{"id":91742,"date":"2025-03-05T00:59:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T00:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/cbs-drops-the-hatchet-on-fbi-international-and-fbi-most-wanted\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T00:59:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T00:59:11","slug":"cbs-drops-the-hatchet-on-fbi-international-and-fbi-most-wanted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/cbs-drops-the-hatchet-on-fbi-international-and-fbi-most-wanted\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS Drops the Hatchet on FBI International and FBI Most Wanted"},"content":{"rendered":"


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All season long, there were rumblings that one of the FBI spinoffs were destined for cancellation.<\/p>\n

The negative buzz surrounding the fates of both FBI: International<\/a> and FBI: Most Wanted<\/a> were both right.<\/p>\n

CBS said, \u201cHold my beer,\u201d and swung the hatchet on both shows on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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(Nelly Kiss\/CBS )<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The unprecedented move means FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted will conclude with their fourth and sixth seasons, respectively.<\/p>\n

The only silver lining in this messy decision is that both series will likely get some form of closure. <\/p>\n

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(Nelly Kiss\/CBS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CBS was skewered last season for canceling NCIS: Hawai\u2019i after three seasons, despite robust ratings, ending the Vanessa Lachey drama on a doozy of a cliffhanger. <\/p>\n

Speaking of ratings, both FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted had decent numbers by broadcast TV standards.<\/p>\n

FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted Were in Danger<\/h2>\n

Questions about both spinoffs emerged when news broke that FBI: CIA, a third spinoff, was in the works.<\/p>\n

CBS had already been on a renewal spree and picked up some spinoffs of other popular series for the 2025-26 season, so schedule space was closing up by the day.<\/p>\n

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(Mark Schafer\/CBS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FBI: Most Wanted was initially a robust entry, but it faltered when it lost the bulk of its series regulars and had unsatisfying final arcs.<\/p>\n

When Dylan McDermott was shoehorned in as the team\u2019s leader, the damage was already done.<\/p>\n

Producers made a good decision to transplant FBI\u2019s Shantel VanSanten on Most Wanted, but the series has aimlessly progressed over the last few years.<\/p>\n

It was just waiting to be put out of its misery.<\/p>\n

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(Nelly Kiss\/CBS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As for FBI: International, it has had a creatively strong run over four seasons.<\/p>\n

The addition of Jesse Lee Soffer this season has taken some getting used to, but the rest of the characters have been great.<\/p>\n

CBS is Poised to Make More Controversial Decisions<\/h2>\n

Despite both series being cancelled, many of the characters will likely appear elsewhere.<\/p>\n

That said, the cancellations don\u2019t bode well for The Equalizer<\/a> and S.W.A.T.<\/p>\n

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(Courtesy of CBS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The long-running dramas missed out on early renewals last month, indicating that CBS was crafting a new schedule without them.<\/p>\n

As we keep saying, the broadcast TV industry is in an uncertain place due to continued obstacles, such as lower viewership.<\/p>\n

Without content generating enough money from linear alone, predicting what will happen is more difficult.<\/p>\n

These cancellations set a worrying precedent. That\u2019s for sure.<\/p>\n

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(Courtesy of CBS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What are your thoughts on CBS binning both FBI spinoffs?<\/p>\n

Do you think it\u2019s a slap in the face to replace them with another spinoff?<\/p>\n

Hit the comments.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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