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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The F.B.I. Season 1 Episode 9 - The Exiles
    6.3/10(54 votes)

    #1 - The Exiles

    S1:E9

    Case file #2-46675-R - General Romero, et al. - Violation of Neutrality Act.

    Director:William A. Graham
    Writer:Robert Leslie Bellem

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  2. The F.B.I. Season 3 Episode 8 - Overload
    6.4/10(49 votes)

    #2 - Overload

    S3:E8

    No description available

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The F.B.I. Season 7 Episode 11 - Superstition Rock
    6.4/10(27 votes)

    #3 - Superstition Rock

    S7:E11

    Case: Arlen Parent - Assasult on a Federal Officer. George Harris - Victim.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The F.B.I. Season 7 Episode 8 - The Watch-Dog
    6.6/10(36 votes)

    #4 - The Watch-Dog

    S7:E8

    Case: Luther Shawn, Damian Hoowards, Ralph Kurland and Kate Waller - Espionage.

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The F.B.I. Season 7 Episode 12 - The Minerva Tapes
    6.8/10(34 votes)

    #5 - The Minerva Tapes

    S7:E12

    Inspector Erskine Infiltrates an espionage ring and is caught in the cross-fire. Louis Jourdan guest stars.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The F.B.I. Season 9 Episode 7 - Fatal Reunion
    6.8/10(30 votes)

    #6 - Fatal Reunion

    S9:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The F.B.I. Season 1 Episode 20 - Quantico
    6.9/10(53 votes)

    #7 - Quantico

    S1:E20

    Case File #52-7672-S - Willard Smith - Destruction of Government Property. A plot to destroy The Supreme Court Building could cost an F.B.I. agent his job.

    Director:Christian Nyby
    Writer:Don Brinkley

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  8. The F.B.I. Season 3 Episode 12 - The Legend of John Rim
    6.9/10(45 votes)

    #8 - The Legend of John Rim

    S3:E12

    Case: John Rim, Escaped Federal Prisoner, Unlawful Interstate Flight to avoid confinement, murder. Quick sand, an alligator infested swamp, and a viscious backwood's town protect an escaped killer being sought by the F.B.I.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 25 - Night of the Long Knives
    6.9/10(30 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. The F.B.I. Season 4 Episode 24 - The Young Warriors
    7.0/10(36 votes)

    #10 - The Young Warriors

    S4:E24

    Case: William Rockhill - Crime on a Government Reservation, Arson, Murder.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The F.B.I. Season 6 Episode 11 - The Target
    7.0/10(31 votes)

    #11 - The Target

    S6:E11

    Case: Nicholas Blok, Howard Denham and Ruth Denham - Foreign Agents Registration Act.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The F.B.I. Season 7 Episode 16 - A Second Life
    7.0/10(35 votes)

    #12 - A Second Life

    S7:E16

    Case: Steve Elliot Chandler - Interstate Transportation of Stolen Motor Vehicle, Attempted Murder. A contract killer is being pursued by the mob after botching up a job.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Dick Nelson

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  13. The F.B.I. Season 9 Episode 5 - The Exchange
    7.0/10(32 votes)

    #13 - The Exchange

    S9:E5

    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:Unknown

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  14. The F.B.I. Season 2 Episode 10 - Anatomy of a Prison Break
    7.2/10(44 votes)

    #14 - Anatomy of a Prison Break

    S2:E10

    Case file #70-16154-L: Richard Hubbard Larken - Crime on a Government Reservation - Murder.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writers:Robert J. Shaw, Herman Groves

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  15. The F.B.I. Season 3 Episode 17 - Ring of Steel
    7.2/10(42 votes)

    #15 - Ring of Steel

    S3:E17

    The unexplained death of a race car driverplaces Inspector Erskine on the trail of a stolen car ring.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The F.B.I. Season 7 Episode 4 - The Deadly Gift
    7.2/10(34 votes)

    #16 - The Deadly Gift

    S7:E4

    Case: Charles Ridgeway, Julie Rhodes - Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property.

    Director:Philip Abbott
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The F.B.I. Season 9 Episode 15 - The Betrayal
    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #17 - The Betrayal

    S9:E15

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The F.B.I. Season 3 Episode 16 - Crisis Ground
    7.3/10(39 votes)

    #18 - Crisis Ground

    S3:E16

    An unsolved homicide ignites into a riot a town's hatred for a nearby job training camp.

    Director:Robert Douglas
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The F.B.I. Season 7 Episode 10 - End of a Hero
    7.3/10(32 votes)

    #19 - End of a Hero

    S7:E10

    No description available

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The F.B.I. Season 8 Episode 17 - A Gathering Of Sharks
    7.3/10(35 votes)

    #20 - A Gathering Of Sharks

    S8:E17

    No description available

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The F.B.I. Season 9 Episode 13 - A Piece of the Action
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #21 - A Piece of the Action

    S9:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The F.B.I. Season 1 Episode 3 - A Mouthful of Dust
    7.4/10(73 votes)

    #22 - A Mouthful of Dust

    S1:E3

    Case file #70-68307-C - Joseph Cloud - Crime on Indian Reservation.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The F.B.I. Season 1 Episode 18 - The Sacrifice
    7.4/10(41 votes)

    #23 - The Sacrifice

    S1:E18

    Case file #65-9525-X - The Doriskin Papers - Espionage. Inspector Lew Erskine infiltrates a spy network and is marked for assassination.

    Director:Christian Nyby
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The F.B.I. Season 2 Episode 13 - List for a Firing Squad
    7.4/10(41 votes)

    #24 - List for a Firing Squad

    S2:E13

    Case file #65-64887-N: Captain Istvan Novak - Espionage, Murder.

    Director:Jesse Hibbs
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The F.B.I. Season 2 Episode 14 - The Death Wind
    7.4/10(45 votes)

    #25 - The Death Wind

    S2:E14

    Case file #45-9844-J: Captain Benjamin Jennerson, Theodore Darrel Hammond - Crime on the High Seas - Murder.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Robert Leslie Bellem

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Exiles" is the worst rated episode of "The F.B.I.". It scored 6.3/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by William A. Graham and written by Robert Leslie Bellem, it aired on 11/14/1965. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Overload".