The Best Episodes Written By Brian Burns
Every TV Episode Written by Brian Burns Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Brian Burns Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Brian Burns is "Bowl Game", rated 9/10 from 4 user votes. It was "directed by Jeff Melman". "Bowl Game" aired on 3/30/2010 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Poetic Justice".
9.0/10 4 votes#1 - Bowl Game
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/30/2010
After an unexpected bowl game pick the team goes to Louisiana. Thad tries to keep his team safe while also sabatoging the other team. Shiloh has a problem of his own to deal with.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Brian Burns
9.0/10 2 votes#2 - Poetic Justice
Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/2022
Danny crosses paths with a criminal from a previous case when he investigates a gang attack with a shocking motive; Frank and Mayor Chase butt heads over an off-duty cop who goes too far making a political statement.
Director: Jackeline Tejada
Writer: Brian Burns
9.0/10 2 votes#3 - The Big Leagues
Season 13 Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/2023
Danny reunites with Mickey Patrick, his childhood friend and a former criminal, who comes to him for help finding his missing fiancee; Anthony surprises Erin with one last stakeout before her run for district attorney.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Brian Burns
8.8/10 4 votes#4 - The Legend of the Golden Arm
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/2010
A player-recruitment weekend brings out a running back who poses a threat to Craig's position while Alex tries to enlist the top high-school quarterback for Blue Mountain State.
Director: John Fortenberry
Writer: Brian Burns
8.7/10 3 votes#5 - Handcuffs
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2018
A video surfaces of cops being harassed by a group of people at a housing complex, which leads Frank to order a raid to round up anyone with an outstanding warrant, against Garrett’s advice. Danny is approached by a woman he put in jail who asks for his help keeping her brother out of trouble. Nicky’s new boyfriend has ulterior motives.
Director: Heather Cappiello
Writer: Brian Burns
8.5/10 4 votes#6 - Blue Balls Lagoon
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 8/14/2005
Vince receives courting lessons from Terrance and a valuable gift from Ari, Shauna flips over a press leak, and Eric gets attention – and ammo – from Terrance's daughter Sloan. Meanwhile, Drama grows overexcited about a co-star, and Turtle plays ambassador for Vince.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Brian Burns
8.5/10 4 votes#7 - The Bitter End
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/3/2013
Danny blames himself when a young woman commits suicide because he had made a promise to her in the wake of her parents' deaths. Meanwhile, violence involving a gang at a housing project erupts and affects the Reagans.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Burns
8.5/10 4 votes#8 - The Truth About Lying
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2013
A teen girl dies after she is seemingly pushed in front of a subway car by a homeless man; Frank is irritated by having to meet with the new inspector general (Bebe Neuwirth).
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Brian Burns
8.5/10 4 votes#9 - Excessive Force
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2014
Frank is put in a difficult position when Danny is charged with using excessive force. Jamie brings homeless man to the hospital.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Brian Burns
8.5/10 2 votes#10 - Something Blue
Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 5/10/2019
As Jamie and Eddie's wedding day approaches, Frank worries about the toast he'll deliver at their rehearsal dinner. Also, Erin interviews a witness whose story leads her to doubt Eddie's honesty, since she took his initial statement, and Danny and Baez unravel the complicated love life of a young homicide victim.
Director: David Barrett
Writer: Brian Burns
8.5/10 4 votes#11 - Guilt
Season 12 Episode 16 - Aired 3/11/2022
Frank, Baker, Garrett and Gormley experience feelings of guilt when Detective Angela Reddick (Ilfenish Hadera), an officer they briefly worked with at 1PP, is shot after Frank reassigned her for not meshing with their team. Also, Eddie, Danny and Baez investigate a man’s murder after Eddie and her partner respond to an altercation between the victim and a neighbor, and Anthony finds himself at a crossroads when he’s offered a promotion that strains his relationship with Erin.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Brian Burns
8.3/10 3 votes#12 - Chinatown
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/10/2005
Ari encourages Vince to shoot a lucrative foreign commercial, and Drama wants to get in on the action. Eric struggles to convince Walsh to release an advance print of 'Queens Blvd.' Turtle preps for an Xbox tournament.
