Another season of FBI action on CBS has come to an end, with all three shows fortunately guaranteed at least one more season. That doesn't mean that everything will be the same when the series return for the fall 2024 TV schedule , and not just because FBI: International lost leading man Luke Kleintank. Both FBI and FBI: Most Wanted will feature less of their series regulars, which isn't the greatest news, but revisiting how excited the stars have been when speaking to CinemaBlend about the renewals certainly makes for a silver lining.
Just like what happened with One Chicago and the Law & Order shows on NBC elsewhere in the nine-show Dick Wolf TV universe , episode counts are being cuts for series regulars for two of the three FBI dramas on CBS. Deadline reports that the regulars of FBI and Most Wanted will appear in two fewer episodes than usual for the 2024-2025 TV season, as a means to cut costs as they continue. Most Wanted (as well as International ) was renewed for one more season ; FBI was renewed for another three.
The drop in episode counts means that the series regulars will be paid for each of the episodes that they appear in, rather than paid for the full season, which is generally 22 episodes in the Dick Wolf universe, strikes and pandemic shutdowns notwithstanding. The series regular absences will presumably be staggered throughout the next season, like what happened with the Wolf shows on NBC. FBI and Most Wanted are affected while International is not is repo.