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FBI

Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity.

2018–Ongoing9 seasons179 episodes~60 min/epTV-14Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.

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Where to watch

Where can I watch FBI?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists FBI streaming on Paramount+, Peacock via The Roku Channel and The Roku Channel (free) and to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about FBI?

FBI earns 4 badges, led by Crowd Pleaser and Preferred by Women.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood

Reception

Is FBI worth watching?

FBI's Midcredits score is the 58th percentile of all shows, from 33K ratings across 5 sources. 78% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

58th percentile

Better received than 58% of shows

49th percentile among Action56th percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)48th
Approval (how many liked it)67th

Acclaim

Crowd Pleaser: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

70 /100

48th percentile of all shows

41st percentile among Action46th percentile among 2010s

Critics 57 · Audience 71

Audiences liked it more than critics did.

Rating distribution

Most people land high, with a thin tail of low scores from those it didn't reach.

Approval

How many liked it

78% liked it

67th percentile of all shows

56th percentile among Action65th percentile among 2010s
78% rated it 7–1022% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

86th percentile

33K ratings across platforms

60th percentile among Action86th percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 10% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

The show is a fast-paced, formulaic police procedural with a competent cast but relies on repetitive tropes like suspects always running and Jubal shouting orders.

Fans praised

  • Strong lead performances by Missy Peregrym and Zeeko Zaki with solid on-screen chemistry
  • Fast-paced, high-energy action and suspenseful cases
  • Diverse, well-cast ensemble with compelling team dynamics

Detractors panned

  • Repetitive, formulaic plots with predictable chase sequences and suspect apprehension tactics
  • Jeremy Sisto's character Jubal shouting constantly, seen as grating and amateurish
  • Heavy-handed political messaging and perceived woke agenda undermining entertainment

What stands out

PacingDivisive60

Fast-paced and engaging for fans; detractors find it rushed and monotonous

ActingDivisive58

Missy Peregrym and Zeeko Zaki praised for chemistry; Jeremy Sisto's yelling widely criticized as overacting

TensionDivisive55

Effective suspense in individual cases for fans; detractors call it forced

Plot and storyDivisive42

Formulaic case-of-the-week with predictable twists; reliance on chase scenes and easy resolutions

CharactersDivisive40

Lack of depth and development, especially for Maggie and OA; Jubal's one-note shouting and Isobel's stiff demeanor

DialogueDivisive35

Cheesy, repetitive lines like 'FBI, we just want to talk'; Jubal's shouted commands

Sound and music25

Loud, intrusive drumming and percussion score overwhelming dialogue

Originality25

Derivative of other Dick Wolf procedurals; same structure every episode

Preferred by

Women vs men

Preferred by Women

Women scored it 20 points higher than men.

Critics vs users

Preferred by Users

Users scored it 17 points higher than critics.

No notable difference between the other groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Under-30s vs over-30s 8 points apart
  • US vs non-US 7 points apart

Episodes

9 seasons

Season 9 · 2026 · 5 episodes

  • S9E1

    Rendition

    Oct 5, 202643 min
  • S9E2

    Omissions

    Oct 12, 202643 min
  • S9E3

    White Rock

    Oct 19, 202643 min
  • S9E4
    S9E4

    Reticence

    Oct 26, 202643 min
  • S9E5
    S9E5

    Atonement

    Airs Nov 2, 202643 minUpcoming

Watch experience

What is FBI like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, serious and charged — a relentless watch that leaves you fired up.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
TenseThrilling
Heaviest: middle
Register
Solemn: Grave and dignified; treats its subject with weight and respect.
Told as
Case of the week plus an arcNew arc each season
ToneThe show plays its material straight, treating each case with professional seriousness and emotional weight.
The rideEpisodes maintain a consistent tension during investigations and action sequences, with peak intensity in the middle as cases escalate.
StructureThe show follows a standard three-act structure per episode. No notable narrative devices are used beyond the case-of-the-week format.
Episode formatEach episode features a self-contained case, but there are ongoing character arcs and some serialized elements across the season.
Season formatEach season introduces new overarching threats or personal arcs for the main characters while the core case-of-the-week format continues.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
Rousing · 9% of showsThought-provoking
Why it leaves you this wayViewers leave inspired by the team's dedication and slightly unsettled by the real-world threats depicted.
How it ends · evidence
Ambiguous ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).MonsterPredator
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18% (this title): Predator 7% (this title) · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40%

Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated. · Predator: A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).

18% of shows fit this archetype

Why this archetypeEach episode centers on a new threat—a killer, terrorist, or criminal—that the team must track and stop, fitting the predator subtype of overcoming_the_monster. This is a case-of-the-week procedural, so the archetype applies to the typical episode.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfLoyaltyBonds
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31% (this title): Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7% (this title)
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% (this title) · Duty 2% (this title) · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Bonds

Loyalty · 7% of showsJustice · 14% of showsDuty · 2% of shows
Celebrates its theme: Affirms its theme — this is good and worth having.Community stakes: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeThe series centers on the loyalty within the FBI team and their commitment to duty and justice in protecting the public.
StanceThe series affirms the importance of law enforcement loyalty and duty, presenting the FBI's work as heroic and necessary for public safety.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanInstitutionalDomesticRealistic
Orchestral modernElectronicBackground music · original score
SettingThe FBI New York Field Office and the city's crime scenes.
MusicThe score is energetic and percussive, but has drawn criticism for being too loud and repetitive.

Content guide

Is FBI okay for kids?

TV-14

FBI is rated TV-14. As of October 5, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at moderate (58/100), sexual content at mild (15/100), language at moderate (38/100), drug and alcohol content at mild (35/100) and frightening material at intense (62/100). Overall it is heavier than 52% of TV-14 shows.

Ratings in 12 other countries
  • Canada14+
  • AustraliaMA 15+
  • Germany16
  • France16
  • South Korea15
  • Brazil14
  • LTN-14
  • MexicoB-15
  • Portugal12AP
  • RO12
  • Russia16+
  • Switzerland16
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
Heavier than 41% of all showsHeavier than 52% of TV-14 shows
Violence & Gore
Moderate
typical for a TV-14 show
heavier than 59%
Sex & Nudity
Mild
light for a TV-14 show
heavier than 9%
Profanity
Moderate
typical for a TV-14 show
heavier than 47%
Alcohol & Drugs
Mild
typical for a TV-14 show
heavier than 42%
Frightening / Intense
Intense
heavy for a TV-14 show
heavier than 75%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

The reason to think twice is frightening material. Everything else sits at or below what TV-14 shows usually carry.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other shows that have them.

What content warnings does FBI have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in FBI?

Cast

2 of the 10 billed cast had never appeared on screen.

Missy Peregrym
as FBI SA Maggie Bell
Zeeko Zaki
as FBI SA Omar Adom 'OA' Zidan
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.
Jeremy Sisto
as FBI ASAC Jubal Valentine
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.
Alana De La Garza
as FBI SAC Isobel Castille
John Boyd
as FBI SA Stuart Scola
Taylor Anthony Miller
as FBI Analyst Kelly Moran
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Vedette Lim
as FBI Analyst Elise Taylor
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
James Chen
as FBI Analyst Ian Lim
Katherine Renee Kane
as FBI SA Tiffany Wallace
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Juliana Aidén Martinez
as FBI SA Eva Ramos
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.

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