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The Best Episodes of The F.B.I. Season 9

Every episode of The F.B.I. Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The F.B.I. Season 9!

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 the characters almost always drove Ford vehicles in the series. Alcoa was co-sponsor of Season One only.

Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:ABC

Season 9 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The F.B.I." season 9 is "The Big Job", rated 7.4/10 from 18 user votes. It was directed by Don Medford and written by N/A. "The Big Job" aired on 9/16/1973 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Confession".

  • The Big Job
    7.4/10 18 votes

    #1 - The Big Job

    Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 1973-09-16

    As carefully planned and perfectly executed as a military maneuver, the robbery of an armored-car firm nets a trio of slick bandits more than $4,000.000.

    Director: Don Medford

    Writer: N/A

  • The Confession
    8.0/10 24 votes

    #2 - The Confession

    Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 1973-09-30

    A nasty nightclub entertainer whose selfishness may end her daughter's life. The girl has been kidnapped by her mother's manager, who's out for a special brand of ransom - revenge.

    Director: Don Medford

    Writer: N/A

  • Break-In
    8.0/10 14 votes

    #3 - Break-In

    Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 1973-10-07

    An escaped convict and his family work together on a bank robbery worth millions.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Pay-off
    7.4/10 13 votes

    #4 - The Pay-off

    Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 1973-10-14

    A syndicate pay off can help start a new life - maybe. A bribed eyewitness doesn't know that the mob has decided he'd be more trustworthy - dead.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Exchange
    7.5/10 16 votes

    #5 - The Exchange

    Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 1973-10-21

    The trail of one crime leads to another as the agents try to crack a race track robbery. They catch the inside man red-handed; only to learn he was forced to help or the masterminds would kill his kidnapped wife.

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: N/A

  • Tower of Terror
    8.5/10 16 votes

    #6 - Tower of Terror

    Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 1973-10-28

    A mouse of a man avenging a lifetime of scorn has forced the Feds into a race with the clock. He said he has planted a bomb in a high-rise office building, but neglected to mention the city it's in.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fatal Reunion
    7.5/10 14 votes

    #7 - Fatal Reunion

    Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 1973-11-04

    A homesick bank robber visits his home town for the first time in 10 years. The townsfolk are not aware of his profession or the fact that the FBI is after him for the job he just pulled.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rules of the Game
    7.8/10 13 votes

    #8 - Rules of the Game

    Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 1973-11-18

    A mobster's son attempts to murder a government witness.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fool's Gold
    8.2/10 18 votes

    #9 - Fool's Gold

    Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 1973-11-25

    A reformed ex-con is forced to return to crime by his fugitive former cellmate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Killing Truth
    7.8/10 15 votes

    #10 - The Killing Truth

    Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 1973-12-09

    A Federal judge is being hunted by the son of a man he sent to prison for treason.

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bought Jury
    8.2/10 16 votes

    #11 - The Bought Jury

    Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 1973-12-16

    A mistrial is arranged by the defendant's would-be killers. His syndicate partners want to silence him permanently before he reaches the security of prison.

    Director: Alexander Singer

    Writer: N/A

  • Ransom
    8.0/10 22 votes

    #12 - Ransom

    Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 1973-12-30

    A jealous stepdaughter turns her kidnapping to her own spiteful advantage by asking her abductors to increase the ransom.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Piece of the Action
    7.4/10 16 votes

    #13 - A Piece of the Action

    Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 1974-01-06

    Two brothers who own a trucking firm have discovered a short cut to prosperity. They help the syndicate hijack competitors' trucks in return for a share of the booty.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Selkirk's War
    8.2/10 17 votes

    #14 - Selkirk's War

    Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 1974-01-27

    An embittered ex-Army officer has a secret battle plan for getting revenge on the Army.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Betrayal
    7.5/10 15 votes

    #15 - The Betrayal

    Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 1974-02-03

    After a lifetime of neglecting his daughter, an escaped convict decides to give her financial security by selling information about the mob.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Animal
    7.4/10 18 votes

    #16 - The Animal

    Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 1974-02-17

    In New Mexico, Erskine and Rhodes track five escaped convicts, one of whom brutally murdered two law officers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Two Million Dollar Hit
    7.8/10 16 votes

    #17 - The Two Million Dollar Hit

    Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 1974-02-24

    A gang of thieves is double-crossed by a fence when things turn ugly.

    Director: Robert Douglas

    Writer: N/A

  • Diamond Run
    7.8/10 17 votes

    #18 - Diamond Run

    Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 1974-03-10

    A blind young mother is the hostage of a fugitive amateur diamond smuggler. He's desperately trying to find a buyer for the gems, while he runs from both the Feds and a deadly private detective.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Deadly Ambition
    8.3/10 24 votes

    #19 - Deadly Ambition

    Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 1974-03-17

    An obnoxious young hoodlum is more cocky than usual after pulling the biggest robbery of his life. With the aid of explosives he stole from the National Guard, he and some friends hijacked an armored car.

    Director: Don Medford

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lost Man
    8.1/10 17 votes

    #20 - The Lost Man

    Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 1974-03-24

    A journalist is the quarry of an escaped Federal prisoner who was sentenced for blackmail they both committed. The con was willing to take the rap by himself - until he learned that his partner was squandering their loot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Vendetta
    8.0/10 17 votes

    #21 - The Vendetta

    Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 1974-04-07

    A mobster who had fled the country has learned that his girlfriend has betrayed him causing his brother's death. going on revenge, Inspector Erskine hunts him down, hoping to avoid a bloodbath and to convince him to turn state's evidence.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Confessions of a Madman
    7.5/10 15 votes

    #22 - Confessions of a Madman

    Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 1974-04-14

    The agents look for a psychotic killer whose victims are all from of the same college sorority.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Survival
    8.1/10 16 votes

    #23 - Survival

    Season 9 Episode 23 - Aired 1974-04-28

    The capture of an escaped convict in the wilderness is doubly complicated by a critical injury to Erskine's partner.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A