8.7/10151 votesLoading...#1 - Perfect Storm
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/2003
Boston is at the mercy of a blizzard and the morgue staff at the mercy of an unknown toxin. With bodies piling up, and the lights out, the race is on stop this invisible killer before too many more die.
Director: Stephen Williams
Writer: Christopher Barbour, Kiri Hart
8.7/10199 votesLoading...#2 - Fire in the Sky
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2004
Jordan receives a late night call from Devan asking her to cover the shift. A plane crash has occurred and the staff soon learns one of their own was on that flight.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Tim Kring, Scott Williams
8.7/10107 votesLoading...#3 - Under The Weather
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2005
Jordan’s defiance of Dr. Macy ends up putting her own life in danger. With three boys missing and bodies turning up, Woody and Dr. Macy don’t realize they are also searching for one of their own.
Director: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Tim Kring, Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner
8.6/10114 votesLoading...#4 - Murder in the Rue Morgue
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2005
When a lone gunman decides to commit murder inside the morgue, Jordan wonders if there is a connection to any of the recent admits. Where this case leads will cause Woody to dive deep into a world he does not know…to find the truth.
Director: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Linda Gase
8.6/10126 votesLoading...#5 - There's No Place Like Home, II
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2005
With a familiar killer in their midst, Slokum is forced to get help from an unlikely source. Will the morgue staff be able to stop this killer…again?
Director: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Tim Kring, Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner
8.5/10169 votesLoading...#6 - One Twelve
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2002
Jordan and the team are sent to lead the recovery effort at the site of an explosion. Amongst the rubble is a lone survivor and Jordan must keep him talking till help can get to him. The grim task of identifying the victims falls on Dr. Macy.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Damon Lindelof
8.5/10112 votesLoading...#7 - After Dark
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2004
A mysterious blackout blankets Boston, and leaves Jordan and Bug trapped in a tunnel. Meanwhile Woody is late for a very important date…or is he?
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: Scott Williams
8.5/10133 votesLoading...#8 - Forget Me Not
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/2005
Nigel is spending the evening with his new soul mate when her daughter ends up kidnapped. Nigel is left with questions that science cannot answer. A man thought to be dead awakens on the autopsy table…scaring Lily.
Director: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Tim Kring, Scott Williams, Steve Valentine
8.5/10116 votesLoading...#9 - Jump Push Fall
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/15/2005
Some new evidence comes to light in an old case that involves Dr. Macy. Jordan is placed in charge of the case that will either make or break Dr. Macy. Meanwhile, Woody is hot on the trail of a cop killer, and Woody finds himself looking down the barrel of a gun.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Linda Gase, Aron Eli Coleite, Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner
8.5/10123 votesLoading...#10 - Post Hoc...
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 4/18/2007
Jordan is recovering from her brain surgery but suffering hallucinations she tries to hide. Her friends take turns caring for her. When Bug does not show up for his turn anger quickly turns to fear when they discover he is in the custody of Homeland Security. The team fight to clear Bug but are met with hostility and resistance. Meanwhile, a persistent detective is trying to get an autopsy performed but everyone is focused on Jordan & Bug.
Director: Jill Hennessy
Writer: Kathy McCormick, Lynne E. Litt
8.4/10105 votesLoading...#11 - Dead Again
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 5/2/2007
A dead woman brings Jordan and Ivers together for a case. Lily and Jeffrey are seeking help from a psychiatrist, who dies in the middle of their session. To add to the mounting stress, Lily suddenly goes into labor; luckily for her, everyone is there to help bring her child into the world.
Director: John Badham
Writer: Rob Wright, Jim Danger Gray
8.3/10126 votesLoading...#12 - Pandora's Trunk (1)
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/2003
Three people are found dead and seem to have no connection to each other. Woody takes on the task of solving the triple homicide. Meanwhile, Jordan is back on the trail of her mothers killer when some new evidence surfaces.
Director: Stephen Williams
Writer: Gary Glasberg, Damon Lindelof
8.3/10112 votesLoading...#13 - Out of Sight
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2004
A millionaire is found dead, and his neighbor quickly becomes a suspect. Only problem…he has not left is house in years. Elsewhere Macy and Lily have a show down with Homeland Security.
