The F.B.I. 1965
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- September 19, 1965
- Last Aired
- April 28, 1974
- Format
- 9 seasons · 241 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~241 hours (60 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S6E24 "Turnabout" (★ 7/10)
- Network
- ABC
- Where to Stream
- Plex, Tubi TV
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What is The F.B.I.?
The F.B.I. is an American television series that aired on ABC from 1965 to 1974.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1965
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 241
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 19, 1965
- Last aired
- Apr 28, 1974
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- ABC
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 5.6/10 from 25 votes
- Format
- 9 seasons · 241 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~60 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- ABC
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The F.B.I. is an American television series that aired on ABC from 1965 to 1974. Created by Quinn Martin and Philip Saltzman, the show was produced in association with Warner Bros. Television and followed the fictional cases and agents of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. Most episodes were based on actual FBI investigations, with names and details often altered for dramatic purposes. The series was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, which resulted in Ford vehicles being prominently featured throughout the show. Alcoa was a co-sponsor during the first season only. The main cast included Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, William Reynolds, and Stephen Brooks. The show was directed by various filmmakers, including Don Medford. It depicted crime dramas involving federal investigations and was structured as a police procedural. The series ran for multiple seasons and maintained a focus on showcasing realistic portrayals of FBI operations. Sponsorship from Ford remained consistent throughout its run, making it a notable aspect of the show's presentation. The program was part of ABC's lineup and contributed to the network's growing reputation for crime dramas during the 1960s and early 1970s.
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“This long-running American television series follows the investigations of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”
Reasons to watch
- historical television interest
- consistent branding
Keep in mind
- limited sponsor variety
Watch it if you enjoy classic American television series from the mid-twentieth century.
The series reflects the standard tone of 1960s and 1970s network television dramas.
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Cast
William Reynolds
Special Agent Tom Colby
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Lewis Erskine
Philip Abbott
Arthur Ward
Marvin Miller
Narrator (uncredited)
Shelly Novack
Agente especial Chris Daniels
Stephen Brooks
Agente especial Jim Rhodes
Lynn Loring
Barbara Erskine
Anthony Eisley
SAC Chet Randolph
Dean Harens
SAC Bryan Durant
James B. Sikking
Hair and Fibers Expert
Dabbs Greer
Orkin
Forrest Compton
Glenn Orland
Comprehensive Directory
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Season 1 · 32 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Monster Mytharc Sep 19, 1965
- E2 Image in a Cracked Mirror Core Sep 26, 1965
