6.8/1015 votesLoading...#1 - Crowned Clown, Downtown Brown
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2017
When Holmes and Watson investigate a clown’s murder upstate, they discover a connection between his death and the creation of a new weaponized virus. Also, Watson helps Bell when he’s targeted by his new love interest Chantal’s ex-husband in attempt to sabotage her career at the district attorney’s office.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: Jordan Rosenberg
6.9/1036 votesLoading...#2 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2012
Detective Sherlock Holmes, along with his sober companion, Dr. Joan Watson, uses his uncanny ability to read people and analyze crimes to assist the NYPD on some of their more difficult cases. In the season premiere, Holmes consults on a home invasion that resulted in murder.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Robert Doherty
6.9/109 votesLoading...#3 - Once You've Ruled Out God
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 5/7/2018
Watson and her half sister, Lin, have conflicting reactions when their estranged biological father dies. Also, Holmes and Watson find themselves on the hunt for a stolen plutonium shipment they fear will be used to make a dirty bomb after a department of energy inspector is killed with a lightning gun.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Robert Hewitt Wolfe
7.0/1016 votesLoading...#4 - How the Sausage is Made
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2016
Joan worries Sherlock’s sobriety is at risk when she learns he has been lying to her about attending recovery meetings. Also, Sherlock and Joan discover a man’s death caused by ingesting poisoned sausage is connected to a lab working on a breakthrough in the artificial meat industry.
Director: Michael Pressman
Writer: Mark Hudis
7.0/106 votesLoading...#5 - Fit to Be Tied
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 9/10/2018
Holmes and Watson’s deadly conflict with Sherlock’s former friend Michael intensifies when their newest victim looks to be the serial killer’s latest prey.
Director: Ron Fortunato
Writer: Jason Tracey
7.1/1020 votesLoading...#6 - Poison Pen
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2013
When a financial consulting company CEO is poisoned to death, a woman from Sherlock's past who emerges as a possible suspect.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: Liz Friedman
7.1/1023 votesLoading...#7 - An Unnatural Arrangement
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2013
When Captain Gregson’s home is invaded, Holmes and Watson work to find the masked gunman before he strikes again. Meanwhile, Gregson gives his team some insight into his private life.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Cathryn Humphris
7.1/1019 votesLoading...#8 - Folie à Deux
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2016
When a serial bomber becomes active again after being dormant for six years, Watson seeks help from Shinwell Johnson, a former patient whose life she saved when she was a surgeon. Also, Holmes senses Watson is unhappy and questions whether she is still fulfilled by her detective career.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Jeffrey Paul King, Robert Doherty
7.1/1018 votesLoading...#9 - Worth Several Cities
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2016
When the leader of a local street gang abducts Holmes to compel him to find the person responsible for a hit on his men, Holmes and Watson get caught in the middle of an international hunt to recover a centuries old, priceless artifact. Also, Watson debates whether a personal favor Shinwell asks of her is outside her comfort zone.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Robert Hewitt Wolfe
7.1/1014 votesLoading...#10 - Rekt in Real Life
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/2017
Holmes and Watson investigate the murder of a former professional eSports video game player who died after being assaulted in front of his fans during a live video stream. Also, Shinwell approaches Joan for advice when his teenage daughter asks to meet with him for the first time in years.
Director: John Polson
Writer: Robert Hewitt Wolfe
7.1/1014 votesLoading...#11 - The Ballad of Lady Frances
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/19/2017
The police call in Holmes and Watson to consult on a homicide “heard” by a cutting edge gunshot detection system when they can’t find any tangible evidence that a crime was committed. Also, Sherlock and Joan become suspicious of Shinwell when he’s the target of a drive-by shooting that reveals a connection between him and an unsolved murder.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Jordan Rosenberg, Bob Goodman
7.2/1018 votesLoading...#12 - Down Where the Dead Delight
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 2/4/2016
Holmes and Watson must search for a killer without any physical evidence to aid them after a bomb is detonated in the New York City morgue. Also, Watson is suspicious when an NYPD detective she’s in a grudge match with asks her to consult on a case.
Director: Jerry Levine
Writer: Jeffrey Paul King
7.2/1016 votesLoading...#13 - Henny Penny the Sky is Falling
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/2016
Captain Gregson lobbies to include Holmes and Watson when his unit is selected to receive a city commendation for its exemplary work. Also, as Holmes and Watson consult on the investigation into a financial analyst’s murder, they are drawn into the world of asteroid research.
