10.0/102 votes#1 - The Focus Group
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/2006
A scare is sent through the company by a focus group that Matt and Danny's first show rating success might not carry on during the rest of the season.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
10.0/101 votes#2 - Hell Is What You Make of It
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1999
The two rookies, Carlos and Davis, experience disillusionment with their new jobs, and their training officers. Bosco struggles with Homophobia and gets himself involved in tit for tat games with Doherty.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: N/A
9.5/102 votes#3 - 20 Hours in America (2)
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/2002
Donna teaches Toby and Josh an important lesson as their trek homeward continues; Sam staffs the President in Josh's absence and welcomes an old friend home; Bartlet hires a secretary and C.J. finds a Big Brother for Anthony; the situation in Qumar continues to escalate; Bartlet gets spooked by a photo op as the Dow continues its dive; and a pipe bomb kills 44 students at a Midwest university swim meet.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
8.8/104 votes#4 - 20 Hours in America (1)
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2002
Toby, Josh, and Donna learn the hard way about the lack of accessible public transportation in the heartland when they spend a long day trying to get back to Washington after the motorcade leaves them behind during a campaign stop in Indiana; Bartlet interviews potential replacements for Mrs Landingham while C.J. tries to find someone to fill Simon's shoes as Anthony's Big Brother; the Ritchie campaign whips up a furor when Abbey claims to be "just a wife and mother"; Qumar reopens the Shareef investigation; and the Dow takes a dive.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
8.7/105 votes#5 - Twenty Five
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/14/2003
When Bartlet learns that Zoey's kidnapping is the work of Qumari terrorists, he invokes the 25th amendment to diminish their leverage and eliminate any conflict of interest; since there's no Vice President, the power of the Presidency passes to Bartlet's chief political rival and the most powerful Republican in the country, the Speaker of the House, who immediately takes a very hard line; now that twins Huck and Molly have arrived, Toby wonders if he's capable of loving them enough.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
8.5/106 votes#6 - The Dance We Do
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/2000
Maggie's emotional instability worsens. She refuses her medication, becomes combative and flees the hospital. Abby finds solace with Kovac. The gang member girlfriend of Benton's deceased nephew knows who killed him and that he was hated for his antigang stance.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Jack Orman
8.4/105 votes#7 - Responsible Parties
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/1999
The ER docs tend to three teenagers who were in an accident on the way to their senior prom. Greene and Carter treat the most severely injured, a boy suffering from third degree burns over 80% of his body. Benton receives the ER trauma fellowship. Carol finally tells Doug about her pregnancy; Kerry also figures it out. Mark and Elizabeth draw closer. Lucy tells Carter about her Ritalin addiction. "FBI agents" bring in a shot stripper.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Jack Orman
8.4/105 votes#8 - Great Expectations
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/1999
On Thanksgiving Day Carol goes into labor. She's able to get to the ER only thanks to Luka's help. She delivers the first baby in the ER, but the second causes some trouble. Greene leaves Elizabeth to deal with his father and daughter, as he rushes to assist Carol.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Jack Orman
8.4/105 votes#9 - April Showers
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2001
Numerous mishaps threaten to mar Corday and Greene's wedding day. As the very pregnant Corday becomes increasingly agitated, the presence of her bickering divorced parents does little to improve her mood. With the intense rain, Greene has a difficult time making it to the church. But, evenutally, he arrives and they joyfully wed.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Tom Garrigus
8.3/106 votes#10 - Suffer the Little Children
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/7/1998
Ross treats a 6-month-old recovering from methadone withdrawal. A televangelist and his wife, who's suffering from an infection, plan a broadcast from the ER. Del Amico's old boyfriend arrives, and Jeanie fears her health is rapidly declining.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Walon Green
8.3/103 votes#11 - Obsession
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 3/18/2014
Pierce's mental stability is questioned and his job threatened when he is accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend, Caroline Newsome. As the situation escalates, Moretti works to find the real stalker with help from a visiting inspector from Canada.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Raf Green
8.2/109 votes#12 - Celestial Navigation
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/2000
Toby and Sam travel to Connecticut to get Roberto Mendoza released from jail; Josh must run a press briefing when CJ has an emergency root canal.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
8.2/104 votes#13 - Evidence of Things Not Seen
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 4/23/2003
The White House is locked down after a gunman on the street fires shots into the West Wing; Josh interviews a candidate to replace Ainsley Hayes; Bartlet negotiates for the return of a spy plane is forced down over Russia; the staff plays poker.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Eli Attie
