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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 1 - The Runner
    8.0/10(32 votes)

    #1 - The Runner

    S8:E1

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

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Jack Turley

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  2. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 2 - The Edge of Desperation
    7.5/10(27 votes)

    #2 - The Edge of Desperation

    S8:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 3 - The Fatal Showdown
    7.8/10(27 votes)

    #3 - The Fatal Showdown

    S8:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 4 - The Franklin Papers
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    #4 - The Franklin Papers

    S8:E4

    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investigates a con game that was perpetrated Christine Minton and her boyfriend, The pair set out to sell forged historical documents to an amateur historian.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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 5 - The Gopher
    8.3/10(29 votes)

    #5 - The Gopher

    S8:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 6 - End of a Nightmare
    7.8/10(27 votes)

    #6 - End of a Nightmare

    S8:E6

    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:Unknown

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  7. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 7 - The Engineer
    7.8/10(25 votes)

    #7 - The Engineer

    S8:E7

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

    Director:Philip Abbott
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 8 - A Game of Chess
    7.4/10(23 votes)

    #8 - A Game of Chess

    S8:E8

    No description available

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 9 - The Wizard
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    #9 - The Wizard

    S8:E9

    No description available

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 10 - The Loner
    7.4/10(26 votes)

    #10 - The Loner

    S8:E10

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 11 - Canyon Of No Return
    7.8/10(31 votes)

    #11 - Canyon Of No Return

    S8:E11

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 12 - Holiday With Terror
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #12 - Holiday With Terror

    S8:E12

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 13 - The Jug Marker
    7.7/10(26 votes)

    #13 - The Jug Marker

    S8:E13

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 14 - The Outcast
    7.9/10(26 votes)

    #14 - The Outcast

    S8:E14

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 15 - Dark Christmas
    7.9/10(27 votes)

    #15 - Dark Christmas

    S8:E15

    Hitman Stuart Tilden seriously wounds a businessman in Chicago while seeking the whereabouts of his intended target. The FBI launches an intense investigation, seeking to prevent him from succeeding, and even Assistant Director Arthur Ward will make an arrest in the field as part of the effort. The target is Richard Ghormley, who formerly worked for a criminal. While he wasn't involved with illegal activities, the criminal fears that he knows too much. He is desperately trying to get home from a business trip to San Francisco on Christmas Eve and Tilden is waiting for him there. Colby and other agents rescue his children while Erskine confronts Tilden.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 16 - The Rap Taker
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    #16 - The Rap Taker

    S8:E16

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 17 - A Gathering Of Sharks
    7.4/10(30 votes)

    #17 - A Gathering Of Sharks

    S8:E17

    No description available

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 18 - The Disinherited
    7.8/10(27 votes)

    #18 - The Disinherited

    S8:E18

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 19 - Desperate Journey
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    #19 - Desperate Journey

    S8:E19

    No description available

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 20 - The Double Play
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #20 - The Double Play

    S8:E20

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 21 - The Wedding Gift
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #21 - The Wedding Gift

    S8:E21

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 22 - The Detonator
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #22 - The Detonator

    S8:E22

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 23 - Sweet Evil
    8.2/10(25 votes)

    #23 - Sweet Evil

    S8:E23

    No description available

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 24 - Memory of a Legend
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #24 - Memory of a Legend

    S8:E24

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 25 - Night of the Long Knives
    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #25 - Night of the Long Knives

    S8:E25

    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:Unknown

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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 32 votes. Directed by Lawrence Dobkin and written by Jack Turley, it aired on 9/17/1972. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Edge of Desperation".