Hours before the broadcast, CBS made the decision to pull the May 24 season finale of FBI.
The episode, titled “The Prodigal Son,” focuses on a school shooting that the network feels attacked too close to home after a gunman opens fire at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas on May 24. The tragedy killed 14 children and a teacher. , based on Governor of Texas Greg Abbott.
“When the team investigating a deadly robbery created an automatic arsenal for the killers,” the episode’s description reads, “they discover one of the cops is a classmate of their son’s. Jubal, who is reluctant to cooperate with the case.”
In its place, the network would broadcast a FBI practice since the beginning of this season. At this time, CBS has no plans to make spin-offs FBI: Most Wanted or FBI: International—Parts of which are set to broadcast the finals — from the May 24 schedule.
FBIcurrently airing its fourth season, which was renewed for two more seasons on May 9. The show focuses on the FBI’s New York crime division, the stars Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, John Boyd and Katherine Renee Turner.
