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FBI S7E9 — Descent
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FBI•Season 7•Episode 9

Descent

7.9/10 · 386 votesJan 28, 202542 min

Ranked #5 of 22 in Season 7•+0.1 vs season avg

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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

Directed byCarlos Bernard
Written byAaron Ginsburg
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Missy Peregrym

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Maggie Bell

Zeeko Zaki

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Omar Adom 'OA' Zidan

John Boyd

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Jeremy Sisto

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Episode Summary

"Descent" is episode 9 of FBI season 7. It scored 7.9/10 from 386 votes, ranking #5 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Carlos Bernard and written by Aaron Ginsburg, it aired on January 28, 2025.

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