FBI and FBI: Most Wanted crossover

The FBI and FBI: Most Wanted crossover is a two-part crossover event between FBI and FBI: Most Wanted that aired on CBS. The event aired on March 24, 2020, with the FBI episode "American Dreams", followed by the FBI: Most Wanted episode "Reveille". Julian McMahon, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Kellan Lutz, Roxy Sternberg, Zeeko Zaki, Ebonée Noel, John Boyd, Alana de la Garza, and Jeremy Sisto appeared in both parts of the event as Jess LaCroix, Hana Gibson, Ken Crosby, Sheryll Barnes, Omar Adom "O. A." Agent Zidan, Kristen Chazal, Stuart Scola, Isobel Castille, Jubal Valentine, respectively.[1][2]

"FBI and FBI: Most Wanted crossover"
FBI and FBI: Most Wanted crossover event
Original air dateMarch 24, 2020 (2020-03-24)
Part 1: FBI
Episode title"American Dreams"
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 18
Directed byTerry Miller
Written byDavid Amann
Production codeFBI218
Episode chronology
Part 2: FBI: Most Wanted
Episode title"Reveille"
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 9
Directed byFred Berner
Written byRyan Causey
Production codeMW114
Episode chronology
Crossover chronology
Preceded by"FBI: Most Wanted backdoor pilot"

Cast and characters

Main

The following contains a list of actors receiving main billing in the crossover event:[1][2][3]

Actor Character Episode
FBI FBI: Most Wanted
Missy Peregrym Special Agent Maggie Bell Main[lower-alpha 1] Does not appear
Zeeko Zaki Special Agent Omar Adom 'OA' Zidan Main Guest
Ebonée Noel Kristen Chazal Main Guest
Jeremy Sisto Jubal Valentine Main Guest
Alana De La Garza Isobel Castille Main Guest
John Boyd Stuart Scola Main Guest
Julian McMahon Jess LaCroix Guest Main
Kellan Lutz Kenny Crosby Guest Main
Roxy Sternberg Sheryll Barnes Guest Main
Keisha Castle-Hughes Hana Gibson Guest Main
Nathaniel Arcand Clinton Skye Does not appear Main

Guests

The following contains a list of notable guests appearing in the crossover event:[1][2][3]

Actor Character Episode
FBI FBI: Most Wanted
Catherine Haena Kim Emily Ryder Guest Does not appear
Taylor Anthony Miller Kelly Moran Guest Does not appear
YaYa Gosselin Tali LaCroix Guest
Roshawn Franklin Agent Hobbs Guest Does not appear
Airon Armstrong Sam Givens/Masked Man #2/Tall Man Guest Does not appear
Steven Boyer Tyler Kane/Masked Man/Masked Kane Guest
Samantha Soule Emma Kane Guest
Anna Khaja Yara Mahmoud Guest
Lorne Cardinal Nelson Skye Does not appear Guest

Plot

Part 1: "American Dreams"

A school bus with 26 elementary students is hijacked, sending the FBI into a rush to find them. With Maggie away on her undercover mission, Jess LaCroix of the FBI Fugitive Task Force and his team join the New York team. After a series of dead ends, they eventually determine that the kids are being held at an Amusement Park. They apprehend the terrorist, and find 25 of the 26 kids (the remaining kid was saved earlier by his parents who cut a deal with the terrorist). However, the wife of the perpetrator escapes, deciding to pick up where her husband left off. Lastly, Jess's daughter, Tali, is taken during an ICE raid on suspicions of being an illegal immigrant due to her skin color.

Part 2: "Reveille"

Jess works to get his daughter back from ICE, and tracks her down to a facility in Georgia. Meanwhile, the team works to determine what the terrorist's wife plans on doing. They later find out that she plans to blow up a building where immigrants, including O.A.'s aunt, are becoming American citizens. They are able to stop her, and Jess and Tali join O.A., in watching his aunt become an American citizen.

Production

The shows were previously set in the same universe with the backdoor pilot for FBI: Most Wanted which aired as part of FBI. The backdoor pilot was titled "Most Wanted", and aired on April 2, 2019.[4]

Release

The crossover was originally set to air a week earlier on March 17, 2020, but ended up being pushed back a week.[5]

Reception

Critical response

Brittany Frederick with One Chicago Center said "the episodes were perfectly structured, in that one story was pretty much tied up at the end of hour one (great for syndication), but there was enough story left to go on that it felt natural to extend it into another hour." and "they did a good job of getting at least one big scene for every series regular involved in the event."[6]

Viewing figures

In the United States the first part of the crossover was watched live by 10.67 million viewers,[7] and 14.57 million within seven days.[8] The second part was watched live by 9.49 million viewers,[7] and 12.95 million within seven days.[8] Both parts were the most watched episode of their respective series.

Notes

  1. Despite being credited Missy Peregrym did not appear in the episode

References

  1. "(#FBI218) "American Dreams"". Futon Critic.
  2. "(#MW114) "Reveille"". Futon Critic.
  3. "American Dreams / Reveille". FBI. Season 2. Episode 18. March 24, 2020. CBS.
  4. "FBI season 1, episode 18 synopsis and promo: Most Wanted". Fansided: One Chicago Center. April 2019.
  5. "fbi on cbs". The Futon Critic.
  6. Frederick, Brittany (March 28, 2020). "FBI and FBI: Most Wanted crossover builds on One Chicago success". One Chicago Center.
  7. Metcalf, Mitch (March 25, 2020). "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.24.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  8. Pucci, Douglas (April 9, 2020). "Live+7 Weekly Ratings: 'This Is Us' Tops Raw Adults 18-49 Gains in Each Respective Week of its Entire 18-Episode Fourth Season". Programming Insider. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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