CBS is cutting the ranks of its FBI agents.
The network has canceled FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International. The two shows will end their runs in the spring after six and four seasons, respectively. The flagship series, which is in the midst of a multiseason order taking it through the 2026-27 season, will remain at CBS.
Another entry in the franchise, which would focus on CIA operatives and is tentatively titled FBI: CIA, is in development at CBS. The potential show is set to be introduced as a back-door pilot in an episode of FBI later this season.
The cancellations come as something of a surprise, even though neither series was part of a sizable renewal announcement CBS made in February. Both International and Most Wanted continue to put up decent ratings for CBS. Though neither brings in as large an audience as the flagship series, they rank among the top 25 shows (excluding live sports) on network TV in total viewers this season. Each averages about 7.5 million viewers after a week of cross-platform viewing, according to Nielsen.
Along with the previously ended Blue Bloods — which CBS announced well in advance — the two FBI spinoffs will likely be among the most watched shows not to secure a place on a network schedule.
The FBI franchise comes from Dick Wolf’s Wolf Entertainment along with Universal Television — Wolf’s longtime studio home — and CBS Studios. Dylan McDermott, Shantel VanSanten, Roxy Sternberg, Keisha Castle-Hughes and Edwin Hodge star in FBI: Most Wanted; the FBI: International cast includes Jesse Lee Soffer, Carter Redwood, Vinessa Vidotto, Eva-Jane Willis and Christina Wolfe.
Wolf and Peter Jankowski executive produce both series. David Hudgins, Ken Girotti, Paul Cabbad and McDermott are EPs on Most Wanted, while Matt Olmstead, Michael Katleman and Ernesto Alcalde exec produce International.
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