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The Best Episodes Directed By Ralph Hemecker

Every TV Episode Directed by Ralph Hemecker Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Ralph Hemecker Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode directed by Ralph Hemecker. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Bill Nuss. It aired on 3/2/1996 and is rated 0.8 points higher than their second-best episode, "Blackout".

  • Pilot
    10.0/101 votes

    #1 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/2/1996

    Ambitious police officer Chris Kelly is introduced to the Bike Patrol after she's transferred from the P.R. Department of the Santa Monica Police Department. T.C. Callaway, at a crossroads with his long term girlfriend, faces additional family pressure to quit the force and join the family business in Newport Beach. The entire unit is on the trail of a vicious car-jacker working the beach area.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Bill Nuss

  • Blackout
    9.2/104 votes

    #2 - Blackout

    Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2018

    When New York City experiences a major blackout, police officers scramble to contain the resulting chaos. Frank uncovers some unpleasant truths about his department. Jamie and Eddie question the line between work and their relationship.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Allie Solomon

  • Operation Mongoose (2)
    9.2/1011 votes

    #3 - Operation Mongoose (2)

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/10/2015

    The Author proves to be a formidable wild card and forges an alliance with Gold. Emma, her parents, Hook and Regina scramble to stop them, but when Gold and the Author turn the tables on heroes and villains alike, the prospect of any happy outcome appears worlds away. Henry discovers he has big shoes to fill as he steps up to save his family before the story’s final page is turned. It’s a race to the finish, and everything culminates with a shocking twist that will leave the residents of Storybrooke reeling

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Edward Kitsis

  • On Dangerous Ground
    9.0/103 votes

    #4 - On Dangerous Ground

    Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2022

    Danny and Jamie clash over a gang-related shooting; Erin and Anthony search for answers when a lawyer in their office jeopardizes a case involving Erin's nephew; Frank grows concerned when he's not invited to speak at a policing forum.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Jack Ciapciak

  • The Big Leagues
    9.0/102 votes

    #5 - The Big Leagues

    Season 13 Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/2023

    Danny reunites with Mickey Patrick, his childhood friend and a former criminal, who comes to him for help finding his missing fiancee; Anthony surprises Erin with one last stakeout before her run for district attorney.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Brian Burns

  • Collision Course
    9.0/102 votes

    #6 - Collision Course

    Season 13 Episode 14 - Aired 3/3/2023

    Eddie's former partner returns and brings an accusation of excessive force against an officer; Danny and Baez clash with a troubled foster child at the center of their latest investigation; Erin must make a tough decision about her campaign.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Daniel Truly

  • Family Matters
    9.0/102 votes

    #7 - Family Matters

    Season 13 Episode 18 - Aired 4/21/2023

    Danny and Baez investigate a case of grand larceny tied to feuding crime families; Frank clashes with Mayor Chase when an influx of immigrants arrive in the city; Erin questions whether her district attorney campaign is compromising her day job.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Jack Ciapciak

  • Irish Exits
    9.0/102 votes

    #8 - Irish Exits

    Season 13 Episode 20 - Aired 5/12/2023

    Frank worries his longtime friend is hiding his true reason for returning to the city; Baez and her daughter are targeted by a criminal Baez once put away; Anthony is sucked into the inner workings of an underground crime ring.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Kevin Riley

  • Long Lost
    8.8/104 votes

    #9 - Long Lost

    Season 12 Episode 18 - Aired 4/8/2022

    A local celebrity asks Frank to make an exception to the NYPD age limit; an encounter with an old rival leads Erin to look into an alleged wrongful conviction; Jamie is torn over whether to report a sergeant; Danny and Baez look for an abducted kid.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Kevin Riley

  • Con Job
    8.7/103 votes

    #10 - Con Job

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2009

    Charlie and Don reluctantly enlist the help of imprisoned con man John Buckley to help them catch a crook who's using Buckley's M.O. to rob the Diamond Exchange..

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Don McGill

  • And The Winner Is...
    8.7/103 votes

    #11 - And The Winner Is...

