9.5/102 votes#1 - Help Me Make It Through the Night
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2013
Lemon is blacklisted from a Halloween masquerade party; a health scare disrupts AnnaBeth and Lavon's anniversary; Wade keeps getting himself in trouble with ineligible ladies.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Jamie Gorenberg
9.0/103 votes#2 - Lesser Evil
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/5/2009
Michael gets to know Victor's motivation and his connection to Carla after capturing him. When the truth about Carla's organization is revealed, everyone is put in danger.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Matt Nix
9.0/102 votes#3 - Heart To Hart
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/9/2012
Zoe has conflicted feelings about seeing her estranged father, world-renowned surgeon Ethan Hart, who has agreed to travel to Bluebell to perform surgery on George’s father as a favor to Zoe. Fearful of losing George, Lemon decides she must befriend Zoe in order to prevent her from telling George about Lemon’s affair with Lavon. Meanwhile, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Rammer Jammer, the owner hosts a signature cocktail contest between Wade and Shelley.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Rina Mimoun
9.0/102 votes#4 - The Big Day
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/14/2012
With an impending storm about to hit Bluebell, George and Lemon prepare for their wedding day. Meanwhile, taking shelter from the storm, Zoe finds herself stranded in a barn with Wade.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Leila Gerstein
9.0/102 votes#5 - I Walk the Line
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2012
Kelen Coleman guest stars as George’s potential new romance. With the upcoming Mayoral election looming, Lavon and Ruby continue to be tied in the polls, leading Lemon to use some creative methods to win.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Donald Todd
9.0/102 votes#6 - Carrying Your Love With Me
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/4/2014
Zoe and Joel are frustrated by all the snags they keep running into while trying to remodel their new home. Rose persuades Lavon to agree that BlueBell will be sister cities with a town in France. Lemon convinces George to help her out with a business venture, but in order for things to go smoothly, Wade has to play peacemaker. Meanwhile, Brick sees an opportunity to become BlueBell's Man of the Year, but he soon discovers he has some tough competition.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Leila Gerstein
9.0/102 votes#7 - End of Days
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 3/20/2015
AnnaBeth has a dream in which BlueBell's founder prophesies five omens that will proceed the town's demise; Wade and Zoe have different opinions on marriage; George gets a potentially life-changing offer.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Kendall Sand
8.7/103 votes#8 - The Lost Soul of Herman Lester
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/14/2004
When the son of a murdered high-school basketball star receives a death threat, Rush and Valens reopen the 1987 case of Herman Lester who was stabbed to death only hours after leading his team to win the state championship.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Sean Whitesell
8.7/103 votes#9 - Made Man
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 6/17/2010
When dangerous mobsters threaten a port worker, Michael takes on the case. With Jesse, Michael also looks for intel on an underground-artillery operation.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Matt Nix
8.6/105 votes#10 - I Fall to Pieces
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2012
After George confesses his feelings to Zoe, she finds herself having to make a tough decision between George and Wade, leaving the two guys at odds on how to handle the situation. In search of some much needed girl advice, Zoe makes a new fast friend in former BlueBell resident Ruby Jeffries, who no one is excited to see. Lemon decides it’s time to get her own apartment and a job, but it’s tougher than she thought. Continuing to forge ahead with her new life, Lemon proceeds to return the wedding presents, but a sudden detour to Zoe’s while holding a cake knife creates a stir with the townspeople.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Leila Gerstein
8.5/102 votes#11 - Red Glare
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2004
The 1953 murder of a white school teacher, a communist sympathizer who was involved in civil-rights issues, is reopened after the victim's youngest son asks for it to be reinvestigated. The probe reveals that the slain man was killed on the same day that the Rosenbergs were executed and was set to testify the next day before the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Dan Dworkin
8.5/1024 votes#12 - Synecdoche
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 6/7/2016
The team must unravel a conspiracy and stay ahead of the Secret Service when the President of the United States becomes their newest POI. Also, Finch separates himself from the team and considers taking drastic action to combat Samaritan.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Jacey Heldrich
8.3/106 votes#13 - Earth, Wind and... Wait for It
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/2009
Shawn and Gus join up with a local firehouse to prove a series of arsons are more than they seem.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Anupam Nigam
8.3/109 votes#14 - Withdrawal
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/13/2010
Peter and Neal try to stay a step ahead of a sophisticated bank robber. But once alarms are set off throughout the city, the guys realize they're dealing with a true professional.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Jeff Eastin
8.2/106 votes#15 - 65 Million Years Off
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2007
The discovery of a washed-up body sparks a debate between Shawn and the police, who both disagree as to how the man died. While Shawn believes that the man was killed by a Tyrannosaurus Rex, the police believe the killer is a little less... extinct.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Steve Franks
8.2/1010 votes#16 - E=MC...?
