# FBI season 6
**FBI season 6** is the sixth season of *FBI*, the CBS crime drama from Wolf Entertainment about the New York field office of the [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://www.edgepedia.org/federal-bureau-of-investigation). It consisted of 13 episodes broadcast on CBS between February 13 and May 21, 2024, a run that places it among the shortest seasons of the series to that point.[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi/episodes/6/) • [2](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/fbi/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Network / run | CBS, February 13 to May 21, 2024[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi/episodes/6/) |
| Episode count | 13, listed as the season's total on CBS and JustWatch[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi/episodes/6/) • [3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/fbi/season-6) |
| Premiere | "All the Rage," February 13, 2024, built around a bus explosion that kills several people[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi/episodes/6/) |
| Finale | "Ring of Fire," May 21, 2024, in which the Somalian terrorist group behind Agent Hobbs' death resurfaces[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi/episodes/6/) |
| Renewal during run | FBI renewed through season nine by CBS, announced April 9, 2024[4](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/fbi-season-six-ratings/) |
| Streaming (US) | Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, and Philo; purchase on Amazon Video and Fandango At Home[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/fbi/season-6) |
| Episode length | 42 minutes, TV-14[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/fbi/season-6) |
## Broadcast context
Season 6 aired as a midseason entry. The season premiered on February 13, 2024, after season 5, which had premiered in September 2022 with a 23-episode run.[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi/episodes/6/) • [2](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/fbi/) The 13-episode order is comparable to the 15-episode season 3 that aired in 2020, making season 6 one of the shorter seasons in the series' first six years.[2](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/fbi/)
While the season was on the air, CBS announced on April 9, 2024 that *FBI* had been renewed through season nine, securing the flagship of the franchise at the same time the season's later episodes were still airing.[4](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/fbi-season-six-ratings/) A Paramount press release of the same period confirmed that all three FBI dramas had been renewed for the 2024–2025 season, with the original *FBI* renewed for three additional seasons.[5](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/?view=109599-cbs-renews-all-three-fbi-dramas-for-2024-2025-season)
## Episodes
The season's thirteen episodes, with their CBS air dates, are:[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi/episodes/6/) • [6](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/32158/fbi/episodes)
1. "All the Rage" (February 13, 2024): a bus explosion kills several innocent people, and Scola balances fatherhood with the job.
2. "Remorse" (February 20, 2024): the president of the NY Fed is gunned down, and a distressing connection to one of Jubal's past cases emerges.
3. "Stay in Your Lane" (February 27, 2024): the team investigates a local club owner's murder while OA worries about a new love interest.
4. "Creating a Monster" (March 11, 2024): a federal judge is shot in broad daylight, and a suspect has ties to a local Islamic center.
5. "Sacrifice" (March 18, 2024): the director of a Brooklyn migrant center and his wife are abducted.
6. "Unforeseen" (March 26, 2024): multiple people are killed with poisonous gas, in a case tied to an eco-terrorist plot.
7. "Behind the Veil" (April 2, 2024): a restaurant bombing injures a congresswoman and someone close to Isobel.
8. "Phantom" (April 9, 2024): an Army employee is shot, and Tiffany struggles with guilt over Hobbs' death.
9. "Best Laid Plans" (April 16, 2024): Scola and Nina, a character from *FBI: Most Wanted*, go undercover as a married couple in the diamond trade after a retired FBI agent is tortured and killed.[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi/episodes/6/)
10. "Family Affair" (April 23, 2024): an FDIC security guard is killed while helping a pregnant woman, and Maggie navigates caring for Ella.
11. "No One Left Behind" (May 7, 2024): four Taliban members are shot and one kidnapped in New York, a case that hits close to home for OA's past in Afghanistan.[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi/episodes/6/)
12. "Consequences" (May 14, 2024): a truck driver's stolen drug shipment wreaks havoc on New York.[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi/episodes/6/)
13. "Ring of Fire" (May 21, 2024): the Somalian terrorist group responsible for Agent Hobbs' death resurfaces, and the team chases them down for good.[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi/episodes/6/)
The season's throughline follows the personal lives of the agents as much as the weekly cases: Scola adjusts to fatherhood in the premiere, Tiffany carries guilt over Hobbs' death from "Phantom" through the finale, and Maggie explores motherhood across several middle episodes.[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi/episodes/6/) JustWatch's season synopsis summarizes it as a year of explosion, espionage, and a murder tied to a former agent, with Tiffany and Scola navigating parenthood and grief.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/fbi/season-6)
## Reception
Viewer ratings compiled by TVmaze place the season's episodes between 7.6 and 8.2 on a 10-point scale, with the finale "Ring of Fire" at 8.1 and "Consequences" at 8.2.[6](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/32158/fbi/episodes) [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) lists an aggregate user rating of 7.1 for the season.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/fbi/season-6) Metacritic lists no critic reviews for season 6, so no Metascore exists for the season as of the site's most recent crawl.[7](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/fbi/season-6/) On the ratings side, TV Series Finale's season 6 tracking page gives season 5's final national numbers, a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 7.03 million viewers, as the comparison baseline for the sixth season.[4](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/fbi-season-six-ratings/)
## Where to watch
In the United States, season 6 is available by subscription on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, the Paramount+ Amazon Channel, the Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, and Philo, and can be purchased on Amazon Video and Fandango At Home; JustWatch reports no free streaming options for the season.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/fbi/season-6) [Paramount+](https://www.edgepedia.org/paramount) holds domestic streaming rights under a multi-year licensing agreement announced in September 2021, under which current-season episodes stream live and on demand on Paramount+ alongside CBS broadcasts.[8](https://ir.paramount.com/node/66046/pdf) The season is also available on CBS's own episode-guide pages.[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi/episodes/6/)
## References
1. [FBI Season 6 Episodes, CBS](https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi/episodes/6/)
2. [FBI Reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/fbi/)
3. [FBI Season 6, watch full episodes streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/fbi/season-6)
4. [FBI: Season Six Ratings, TV Series Finale](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/fbi-season-six-ratings/)
5. [CBS Renews All Three FBI Dramas for 2024-2025 Season, Paramount Press Express](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/?view=109599-cbs-renews-all-three-fbi-dramas-for-2024-2025-season)
6. [FBI Episode List, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/32158/fbi/episodes)
7. [FBI Season 6 Reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/fbi/season-6/)
8. [ViacomCBS Secures Exclusive Domestic Streaming Rights to FBI Series, Paramount investor relations](https://ir.paramount.com/node/66046/pdf)
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