Barnes, Hana, Ortiz and Kristin are given the assignment of tracking down a member of the incel community who has begun embarking on a murder spree, targeting the people he believes never even gave him a chance while Isobel Castille pays the team a surprise visit to see how they are adjusting to life without their team leader. Terry O'Quinn (Byron LaCroix) is credited as a Special Guest Star.
45	16	"Decriminalized"	Tim Busfield	Melissa Scrivner Love	March 29, 2022 (2022-03-29)	MW316	5.84
When a married couple who grow illegal marijuana kill their employees, the team head to Vermont to investigate and find the couple while Barnes finds herself beginning to regret not taking any time off from her work to form a bond with her new baby son. Alana De La Garza (Isobel Castille) is credited as a Special Guest Star.
46	17	"Covenant"	Ken Girotti	David Hudgins & Spindrift Beck	April 12, 2022 (2022-04-12)	MW317	5.43
As the team investigate a series of killings tied to a forbidden romance between a young teenager and her older boyfriend, they attempt to adjust their new boss and the team's leader, FBI Special Agent Remy Scott. This episode marks the debut appearance of Remy Scott (Dylan McDermott)
47	18	"Reaper"	Alex Zakrzewski	Elizabeth Rinehart & D. Dona Le	April 19, 2022 (2022-04-19)	MW318	5.25
As the team investigate the deaths of two Army veterans during a murder spree that appears to be connected to their time while serving in Afghanistan, Hana receives surprising news concerning her birth mother.
48	19	"Whack Job"	Cory Bowles	Richard Sweren & Ryan Causey	April 26, 2022 (2022-04-26)	MW319	5.44
While the team investigate a man who was killed in witness protection, they discover there's more to the case than expected while Remy struggles to adjust to what he uncovers when he reconnects with his mother, Betsy.
49	20	"Greatest Hits"	Ken Girotti	Stephanie Sengupta & Zach Cannon	May 10, 2022 (2022-05-10)	MW320	5.28
The team hunt for a murderer who's recreating the chilling killings of a notorious mobster from the 1980s.
50	21	"Inheritance"	Jean de Segonzac	Gina Gionfriddo & Ticona S. Joy	May 17, 2022 (2022-05-17)	MW321	5.46
When a female con artist pretending to be a personal trainer murders a wealthy couple from the East Hamptons, the team must work to uncover her true identity and track her down while Ortiz finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place when Hana's brother asks him for a favor. This episode marks the final appearance of Ivan Ortiz (Miguel Gomez).
51	22	"A Man Without a Country"	Heather Cappiello	Teleplay by : David Hudgins Story by : David Hudgins & Wendy West	May 24, 2022 (2022-05-24)	MW322	4.77
The team find themselves chasing after a Russian oligarch, whose collection of Paul Cézanne famous painting "Still Life with a Curtain" was seized by US Marshalls, and the oligarch embarked on a terror spree in New York City in a desperate attempt to escape the impossible situation he's ended up in, and a total of at least 2 US Marshalls and 6 others were killed in the process. One Russian interpreter on the oligarch's payroll was exposed, and even the oligarch's estranged daughter was in danger after her bodyguard was killed by one of the oligarch's henchmen, and she was forced to deliver a statement on phone in Russian. Finally, Remy Scott's team cornered the oligarch's vans, and his henchman was killed, his daughter was freed, and the oligarch ran into Russian consulate but was killed by one of the guards there.

Season 4 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
52	1	"Iron Pipeline"	Peter Stebbings	Richard Sweren	September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)	MW402	5.27
Barnes returns from her maternity leave, meeting Remy for the first time. Remy also reveals that Ortiz has permanently transferred back to Los Angeles, to continue looking after his sick father. The Fugitive Task Force investigates, with the help of an ATF agent, when a family of four is found dead in a motel room in Georgia. The team discovers a link between the victims and the sale of illegal guns. Meanwhile, Barnes struggles to adjust to the changes in the team and to Remy's leadership style.
53	2	"Taxman"	Ken Girotti	David Hudgins	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)	MW401	5.40
As the Fugitive Task Force meets FBI agent Ray Cannon, they find themselves searching for a criminal who's targeting IRS offices. This episode marks the debut appearance of Edwin Hodge (Ray Cannon).
54	3	"Succession"	Tess Malone	Wendy West	October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04)	MW403	5.28
55	4	"Gold Diggers"	Don McCutcheon	Stephanie Sengupta	October 11, 2022 (2022-10-11)	MW404	5.41
56	5	"Chains"	Ken Girotti	Elizabeth Rinehart	October 18, 2022 (2022-10-18)	MW405	5.29
While on route to her sister's home, Hana meets a young girl with bloody rope marks on her wrists in a rest stop. She tries to help here, but she's knocked out from behind and kidnapped. Worried, her sister Casey calls Remy the next morning, telling him she never arrived home after sending her a photo at 2:00 AM.
57	6	"Patent Pending"	Sudz Sutherland	Ryan Causey	November 15, 2022 (2022-11-15)	MW406	4.74
58	7	"Karma"	Cory Bowles	D. Dona Le	November 22, 2022 (2022-11-22)	MW407	5.11
59	8	"Appeal"	Heather Cappiello	Spindrift Beck	December 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)	MW408	5.00
60	9	"Processed"	Ken Girotti	Melissa Scrivner Love	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)	MW409	N/A

