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The Best Episodes Directed By John F. showalter

Every TV Episode Directed by John F. showalter Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

John F. Showalter Ratings Summary

"Benched" is the best rated episode directed by John F. Showalter. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Aaron Tracy. It aired on 2/3/2011 and is rated 1.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Punk is Dead".

  • Benched
    10.0/101 votes

    #1 - Benched

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/3/2011

    Kate’s nemesis Judge Nicastro assigns her to mediate a case between a high school football coach and the angry parents who claim his old school methods border on abuse. When the videotaped evidence doesn’t make sense to her, Kate unearths the real reason for the coach’s controversial actions.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Aaron Tracy

  • Punk is Dead
    8.6/1016 votes

    #2 - Punk is Dead

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/31/2015

    While Jo and Isaac are at a punk rock club, a mummified body is found in the wall.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Ildy Modrovich

  • Inherit the Earth
    8.3/1022 votes

    #3 - Inherit the Earth

    Season 15 Episode 19 - Aired 11/12/2020

    Everything is on the line as the battle against God continues. A familiar face returns to join the fight.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Eugenie Ross-Leming

  • Survival Instincts
    8.2/104 votes

    #4 - Survival Instincts

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 2/1/2013

    Ray (Matt Bushell), a rogue agent, kidnaps his girlfriend Kate (Anna Hopkins), so Ryan dispatches the team to rescue her. Nikita is confused when Michael sends Owen into the field with her instead of going himself. Meanwhile, Sean makes a decision about Alex.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Albert Kim

  • The Miracle of Christmas Part I/II
    8.2/108 votes

    #5 - The Miracle of Christmas Part I/II

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/20/2018

    Christmas arrives in the Bunker, and the Time Team is inspired by a visit from their future selves to find a way to try to save Rufus. But when the Mothership jumps to 1848 California, they’re forced to put those plans on hold and chase Rittenhouse back to the Gold Rush, where they encounter one of the era’s most dangerous villains. Then chasing the Mothership to Korea in the winter of 1950, the team helps a stranded, pregnant refugee attempt to escape a tragic fate.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Arika Lisanne Mittman

  • Red Rover, Red Rover
    8.0/1017 votes

    #6 - Red Rover, Red Rover

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/10/2012

    On the ninth anniversary of his wife and daughter's death, Jane receives a message from Red John, causing Jane to lose focus on his current case and put the investigation and his career at the CBI in jeopardy

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Tom Szentgyorgyi

  • Who We Are
    8.0/1017 votes

    #7 - Who We Are

    Season 12 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2017

    Caught in a dangerous situation, Sam and Dean only have each other to rely on. Meanwhile, the fight between the American Hunters and the British Hunters comes to a head.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Robert Berens

  • Spacewalker
    8.0/1038 votes

    #8 - Spacewalker

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/17/2014

    Clarke comes back to Camp Jaha with some shocking news. Finn has to face the consequences of his actions.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Bruce Miller

  • Gray Line
    8.0/108 votes

    #9 - Gray Line

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/2016

    Raimy and Frank make a startling discovery about the Nightingale.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Nancy Won

  • A Short Time in Paradise
    8.0/101 votes

    #10 - A Short Time in Paradise

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/29/2011

    Hicks and Nina are entranced by a deadly cult leader named Jonas.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Michael Chamoy

  • Let It Bleed
    7.9/1017 votes

    #11 - Let It Bleed

    Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/20/2011

    A demon kidnaps Ben and Lisa to get to Dean. Sam and Dean are forced to join with an unlikely ally to free them.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Sera Gamble

  • Advanced Thanatology
    7.9/1016 votes

    #12 - Advanced Thanatology

    Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2017

    While working on a case involving the ghost of a demented doctor, Sam and Dean get assistance from an unexpected source – Billie. Castiel finds his way back to the Winchesters.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Steve Yockey

  • Mommy Dearest
    7.9/1018 votes

    #13 - Mommy Dearest

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 4/29/2011

    Sam, Dean, Bobby and Castiel track Eve to a small town in Oregon. The guys discover the townspeople have been converted to demons, but surprisingly, they all appear to be dying. When they finally do meet Eve, she decides to torture the brothers by bringing back their mother.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Adam Glass

  • Clap Your Hands If You Believe...
    7.8/1020 votes

    #14 - Clap Your Hands If You Believe...