Director: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Linda Gase
8.3/10111 votesLoading...#14 - Blue Moon
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2004
With the phases of the Blue Moon determining how a killer acts, Woody and Jordan must work quickly to stop him before another victim dies. Elsewhere Lily finds the softer side of Detective Seely.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: N/A
8.3/10105 votesLoading...#15 - A Stranger Among Us
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 1/2/2005
When a gunman opens fire on a local diner the FBI knows it is related to a recently arrested drug lord. However Jordan and Dr. Macy are less than convinced. After some investigating they soon realize everything is not as it seems.
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: Andi Bushell
8.3/10112 votesLoading...#16 - Sanctuary
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/24/2005
Jordan suspects foul play in the death of a man. When the wife of the dead man takes Jordan and others hostage Woody, Dr. Macy and the others race to solve the murder to save one of their own.
Director: Michael Gershman
Writer: Aron Eli Coleite
8.3/10115 votesLoading...#17 - Someone to Watch Over Me
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/26/2006
A father is murdered and his daughter becomes a target of an assassin, stirring some hard memories for Jordan. Elsewhere, a high profile family makes life hard for Dr. Macy when their son is killed in a tragic accident.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Emily Whitesell
8.3/10148 votesLoading...#18 - Don't Leave Me This Way
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/7/2006
When Jordan wakes up to find J.D. dead beside her, she has no memory of the events from the previous night. Accused or murder Jordan will turn to her friends to help piece everything together.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock
8.3/10114 votesLoading...#19 - Shattered
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2007
Lu and Jordan are working together on the suicide of a teen. A note left by the teen suggests that he had been molested. A woman has been hit by several cars on a freeway, Woody is investigating. Later an investigator pops in and starts digging around. Dr. Macy offers Jordan a word of advice; Lily gets some surprising news.
Director: Donna Deitch
Writer: Lynne E. Litt
8.3/10144 votesLoading...#20 - 33 Bullets
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/2007
Police officers have shot an 8-year-old boy a staggering 33 times, which sends the city of Boston into a riot. Jordan and the rest of the team investigate the shooting, however one of their own could be lost.
Director: John Badham
Writer: Rob Fresco
8.3/10120 votesLoading...#21 - Hubris
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 3/7/2007
An internet psycho reeks havoc in Boston as he goes on a bloody rampage leaving bodies in his wake. Woody and Nigel pair up to put a stop to this serial killer, who's leaving cryptic message on Nigel’s Blog. Elsewhere Jordan is auditing past autopsies, and discovers that Bug might have put an innocent man behind bars.
Director: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock
8.3/10115 votesLoading...#22 - Seven Feet Under
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 3/21/2007
A 16-year-old girl is found murdered and while working to solve the case, they discover many secrets in the young victims life. As the investigation continues Jordan begins to have some health issues that raise concern with Dr. Macy. Elsewhere a mummy is found, leaving Dr. Switzer, Bug, and Woody asking lots of questions. Imagine their surprise when it turns out she is more modern than they believe.
Director: Kate Woods
Writer: Brian L. Ross
8.3/10110 votesLoading...#23 - Fall from Grace
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 3/28/2007
Woody and Jordan team up in this heart wrenching case of a murdered pregnant woman. With the fetus missing from her womb time is of the essence. Woody catches a mistake Jordan made that could affect the case. Meanwhile, Dr. Macy gives a tour of the morgue to some juveniles that need to be scared straight.
Director: Craig Ross Jr.
Writer: Brett Mahoney
8.3/10106 votesLoading...#24 - Faith
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 4/4/2007
A school bus full of children is hijacked then vanishes into thin air. Jordan and Woody must race against the clock to find them. Having few clues to follow finding the children after the bus is located will be harder than expected. Elsewhere, Dr. Switzer and Nigel find ‘Santa’ in the morgue. Everyone is concerned when the secret Jordan is keeping is revealed.
Director: Donna Deitch
Writer: Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner
8.3/10106 votesLoading...#25 - Sleeping Beauty
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 4/11/2007
Dr. Macy escorts Jordan to the hospital where she will undergo brain surgery, that will hopefully save her. While Dr. Macy waits to hear about Jordan’s surgery everyone else throws themselves into work. Woody sets out to keep his mind busy by investigating a murder with an eyewitness who is about to testify.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Rob Fresco
The Best Episodes of Crossing Jordan
Every episode of Crossing Jordan ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Crossing Jordan!
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office...
Genre:Drama
Network:NBC
Best Episodes Summary
"Perfect Storm" is the best rated episode of "Crossing Jordan". It scored 8.7/10 based on 151 votes. Directed by Stephen Williams and written by Christopher Barbour, Kiri Hart, it aired on 1/27/2003. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fire in the Sky".