'FBI' Showrunner Steps Down Ahead of Season 7, After 3-Year Renewal

'FBI' Showrunner Steps Down Ahead of Season 7, After 3-Year Renewal

Rick Eid is stepping down as showrunner of CBS‘ FBI, after having launched the hit drama six years ago. Eid will stay on as an executive producer on the franchise’s mothership, which recently netted a three-season (!) renewal, as well as continue as showrunner on NBC’s Law & Order (which is already renewed for Season 24). “After six years of running two, or more, shows, and CBS now picking up FBI for three more years, this was the perfect time …