As of July 2026, The F.B.I. Season 5 aired in 1969 with 26 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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The F.B.I. Season 5

1969 26 Episodes Crime · Drama ⭐ 6/10

The F.B.I. Season 5 is currently streaming on major platforms, and its case-by-case structure never gets in the way of the bigger story. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. With 25 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Leads a cast that carries the story without ever feeling mechanical. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

The F.B.I. Season 5 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The plotting in The F.B.I. Season 5 is tight enough that the twists feel earned rather than assembled. Season 5 of The F.B.I. Includes 26 episodes. It aired from September 1969 to March 1970. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. And Philip Abbott lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1969. What makes The F.B.I. Season 5 hold up is that the resolution matters less than how the characters get there. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

If you cannot walk away from a good mystery, The F.B.I. Season 5 will keep you hooked. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s performance is the kind that shows up on best-of lists years later. If you have been looking for something to fill the gap left by a recently finished story, this is a reliable answer.

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🎬 The F.B.I. Season 5 — Episode Guide

E1
Target of Interest
1969-09-14
Case: Michael Weil, Sandra Davis, Eugene Moody, et al - Espionage.
E2
Nightmare Road
1969-09-21
Case: Gerald Wilson, Lawrence ""Jack"" Collins, Carolyn Paul - Killing a Federal Officer, Unlawful Flight, Murder.
E3
The Swindler
1969-09-28
Case: Robert Charles Pollard, William Fremont Quine, George J. Hoyer - Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, Murder.
E4
Boomerang
1969-10-05
Case: Extortion - Kidnapping. Terry Shelton, Melinda Collier, Harvey George Windsor, Robert David Fleming.
E5
Silent Partners
1969-10-12
Case: Victor Berris, Carl Torrance, Steven Harber - Jury Tampering. Inspector Lew Erskine duels with a hitman who bribed a juror in the trial of a mob kingpin.
E6
Gamble With Death
1969-10-19
Case: Harry L. Springer - Extortion.
E7
Flight
1969-10-26
Case: Walter Everett Hazlett - Crime Aboard Aircraft, Piracy, Attempted Murder. Inspector Lew Erskine urges the Hijacker of a Cuban-bound plane to land immediately to save the life of a wounded passenger.
E8
The Challenge
1969-11-02
Case: Paul Winters, Andrei Vallone - Espionage.
E9
Blood Tie
1969-11-09
Case: Richard Arthur Kriton, Maximilian Kerry, Francis Wanderman - Theft from Interstate Shipment, Attempted Murder.
E10
The Sanctuary
1969-11-16
Case: Nate Phelps, John Carl Winslow - Bank Robbery, Murder.
E11
Scapegoat
1969-11-23
Case: Harley Earl Garnett - Crime on a Government Reservation - Murder.
E12
The Inside Man
1969-11-30
Case:Harold H. Casey, Frank V. Sawyer-Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution, Murder. Inpector Erskine and Agent Colby uncovers the ""Inside Man"" in a series of jewelery heists from New York City's Diamond District.
E13
The Prey
1969-12-07
Case: Carl S. Beaumont, Ten Most Wanted Fugitives - Transportation of Stolen Property, Major Theft.
E14
Journey Into Night
1969-12-14
Case: David Mark Starret - Escaped Federal Prisoner - Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property. The escaped federal prisoner, David Starret, kidnaps his own son from the son's foster parents in Albany NY. The father and son travel to Texas where the good inspector finally captures him.
E15
The Doll Courier
1969-12-21
Case: John DeBecker,Eric Linler, et al-Espionage,murder. The FBI goes after communist agents in which the head of a porcelain doll is used to transport top secret microfilm.
E16
Tug-of-War
1969-12-28
Case: Aaron Taylor, Milo Pike - Organized Crime, Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, Major Theft, Murder.
E17
Fatal Impostor
1970-01-04
Case: Victor Kiley, Rick Davis - Unlawful Flight, Murder.
E18
Conspiracy of Corruption
1970-01-11
Case: Peter Freeman Griffith - Victim, Civil Rights Violation.
E19
The Diamond Millstone
1970-01-18
Case: Victor Amazeen, Billy Jack Lyle, James Tate - Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property. The bad guys rip off a 31 carat diamond pendant with the aid of the owner's maid.
E20
Deadly Reunion
1970-01-25
Case: Matthew Bernhardt, David Hermann, John Stone, et al. - Espionage. Agents from the ""Eastern Sector"" (East Berlin) allow the wife of a US based spy to ""escape"" the eastern sector. She is to then assassinate her husband, who is about to defect. The good inspector goes undercover to transpor...

🎭 Cast of The F.B.I. Season 5

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
Shelly Novack
Shelly Novack
Agente especial Chris Daniels
Stephen Brooks
Stephen Brooks
Agente especial Jim Rhodes

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