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2010

    The Numbers team hunts for a gang of criminals who targeted an unlikely scene of the crime: a televised entertainment awards show.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Gary Rieck

  • Risk and Reward
    8.6/105 votes

    #12 - Risk and Reward

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2012

    Shortly after Frank awards a detective with the Medal of Valor for his undercover work for the NYPD in Malaysia, the detective is taken hostage by a Malaysian drug lord whose brother he helped put in prison. Meanwhile, Henry goes on a ride-along with Jamie and has a different method of getting the job done.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Thomas Kelly

  • Most Wanted
    8.5/104 votes

    #13 - Most Wanted

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2014

    Frank and Danny become determined to make sure that an international felon who always manages to walk away from murder charges ends up behind bars. Erin thinks about going into private practice after she looks into college costs for Nicky. Danny clashes with his new boss.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Bryan Goluboff

  • Two-faced
    8.5/102 votes

    #14 - Two-faced

    Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 3/15/2019

    Frank's longtime friend Lenny (Treat Williams) reveals to him that an upcoming exposé will air some of the NYPD's dirty laundry. Also, Erin must decide how to charge a doctor whose experimental treatments led to the death of his terminally ill daughter; Danny and Baez investigate the mysterious overdose of a promising artist; and Jamie follows a lead about a corrupt officer in his precinct.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Kevin Riley

  • True Blue
    8.5/102 votes

    #15 - True Blue

    Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2021

    Jamie faces backlash from fellow officers when he partners with Erin and Anthony to investigate an underground bar the NYPD and FDNY use to hide their criminal indiscretions; Eddie's partner considers leaving the force.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Jack Ciapciak

  • Guilt
    8.5/104 votes

    #16 - Guilt

    Season 12 Episode 16 - Aired 3/11/2022

    Frank, Baker, Garrett and Gormley experience feelings of guilt when Detective Angela Reddick (Ilfenish Hadera), an officer they briefly worked with at 1PP, is shot after Frank reassigned her for not meshing with their team. Also, Eddie, Danny and Baez investigate a man’s murder after Eddie and her partner respond to an altercation between the victim and a neighbor, and Anthony finds himself at a crossroads when he’s offered a promotion that strains his relationship with Erin.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Brian Burns

  • Glass Houses
    8.5/106 votes

    #17 - Glass Houses

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/28/2011

    Frustrated that Nikita continues to intercept his black boxes, Percy sends Michael to check on one of the boxes and the guardian attached to it. Nikita makes it to the small Pennsylvania town first and is shocked to find that the guardian is a normal woman named Dana who has abandoned her post and is attempting to live a normal life with her husband and child. Tensions mount when Michael is forced to report Dana’s actions and Division swarms in to clean up any evidence of her existence. Meanwhile, Alex and Jaden get into an argument and Nathan gets caught in the middle.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Kalinda Vazquez

  • Going Home
    8.5/1017 votes

    #18 - Going Home

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2013

    The residents of Storybrooke race to stop Pan from placing another curse on the town.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Edward Kitsis

  • There's No Place Like Home
    8.4/1012 votes

    #19 - There's No Place Like Home

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/2014

    Hook and Emma try to find their way back to the present and correct the mistakes they made in the past.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Edward Kitsis

  • Leaving Storybrooke
    8.4/105 votes

    #20 - Leaving Storybrooke

    Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2018

    Wish Rumple’s evil plan is revealed and Regina realizes the only hope to stop him is by turning Wish Henry from his path for vengeance. Meanwhile, Tilly and Margot try to get help in Storybrooke. With his hope of ever being reunited with Belle fading, Weaver struggles to find a way to defeat his evil alter ego; and when Rogers’ life is threatened, he is faced with the ultimate sacrifice. Series Finale.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Edward Kitsis

  • Officer Down
    8.4/108 votes

    #21 - Officer Down

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2010

    The entire NYPD is mobilized to find the killer of an off-duty police officer murdered during a diamond heist.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Thomas Kelly

  • The Decoy Effect
    8.3/103 votes

    #22 - The Decoy Effect

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2008

    The team investigates an increase in ATM kidnappings when a woman who was abducted and forced to withdraw money is murdered; Charlie meets the investigator who will decide the fate of his FBI security clearance.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Ken Sanzel

  • Hydra
    8.3/103 votes

    #23 - Hydra

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2009

    The team attempts to find the daughter of a geneticist who they suspect was kidnapped by the unstable mother. However, they become concerned about the case when they find evidence that suggests the young girl was a clone. Meanwhile, Charlie and Amita discuss having kids and Liz reveals a dark secret.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Sean Crouch

  • Silver Linings
    8.3/103 votes

    #24 - Silver Linings

    Season 12 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/2022

    Jamie and Joe search for an undocumented teenage girl who has been sex-trafficked; a woman in witness protection is murdered; Frank calls out the district attorney's office for instituting a new rule that classifies armed robbery as a misdemeanor.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor

  • Drawing Dead
    8.2/104 votes

    #25 - Drawing Dead

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2013

    When an officer is accused of using excessive force on a suspect, Frank finds his department under scrutiny from the community and the mayor. Meanwhile, Danny and Baez investigate the murder of a Wall Street securities trader who was deep in debt due to a gambling addition.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Ian Biederman