Director: John Polson
Writer: Bob Goodman
7.2/1014 votesLoading...#14 - Ill Tidings
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2016
Holmes and Watson investigate a mass murder when a chef and his patrons are poisoned after dining on a tasting menu tainted with snake venom. Also, Detective Bell’s crush on a work colleague makes Holmes realize his and Fiona’s relationship is at an important crossroads.
Director: Ron Fortunato
Writer: Jeffrey Paul King
7.2/1016 votesLoading...#15 - Pick Your Poison
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/2016
When Watson is implicated in a DEA investigation into doctors writing illegal prescriptions, she and Holmes search for the person using her medical license to sell drugs.
Director: Jeremy Webb
Writer: Bob Goodman
7.2/1013 votesLoading...#16 - High Heat
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/16/2017
Holmes and Watson investigate the murder of a man Sherlock considered one of New York’s worst private investigators. Also, as Holmes stews over being beaten by Shinwell, he decides to take out his aggression by dismantling a local organization of private investigators.
Director: Michael Hekmat
Writer: Kelly Wheeler
7.3/1028 votesLoading...#17 - The Rat Race
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2012
When Sherlock investigates what appears to be a series of murders at a top Wall Street firm, he may himself fall foul of a sociopathic slayer. Joan is set up on a blind date and shows investigative instincts.
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez
Writer: Craig Sweeny
7.3/1025 votesLoading...#18 - We Are Everyone
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2013
When Holmes and Watson set out to track down a civil contractor who leaked classified information, their lives are disrupted when they are targeted by the group of cyber-activists protecting him. Meanwhile, Joan takes the advice of a friend and signs up for an online dating service.
Director: Michael Pressman
Writer: Craig Sweeny
7.3/1016 votesLoading...#19 - The Five Orange Pipz
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/2014
When Sherlock and Joan join forces on a double homicide, Sherlock’s new apprentice threatens the investigation when she allows her jealousy of Sherlock and Joan's work rapport to override her better judgment.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Bob Goodman
7.3/1016 votesLoading...#20 - Bella
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/20/2014
Sherlock takes on the case of a stolen artificial intelligence software program, but seeks out Joan when he'd rather disprove the computer's abilities than find the thief. Joan meets Sherlock head-on when she finds out he's met with Andrew without telling her.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Craig Sweeny
7.3/1015 votesLoading...#21 - Rip Off
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/27/2014
Holmes and Kitty investigate the murder of a postal store owner whose death is connected to the illegal diamond trade. Meanwhile, Gregson's career is placed in jeopardy when he hits a fellow NYPD officer.
Director: John Polson
Writer: Jason Tracey
7.3/1017 votesLoading...#22 - The Games Underfoot
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 12/10/2015
When an archeologist is murdered, Holmes and Watson believe the man may have been killed for what he discovered during his last excavation in a local landfill. Also, Sherlock’s relationship with Alfredo, his friend and former sobriety sponsor, hits a rough patch.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Arika Lisanne Mittman
7.3/1019 votesLoading...#23 - A Burden of Blood
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 1/14/2016
Holmes and Watson investigate a homicide in which the victim was murdered in a manner reminiscent of the crimes of an infamous, and already incarcerated, serial killer. Also, Sherlock and Joan tutor Detective Bell for a police sergeant’s exam that would lead to a promotion and a post at another precinct.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Nick Thiel
7.3/1018 votesLoading...#24 - Alma Matters
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 1/28/2016
Holmes’ tentative reconciliation with his father suffers a setback when Holmes and Watson discover Morland has been keeping a secret that threatens all of their safety. Also, Holmes and Watson investigate two murders connected to a for-profit college and its illegal recruitment practices.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Bob Goodman
7.3/1017 votesLoading...#25 - Who Is That Masked Man?
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/2016
When Holmes’ investigation into the attempt on Morland’s life pushes their strained relationship to the breaking point, the identity of Sherlock’s mother is revealed. Also, when three gang members are murdered, Holmes and Watson are amazed when an elderly woman emerges as their prime suspect.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Jason Tracey
The Worst Episodes of Elementary
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Crowned Clown, Downtown Brown" is the worst rated episode of "Elementary". It scored 6.8/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Michael Slovis and written by Jordan Rosenberg, it aired on 1/15/2017. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Pilot".