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The FBI Files

Name: The FBI Files
Genre: Documentary, Crime, Reality
Released: 1998-10-20

1998 | 7 seasons | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, Reality

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime fans and the curious. If you loved Making a Murderer or Bones, start here.
The mood: Gritty, eye-opening.
The pace: 7 seasons and 121 episodes: a long-haul commitment, hour-long episodes, about 121 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
A big time investment at 7 seasons.

Witness the crime busting techniques and forensic science used by the FBI to break the most baffling cases. From crime scene analysis to the most up-to-date laboratories, FBI agents relentlessly comb through mountains of evidence to narrow their search, ultimately prevailing over the perpetrators and bringing them to justice.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 7 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 37K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 3 is the high point.

Season 11998 · 13 episodes · 7.0 out of 10
Sunday
Season 21999 · 18 episodes · 6.6 out of 10
Weeknight
Season 32000 · 18 episodes · 7.2 out of 10
Sunday
Season 42001 · 18 episodes · 7.0 out of 10
Sunday
Season 52002 · 18 episodes · 7.0 out of 10
Sunday
Season 62004 · 18 episodes
Not rated yet
Season 72004 · 18 episodes
Not rated yet

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