Production

Development

On January 29, 2019, it was announced that CBS had commissioned a backdoor pilot with an attached series commitment for a potential spin-off series titled FBI: Most Wanted with the episode to air in the latter part of the first season. The series will focus on the division of the FBI tasked with tracking and capturing the most notorious criminals on the FBI's Most Wanted list. According to Dick Wolf, the spin-off is set to launch a series of interconnected shows similar to that both of Wolf's Chicago and Law & Order franchises on NBC. On May 9, 2019, CBS announced that FBI: Most Wanted had been ordered to series. A few days later, it was announced that the series would premiere as a mid-season replacement in the winter-spring of 2020. The series premiered on January 7, 2020. On March 13, 2020, it was announced that Universal Television has suspended the production due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 6, 2020, CBS renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on November 17, 2020. On August 28, 2020, it was announced that showrunner René Balcer would be leaving the series and David Hudgins would be taking over for the second season.

On March 24, 2021, CBS announced that the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on September 21, 2021.

On May 9, 2022, CBS renewed the series for a fourth and fifth season. The fourth season premiered on September 20, 2022.

Release

Marketing

On May 15, 2019, CBS released the first official trailer for the series.

Broadcast

The show airs on Tuesday nights in Canada on Global and airs it three hours ahead of CBS broadcast .

The show airs on Friday nights at 10pm on Sky Witness in the United Kingdom.

The show airs on Thursday night at 10:40pm on AXN Asia in the Southeast Asia, then moved to FOX Asia.

Reception

Ratings

Overall

Viewership and ratings per season of FBI: Most Wanted

Season	Timeslot (ET)	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		TV season	Viewership rank	Avg. viewers (millions)	18–49 rank	Avg. 18–49 rating
			Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	Tuesday 10.00 p.m.	14	January 7, 2020 (2020-01-07)	7.19	May 5, 2020 (2020-05-05)	6.62	2019–20	17	10.20	39	1.2
2		15	November 17, 2020 (2020-11-17)	5.38	May 25, 2021 (2021-05-25)	5.79	2020–21	14	8.83	34	1.0
3		22	September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)	7.12	May 24, 2022 (2022-05-24)	4.77	2021–22	12	8.75	28	0.9
4		TBA	September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)	5.27	TBA	TBD	2022–23	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of FBI: Most Wanted

No.	Title	Air date	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Dopesick"	January 7, 2020	0.8/4	7.19	0.5	3.36	1.3	10.55
2	"Defender"	January 14, 2020	0.8/4	6.51	0.5	3.52	1.2	10.04
3	"Hairtrigger"	January 21, 2020	0.7/4	6.59	0.5	3.47	1.2	10.07
4	"Caesar"	January 28, 2020	0.7/4	6.11	0.4	3.24	1.1	9.35
5	"Invisible"	February 11, 2020	0.6	6.11	0.5	3.16	1.1	9.27
6	"Prophet"	February 18, 2020	0.7	6.29	0.5	3.20	1.2	9.50
7	"Ghosts"	March 10, 2020	0.6	5.99	0.4	3.26	1.0	9.26
8	"Predators"	March 17, 2020	0.8	6.44	0.4	3.19	1.2	9.64
9	"Reveille"	March 24, 2020	1.0	9.49	0.5	3.45	1.5	12.94
10	"Silkworm"	March 31, 2020	0.9	8.10	0.5	3.36	1.4	11.46
11	"Ironbound"	April 14, 2020	0.9	8.95	0.4	2.72	1.3	11.67
12	"Ride or Die"	April 14, 2020	0.7	7.16	0.5	3.20	1.2	10.36
13	"Grudge"	April 28, 2020	0.7	6.96	0.5	3.22	1.2	10.18
14	"Getaway"	May 5, 2020	0.6	6.62	0.5	3.35	1.1	9.97

Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of FBI: Most Wanted

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Rampage"	November 17, 2020	0.6	5.38	0.4	3.19	1.0	8.57
2	"Execute"	November 24, 2020	0.7	5.69	—	—	—	—
3	"Deconflict"	December 8, 2020	0.5	4.92	0.4	2.91	0.9	7.83
4	"Anonymous"	January 19, 2021	0.6	5.81	—	—	—	—
5	"The Line"	January 26, 2021	0.7	6.23	—	—	—	—
6	"Dysfunction"	February 9, 2021	0.6	5.64	0.4	3.34	1.0	8.98
7	"Winner"	March 2, 2021	0.5	5.73	0.5	3.54	1.0	9.28
8	"Vanished"	March 9, 2021	0.6	6.14	0.4	3.09	1.0	9.23
9	"One-Zero"	March 16, 2021	0.6	6.26	—	—	—	—
10	"Spiderwebs"	April 6, 2021	0.7	6.44	0.4	3.09	1.1	9.53
11	"Obstruction"	April 27, 2021	0.6	5.62	0.3	2.51	0.9	8.13
12	"Criminal Justice"	May 4, 2021	0.6	5.49	0.4	2.94	0.9	8.43
13	"Toxic"	May 11, 2021	0.6	5.79	0.4	2.92	1.0	8.71
14	"Hustler"	May 18, 2021	0.5	5.48	0.4	2.77	0.9	8.25
15	"Chattaboogie"	May 25, 2021	0.5	5.79	0.4	2.98	0.9	8.77

Season 3

Viewership and ratings per episode of FBI: Most Wanted

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Exposed"	September 21, 2021	0.7	7.12	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	"Patriots"	September 28, 2021	0.5	5.59	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
3	"Tough Love"	October 5, 2021	0.5	5.65	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
4	"Inherited"	October 12, 2021	0.6	5.50	0.4	2.97	1.0	8.47
5	"Unhinged"	November 2, 2021	0.4	4.97	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
6	"Lovesick"	November 9, 2021	0.4	4.88	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
7	"Gladiator"	November 16, 2021	0.5	5.64	0.4	3.24	0.9	8.88
8	"Sport of Kings"	December 7, 2021	0.5	5.45	0.3	3.01	0.8	8.46
9	"Run-Hide-Fight"	December 14, 2021	0.7	6.86	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
10	"Incendiary"	January 4, 2022	0.5	5.43	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
11	"Hunter"	January 11, 2022	0.5	5.56	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
12	"El Pincho"	February 1, 2022	0.6	5.91	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
13	"Overlooked"	February 22, 2022	0.5	5.70	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
14	"Shattered"	March 8, 2022	0.5	5.55	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
15	"Incel"	March 22, 2022	0.5	5.79	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
16	"Decriminalized"	March 29, 2022	0.6	5.84	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
17	"Covenant"	April 12, 2022	0.5	5.43	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
18	"Reaper"	April 19, 2022	0.5	5.25	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
19	"Whack Job"	April 26, 2022	0.5	5.44	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
20	"Greatest Hits"	May 10, 2022	0.5	5.28	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
21	"Inheritance"	May 17, 2022	0.5	5.46	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
22	"A Man Without a Country"	May 24, 2022	0.4	4.77	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Season 4

Viewership and ratings per episode of FBI: Most Wanted

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Iron Pipeline"	September 20, 2022	0.5	5.27	0.3	2.94	0.8	8.20
2	"Taxman"	September 27, 2022	0.5	5.40	0.3	2.95	0.7	8.34
3	"Succession"	October 4, 2022	0.5	5.28	0.3	2.82	0.7	8.09
4	"Gold Diggers"	October 11, 2022	0.4	5.41	0.3	2.86	0.7	8.26
5	"Chains"	October 18, 2022	0.5	5.29	0.3	2.72	0.8	8.01
6	"Patent Pending"	November 15, 2022	0.4	4.74	0.3	3.01	0.6	7.76
7	"Karma"	November 22, 2022	0.4	5.11	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
8	"Appeal"	December 13, 2022	0.4	5.00	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

External links

• Official website on Wolf Entertainment
• Official website on CBS
• FBI: Most Wanted at IMDb 
• FBI: Most Wanted at Rotten Tomatoes