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2010

    While Sam and Dean are investigating a UFO sighting, Dean is abducted from a crop circle. However, when he awakens, he discovers he isn't dealing with aliens, but fairies! Unfortunately, only Dean can see the fairy that keeps attacking him which makes tracing and stopping them difficult. The brothers become even more perplexed when Sam's investigation leads them to a world full of elves, gnomes and a leprechaun.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Ben Edlund

  • Fire and Brimstone
    7.8/1017 votes

    #15 - Fire and Brimstone

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2013

    With the final clue in hand, Jane attempts to gather the remaining Red John suspects in one place in hopes of finally revealing his identity.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Ken Woodruff

  • Vigilante
    7.8/105 votes

    #16 - Vigilante

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/25/2006

    When a number of infectees and seemingly innocent people are killed, it becomes apparent that someone is going after people affected by the alien signal, and is locating them via their heightened brain waves. How is the killer linked to Bighorn crewman Manning, and does his method of finding his victims mean that Molly, Cavennaugh or Lucas could be next on his list?

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Michael Sussman

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
    7.8/1020 votes

    #17 - Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/25/2010

    Sam and Dean investigate Bobby's home town where the dead are rising from the grave but instead of attacking humans, they are happily reuniting with their families. The brothers turn to Bobby for help but he tells them not to worry about it and to leave town. Suspicious, Dean investigates and comes face to face with Bobby's dead wife, who has no memory of what happened to her. Once the zombies start turning evil, the boys tell Bobby he has to kill his wife but he refuses.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Jeremy Carver

  • Inclement Weather
    7.7/1050 votes

    #18 - Inclement Weather

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/29/2014

    Clarke wants answers from the President. Abby performs emergency surgery. Octavia will do anything to find Lincoln.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Michael Angeli

  • The General / Chinatown
    7.7/109 votes

    #19 - The General / Chinatown

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 5/13/2018

    When the Mothership jumps to South Carolina in 1863, the Time Team partners up with a courageous Union spy and military leader, Harriet Tubman - AKA "The General" - to thwart Rittenhouse's plan to alter the outcome of the Civil War. Back in the present, Rittenhouse hits the team where it hurts the most. Then, Jiya makes a daring escape from Rittenhouse that strands her in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1888 with no way home.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Tom Smuts

  • The Thing
    7.6/1017 votes

    #20 - The Thing

    Season 13 Episode 17 - Aired 4/5/2018

    Sam and Dean continue to collect the pieces necessary to open a rift to the other world in order to save their family. Their latest quest leads them to a Men of Letters bunker from the 1920s and a hungry God from another dimension. Meanwhile, Ketch makes a shocking decision about Gabriel after an unruly encounter with Asmodeus.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Davy Perez

  • Code Red
    7.6/1017 votes

    #21 - Code Red

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/11/2010

    When Dr. Alicia Seberg, a government research scientist, is exposed to a deadly toxin while at work and has only hours to live, she calls Patrick Jane and the CBI to find her murderer.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Bruno Heller

  • The Red Ponies
    7.6/1017 votes

    #22 - The Red Ponies

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2010

    Patrick Jane and the CBI team hit the horse track when a jockey is found murdered and suspects abound.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Eoghan Mahony

  • Cherry Picked
    7.6/1017 votes

    #23 - Cherry Picked

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2012

    The team investigates the kidnapping of a couple that may be the victim of mistaken identity, while Jane continues his investigation into Lorelei's whereabouts.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: David Appelbaum

  • The Tinder Box
    7.6/1025 votes

    #24 - The Tinder Box

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 3/1/2017

    Clarke makes a desperate plea with a former allied force in an attempt to avoid a war and ensure the survival of her people.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Morgan Gendel

  • The Heroes' Journey
    7.5/1015 votes

    #25 - The Heroes' Journey

    Season 15 Episode 10 - Aired 1/23/2020

    Sam and Dean hit the road to help an old friend, but it appears that their luck may have finally run out and they are the ones who may be in need of rescue.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Andrew Dabb