9.4/1013 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2018
High school football player Spencer James gets a chance at a better life, playing for Beverly Hills High School.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: April Blair
9.0/102 votes#2 - Sins of the Father
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/11/2015
Andre forms a new musical relationship with Michelle, and a woman from Lucious' past, Angie, comes into the picture. Meanwhile, Lucious invites the whole family over to his home. However, everyone arrives with their own agendas. Hakeem, under the influence of Camilla, sets out to show his father that he's a true artist and a good businessman. Then, Cookie prepares to state her own agenda for Empire and for her family, when Olivia arrives.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Eddie Gonzalez
9.0/103 votes#3 - Homecoming
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/2018
Beverly has their big Homecoming game and the pressure is on. Post-dance, Spencer is feeling the weight of the effects of his arrival at Beverly… as well as his departure from Crenshaw… and tries to set things right. Meanwhile, Billy tries to bring together his team for a win that will send them to the district play-offs for the first time since he became head coach… But Billy discovers doing what’s right and winning aren’t always the same thing.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: April Blair
8.8/1012 votes#4 - Live. Live. Live.
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2017
Annalise is confronted with disturbing news involving one of Isaac's patients. The investigation into Wes' murder comes to a head and details of the whereabouts of Laurel's baby are revealed.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Joe Fazzio
8.4/1016 votes#5 - The Big Wheel
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 4/29/2009
When the team is sent a videotape from a serial killer detailing one of his crimes, they discover a hidden message asking them to help him stop his murderous ways.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Simon Mirren
8.3/1010 votes#6 - Memorial
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/2012
Elena tries to cope with the extreme highs and lows that are part of becoming a vampire, and Stefan and Damon almost come to blows while arguing about what is best for her. Damon decides to help Elena in his own way and asks her not to tell Stefan. A stranger, Connor Jordan, arrives in town and begins questioning Sheriff Forbes and Mayor Lockwood. Connor’s actions quickly convince Stefan that they are dealing with a dangerous vampire hunter. Jeremy and Matt are surprised to see a girl they used to know, April, has returned to town and is enrolling at Mystic Falls High. At a town gathering, Elena comes close to losing control until Caroline steps in to help her. Finally, Damon confides his feelings to an unexpected friend.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Jose Molina
8.3/1013 votes#7 - The Corpse on the Canopy
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2013
After Hodgins and Angela are drugged and wake up to a bloody corpse hanging in the canopy of their bed and flower petals around their son Michael's crib, they are forced to believe that Pelant is back for revenge against Hodgins. Although Hodgins wants to go after Pelant directly, Booth knows it's best to work within the system and not go against protocol. Meanwhile, as the Jeffersonian team investigates the corpse, they discover the victim was a Special Forces agent working for the world's biggest supplier of mercenaries, and Angela and Hodgins decide to start an investigation without the rest of the Jeffersonian team for the sake of their family.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Jonathan Collier
8.3/1014 votes#8 - Carbon Copy
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/2013
When victims are found in Philadelphia in a similar style to victims of The Replicator, the stalker who has been tracking the BAU's every move, the team thinks this could be the break they need to try and apprehend him.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.3/1016 votes#9 - She's Dying
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2015
Annalise and her team are blindsided when investigators try to pin a new charge on the wealthy siblings she's been hired to represent. Meanwhile, things for Annalise become even more difficult when she's brutally cross-examined on the witness stand during Nate's preliminary hearing.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Erika Green Swafford
8.1/1012 votes#10 - Coda
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/2011
Prentiss enlists two former friends from Interpol to track down an old enemy, as Reid discovers clues that could help the BAU locate the parents of an autistic boy.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Rick Dunkle
8.0/104 votes#11 - Believe the Unseen
Season 14 Episode 12 - Aired 1/10/2008
Abby is back from rehab and finds herself the object of scrutiny. She confesses to Pratt that Luka might stay in Croatia longer than planned. Harold seems to have won over Neela's cousin. Multiple victims from a fire fill the ER.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.0/107 votes#12 - Sacrifice 99 to Fool One
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/24/2018
When the Mystery Woman kidnaps Cameron, the FBI calls on Jonathan Black to help find him – and stop the Mystery Woman from committing her next crime.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: John A. Norris
8.0/102 votes#13 - Brutal Acts of Kindness
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2017
