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The Fugitive Task Force relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau's Most Wanted list. Seasoned agents oversee the highly skilled team that functions as a mobile undercover unit that is always out

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    FBI: Most Wanted Season 4 Episode 17 - The Miseducation of Metcalf 2
    4.8/10(4 votes)

    #1 - The Miseducation of Metcalf 2

    S4:E17

    The team jumps into action to find two missing coeds after their roommate Carly Cassidy’s older brother is involved in a homicide that took place in their dorm room. Also, Hana becomes distracted when she meets someone online.

    Director:Sharon Lewis
    Writer:Stephanie Sengupta

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  2. FBI: Most Wanted Season 5 Episode 3 - Ghost in the Machine
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Ghost in the Machine

    S5:E3

    When the woman whose visage is the face of a popular AI bot is found violently murdered inside a Brooklyn hotel room, the Fugitive Task Force jumps into action to find out who lured her there in the first place.

    Director:Peter Stebbings
    Writer:Ryan Causey

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  3. FBI: Most Wanted Season 6 Episode 6 - Pageantry
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Pageantry

    S6:E6

    When an international beauty queen is killed on live television, the Fugitive Task Force heads to Philadelphia to hunt down the killer. Meanwhile, Hana senses that Ethan is hiding something.

    Director:Carlos Bernard
    Writer:D. Dona Le

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  4. FBI: Most Wanted Season 6 Episode 13 - Greek Tragedy
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Greek Tragedy

    S6:E13

    When two sorority sisters are found stabbed to death, the Fugitive Task Force heads to Virginia to hunt down the suspect before more killings occur. Hana agrees to meet with Ethan after he asks her for help with his latest troubles.

    Director:Ludovic Littee
    Writer:Ryan Causey

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  5. FBI: Most Wanted Season 6 Episode 3 - White Buffalo
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. FBI: Most Wanted Season 6 Episode 14 - 100%
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #6 - 100%

    S6:E14

    While helping Ethan seek treatment at a VA Hospital, Hana puts out an SOS to the Fugitive Task Force when she is among those taken hostage by an enraged veteran.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writers:Wendy West, Jon Alexander Genson

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  7. FBI: Most Wanted Season 6 Episode 4 - Pig Butchering
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Pig Butchering

    S6:E4

    As Barnes adjusts to living without her children full time, she and Remy butt heads when she disregards his direct orders and investigates a scam call center from where she received a distressing call from a young girl.

    Director:Lisa Robinson
    Writer:Elizabeth Rinehart

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  8. FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 6 - Prophet
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Prophet

    S1:E6

    A cult leader and his most trusted followers go on the run after he orders the murder of his own family. As Jess and the team race to find them, they uncover the self-proclaimed prophet’s conman past.

    Director:Rose Troche
    Writer:Richard Sweren

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  9. FBI: Most Wanted Season 6 Episode 1 - Aquarium Drinker
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Aquarium Drinker

    S6:E1

    When a detective is brutally murdered, the Fugitive Task Force investigates a string of gruesome killings. Meanwhile, Remy and Abby's relationship grows stronger.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writer:David Hudgins

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  10. FBI: Most Wanted Season 6 Episode 2 - Varsity Blues
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Varsity Blues

    S6:E2

    The Fugitive Task Force is called in to hunt down a missing teen from New Jersey who has a connection to a classmate's recent suicide. Meanwhile, Cora feels Ray and his father are putting too much pressure on Caleb.

    Director:Don McCutcheon
    Writer:Richard Sweren

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  11. FBI: Most Wanted Season 3 Episode 2 - Patriots
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 1 - Dopesick
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. FBI: Most Wanted Season 2 Episode 12 - Criminal Justice
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. FBI: Most Wanted Season 6 Episode 10 - Ars Moriendi
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Ars Moriendi

    S6:E10

    After witnessing a murder in broad daylight, the Fugitive Task Force must hunt down a team of killers competing in a twisted online game. Meanwhile, Remy and Abby struggle to get on the same page.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writer:David Hudgins

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  15. FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 2 - Defender
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. FBI: Most Wanted Season 3 Episode 14 - Shattered
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Shattered

    S3:E14

    The team pursues an abusive man on the war path to find his ex-girlfriend, who is trying to escape him for good. Also, Jess and Sarah make plans to take their dream vacation together.

    Director:Lisa Demaine
    Writer:Elizabeth Rinehart

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  17. FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 3 - Hairtrigger
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 4 - Caesar
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 11 - Ironbound
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Ironbound

    S1:E11

    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 find he just might be right, on the first of two new back-to-back episodes

    Director:Alex Chapple
    Writer:Elizabeth Rinehart

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  20. FBI: Most Wanted Season 2 Episode 1 - Rampage
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. FBI: Most Wanted Season 2 Episode 4 - Anonymous
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Anonymous

    S2:E4

    The team searches for a young woman who is heading down a deadly path of vengeance, using ties to an online radical conspiracy organization to further her cause. Also, Barnes must make a life-changing decision, finding it hard to not let the dark side of her job affect her.

    Director:Deran Sarafian
    Writer:Spindrift Beck

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  22. FBI: Most Wanted Season 2 Episode 11 - Obstruction
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Obstruction

    S2:E11

    After a double murder takes place in a small town, the team goes after the vigilante who relies on internet sleuths to exact revenge on suspects in the name of justice. Also, Jess and Sarah's relationship continues to grow, but not everyone approves.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writer:Melissa Scrivner-Love

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  23. FBI: Most Wanted Season 3 Episode 20 - Greatest Hits
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Greatest Hits

    S3:E20

    The team searches for a murderer recreating the chilling killings of a notorious ‘80s mobster.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writers:Stephanie Sengupta, Zach Cannon

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  24. FBI: Most Wanted Season 4 Episode 12 - Black Mirror
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. FBI: Most Wanted Season 4 Episode 21 - Clean House
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Clean House

    S4:E21

    The Fugitive Task Force searches for a missing migrant teen they believe was lured into unlawful work by a dangerous man. Also, Remy learns of a previously undisclosed witness in his brother’s murder case.

    Director:Milena Govich
    Writers:Wendy West, Rickey Cook

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Miseducation of Metcalf 2" is the worst rated episode of "FBI: Most Wanted". It scored 4.8/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Sharon Lewis and written by Stephanie Sengupta, it aired on 4/11/2023. This episode scored 0.9 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ghost in the Machine".