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The Best Episodes Directed By Thomas Schlamme

Every TV Episode Directed by Thomas Schlamme Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Thomas Schlamme Ratings Summary

"The Friday Night Slaughter" is the best rated episode directed by Thomas Schlamme. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by Aaron Sorkin. It aired on 2/12/2007 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Disaster Show".

  • The Friday Night Slaughter
    10.0/102 votes

    #1 - The Friday Night Slaughter

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/12/2007

    Matt takes a stroll down memory lane and recalls how he met Harriet.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Aaron Sorkin

  • The Disaster Show
    10.0/102 votes

    #2 - The Disaster Show

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 5/24/2007

    Allison Janney, as herself, is the guest host of a show that goes haywire when the propmasters and cue card workers stage a last minute wildcat strike.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Aaron Sorkin

  • Betrayal
    10.0/101 votes

    #3 - Betrayal

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1997

    The firm defends Joey Heric, a colorful client on trial for the murder of his lover. Jimmy is tried on solicitation charges by a vengeful district attorney.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: David E. Kelley

  • The West Coast Delay
    9.7/103 votes

    #4 - The West Coast Delay

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/2006

    Matt fabricates a response to a gift sent by one of Harriet's fans while the show attempts to recover from 90 seconds of questionable material. An article about the show is approved by Jordan.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: N/A

  • Pilot
    9.5/104 votes

    #5 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2006

    When the Executive Producer of sketch show 'Studio 60' has an on-air meltdown, new network president Jordan McDeere hires Danny Tripp and Matt Albie to replace him and save the show.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Aaron Sorkin

  • The Cold Open
    9.3/103 votes

    #6 - The Cold Open

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/2006

    Now that they're on board, Matt and Danny try not to crumble under the pressure of putting on their first big show, where the stakes are outrageously high. Also high are the number of complaints the network is getting over the "Crazy Christians" sketch, which Jordan defends to Jack.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Aaron Sorkin

  • Jupiter
    9.3/103 votes

    #7 - Jupiter

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/2015

    A new era is ushered in with the first test of an atomic weapon.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Sam Shaw

  • Two Cathedrals
    9.2/106 votes

    #8 - Two Cathedrals

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2001

    On the day of Mrs. Landingham's funeral, the staff deals with a Haitian presidential crisis and the law suit against the big tobacco companies, and Bartlet must decide about running for reelection.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Aaron Sorkin

  • Perestroika
    9.1/104 votes

    #9 - Perestroika

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/19/2014

    Frank is offered a life-changing opportunity. At the same time, the U.S. Army put Charlie on the hot seat.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Sam Shaw

  • Boy To The World
    9.0/102 votes

    #10 - Boy To The World

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/1997

    Judge Whipper Cone asks Ally to take on a pro-bono case of a young prostitute up on her third solicitation charge. Fish, meanwhile, wants to sue his uncle's church for discrimination, due to his uncle's overt bigotry towards vertically challenged people (short people). The church's contention is that they cannot support bigotry of any kind and allowing the uncle a service and proper burial is tantamount to endorsing the appalling views. Fish promises he will not propagate the attitudes in his eulogy. Renee talks Ally into double dating with the salad-dressing-on-the-chin guy if the Biscuit is invited.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: David E. Kelley

  • Pilot
    9.0/104 votes

    #11 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/2/2010

    We are introduced to the very unique Braveman family. Single mom Sarah, and her two kids Amber and Drew, are moving back home with Sarah's parents Zeek and Camille. Julia, Sarah's sister and complete opposite is a successful attorney trying to do both, work and motherhood, alongside her stay-at-home husband, Joel. Sarah's younger brother, Crosby is a commitment-phobe who must accept adult responsabilities when his old flame Jasmine shows up with a kid. Meanwhile, the older sibling of the Bravemans, Adam, his wife Kristina and their teenage daughter Haddie learn that their little boy, Max has Asperger's Syndrome. Although each sibling has its own problems, this reunion may be the push they needed to help each other with the challenges that every family faces while raising children and starting over.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: N/A

  • The Great Patriotic War
    8.8/1013 votes

    #12 - The Great Patriotic War

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 4/25/2018

    As the summit fast approaches, Elizabeth enlists Philip’s help for a mission that could yield game-changing intel.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Hilary Bettis

  • In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (1)
    8.7/106 votes

    #13 - In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (1)

