The Best Episodes Directed By James Roday Rodriguez
Every TV Episode Directed by James Roday Rodriguez Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
James Roday Rodriguez Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by James Roday Rodriguez is "Tuesday the 17th", rated 8.7/10 from 6 user votes. It was "written by Steve Franks". "Tuesday the 17th" aired on 2/13/2009 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Polarizing Express".
8.7/10 6 votes#1 - Tuesday the 17th
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/2009
Shawn and Gus are hired by a childhood friend to find a missing camp counselor who disappeared near their old sleep-away campgrounds. Upon their arrival, spooky activity abounds and they must uncover if the dark past of the abandoned camp has come back to life.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: Steve Franks
8.3/10 3 votes#2 - The Polarizing Express
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/2010
Due to an unlawful entry into a criminals property, Shawn gets suspended from his consultant postition and gets Henry fired from his position at the SBPD at the same time. Shawn has a series of Scrooge type dreams where Tony Cox is his 'spirit guide'.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: James Roday Rodriguez
8.3/10 3 votes#3 - Heeeeere's Lassie!
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 3/7/2012
Lassiter hires Shawn and Gus to get to the bottom of strange occurrences at his new condo.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: Tim Meltreger
8.1/10 7 votes#4 - Mr. Yin Presents...
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/2010
A serial killer targets Shawn using scenarios from classic Hitchcock films.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: Andy Berman
8.0/10 5 votes#5 - Hydrocephalus & Hard Knocks
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/23/2016
Rosie insists on celebrating his and Villa's nine-and-a-half month anniversary as partners, which lands them in the middle of a case involving none other than Julius "Joo-Joo" Beeman, their confidential informant. But, this time, Joo-Joo is the prime suspect. As Rosie and Villa work to uncover the truth, even if it means putting Joo-Joo away for life, they discover a whole new side of him they never saw coming. Meanwhile, Villa's choice for her new home has Rosie worried about the new path she's on, Pippy and TMI struggle to balance old friends and family, and Hornstock has trouble reading signals from the new, badass, female chief of police.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: Nkechi Okoro Carroll
8.0/10 5 votes#6 - Bacterium & the Brothers Panitch
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2017
A hostage situation erupts at the East Miami Police Department, and Rosewood, Villa and Slade are trapped on the inside. Rosewood forms a strong bond with their captor and must solve his biggest medical mystery to date in order to keep his team alive.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: Evan Bleiweiss
7.8/10 9 votes#7 - None the Wiser
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/26/2018
Three concurrent surgeries at the hospital push its staff to the limits. Determined to ease the pressure, Nic requests Jude for one of the operations, making Conrad jealous. Meanwhile, Dr. Lane Hunter sets out to discredit Nic's claims, Devon struggles with a patient who has an embarrassing problem and a charitable contributor comes to the hospital wanting to donate a lot of money to Dr. Lane's oncology program.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: Todd Harthan
7.8/10 4 votes#8 - Puffer Fish & Personal History
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/27/2017
When a victim, presumed dead, wakes up on Rosie's autopsy table, the team is thrown into a world in which people go to great lengths to keep their secrets hidden. Both Rosie and Villa are forced to re-examine the meaning of family, and Rosie's search for a Magic City Lab investor leads him to a surprising candidate.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: Marqui Jackson
7.4/10 5 votes#9 - Bloodhunt and Beats
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2015
A bounty hunter who happens to be Hornstock's former partner helps Rosewood and Villa track a murderer; Pippy receives an opportunity that could launch her music career; Villa attempts to reconnect with her mother.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: Jameal Turner
7.4/10 5 votes#10 - Keratin & Kissyface
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/11/2016
When a patient of Erica Kincaid's dies on the table, Rosewood steps in to help solve what turns out to be the murder of an undercover ATF agent. But when Villa connects with a cold case detective, it turns out this case has more angles than they ever imagined.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: Evan Bleiweiss
7.1/10 7 votes#11 - Lassie Jerky
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 3/13/2013
Shawn and Gus join a pair of college students in the woods who are filming a documentary on Bigfoot.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: James Roday Rodriguez
7.0/10 2 votes#12 - Homecoming
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/17/2015
Milt learns more about Russ' youth when the local high school football coach is murdered. Also, Russ and Holly's friendship reaches a crossroad.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: Danny Weiss
6.7/10 3 votes#13 - This Episode Sucks
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/2011
A body is discovered, and appears to have been killed by a vampire. Meanwhile, Lassiter becomes romantically involved with a woman whom Shawn suspects is the murderer.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: James Roday Rodriguez
6.5/10 8 votes#14 - Deez Nups
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/2013
The gang spends the weekend at a casino resort for a wedding and crosses paths with a local crime boss whose presence jeopardizes the impending nuptials.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: James Roday Rodriguez
6.5/10 6 votes#15 - Run, Doctor, Run
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/7/2018
Devon and Conrad race against the clock to save the life of a woman who is deteriorating fast from undetermined symptoms. When the patient turns out to be a hero who helps previous criminals get their lives back together, the team relies on her family of ex-cons to help diagnose and treat her. Tensions rise as Nic continues her search for evidence to incriminate Lane, but must simultaneously tend to her sister, Jessie, who is rushed into the ER. Meanwhile, York returns to the hospital with his mother, who is in need of a risky procedure, and comes face-to-face with the stone-cold Dr. AJ Austin.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: Todd Harthan
6.4/10 7 votes#16 - Rude Awakenings and the Raptor
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/30/2018
Conrad and Devon work tirelessly to save the life of Bradley, a fellow doctor who has fallen through the hospital skylight. As the team contemplates how and why he fell through in the first place, Dr. Bell looks back to when he benched Bradley for falling asleep during surgery. Amidst the madness, Mina is tasked with showing Chastain's new star cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. AJ Austin, around the hospital, but is caught off-guard by his volatile personality. Meanwhile, Nic finds renewed enthusiasm when she uncovers an oncologist who used to work with Lane, but while paying him a visit, she fears that she's being followed.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: Michael Notarile
6.0/10 7 votes#17 - A Nightmare on State Street
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 3/19/2014
Gus' nightmares start to feel like reality when he and Shawn work to solve an unlikely case for the SBPD.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: James Roday Rodriguez