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The Best Episodes of The F.B.I. Season 8

Every episode of The F.B.I. Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The F.B.I. Season 8!

The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and...
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:ABC
Episodes
26
Avg. Rating
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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"The Runner" is the best rated episode of "The F.B.I." season 8. It scored 8/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by Lawrence Dobkin and written by Jack Turley, it aired on 9/17/1972. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Edge of Desperation".

  • The Runner
    8.0/10(27)

    #1 - The Runner

    Season 8 Episode 1

    Aired 9/17/1972

    Inspector Erskine trails an Escaped Federal Prisoner who abducted a young girl and vanishes into the Oregon Wilderness.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: Jack Turley

  • The Edge of Desperation
    7.6/10(23)

    #2 - The Edge of Desperation

    Season 8 Episode 2

    Aired 9/24/1972

    A business man masterminds his own kidnapping and flees with the ransom money obtained from his father in-law along with a young woman to New York City.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fatal Showdown
    7.6/10(25)

    #3 - The Fatal Showdown

    Season 8 Episode 3

    Aired 10/1/1972

    Inspector Lew Erskine pursues Ken Meed's gang after the robbery of a valuable statue from a New York City art auction.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Franklin Papers
    8.1/10(24)

    #4 - The Franklin Papers

    Season 8 Episode 4

    Aired 10/8/1972

    While Inspector Lew Erskine investigates a con game that was perpetrated Christine Minton and her boyfriend, The pair set out to sell forged historical documents to an amateur historian.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gopher
    8.2/10(25)

    #5 - The Gopher

    Season 8 Episode 5

    Aired 10/15/1972

    To crack a loan sharking operation, Inspector Lew Erskine sets out to find the man who stole the organizations book of borrowers' name.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • End of a Nightmare
    7.7/10(22)

    #6 - End of a Nightmare

    Season 8 Episode 6

    Aired 10/22/1972

    The case is to catch an escaped convict before he takes revenge on the persons responsible for the annulment of his marriage.

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Engineer
    7.6/10(22)

    #7 - The Engineer

    Season 8 Episode 7

    Aired 10/29/1972

    Inspector Erskine and Agent Colby go after an unemployed aerospace engineer who turns to crime.

    Director: Philip Abbott

    Writer: N/A

  • A Game of Chess
    7.2/10(21)

    #8 - A Game of Chess

    Season 8 Episode 8

    Aired 11/5/1972

    No description available

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wizard
    7.8/10(23)

    #9 - The Wizard

    Season 8 Episode 9

    Aired 11/12/1972

    No description available

    Director: Walter Grauman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Loner
    7.2/10(22)

    #10 - The Loner

    Season 8 Episode 10

    Aired 11/19/1972

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Canyon Of No Return
    7.9/10(25)

    #11 - Canyon Of No Return

    Season 8 Episode 11

    Aired 11/26/1972

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Holiday With Terror
    7.5/10(23)

    #12 - Holiday With Terror

    Season 8 Episode 12

    Aired 12/3/1972

    Kidnapping with a twist in ""Holiday with Terror"". The naive victim believes she's on a weekend vacation. (60 mins)

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Jug Marker
    7.6/10(23)

    #13 - The Jug Marker

    Season 8 Episode 13

    Aired 12/10/1972

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Outcast
    7.9/10(23)

    #14 - The Outcast

    Season 8 Episode 14

    Aired 12/17/1972

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dark Christmas
    7.7/10(24)

    #15 - Dark Christmas

    Season 8 Episode 15

    Aired 12/24/1972

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Rap Taker
    7.7/10(24)

    #16 - The Rap Taker

    Season 8 Episode 16

    Aired 1/7/1973

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Gathering Of Sharks
    7.3/10(25)

    #17 - A Gathering Of Sharks

    Season 8 Episode 17

    Aired 1/14/1973

    No description available

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: N/A

  • The Disinherited
    7.6/10(25)

    #18 - The Disinherited

    Season 8 Episode 18

    Aired 1/21/1973

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Desperate Journey
    7.8/10(23)

    #19 - Desperate Journey

    Season 8 Episode 19

    Aired 1/28/1973

    No description available

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: N/A

  • The Double Play
    7.5/10(24)

    #20 - The Double Play

    Season 8 Episode 20

    Aired 2/4/1973

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wedding Gift
    7.5/10(21)

    #21 - The Wedding Gift

    Season 8 Episode 21

    Aired 2/11/1973

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Detonator
    7.9/10(21)

    #22 - The Detonator

    Season 8 Episode 22

    Aired 2/25/1973

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sweet Evil
    8.0/10(22)

    #23 - Sweet Evil

    Season 8 Episode 23

    Aired 3/4/1973

    No description available

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: N/A

  • Memory of a Legend
    7.9/10(21)

    #24 - Memory of a Legend

    Season 8 Episode 24

    Aired 3/11/1973

    Inspector Lew Erskine & The FBI confront a father and son, The father being a small time burglar glamorized by the son who is trying to follow in his footsteps.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Night of the Long Knives
    7.2/10(21)

    #25 - Night of the Long Knives

    Season 8 Episode 25

    Aired 3/25/1973

    Suspecting assassinations in the Mafia are being planned, Inspector Erskine goes undercover as a caterer at the wedding of a mob bosses daughter.

    Director: Robert Douglas

    Writer: N/A