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The Best Episodes Directed By Sanford Bookstaver

Every TV Episode Directed by Sanford Bookstaver Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Sanford Bookstaver Ratings Summary

"Au Revoir" is the best rated episode directed by Sanford Bookstaver. It scored 9.25/10 based on 12 votes. It was written by Jeff Eastin. It aired on 12/18/2014 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "End of the Tunnel".

  • Au Revoir
    9.3/1012 votes

    #1 - Au Revoir

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 12/18/2014

    In order to help Neal carry out a risky heist, Peter must involve himself in a dangerous con.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Jeff Eastin

  • End of the Tunnel
    9.0/1035 votes

    #2 - End of the Tunnel

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/28/2005

    With Lincoln's execution scheduled for the following day, Veronica comes out of hiding to contact him and gains an ally. Kellerman makes the ultimate sacrifice to preserve the conspiracy. Michael looks for a way to get Lincoln out of solitary confinement in time for the escape that evening. The inmates risk everything as they attempt their escape.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Paul T. Scheuring

  • Just Drive the Truck
    8.6/1010 votes

    #3 - Just Drive the Truck

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2014

    Tensions run high when trucks from two firehouses collide and fingers are pointed towards Cruz for his driving.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Michael Gilvary

  • Nobody Else Is Dying Today
    8.5/108 votes

    #4 - Nobody Else Is Dying Today

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2016

    Lt. Casey finds himself in a bad spot when a forklift accidentally pierces a tank storing acid. Casey is forced to use extreme measures to help a father and daughter in peril. Dawson and Brett respond to an elderly woman who has a difficult senior advocate. Mouch and Brett continue with their secret project. Otis shares some exciting news as he prepares himself for an unusual expedition.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Jill Weinberger

  • Red Rag the Bull
    8.4/1010 votes

    #5 - Red Rag the Bull

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/3/2015

    The interim chief makes a tactical error during an apartment fire, stirring up tensions and putting careers in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Mouch discovers that his donation to a fertility clinic has resulted in a child, and Dawson goes out on a double date with Brett and Cruz.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Tiller Russell

  • A Real Shot in the Arm
    8.4/105 votes

    #6 - A Real Shot in the Arm

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2019

    Lt. Casey struggles to get Chief Boden to sign off on an energetic new recruit. Against her better judgment, Foster extends an olive branch to her irritating new medic. Otis inspires Herrmann to seek new partners at Molly’s. Brett realizes life in Fowlerton will take some getting used to.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Michael Gilvary

  • You Will Hurt Him
    8.3/109 votes

    #7 - You Will Hurt Him

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2013

    Chief Boden prepares to counterattack McLeod in a final effort to save the firehouse from closure and the romance between Dawson and Casey escalates. Leon is making progress in the gang murder investigation, but Cruz cannot stand being left in the dark by Voight, fearing for his brother's safety. Meanwhile, Severide and Katie bond to make up for lost time and Otis feels uncomfortable living with Severide and Shay after Devon's latest escapade.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Michael Gilvary

  • It Isn’t the Fall That Kills You
    8.3/108 votes

    #8 - It Isn’t the Fall That Kills You

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2016

    When Walter is accidentally launched into space in a rocket, he hallucinates about Paige as his oxygen runs low, and Team Scorpion works feverishly to find a way to bring him home before he suffocates.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Scott Sullivan

  • The Graft in the Girl
    8.2/1011 votes

    #9 - The Graft in the Girl

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/26/2006

    The team helps Deputy Director Sam Cullen's daughter, Amy, when she contracts a rare form of lung cancer after receiving a bone graft. Booth and Brennan learn she is not the only victim with this rare form of cancer.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Greg Ball

  • Out of the Chute
    8.2/1029 votes

    #10 - Out of the Chute

    Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 3/14/2011

    The team treats a professional bull rider who is attacked by a bull. The team must determine the causes behind the patients disappearing symptoms and seizures while taking House's advice from outside the hospital as he attends to issues unrelated to the case. Meanwhile, Masters develops a crush on the patient.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Lawrence Kaplow

  • They'll Have to Go Through Me (III)
    8.2/109 votes

    #11 - They'll Have to Go Through Me (III)

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2014

    The intelligence unit is joined by detectives from New York’s SVU to help solve the pedophile ring case. Ruzek, Amaro, Halstead and Antonio continue to hunt for the link to foster care and child trafficking. Burgess and Roman try to find the shooter from the hospital after using surveillance footage to identify him. Platt shows her deep respect for police and the dangerous work they do by honoring their fallen brother. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S03E07 Nobody Touches Anything (I) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S16E07 Chicago Crossover (II).

