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The F.B.I.

Season 9

23 listed hours · 1965–1974 · ABC

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How this season is filed

Filed by Lana Reyes · Red Carpet Reality

The F.B.I. is Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Inspector Erskine, case-file cool with the Bureau's cooperation — and J. Edgar Hoover's shadow in the production lore. Quinn Martin packaged Most Wanted energy as weekly procedural myth. Mid-sixties crime TV as official branding: federal polish, nationwide manhunts, and a series that treated the badge as drama engine and public-relations campaign.

TV Flash files Season 9 of The F.B.I. (1965–1974) on ABC as the last listed season of 9 — 23 listed hours, 1973-09-16–1974-04-28 from “The Big Job” (S09E01) to “Survival” (S09E23). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S09E23 Survival

    Survival closes nine ABC seasons of official-branding crime TV — catalog tail of Erskine's cool, not a scandal recap.

  1. S09E01

    The Big Job

    The Big Job — Season 9, Episode 1 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1973-09-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S09E02

    The Confession

    The Confession — Season 9, Episode 2 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1973-09-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S09E03

    Break-In

    Break-In — Season 9, Episode 3 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1973-10-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S09E04

    The Pay-off

    The Pay-off — Season 9, Episode 4 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1973-10-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S09E05

    The Exchange

    The Exchange — Season 9, Episode 5 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1973-10-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S09E06

    Tower of Terror

    Tower of Terror — Season 9, Episode 6 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1973-10-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S09E07

    Fatal Reunion

    Fatal Reunion — Season 9, Episode 7 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1973-11-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S09E08

    Rules of the Game

    Rules of the Game — Season 9, Episode 8 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1973-11-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S09E09

    Fool's Gold Raub

    Fool's Gold Raub — Season 9, Episode 9 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1973-11-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S09E10

    The Killing Truth

    The Killing Truth — Season 9, Episode 10 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1973-12-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S09E11

    The Bought Jury

    The Bought Jury — Season 9, Episode 11 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1973-12-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S09E12

    Ransom

    Ransom — Season 9, Episode 12 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1973-12-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S09E13

    A Piece of the Action

    A Piece of the Action — Season 9, Episode 13 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1974-01-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S09E14

    Selkirk's War

    Selkirk's War — Season 9, Episode 14 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1974-01-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S09E15

    The Betrayal

    The Betrayal — Season 9, Episode 15 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1974-02-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S09E16

    The Animal

    The Animal — Season 9, Episode 16 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1974-02-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  17. S09E17

    The Two Million Dollar Hit

    The Two Million Dollar Hit — Season 9, Episode 17 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1974-02-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  18. S09E18

    Diamond Run

    Diamond Run — Season 9, Episode 18 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1974-03-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  19. S09E19

    Deadly Ambition

    Deadly Ambition — Season 9, Episode 19 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1974-03-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  20. S09E20

    The Lost Man

    The Lost Man — Season 9, Episode 20 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1974-03-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  21. S09E21

    The Vendetta

    The Vendetta — Season 9, Episode 21 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1974-04-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  22. S09E22

    Confessions of a Madman

    Confessions of a Madman — Season 9, Episode 22 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1974-04-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  23. S09E23

    Survival

    Survival — Season 9, Episode 23 of The F.B.I.. Aired 1974-04-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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