As of July 2026, The F.B.I. Season 1 aired in 1965 with 32 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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The F.B.I. Season 1

1965 32 Episodes Crime · Drama ⭐ 6/10

The F.B.I. Season 1 is currently streaming on major platforms, and its case-by-case structure never gets in the way of the bigger story. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. Its 6/10 TMDB score, built from 25 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Watch Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Work — the performance is a masterclass in restraint. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, The F.B.I. Season 1 earns its spot. At its heart, The F.B.I. Season 1 understands what makes crime drama work — character first, plot second. Season 1 of The F.B.I. Includes 32 episodes. It aired from September 1965 to May 1966. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. And Philip Abbott lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1965. What distinguishes the best crime dramas from the rest is whether the character work can carry scenes where the mystery takes a breath — The F.B.I. Season 1 passes that test consistently. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Viewers who think they have seen every crime drama tend to find The F.B.I. Season 1 proves them wrong. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Anchors it, but the writing does the real work. If you are going to commit to one crime drama this month, make it this one.

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🎬 The F.B.I. Season 1 — Episode Guide

E1
The Monster
1965-09-19
Case file #76-3342-J- Francis Jerome - Escaped Federal Prisoner.
E2
Image in a Cracked Mirror
1965-09-26
Case file #29-68954-G - Charles Emery Gates - Federal Reserve Act, Embezzlement.
E3
A Mouthful of Dust
1965-10-03
Case file #70-68307-C - Joseph Cloud - Crime on Indian Reservation.
E4
Slow March Up a Steep Hill
1965-10-10
Case file #91-77270-X - Wayne Everett Powell - Bank Robbery, Interstate Transportation of Stolen Motor Vehicle.
E5
The Insolents
1965-10-17
Case file #45-47339-Y - Roger York - Crime on the High Seas - Murder.
E6
To Free My Enemy
1965-10-24
The good inspector has the distasteful job of finding a kidnap victim--a pornographer that the good inspector is trying build a case against. In the end, Erskine captures the kidnappers and obtains a warrant for the arrest of the pornographer.
E7
The Problem of the Honorable Wife
1965-10-31
Case file #98-63520-M - Maury Maddock - Sabotage.
E8
Courage of a Conviction
1965-11-07
Case file #87-633462-C - Harry Castle - Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, Fraudulent Checks.
E9
The Exiles
1965-11-14
Case file #2-46675-R - General Romero, et al. - Violation of Neutrality Act.
E10
The Giant Killer
1965-11-21
Case file #52-19223-W - Joseph Maurice Walker - Destruction of Government Property.
E11
All the Streets Are Silent
1965-11-28
Case file #52-499362-M - Mike Murtaugh - Theft of Government Property.
E12
An Elephant is Like a Rope
1965-12-05
Case file #87-52739-X - John Doe - Interstate Transsportation of Stolen Property. $500,000 that nobody would claim, and a man who has lost his memory are Inspector Erskine's and Agent Jim Rhodes' only lead to a crime within a crime.
E13
How to Murder an Iron Horse
1965-12-12
Case File #9-74219-C - Howard Spencer Collier Jr. - Extortion. Inspector Lew Erskine and Special Agent Jim Rhodes hunt a young man involved with railroad sabotage.
E14
Pound of Flesh
1965-12-19
The FBI Investigates the murder of an Army Chaplains wife on an U.S. Army base.
E15
The Hijackers
1965-12-26
Case file #15-9436-S - Harold K. Smith - Theft from Interstate Shipment.
E16
The Forests of the Night
1966-01-02
Case file #9-26080-X Adam MacDonald, et al., Victims - Extortion.
E17
The Chameleon
1966-01-09
Case file #29-31091-C - Andrew S. Cook, Jr., with Aliases - Violation of Federal Reserve Act, Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, Murder. A clever confidence man of a thousand faces plays a deadly game of cat & mouse with a million dollars as the prize
E18
The Sacrifice
1966-01-16
Case file #65-9525-X - The Doriskin Papers - Espionage. Inspector Lew Erskine infiltrates a spy network and is marked for assassination.
E19
Special Delivery
1966-01-23
Case file #91-42238-P - Robert Charles Porter - Bank Robbery, Unlawful Flight, Murder. Inspector Erskine goes undercover to crack an inter-hemisphere fugitive smuggling ring.
E20
Quantico
1966-01-30
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.

🎭 Cast of The F.B.I. Season 1

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Lewis Erskine
Philip Abbott
Philip Abbott
Arthur Ward
Marvin Miller
Marvin Miller
Narrator (uncredited)
William Reynolds
William Reynolds
Special Agent Tom Colby
Lynn Loring
Lynn Loring
Barbara Erskine
Shelly Novack
Shelly Novack
Agente especial Chris Daniels
Stephen Brooks
Stephen Brooks
Agente especial Jim Rhodes

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