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The Best Episodes of Drop Dead Diva

Every episode of Drop Dead Diva ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Drop Dead Diva!

A shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-sized attorney.
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:Lifetime

Top Episode Ratings Summary

"Grayson's Anatomy" is the best rated episode of "Drop Dead Diva". It scored 8.2/10 based on 165 votes. Directed by David Petrarca and written by Jeffrey Lippman, Alex Taub, it aired on 10/11/2009. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Change of Heart".

  • Grayson's Anatomy
    8.2/10165 votes
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    #1 - Grayson's Anatomy

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/11/2009

    Everyone at the firm is up in arms when they anticipate Parker is going to make an announcement of the newest partner. Jane finally makes the decision to move on with her life and forget about Grayson when she learns he has been dreaming about her. Jane also gets an unexpected visit from a man from her past whose sudden appearance throws her for a loop.

    Director: David Petrarca

    Writer: Jeffrey Lippman, Alex Taub

  • Change of Heart
    8.2/10198 votes
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    #2 - Change of Heart

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 9/25/2011

    After convincing the gravely ill sister of a death row inmate to accept his heart for a transplant, Jane must get a judge to bend the rules for execution in order to make it possible. And as Grayson defends her after she's arrested for assault, Stacy's criminal past threatens to send her to prison.

    Director: Jamie Babbit

    Writer: Jeffrey Lippman, Alex Taub

  • Back from the Dead
    8.1/10176 votes
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    #3 - Back from the Dead

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/23/2013

    Jane frantically searches for Owen, who went missing after seeing her kiss Grayson just before their wedding. Luke tells Jane that “Old Jane” is back on earth and could be in anyone’s body, even Owen’s. Jane represents a desperate father trying to save his eight-year-old son who’s fighting T-cell Lymphoma when his drug treatment is abruptly terminated by a pharmaceutical company. Meanwhile, Kim takes on the case of a woman whose ex-boyfriend posted nude photos of her on website devoted to ex-girlfriend revenge. Luke is reprimanded for mishandling Jane and gets replaced. Finally, Jane gets an unexpected visitor.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jane's Secret Revealed
    8.1/10119 votes
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    #4 - Jane's Secret Revealed

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 11/3/2013

    Jane offers to represent an Amish farmer in a life or death legal case against a big oil company. Grayson helps a dominatrix try to collect a debt from one of her clients. When Grayson and Jane finally reveal their feelings for each other, they’re interrupted by a visitor who threatens to reveal everything.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Afterlife
    8.0/1090 votes
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    #5 - Afterlife

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 6/8/2014

    After a shocking discovery, Jane reopens the case of a man on death row in order to prove his innocence. Kim represents a small dance company that helps inner city kids after their routines are stolen by an international pop star. Owen has wedding anxiety.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Dress
    7.9/10158 votes
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    #6 - The Dress

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/13/2009

    Jane is outraged when she discovers an upscale women’s boutique refuses to carry any plus-sized clothing. Despite opposition from Parker, Jane enlists Kim to represent her when she decides to sue them. Parker puts Grayson on a case involving his old friend whose daughter ends up on a Girls Gone Wild video.

    Director: David Petrarca

    Writer: Josh Berman

  • Freeze the Day
    7.9/10140 votes
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    #7 - Freeze the Day

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 8/29/2010

    With Claire Harrison easing her way back into the firm, she partners with Kim on a case but proves she will stop at nothing to win, including pitting Kim’s insecurities about Parker against her. Meanwhile, Stacy books a Fancy Feast commercial and Fred has to hid his jealously when she has to “kiss” her pretend husband. Jane and Grayson take on a case involving a woman who wants to be cryogenically frozen which leads them both to think about the passing of Deb and leads to a series of events that could change Jane and Grayson’s lives forever.

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: Alex Taub, Jeffrey Lippman

  • Crushed
    7.9/10130 votes
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    #8 - Crushed

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 7/15/2012

    Jane’s mom Elaine enlists Jane's help in defending a girl she use to babysit who is accused of murdering another teen. Tired of Luke's antics, Parker asks Grayson to help woo Gina Blunt as a new potential investor in the firm despite Teri's protests about her. Teri and Stacy discover some news about Owen that leaves Jane devastated.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Real Jane
    7.9/10125 votes
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    #9 - The Real Jane

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/30/2013

    Jane finds herself working side-by-side with “Old Jane”, who’s now in the body of a hot model named Brittney. Together they race the clock to defend a former client of “Old Jane’s” who’s on death row for killing a former classmate. Grayson and Kim take on the case of mild mannered father and mattress salesman, Cyd Pinar, who believes he is wrongfully terminated for dressing like a drag queen. Kim struggles with Parker’s absence.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The 'F' Word
    7.8/10223 votes
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    #10 - The 'F' Word

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2009

    Deb discovers what life is like for Jane as she takes on a case defending a cocktail waitress who is fired after she gains 50 lbs. Grayson and Kim represent Chad in a divorce but the only thing he wants from back from his wife is his kidney.

    Director: Ron Underwood

    Writer: Carla Kettner, Josh Berman

  • Second Chances
    7.8/10171 votes
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    #11 - Second Chances

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/16/2009

    Jane represents a soccer mom who is brought to trial for jumping bail and evading arrest for a crime she committed 20 years prior. Grayson’s client, an aging actor, claims the papers falsely ran his obit. When Grayson gets a retraction, the client still isn’t happy and Grayson realizes the man needs something more than legal attention.

    Director: Michael Schultz

    Writer: Jeffrey Lippman

  • What If?
    7.8/10154 votes
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    #12 - What If?

