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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    FBI: Most Wanted Season 2 Episode 12 - Criminal Justice
    5.8/10(495 votes)

    #1 - Criminal Justice

    S2:E12

    When a young man accidentally shoots a cop in self-defense and goes on the run, the team members find themselves in a moral dilemma on the best way to carry out justice. Also, Barnes and her wife struggle with their plans to have another child.

    Director:Milena Govich
    Writer:Richard Sweren

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  2. FBI: Most Wanted Season 3 Episode 2 - Patriots
    6.5/10(558 votes)

    #2 - Patriots

    S3:E2

    New Fugitive Task Force member Kristin Gaines joins Jess and the team, as they head to D.C. to find a dangerous fugitive from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot

    Director:Peter Stebbings
    Writer:Richard Sweren

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  3. FBI: Most Wanted Season 4 Episode 1 - Iron Pipeline
    6.7/10(430 votes)

    #3 - Iron Pipeline

    S4:E1

    When a family of four from New York is found dead in a Georgia motel room, the Fugitive Task Force investigates a connection between the victims and the sale of illegal firearms. Also, Barnes struggles with Remy's leadership style upon her return from maternity leave, and Remy and his sister plan for their mother's care.

    Director:Peter Stebbings
    Writer:Richard Sweren

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  4. FBI: Most Wanted Season 6 Episode 3 - White Buffalo
    6.7/10(277 votes)

    #4 - White Buffalo

    S6:E3

    After a simple act of defiance by a couple of young climate activists goes south, the Fugitive Task Force works to hunt them down before their plans take a devastating turn. Meanwhile, Nina and Scola face family drama when they host her father and sister after they come to town.

    Director:Peter Stebbings
    Writer:Wendy West

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  5. FBI: Most Wanted Season 4 Episode 6 - Patent Pending
    6.8/10(289 votes)

    #5 - Patent Pending

    S4:E6

    After a tech entrepreneur is abducted from a rave in Brooklyn and found bludgeoned to death at his estate in Connecticut, Remy and the team must dive into the world of psychedelics to find his killer.

    Director:Sudz Sutherland
    Writer:Ryan Causey

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  6. FBI: Most Wanted Season 4 Episode 2 - Taxman
    7.0/10(348 votes)

    #6 - Taxman

    S4:E2

    Rookie agent Ray Cannon joins the Fugitive Task Force as they hunt down a mysterious killer targeting IRS offices.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writer:David Hudgins

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  7. FBI: Most Wanted Season 3 Episode 4 - Inherited
    7.1/10(350 votes)

    #7 - Inherited

    S3:E4

    The team must determine if the kidnapping of a young Chinese-American woman is a random hate crime or if she was specifically targeted, in order to find her. Also, Jess and Sarah struggle with Tali’s continued rebellious streak.

    Director:Romeo Tirone
    Writer:Wendy West

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  8. FBI: Most Wanted Season 3 Episode 15 - Incel
    7.1/10(319 votes)

    #8 - Incel

    S3:E15

    The team must track down a murderous member of the incel community targeting those he believes never give him a chance. Also, Barnes, Hana, Ortiz and Kristin deal with their grief in the wake of Jess’ death.

    Director:Carlos Bernard
    Writer:Zach Cannon

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  9. FBI: Most Wanted Season 4 Episode 7 - Karma
    7.1/10(320 votes)

    #9 - Karma

    S4:E7

    The team's Thanksgiving plans are put on hold when they are brought in to investigate whether a shooting at a Buddhist temple was a hate crime or something more personal. Also, Remy and April make a tough decision.

    Director:Cory Bowles
    Writer:D. Dona Le

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  10. FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 1 - Dopesick
    7.2/10(633 votes)

    #10 - Dopesick

    S1:E1

    Jess LaCroix and his elite team of FBI Fugitive Task Force agents track a doctor who's deeply involved in a world of organized crime, drugs and lies, and is on the run after a phone call records him delivering his wife's fatal shot.

    Director:Fred Berner
    Writer:René Balcer

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  11. FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 2 - Defender
    7.2/10(526 votes)

    #11 - Defender

    S1:E2

    A single mother goes into a deadly rampage at a Public Defender's office, taking justice into her own hands after her son is given a harsh sentence for a petty crime. Also, Jess worries how his daughter Tali is handling life without her mother.

    Director:Nicole Cummins-Rubio
    Writer:Richard Sweren

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  12. FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 3 - Hairtrigger
    7.2/10(473 votes)

    #12 - Hairtrigger

    S1:E3

    When a young man is traumatized by his experience surviving a mass shooting, and radicalized into becoming an anti-government terrorist, the team must act quickly to track him down before he can exact revenge on those he believes failed him.

    Director:Jim McKay
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 4 - Caesar
    7.2/10(458 votes)

    #13 - Caesar

    S1:E4

    Barnes goes on a dangerous undercover mission involving an ambitious gang leader who is plotting turf wars and massacres across the Bronx in a bid for more power.