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/28/2007
As an experiment that will recreate the first moment of the origins of the universe, the Big Bang, goes terribly awry, the town’s geniuses turn into morons, leaving the fate of Eureka in the hand of Jack Carter and an antisocial young ubergenius.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Bruce Miller
8.2/105 votes#17 - Breaking Point
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/2020
When police find a body in the woods, Preacher worries about the implications. Charmaine and Jack work on a birth plan with Mel.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Amy Palmer Robertson
8.0/104 votes#18 - The Badlands
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2004
Lilly returns to her last case before joining the Cold Case Squad as she re-investigates the brutal triple homicide of a restaurant owner and his family, murdered in the restaurant bathroom in 2003. Also the other team member have personal reasons to closing the case; Jeffries grew up in the predominantly black neighborhood while Vera was the one assigned to the case when Det. Rush left.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Chris Mundy
8.0/102 votes#19 - Schadenfreude
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/20/2005
A man claims that he was wrongfully convicted of the 1982 murder of his rich wife. The case is reopened when the victim's rare ring is discovered worn by a recently deceased junkie.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Gina Gionfriddo
8.0/102 votes#20 - Copycat
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2003
Malone searches for a missing woman whose description matches those of a series of murder victims from a 12-year-old case only to learn that Graham Spaulding is pulling the strings, and drawing on incidents in Jack's past to lure him into a trap.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Jennifer Levin
8.0/101 votes#21 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/19/2010
Old-school cop Dan Stark and modern-day detective Jack Bailey expose the big picture of small crime. Pursuing a routine investigation of a stolen humidifier, Jack and Dan are inadvertently thrust into a much larger case involving drug smugglers, hired assassins and a stolen green golf bag. Reminded of the way he busted punks back in the good old days, Dan convinces Jack to go along for the ride, and in their reckless pursuit of justice, the two wind up risking their lives, breaking a flurry of department regulations and reminding their boss, Lieutenant Ana Ruiz, and Jack's ex-girlfriend, Assistant District Attorney Liz Traynor, why these good guys will be spending many more days investigating seemingly minor crimes.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Matt Nix
8.0/101 votes#22 - He Said, She Said
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 8/14/2011
After agreeing to represent a college student who has accused the school's star quarterback of rape, Jane suspects that loyal alumnus Grayson is trying to undermine her case. Meanwhile, Kim's argumentative sister seeks her help with a divorce.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Amy Engelberg
8.0/104 votes#23 - Blindspots
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2020
While Jack helps Mike zero in on Calvin, Mel and Doc investigate a mysterious outbreak that could be related to food poisoning. Hope learns a secret.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Lisa Marie Petersen
7.8/105 votes#24 - Structural Corruption
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/11/2005
After an engineering student at CalSci is found dead from an apparent suicide, Charlie convinces Don to launch an investigation after he reads the student's thesis that asserted that the architecturally magnificent Cole Center in Los Angeles is structurally unstable. Although reluctant at first, Don and his FBI agents discover that the student's findings were correct and uncover a dangerous and surprising conspiracy. Meanwhile, Alan prepares for a first date and convinces Don and Terry to join them, hoping they might rekindle their old romance.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Liz Friedman
7.8/1018 votes#25 - Bloodline
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/2009
The BAU team becomes involved in the case of a family working together to abduct young girls.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Mark Bruner
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"Help Me Make It Through the Night" is the best rated episode directed by Tim Matheson. It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by Jamie Gorenberg. It aired on 10/28/2013 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Lesser Evil".