- E3 A Mouthful of Dust Core Oct 3, 1965
- E4 Slow March Up a Steep Hill Core Oct 10, 1965
- E5 The Insolents Core Oct 17, 1965
- E6 To Free My Enemy Core Oct 24, 1965
- E7 The Problem of the Honorable Wife Core Oct 31, 1965
- E8 Courage of a Conviction Core Nov 7, 1965
- E9 The Exiles Core Nov 14, 1965
- E10 The Giant Killer Core Nov 21, 1965
- E11 All the Streets Are Silent Core Nov 28, 1965
- E12 An Elephant is Like a Rope Core Dec 5, 1965
- E13 How to Murder an Iron Horse Core Dec 12, 1965
- E14 Pound of Flesh Core Dec 19, 1965
- E15 The Hijackers Core Dec 26, 1965
- E16 The Forests of the Night Core Jan 2, 1966
- E17 The Chameleon Core Jan 9, 1966
- E18 The Sacrifice Core Jan 16, 1966
- E19 Special Delivery Core Jan 23, 1966
- E20 Quantico Core Jan 30, 1966
- E21 The Spy Master Core Feb 6, 1966
- E22 The Baby Sitter Core Feb 13, 1966
- E23 Flight to Harbin Core Feb 27, 1966
- E24 The Man Who Went Mad by Mistake Core Mar 6, 1966
- E25 The Divided Man Core Mar 20, 1966
- E26 The Defector (1) Core Mar 27, 1966
- E27 The Defector (2) Core Apr 3, 1966
- E28 The Tormentors Core Apr 10, 1966
- E29 The Animal Core Apr 17, 1966
- E30 The Plunderers Core Apr 24, 1966
- E31 The Bomb That Walked Like a Man Mytharc May 1, 1966
- E32 The Hiding Place Mytharc May 8, 1966
Season 2 · 29 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Price of Death Mytharc Sep 18, 1966
- E2 The Escape Core Oct 2, 1966
- E3 The Assassin Core Oct 9, 1966
- E4 The Cave-In Core Oct 16, 1966
- E5 The Scourge Core Oct 23, 1966
- E6 The Plague Merchant Core Oct 30, 1966
- E7 Ordeal Core Nov 6, 1966
- E8 Collision Course Core Nov 13, 1966
- E9 Vendetta Core Nov 20, 1966
- E10 Anatomy of a Prison Break Core Nov 27, 1966
- E11 The Contaminator Core Dec 4, 1966
- E12 The Camel's Nose Core Dec 11, 1966
- E13 List for a Firing Squad Core Dec 18, 1966
- E14 The Death Wind Core Dec 25, 1966
- E15 The Raid Core Jan 1, 1967
- E16 Passage Into Fear Core Jan 8, 1967
- E17 The Courier Core Jan 15, 1967
- E18 A Question of Guilt Core Jan 22, 1967
- E19 The Gray Passenger Core Jan 29, 1967
- E20 The Conspirators Core Feb 5, 1967
- E21 Rope of Gold Core Feb 12, 1967
- E22 The Hostage Core Feb 19, 1967
- E23 Sky on Fire Core Feb 26, 1967
- E24 Flight Plan Core Mar 5, 1967
- E25 The Executioners (1) Core Mar 12, 1967
- E26 The Executioners (2) Core Mar 19, 1967
- E27 The Satellite Core Apr 2, 1967
- E28 Force of Nature Mytharc Apr 9, 1967
- E29 The Extortionist Mytharc Apr 16, 1967
Season 3 · 27 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Gold Card Mytharc Sep 17, 1967
- E2 Counter-Stroke Core Sep 24, 1967
- E3 Blood Verdict Core Oct 8, 1967
- E4 Traitor Core Oct 15, 1967
- E5 By Force and Violence (1) Core Oct 22, 1967
- E6 By Force and Violence (2) Core Oct 29, 1967
- E7 A Sleeper Wakes Core Nov 5, 1967
- E8 Overload Core Nov 12, 1967
- E9 Line of Fire Core Nov 26, 1967
- E10 Blueprint for Betrayal Core Dec 3, 1967
- E11 False Witness Core Dec 10, 1967
- E12 The Legend of John Rim Core Dec 31, 1967
- E13 The Dynasty Core Jan 7, 1968
- E14 The Daughter Core Jan 14, 1968
- E15 Act of Violence Core Jan 21, 1968
- E16 Crisis Ground Core Jan 28, 1968
- E17 Ring of Steel Core Feb 4, 1968
- E18 The Homecoming Core Feb 11, 1968
- E19 The Phone Call Core Feb 18, 1968
- E20 Region of Peril Core Feb 25, 1968
- E21 Southwind Core Mar 3, 1968
- E22 The Messenger Core Mar 17, 1968
- E23 The Ninth Man Core Mar 24, 1968
- E24 The Mechanized Accomplice Core Mar 31, 1968
