The Best Episodes Directed By Juan José Campanella
Every TV Episode Directed by Juan José Campanella Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Juan José Campanella Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Juan José Campanella is "Duty to Report", rated 9.5/10 from 4 user votes. It was "written by Kathy Dobie". "Duty to Report" aired on 2/8/2024 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Return of the Prodigal Son (I)".
9.5/10 4 votes#1 - Duty to Report
Season 25 Episode 4 - Aired 2/8/2024
When Chief McGrath's daughter discloses a sexual assault, Benson must balance the intricacies of the investigation with McGrath's impulsive actions.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Kathy Dobie
9.0/10 5 votes#2 - Return of the Prodigal Son (I)
Season 22 Episode 9 - Aired 4/1/2021
The squad rallies around Det. Stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family. The crossover continues on Law & Order: Organized Crime S01E01 What Happens in Puglia (II).
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Warren Leight
9.0/10 3 votes#3 - A Final Call at Forlini's Bar
Season 23 Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/2022
The SVU provides help and protection for a longtime domestic violence victim, but when she winds up at the defendant's table in court, Rollins surprises Carisi with a formidable opponent at trial.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Warren Leight
9.0/10 4 votes#4 - Original Sin
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 3/14/2024
The squad backs up Stabler in pursuing a murder case outside of their jurisdiction as an unlikely ally provides a key piece of evidence. Bell works to find a way to get Stabler back on the job.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Bridget Tyler
8.8/10 5 votes#5 - Bad Things (I)
Season 24 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2023
Benson and Carisi are baffled when a series of assaults have the same M.O. but different DNA at each crime scene. Muncy believes Elias Olsen has struck again and is determined to prove it. The crossover continues on Law & Order: Organized Crime S03E21 Shadowërk (II), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S24E22 All Pain Is One Malady (III), and Law & Order: Organized Crime S03E22 With Many Names (IV).
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 38 votes#6 - One Day, One Room
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/30/2007
While House is forced to work full-time in the clinic and deal with a rape victim who insists on confiding with him, Cameron deals with a terminal cancer patient trying to take advantage of her state of mind.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: David Shore
8.4/10 5 votes#7 - Intersection
Season 24 Episode 13 - Aired 2/2/2023
A car accident leads the detectives on a search for an ambulance driver assaulting his charges. Fin gives Det. Bruno a tour of Manhattan SVU.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Julie Martin
8.3/10 3 votes#8 - Remember Me In Quarantine
Season 22 Episode 3 - Aired 12/3/2020
The Special Victims Unit questions a group of college roommates when one of them goes missing during Covid lockdown.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Warren Leight
8.1/10 4 votes#9 - Liberties
Season 10 Episode 21 - Aired 5/19/2009
A favor for a judge who is hearing a harassment case sends Stabler and Benson to interview a death-row serial killer in order to determine the fate of his son.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 9 votes#10 - 1984
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/3/2014
Gordon and Joe prepare to transport the Giant. A suspicious defect causes a rift in the partnership.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Christopher C. Rogers
8.0/10 1 votes#11 - Phantom
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/17/2002
The detectives investigate a slain bank robber and check out his sister, who is involved with a bogus United Nations economist. As the detectives close in on the suspect, Goren learns the suspect wants his children's approval and must stop him before any more murders.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: René Balcer
8.0/10 7 votes#12 - Baby Killer
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/2000
The tragic shooting death of a young girl leads investigators to a little boy, and they soon realize that the gun used has been used in another crime scene and a drug ring using young kids as pawns.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 2 votes#13 - If I Knew Then What I Know Now
Season 23 Episode 13 - Aired 2/24/2022
After a woman disappears, the squad notice similarities to a 20 year old DV case. Rollins and Carisi's relationship faces a challenge.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1 votes#14 - Marauder
Season 25 Episode 12 - Aired 5/9/2024
Agent Sykes struggles to cope on the anniversary of her sister's disappearance. Benson suspects a cold case from Manhattan could help her get closure.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 11 votes#15 - Ronin
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/6/2017
In the second season finale, the Bowman family must make an impossible choice following a revelation about the fate of the colony.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: N/A
7.9/10 7 votes#16 - Fallacy
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 4/18/2003
A female party-goer and rape victim claims self-defense after killing her attacker. Events take an unusual turn when they find out that the victim is a pre-operative transgender.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Barbie Kligman
7.8/10 18 votes#17 - Tracy Does Conan
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/7/2006
Jack bumps Jenna's scheduled appearance on 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' by booking new star Tracy. Jenna, still irate over watching the show change to "TGS with Tracy Jordan," lashes out at Liz. To make matters worse, Tracy's gone off his medication and he's about to go on national television.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Tina Fey
7.8/10 5 votes#18 - Justice
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/5/2002
A rebellious 16-year-old teenager is raped and murdered; the case becomes complex when they learn that her stepfather is a judge with whom she has had major problems.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 5 votes#19 - Damaged
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/10/2003
A six-year-old girl is critically injured in an apparent robbery-gone-bad and later dies. The investigation gets complicated when it is discovered that the murders were designed to silence the young girl, who was sexually abused.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Barbie Kligman
7.8/10 6 votes#20 - Night (I)
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2005
After a young woman is found raped and murdered near a nightclub with five hundred dollars stuffed into her mouth, Benson and Stabler follow the fingerprint trail on the money to Attorney Jason Whitaker, whose sole responsibility seems to be handling the trust for the Duvall family. Soon detectives are convinced that Gabriel Duvall is their rapist, but don't have quite enough evidence to put him away. ADA Novak is working on both the case and a terrified former victim when she is brutally attacked in her office late at night. The crossover continues on Law & Order: Trial by Jury S01:E11 Day (II).
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 9 votes#21 - FUD
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/8/2014
After surviving a visit from IBM, Joe's team must overcome internal differences and begin the technical feat of building the new machine.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Christopher C. Rogers
7.8/10 13 votes#22 - Sublimation
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/26/2017
Will, Devon, and Charlie try to journey home. Katie, who fears the worst, says goodbye to her daughter. Bram makes friends at camp; and Maddie finds a new project.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 5 votes#23 - Vulnerable
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2002
When an elderly woman with Alzheimer's breaks into an apartment, the detectives discover she had been abused, triggering memories of similar crimes from her childhood. They discover that she had been released from a nursing home to the custody of her financially scheming son who becomes the prime suspect. However, they go back to the nursing home to find a pair of suspects; the real crime is what's being done to the elderly.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Dawn DeNoon
7.6/10 13 votes#24 - I/O
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/1/2014
The Texan company Cardiff Electronics gets a new employee from New York. He's apparently working for IBM, but after the he gets the new job it gets clear that he has a hidden agenda, and is not exactly what he claims to be.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Christopher C. Rogers
7.6/10 30 votes#25 - Whatever It Takes
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2007
Based on practically no information and no medical history about a mystery patient sent by the CIA, House is using some unorthodox methods to diagnose and treat him. Meanwhile the remaining candidates are questioning Foreman's judgment.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Thomas L. Moran