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2000

    "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen" is the two-part second season premiere of the American political drama television seriesThe West Wing. Both parts were written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Thomas Schlamme.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Aaron Sorkin

  • Manchester (2)
    8.5/104 votes

    #14 - Manchester (2)

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/2001

    The senior staff clash with the consultants who are to work on Bartlet's reelection campaign; C.J. is concerned that the press senses the Bartlets' marriage could be in trouble; Josh asks Leo to let him use his connection to postpone the FDA's drug announcement; the situation on Haiti comes to a head.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Aaron Sorkin

  • The Apology
    8.5/102 votes

    #15 - The Apology

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1998

    The network is upset when a newly-published magazine interview reveals that Dan is in favor of the legalization of marijuana.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Aaron Sorkin

  • The Hungry and the Hunted
    8.5/102 votes

    #16 - The Hungry and the Hunted

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1998

    Jeremy gets his first big producing break - a hunting segment. Natalie tries to get Casey interested in Dana during the run-up to one of Luther Sach's dinner parties.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Aaron Sorkin

  • What Kind of Day Has It Been
    8.5/102 votes

    #17 - What Kind of Day Has It Been

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/4/1999

    Casey's son comes to visit, and Dana takes a group photo with her new camera. Season One Finale.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Aaron Sorkin

  • The Match Game
    8.5/106 votes

    #18 - The Match Game

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/28/1996

    Susan institutes extra precautions in case Chloe tries to reclaim Little Susie. Mark changes his look, growing a goatee and wearing contact lenses. Carol and Jeanie square off over the care of a transient. Carter celebrates when he receives his residency match, putting his patient and his job at risk. Shep, still suffering from Raul's death, is surly with new parter Reilly. Benton and Ross have differences when Peter discloses a critical mistake made by Doug, raising animosity between the two.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Neal Baer

  • What Kind of Day Has It Been
    8.4/105 votes

    #19 - What Kind of Day Has It Been

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2000

    The staff deals with the crisis of an American pilot who was shot down in Iraq; Toby's brother is in danger on a space shuttle whose doors won't close; Bartlet and the senior staff walk into trouble as they leave a town meeting.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Aaron Sorkin

  • In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (2)
    8.4/105 votes

    #20 - In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (2)

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2000

    With the accomplice in custody, it's revealed that the intended target was Charlie, not Bartlet. The staff still awaits news about Josh, and recalls how C.J. and Donna came to join the Bartlet campaign.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Aaron Sorkin

  • Noël
    8.3/106 votes

    #21 - Noël

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/20/2000

    Josh investigates the suicide of a pilot with whom he has things in common; Donna tries to get an invitation to the Congressional Christmas party to hear Yo-Yo Ma perform; Jed insists on signing a mountain of Christmas cards himself; after a White House visitor has a strange reaction to a painting, C.J. sets out to discover its provenance; following weeks of volatile behavior and an outburst in the Oval Office, Josh meets with representatives from the America Trauma Victims Association and finally deals with the trauma from his shooting.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Peter Parnell

  • Bartlet for America
    8.3/103 votes

    #22 - Bartlet for America

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/12/2001

    Leo fears the worst when he testifies in the congressional investigation into Bartlet's lack of public disclosure about his illness.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Aaron Sorkin

  • The Secret Sharer
    8.3/106 votes

    #23 - The Secret Sharer

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1995

    Doug's heroics earn him a second chance as Bernstein and Morganstern ask him to stay on. Doug and Mark clash when each treats a seriously injured patient and want to use the same equipment. Benton learns that Jeanie has separated from Al. After missing an earlier diagnosis, Carter overcompensates on his next patient and catches a break when the test results reveal something. Shep gets on Carol's bad side when he makes disparaging remarks about the people who make botched suicide attempts. Doug gets a phone call from his estranged father.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Paul Manning

  • Part III
    8.3/103 votes

    #24 - Part III

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/2/2017

    AIDS continues to ravage the gay community. Cleve creates the AIDS quilt in order to get the President's attention, while Diane's daughter Annie struggles with her identity as the child of a lesbian couple and a gay man.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Derek Simonds

  • Part 6
    8.3/107 votes

    #25 - Part 6

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/20/2020

    The familial ties in the Levin family reach a breaking point as violence, conspiracies and chaos run rampant.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: N/A