Director: Julian Farino
Writer: Brian Burns
8.2/10 4 votes#13 - The Dream Team
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 7/15/2007
The Medellin trailer is leaked on YouTube and Billy blames Eric. Drama joins an exclusive medical marijuana club. And Ari and Lloyd engage in sabotage so that Vince can get his next project.
Director: Seith Mann
Writer: Brian Burns
8.2/10 4 votes#14 - The Job
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/2012
On the way home with his family, Danny hits a man with his car who is fleeing from a gunman, and his family gets caught in the crossfire when Danny fires his weapon at the gunman. Frank deals with 9/11 guilt from impending loss of a friend whom he worked alongside at Ground Zero.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Brian Burns
8.2/10 5 votes#15 - Family Business
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2012
A dangerous criminal from Danny's past comes back to seek revenge and kidnaps Jackie. Meanwhile, Jamie meets his new partner, while a young officer is shaken after he accidentally shoots an innocent man.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Brian Burns
8.2/10 6 votes#16 - No Retreat, No Surrender
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 4/14/2017
After Reggie Wilson, a witness in a former case of Erin’s, asks her for help shutting down a drug operation in his apartment building, she makes it her mission to make the building safe for his family. Also, while investigating a teen’s suicide, Danny and Baez uncover information that suggests the death was a homicide, and Frank looks into potential misconduct within the Mayor’s office.
Director: Jane Raab
Writer: Brian Burns
8.0/10 3 votes#17 - Crash and Burn
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/9/2006
Vince, Eric, and Ari seek to find a resolution to scheduling conflicts that would prevent Vince from doing both Medellin and Aquaman 2. Turtle deals with Saigon's rising popularity, while Ari deals with his daughter's continued obsession with Max.
Director: Patty Jenkins
Writer: Brian Burns
8.0/10 3 votes#18 - The Release
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 7/30/2006
Vince and the entourage receive news that "Queens Boulevard" will be receiving a nationwide release. Ari must compromise with a rival to avoid threats from a group of aggressive agents. Drama is nervous about an important audition and begins to take his anger out on everyone.
Director: Patty Jenkins
Writer: Brian Burns
8.0/10 4 votes#19 - What About Bob?
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 8/20/2006
Eric, Ari, and Bob pitch the Ramones film project to the studios which causes a power struggle between Ari and Bob. Turtle wants a pair of limited edition shoes which Vince tries to buy for him. Drama begins filming his pilot.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Brian Burns
8.0/10 5 votes#20 - Privilege
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2010
Danny, Erin and Frank work together to seek justice when the main suspect in a rape case is protected by diplomatic immunity.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writer: Brian Burns
8.0/10 4 votes#21 - After Hours
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2010
Danny investigates when a doorman at a nightclub is murdered; Frank makes a decision about a former partner's future.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Brian Burns
8.0/10 4 votes#22 - Black and Blue
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2011
Frank deals with a political crisis after Jamie and Renzulli are injured by a church security team that refuses to let them enter a religious center in response to a 911 call.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Brian Burns
8.0/10 4 votes#23 - No Questions Asked
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/2012
Danny is put in a difficult position when a gun linked to a robbery is brought in to the NYPD’s gun buyback program. He must decide to either arrest the suspect or follow the no questions asked rule.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Brian Burns
8.0/10 3 votes#24 - Mother's Day
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/2012
Frank must race to stop a biological weapon attack on New York City, while keeping it a secret from his family during their most sentimental holiday, Mother’s Day. Meanwhile, a long-standing conflict between Danny and Jamie comes to a head.
Director: Michael Pressman
Writer: Brian Burns
8.0/10 4 votes#25 - Fathers and Sons
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/4/2013
When two motorists driving gas-guzzling cars die at the hands of a sniper, Danny and Kate are put on the case of what the city believes is the work of a radical environmental serial killer. Meanwhile, a bicycle accident sends Danny’s son Sean to the hospital with a life-threatening injury.
Director: Michael Pressman
Writer: Brian Burns