    Director:Fred Berner
    Writer:Kathy McCormick

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  14. FBI: Most Wanted Season 2 Episode 1 - Rampage
    7.2/10(406 votes)

    #14 - Rampage

    S2:E1

    With COVID-19 devastating the country, two gunmen take out their desperation and rage on the elite class they perceive to be oppressing them; Jess' father returns and may not be over his old ways.

    Director:Jim McKay
    Writer:Richard Sweren

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  15. FBI: Most Wanted Season 3 Episode 16 - Decriminalized
    7.2/10(306 votes)

    #15 - Decriminalized

    S3:E16

    The team gets called to Vermont after a married couple who grow illegal marijuana massacres their employees. Also, Barnes begins to regret not taking any time off to bond with her new baby.

    Director:Timothy Busfield
    Writer:Melissa Scrivner-Love

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  16. FBI: Most Wanted Season 4 Episode 12 - Black Mirror
    7.2/10(300 votes)

    #16 - Black Mirror

    S4:E12

    When two Vermont teens are kidnapped on their way home from a basketball game, the team is led to a wayward pastor and his brother. Also, Remy attends a hearing for his brother's murderer.

    Director:Jean de Segonzac
    Writer:Richard Sweren

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  17. FBI: Most Wanted Season 4 Episode 14 - Wanted: America
    7.2/10(277 votes)

    #17 - Wanted: America

    S4:E14

    When a rising star athlete is found violently murdered, the team chases after one of her teammates and his girlfriend; Remy reunites with a true crime show producer from his past.

    Director:Ludovic Littee
    Writer:Wendy West

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  18. FBI: Most Wanted Season 6 Episode 21 - Souls on ICE
    7.2/10(203 votes)

    #18 - Souls on ICE

    S6:E21

    After three men impersonating ICE officers raid a church in New Jersey, the Fugitive Task Force must earn the trust of the reverend to help find the men who were kidnapped. Meanwhile, Remy confronts his own future after learning that Barnes is considering taking a new job.

    Director:Cory Bowles
    Writers:Rickey Cook, Bryce Cracknell

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  19. FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 10 - Silkworm
    7.3/10(397 votes)

    #19 - Silkworm

    S1:E10

    After a former counter-intelligence officer is caught leaking classified information to a foreign government and attacks his former partners, the team must track him down before he escapes the country.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writer:Dwain Worrell

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  20. FBI: Most Wanted Season 2 Episode 5 - The Line
    7.3/10(367 votes)

    #20 - The Line

    S2:E5

    After a rogue militia group opens fire on several teenagers crossing the Canadian border into the U.S., the team races to find the ringleader and his final target. Also, Jess' relationship with his father, Byron reaches a breaking point.

    Director:Jean de Segonzac
    Writer:Dwain Worrell

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  21. FBI: Most Wanted Season 3 Episode 3 - Tough Love
    7.3/10(352 votes)

    #21 - Tough Love

    S3:E3

    When a judge known for serving harsh sentences to juveniles is murdered, the team looks into his lengthy list of cases in the hunt for his killer. Also, Kristin faces family hurdles while resettling with her teenage daughter in New York City.

    Director:Marc Roskin
    Writer:Stephanie Sengupta

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  22. FBI: Most Wanted Season 4 Episode 3 - Succession
    7.3/10(305 votes)

    #22 - Succession

    S4:E3

    After a heist in the Diamond District leaves three dead, the team's search for the fugitives reveals a dangerous connection to Kristin’s undercover past in Miami.

    Director:Tess Malone
    Writer:Wendy West

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  23. FBI: Most Wanted Season 4 Episode 4 - Gold Diggers
    7.3/10(309 votes)

    #23 - Gold Diggers

    S4:E4

    The murder of a geology professor leads the team to uncover an ancient legend regarding a secret treasure dating to the civil war, and they encounter a deadly fugitive determined to kill to find the gold. Meanwhile, an old friend from Remy's past shakes up his relationship with April.

    Director:Don McCutcheon
    Writer:Stephanie Sengupta

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  24. FBI: Most Wanted Season 4 Episode 10 - False Flag
    7.3/10(298 votes)

    #24 - False Flag

    S4:E10

    The team is thrown for a loop when they discover the abductor of a disgraced state police detective is connected to someone from a recent case.

    Director:Cory Bowles
    Writer:Zach Cannon

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  25. FBI: Most Wanted Season 5 Episode 1 - Above & Beyond
    7.3/10(299 votes)

    #25 - Above & Beyond

    S5:E1

    When a mysterious deal goes south, leaving behind multiple bodies, the Fugitive Task Force heads to Virginia to put the pieces together with the help of a familiar face and new addition to the team, Special Agent Nina Chase.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writers:Elizabeth Rinehart, David Hudgins

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Criminal Justice" is the worst rated episode of "FBI: Most Wanted". It scored 5.8/10 based on 495 votes. Directed by Milena Govich and written by Richard Sweren, it aired on 5/4/2021. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Patriots".