8.2/105 votes#14 - Point of Origin
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/8/1999
Greene tries to help Mobalage when he's about to be deported. Kerry tries to save a woman she believes is her birth mother. Hathaway decides to have Doug's child. Benton and Corday clash over an ER fellowship. Carter is in charge for the day, part of a requirement for applying for chief resident.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Christopher Mack
8.2/104 votes#15 - Four Corners
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2001
Weaver returns to the emergency room after a self-imposed sabbatical of three weeks, wondering how her newfound lesbian identity will affect her workplace relationships. Having purposely allowed a mass murderer to die, Greene must keep the secret amidst the scrutiny of his superiors.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Jack Orman
8.1/1012 votes#16 - I Am Abassin Zadran
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 4/15/2015
Martha hosts an unexpected guest. Philip and Elizabeth must work a formidable Mujahideen commander. Paige acts out.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Peter Ackerman
8.0/103 votes#17 - The Black Vera Wang
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 5/8/2002
Bartlet and the staff are on high alert when they receive reports of an impending attack on a military installation; Josh is furious when he discovers that a gift he passed on to Donna, who in turn passed in on to an unpaid intern, ends up for sale on eBay; C.J. takes her niece shopping for a prom dress while the threats on her life continue, and her stalker manages to get close to her despite the protection of the Secret Service.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
8.0/102 votes#18 - Freedonia
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/2005
It's five days before the New Hampshire primary, and Josh is desperately trying to find a "silver bullet" that will get his candidate into the local debate between the two front-runners, Vice President Russell and former Vice President Hoynes. Then, Josh and Santos's disagreements over how to run the campaign come to a head when Santos hires Josh's ex-girlfriend Amy Gardner to help him prepare for the debate he may never be in. And Donna has a memorable encounter with a chicken.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Eli Attie
8.0/108 votes#19 - Testing 1-2-3
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 5/10/2007
The interns finally take their first year medical exams, the biggest test of their careers, and one of them is ill-prepared. Callie grows more suspicious of George and Izzie. The doctors treat a patient named Dale. Three mountain climbers are treated. Cristina works on her vows. Adele wants Addison to keep a secret from Richard.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Allan Heinberg
8.0/105 votes#20 - Split Second
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1998
Dr. Corday's father visits from overseas in an attempt to convince her to join his medical practice. Weaver suggests that Elizabeth look into alternative methods to stay in America, like starting over as an intern. Weaver also doesn't let an opportunity pass to remind Doug of the way he bypassed her authority in the McLean case. Lucy continues learning, earning more of Carter's respect than she deserves. Peter takes Reese in for another hearing test. Mark has several discussions with paramedics about the state of the EMT program. Carol hires a nurse practitioner to help out in the clinic. Carter is having trouble being an RA in the dorms.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Carol Flint
8.0/103 votes#21 - Life After Death
Season 15 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2008
Abby awakens after the ambulance explosion and rushes to check on Pratt; Sam and Gates rush to the scene; Morris and Neela struggle to keep up with Pratt's injuries.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Joe Sachs
8.0/101 votes#22 - Sophie: Week Three
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/13/2008
Paul questions Sophie regarding her parent's breakup and the relationship she is currently pursuing with her coach.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votes#23 - Jake & Amy: Week Three
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/14/2008
Amy has had a miscarriage and Jake is suspicious of her reaction.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: N/A
8.0/1025 votes#24 - Break Point
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/19/2012
When Jessica decides to put him in second chair on a lawsuit which could potentially make or break the firm, Harvey feels undermined. However, his 'back seat driving' might just have far reaching consequences. Meanwhile, Mike's case sees a young tennis pro pitted against his trainer, who also happens to be the athlete’s father, and Donna deals with the fallout from the Coastal Motors case
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Ethan Drogin
8.0/105 votes#25 - Caleidoscope
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/23/2013
Pierce and Morretti plunge into virtual reality to solve the murder of Kurt Simpson, a man who spent most of his time in a massive multiplayer online game called Caleidoscope. After creating an avatar of himself to investigate the crime, Pierce struggles more than ever to distinguish between reality and fantasy.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Jonathan Abrahams
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"The Focus Group" is the best rated episode directed by Christopher Misiano. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by Aaron Sorkin. It aired on 10/2/2006 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Hell Is What You Make of It".