- E25 The Predators Core Apr 7, 1968
- E26 The Tunnel Mytharc Apr 21, 1968
- E27 The Mercenary Mytharc Apr 28, 1968
Season 4 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Wind It Up and It Betrays You Mytharc Sep 22, 1968
- E2 Out of Control Core Sep 29, 1968
- E3 The Quarry Core Oct 6, 1968
- E4 The Runaways Core Oct 13, 1968
- E5 Death of a Fixer Core Oct 20, 1968
- E6 The Enemies Core Nov 3, 1968
- E7 The Nightmare Core Nov 10, 1968
- E8 Breakthrough Core Nov 17, 1968
- E9 The Harvest Core Nov 24, 1968
- E10 The Intermediary Core Dec 1, 1968
- E11 The Butcher Core Dec 8, 1968
- E12 The Flaw Core Dec 15, 1968
- E13 The Hero Core Dec 8, 1968
- E14 The Widow Core Dec 29, 1968
- E15 Eye of the Storm Core Jan 5, 1969
- E16 The Fraud Core Jan 12, 1969
- E17 A Life in the Balance Core Jan 19, 1969
- E18 Caesar's Wife Core Jan 26, 1969
- E19 The Patriot Core Feb 2, 1969
- E20 The Maze Core Feb 9, 1969
- E21 The Attorney Core Feb 16, 1969
- E22 The Catalyst Core Feb 23, 1969
- E23 Conspiracy of Silence Core Mar 2, 1969
- E24 The Young Warriors Core Mar 9, 1969
- E25 The Cober List Mytharc Mar 23, 1969
- E26 Moment of Truth Mytharc Mar 30, 1969
Season 5 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Target of Interest Mytharc Sep 14, 1969
- E2 Nightmare Road Core Sep 21, 1969
- E3 The Swindler Core Sep 28, 1969
- E4 Boomerang Core Oct 5, 1969
- E5 Silent Partners Core Oct 12, 1969
- E6 Gamble With Death Core Oct 19, 1969
- E7 Flight Core Oct 26, 1969
- E8 The Challenge Core Nov 2, 1969
- E9 Blood Tie Core Nov 9, 1969
- E10 The Sanctuary Core Nov 16, 1969
- E11 Scapegoat Core Nov 23, 1969
- E12 The Inside Man Core Nov 30, 1969
- E13 The Prey Core Dec 7, 1969
- E14 Journey Into Night Core Dec 14, 1969
- E15 The Doll Courier Core Dec 21, 1969
- E16 Tug-of-War Core Dec 28, 1969
- E17 Fatal Impostor Core Jan 4, 1970
- E18 Conspiracy of Corruption Core Jan 11, 1970
- E19 The Diamond Millstone Core Jan 18, 1970
- E20 Deadly Reunion Core Jan 25, 1970
- E21 Pressure Point Core Feb 1, 1970
- E22 Summer Terror Core Feb 8, 1970
- E23 Return to Power Core Feb 15, 1970
- E24 The Dealer Mytharc Feb 22, 1970
- E25 Deadfall Mytharc Mar 1, 1970
- E26 The Quest Mytharc Mar 8, 1970
Season 6 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Condemned Mytharc Sep 20, 1970
- E2 The Traitor Core Sep 27, 1970
- E3 Escape to Terror Mytharc Oct 4, 1970
- E4 The Architect Core Oct 11, 1970
- E5 The Savage Wilderness Core Oct 18, 1970
- E6 Time Bomb Core Oct 25, 1970
- E7 The Innocents Core Nov 1, 1970
- E8 The Deadly Pact Core Nov 8, 1970
- E9 The Impersonator Core Nov 22, 1970
- E10 Antennae of Death Core Nov 29, 1970
- E11 The Target Core Dec 6, 1970
- E12 The Witness Core Dec 13, 1970
- E13 Incident in the Desert Core Dec 20, 1970
- E14 The Inheritors Core Dec 27, 1970
- E15 The Unknown Victim Core Jan 3, 1971
- E16 The Stalking Horse Core Jan 10, 1971
- E17 Center of Peril Core Jan 17, 1971
- E18 The Eye of the Needle Core Jan 24, 1971
- E19 The Fatal Connection Core Jan 31, 1971
- E20 The Replacement Core Feb 7, 1971
- E21 Death Watch Mytharc Feb 14, 1971
- E22 Downfall Core Feb 21, 1971
- E23 The Hitchhiker Core Feb 28, 1971
- E24 Turnabout Core Mar 7, 1971
- E25 The Natural Mytharc Mar 14, 1971
- E26 Three-Way Split Mytharc Mar 21, 1971
Season 7 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Death on Sunday Mytharc Sep 12, 1971
- E2 Recurring Nightmare Core Sep 19, 1971
- E3 The Last Job Mytharc Sep 26, 1971
- E4 The Deadly Gift Core Oct 3, 1971