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: N/A

  • Where There's a Will
    8.1/107 votes

    #12 - Where There's a Will

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/2011

    Peter and Neal find a treasure map on a forged will, and soon enter a race to locate the treasure and save the daughter of the beneficiary.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Mark Goffman

  • Prison Ball
    8.1/107 votes

    #13 - Prison Ball

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2014

    Following the death of a 10-year old girl, the intelligence unit has one option to gain access to their suspect. Voight and Olinsky follow-up on a good lead to answer some questions about the shooting. Burgess and Roman show three boys around district thinking they are part of the Police Explorers program.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Eduardo Javier Canto

  • A.K.A.
    8.0/101 votes

    #14 - A.K.A.

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/11/2007

    Jake finds that Hawkins has not been honest with the residents of Jericho about his past and holds him at gunpoint for answers.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Robbie Thompson

  • Why We Fight
    8.0/101 votes

    #15 - Why We Fight

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/9/2007

    The battle with New Bern ensues, with Jericho residents out-manned and out-gunned, but not outsmarted. Jericho gains the upper hand but suffers a significant casualty. A friend of Jake's sends help from an unexpected source.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Jonathan E. Steinberg

  • The Boy in the Shroud
    8.0/1011 votes

    #16 - The Boy in the Shroud

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/13/2006

    When the body of a young man, who's been missing for nearly three weeks, is discovered, the investigation leads them to his girlfriend, who is a foster child. Bones becomes emotionally involved in the case since, she too, became a foster child after her parents disappeared.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Gary Glasberg

  • Need to Know
    8.0/109 votes

    #17 - Need to Know

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2010

    Neal goes undercover as a political "fixer" in order to bring down a corrupt politician. Diana and Peter's lead brings them to an unidentified man who escapes their pursuit. It is also revealed that Peter had Diana keep the music box's location hidden even from Peter himself. Neal begins to suspect that Peter is investigating the plane explosion behind his back.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Joe Henderson

  • Happy Endings
    8.0/101 votes

    #18 - Happy Endings

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/5/2013

    Briggs and Mike search for the truth about Juan's disappearance. Briggs makes a decision about his future.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Andrew Colville

  • Los Malos
    8.0/101 votes

    #19 - Los Malos

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 7/30/2014

    When Mike comes face-to-face with his greatest enemy, he pledges to do whatever it takes to take the man down.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Carla Ching

  • A Material Witness
    8.0/109 votes

    #20 - A Material Witness

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/19/2014

    In responding to a call Atwater and Burgess discover a gunshot victim and the only witness is Lexi Olinsky. The shooting is tied to a Latin gang. To protect Olinsky’s daughter, Voight takes the case from the Gang Unit. Ruzek pulls up Burgess to help with an undercover mission that he hopes will help solve the case. Jon Seda, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer, and Archie Kao also star.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Mike Batistick

  • King's Gambit
    8.0/101 votes

    #21 - King's Gambit

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 9/22/2019

    Tasha revisits old habits when she begins to recruit soldiers for her new empire. Tariq pulls a ruse on Vincent. Proctor warns Tommy about a snitch. Ghost plans to take care of the snitch on his own terms.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Gabriela Uribe

  • Hooghandi
    8.0/105 votes

    #22 - Hooghandi

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/3/2022

    Leaphorn and Chee uncover a big break in the case. Manuelito makes a discovery of her own.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: N/A

  • Digging Deeper
    7.9/1010 votes

    #23 - Digging Deeper

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/2013

    Neal and Peter take on an unprecedented asset recovery case for the Museum of Natural History: a stolen Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton and its egg.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Jessica Grasl

  • A Rocket Blasting Off
    7.9/108 votes

    #24 - A Rocket Blasting Off

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/11/2014

    Lt. Severide hits the top of the list as Det. Lindsay starts calling in suspects with the clearest motives to make the guy who kidnapped Katie disappear. Meanwhile, Jones is still having trouble fitting in as word of her disruptions reach the fire department’s headquarters. Elsewhere, Herrmann celebrates his twentieth anniversary with his wife, but no one supports his idea on the gift he intends to give.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Matt Olmstead

  • The Three Gs
    7.9/107 votes

    #25 - The Three Gs

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/8/2015

    Led by Olinksy, Intelligence hunts down an elusive Chinatown gangster.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Craig Gore