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/27/2009

    Jane takes on a case where a woman believes she was switched at birth but finds she has her own “mommy issues” when she receives an unexpected visit from Jane’s mother. Meanwhile, Kim and Grayson must calm Parker’s nerves on a case for one of his closest friends, when they realize Parker hasn’t been in the courtroom in a long time.

    Director: Bethany Rooney

    Writer: Jeanette Collins, Mimi Friedman

  • Dead Model Walking
    7.8/10155 votes
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    #13 - Dead Model Walking

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/4/2009

    Jane is star struck when she gets to save Deb’s favorite fashion model from a tumble with the law, but soon discovers her idol is in more trouble than she thought. Grayson and Kim take on a pro-bono case where a woman refuses to sell her house to developers because it holds too many memories of her deceased husband. asn’t been in the courtroom in a long time.

    Director: Ron Underwood

    Writer: Amy Engelberg, Wendy Engelberg

  • Will & Grayson
    7.8/10129 votes
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    #14 - Will & Grayson

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/15/2010

    Jane attends an awards banquet where she is to be honored for her legal services working with the LAPD but everyone is shocked, especially Jane, when a woman accuses her of stealing her husband. Even Jane begins to question if old Jane may have been involved with a married man. Meanwhile Grayson takes on a case that involves Vanessa’s ex-fiancé.

    Director: David Warren

    Writer: Jeremy R. Littman, Morgan Gendel

  • Road Trip
    7.8/10123 votes
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    #15 - Road Trip

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 7/22/2012

    Jane tries to process the news about Owen; Jane and Grayson head to Stanford Law School as guest lecturers for Jane's old teacher; Parker asks Kim to take a case the Gina has brought to the firm; Kim and Teri discover a secret about Gina.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jane's Getting Married
    7.8/10137 votes
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    #16 - Jane's Getting Married

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 9/9/2012

    A woman refuses life-saving surgery to remove a tumor because the cancer has suddenly made her brilliant; a songwriter is sued over claims that her lyrics lead fans to attempt murder; Grayson reveals his feelings for Jane on her wedding day; Parker discovers Kim's secret.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Soulmates?
    7.8/10102 votes
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    #17 - Soulmates?

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 3/23/2014

    Grayson is shocked when Jane tells him that she is Deb; a prickly new attorney is hired to fill in while Kim is on maternity leave; Jane defends a man accused of setting a fire in a record store where he worked that resulted in a death; Belinda and Grayson represent a couple who were trapped on a cruise ship without food or amenities for five days.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • First Date
    7.8/1092 votes
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    #18 - First Date

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 3/30/2014

    Stacy helps Jane prepare for her date with Grayson; Jane and Belinda represent a rock star whose recent irresponsible behavior put his band's next tour at risk; Grayson helps a woman who is being evicted from her low-income housing to make room for upscale condos.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Desperate Housewife
    7.8/1092 votes
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    #19 - Desperate Housewife

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 4/27/2014

    Pregnant Stacy is concerned when someone suggests her frequent burping is a sign she's having an evil baby. Grayson and Jane are paired together on a case involving national security, but are flummoxed when they're given very little information about their mild mannered client or her charges. Kim represents a family of orphans when their adoptive parents kick them out immediately after home make over show renovations.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lost and Found
    7.7/10175 votes
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    #20 - Lost and Found

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/9/2009

    Deb is only 24 but faces Jane’s 32nd birthday on the horizon. When she takes on a pro-bono case for a man who was wrongfully incarcerated and freed 10 years later, she realizes she has lost of eight years of her own life. Kim and Grayson must defend a man who created a website for married couples looking to cheat.

    Director: David Petrarca

    Writer: Jeanette Collins, Mimi Friedman

  • The Long Road to Napa
    7.7/10146 votes
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    #21 - The Long Road to Napa

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/20/2010

    Jane finds herself with two clients when she discovers both are married to the same man. Worse yet, she has trouble distinguishing her personal life in the courtroom when she discovers Tony is representing the Casanova. Kim takes on a custody case involving a baby adoption just as she finds herself with her own baby issues. Stacy decides to take destiny in her own hands when she invents the next must have item – the “Armvelope.”

    Director: Jamie Babbit

    Writer: Jeremy R. Littman, Morgan Gendel

  • A Mother's Secret
    7.7/10139 votes
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    #22 - A Mother's Secret

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 7/25/2010

    When Deb’s mom Bobbi requests Jane’s help in a legal matter, Jane discovers Bobbi had secrets of her own while she takes on a case involving a lab technician who is accused of stealing lab secrets. Meanwhile, Kim and Grayson work on a custody case involving a dueling couples pet chimp.

    Director: Arlene Sanford

    Writer: Josh Berman

  • Queen of Mean
    7.7/10145 votes
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    #23 - Queen of Mean

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/1/2010

    Jane meets the 'queen of mean' when she represents designer Ellie Tannen who is trying to stop the publication of a tell-all-book by her former assistant. Jane also decides to get back in the dating game and invites Hank the bailiff to a dinner party. Kim and Grayson represent a transgender woman who is feuding with her in-laws over her partner’s property.

    Director: Michael Grossman

    Writer: Wendy Engelberg, Amy Engelberg

  • Good Grief
    7.7/10124 votes
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    #24 - Good Grief

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 8/22/2010

    Jane and Grayson take on a case involving a grieving man, coping with the loss of his wife by dressing as a clown. Parker and Kim represent a producer who is being sued by one of the participants on a reality dating show which leads Kim to question her own dating situation with Parker. Fred finally decides to tell Stacy how he feels about her.

    Director: Bethany Rooney

    Writer: Jeanette Collins, Mimi Friedman

  • He Said, She Said
    7.7/10135 votes
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    #25 - 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, Wendy Engelberg