- E5 Dynasty of Hate Core Oct 10, 1971
- E6 The Mastermind (1) Core Oct 17, 1971
- E7 The Mastermind (2) Core Oct 24, 1971
- E8 The Watch-Dog Core Oct 31, 1971
- E9 The Game of Terror Core Nov 7, 1971
- E10 End of a Hero Core Nov 21, 1971
- E11 Superstition Rock Core Nov 28, 1971
- E12 The Minerva Tapes Core Dec 5, 1971
- E13 Bitter Harbor Core Dec 12, 1971
- E14 The Recruiter Core Dec 19, 1971
- E15 The Buyer Core Jan 2, 1972
- E16 A Second Life Core Jan 9, 1972
- E17 The Break-Up Core Jan 16, 1972
- E18 Judas Goat Core Jan 23, 1972
- E19 The Hunters Core Jan 30, 1972
- E20 Arrangement With Terror Core Feb 6, 1972
- E21 The Set-Up Core Feb 13, 1972
- E22 The Test Core Feb 20, 1972
- E23 The Corruptor Core Feb 27, 1972
- E24 The Deadly Species Core Mar 5, 1972
- E25 Dark Journey Mytharc Mar 12, 1972
- E26 Escape to Nowhere Mytharc Mar 19, 1972
Season 8 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Runner Mytharc Sep 17, 1972
- E2 The Edge of Desperation Core Sep 24, 1972
- E3 The Fatal Showdown Core Oct 1, 1972
- E4 The Franklin Papers Core Oct 8, 1972
- E5 The Gopher Core Oct 15, 1972
- E6 End of a Nightmare Core Oct 22, 1972
- E7 The Engineer Core Oct 29, 1972
- E8 A Game of Chess Core Nov 5, 1972
- E9 The Wizard Core Nov 12, 1972
- E10 The Loner Core Nov 19, 1972
- E11 Canyon Of No Return Core Nov 26, 1972
- E12 Holiday With Terror Core Dec 3, 1972
- E13 The Jug Marker Core Dec 10, 1972
- E14 The Outcast Core Dec 17, 1972
- E15 Dark Christmas Core Dec 24, 1972
- E16 The Rap Taker Core Jan 7, 1973
- E17 A Gathering Of Sharks Core Jan 14, 1973
- E18 The Disinherited Core Jan 21, 1973
- E19 Desperate Journey Core Jan 28, 1973
- E20 The Double Play Core Feb 4, 1973
- E21 The Wedding Gift Core Feb 11, 1973
- E22 The Detonator Core Feb 25, 1973
- E23 Sweet Evil Core Mar 4, 1973
- E24 Memory of a Legend Core Mar 11, 1973
- E25 Night of the Long Knives Mytharc Mar 25, 1973
- E26 The Loper Gambit Mytharc Apr 1, 1973
Season 9 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Big Job Mytharc Sep 16, 1973
- E2 The Confession Core Sep 30, 1973
- E3 Break-In Core Oct 7, 1973
- E4 The Pay-off Core Oct 14, 1973
- E5 The Exchange Core Oct 21, 1973
- E6 Tower of Terror Core Oct 28, 1973
- E7 Fatal Reunion Core Nov 4, 1973
- E8 Rules of the Game Core Nov 18, 1973
- E9 Fool's Gold Core Nov 25, 1973
- E10 The Killing Truth Core Dec 9, 1973
- E11 The Bought Jury Core Dec 16, 1973
- E12 Ransom Core Dec 30, 1973
- E13 A Piece of the Action Core Jan 6, 1974
- E14 Selkirk's War Core Jan 27, 1974
- E15 The Betrayal Core Feb 3, 1974
- E16 The Animal Mytharc Feb 17, 1974
- E17 The Two Million Dollar Hit Core Feb 24, 1974
- E18 Diamond Run Core Mar 10, 1974
- E19 Deadly Ambition Core Mar 17, 1974
- E20 The Lost Man Core Mar 24, 1974
- E21 The Vendetta Core Apr 7, 1974
- E22 Confessions of a Madman Mytharc Apr 14, 1974
- E23 Survival Mytharc Apr 28, 1974
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Frequently asked questions
When did the series air?
The series was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974.
Who sponsored the program?
The series was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company.
Did the show have other sponsors?
Alcoa served as a co-sponsor during the first season.
What vehicles were featured?
Characters in the series almost always drove Ford vehicles.
What is the genre of the show?
It is an American television series.
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