After draining his bank account in service of others, Kevin looks for a different way to help a single mom who’s drowning in her son’s medical bills. Meanwhile, Reese uses a school project to learn more about her uncle, and Yvette struggles with the full range of human emotions.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Craig DiGregorio
8.0/101 votes#14 - The Devil Inside
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 8/12/2018
Ghost, Tommy and Kanan move forward with their task to kill the heads of the Jimenez Cartel. Donovan warns Angela that her own office is after her. LaKeisha lets slip that Teresi is Tommy's father.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Heather Zuhlke
8.0/103 votes#15 - i
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/2018
Spencer and Jordan spend an unexpected day together back in Crenshaw where our Beverly Hills golden boy, Jordan, gets his first taste of real life in South Central LA. Meanwhile, Billy struggles with his identity as a father as Olivia and Layla attempt to rekindle their friendship. And Coop faces her own truth, coming clean to her parents about being gay.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Nkechi Okoro Carroll
8.0/102 votes#16 - Hussle & Motivate
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2019
After winning the state championship, Spencer James faces a difficult decision that could transform his reputation. Billy realizes he needs to make some major changes to get his life back on track, while Grace and Corey have a tough conversation regarding their family.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Nkechi Okoro Carroll
8.0/109 votes#17 - Gonna Set Your Flag on Fire
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/2015
Finn puts a spell on the compound, trapping wolves and vampires. Klaus takes Cami to the safe house, then confronts Kol about Rebekah's whereabouts.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Ashley Lyle
8.0/102 votes#18 - Ball Girl
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/18/2024
When the world's top tennis champion drops dead on the court, Elsbeth and Kaya home in on a rising tennis star and his competitive father and coach. Meanwhile, Captain Wagner begins to suspect Elsbeth's reason for being in New York goes beyond the consent decree.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Eric Randall
7.8/1024 votes#19 - Therapy Patrol
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/29/2019
After a violent outburst from Cliff, the team engages in some self-led group therapy – leading to some growth within the group as they are knit closer together.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Neil Reynolds
7.8/1012 votes#20 - Memory Lane
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/2010
Stefan takes drastic measures to find out the real reason Katherine has returned to Mystic Falls, and is shocked when she reveals new secrets about what really happened in 1864. Damon tries a new tactic to resolve his issues with Mason,.... but it proves costly. Tyler pushes Mason to tell him the truth about the Lockwoods. Finally, when Katherine delivers an ultimatum, Stefan and Elena are left with very few options.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Caroline Dries
7.8/106 votes#21 - Johnson & Johnson
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/13/2016
Dre’s sister, Rhonda, is getting married to her girlfriend, Sharon, and the upcoming nuptials lead to a conversation on tradition. Dre finds out that Bow is against the patriarchal convention of taking the man’s last name, but he never knew this because Bow’s maiden name is also Johnson. Meanwhile, Jack and Diane want to be the ring bearer and flower girl but worry they’ve aged out of the gigs, and Junior and Zoey prep Ruby to embrace her daughter’s relationshi.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Courtney Lilly
7.8/106 votes#22 - Family Friend
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2019
Malcolm realizes the suspect in the "Junkyard Killer" case may have a connection to his father.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Wyatt Cain
7.8/1013 votes#23 - The Wild Rover
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/25/2013
When a man is found dead in an industrial cake mixer, Castle and Beckett trace the murder to an Irish gang in Staten Island and a beautiful bar owner named Siobhan O’Doul. Much to everyone’s surprise, Detective Ryan has a complicated history with Siobhan and the Staten Island crime family from his days working undercover in narcotics. When the case hits a dead end, Ryan must go back undercover to expose the killer, complicating his relationship with his wife.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.7/109 votes#24 - Justice x 2
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/2020
Leland assists convicted serial killer Orson Leroux with having his conviction overturned; Kristen is called into court to testify while her daughter, Laura, undergoes emergency heart surgery; David witnesses a woman's evil instincts firsthand.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: N/A
7.6/1011 votes#25 - What Happens in Mecklinburg...
Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 4/9/2014
The team searches for a commonality when a series of target abductions take place; Savannah is frustrated with Morgan's traveling.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Ticona S. Joy
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"Pilot" is the best rated episode directed by Rob Hardy. It scored 9.4/10 based on 13 votes. It was written by April Blair. It aired on 10/10/2018 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Sins of the Father".