The Best Episodes Written By Ed Zuckerman
Every TV Episode Written by Ed Zuckerman Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Ed Zuckerman Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Ed Zuckerman is "Daydream Believer (III)", rated 9.4/10 from 10 user votes. It was "directed by Martha Mitchell". "Daydream Believer (III)" aired on 4/29/2015 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Decline and Fall".
9.4/10 10 votes#1 - Daydream Believer (III)
Season 16 Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2015
A Chicago crime resembles a decade-old New York City case, so police from Chicago arrive and team up with the squad to track down a suspect they had to release earlier. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S03E21 We Called Her Jellybean (I) and Chicago P.D. S02E20 The Number of Rats (II).
Director: Martha Mitchell
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
8.8/10 4 votes#2 - Decline and Fall
Season 18 Episode 9 - Aired 1/18/2017
The powerful family of a retail empire closes ranks when a bartender accuses one of their own of rape.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
8.2/10 4 votes#3 - Acceptable Loss
Season 14 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2012
The special victims squad tries to take down a sex-trafficking operation that enslaves young women; when the investigation is halted by Lt. Alexandra Eames, Detective Benson has to get creative.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
8.2/10 4 votes#4 - Sheltered Outcasts
Season 17 Episode 19 - Aired 3/30/2016
Detective Carisi lives undercover at a homeless shelter to determine if one of its sex offender residents is the suspect in a string of neighborhood rapes.
Director: Mariska Hargitay
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
8.0/10 2 votes#5 - Salvation
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 4/10/2001
A Marine sergeant in prison needs Harm's help again when his prints are found on a murder weapon.
Director: Bradford May
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
7.9/10 5 votes#6 - Lessons Learned
Season 14 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2012
As the detectives investigate reports of sexual abuse at an elite private school, decades of secrets are exposed.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
7.8/10 5 votes#7 - Showtime
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 3/27/1997
The trial of Eddie Newman begins but the prosecution's chances of conviction are hampered by a "dream team" of defense attorneys, Gorton's personal pressures on Ross, the public questioning of the relationship between Curtis and Lisa Lundquist, and a surprise accusation.
Director: Edwin Sherin
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
7.3/10 3 votes#8 - Depravity Standard
Season 17 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2015
Lt. Benson seeks justice in the trial of child abductor Lewis Hodda, but when a plea deal is rejected, Barba must rely on decades-old evidence to make his case and faces off against former SVU colleague Dr. Huang.
Director: Martha Mitchell
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
7.3/10 14 votes#9 - Prescription For Death
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1990
When a young woman dies during a hectic emergency room night shift, her father claims the hospital was negligent, and an investigation leads the detectives to believe that the doctor treating her may have been drunk on duty.
Director: John Whitesell
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
7.2/10 4 votes#10 - Real Fake News
Season 18 Episode 17 - Aired 5/3/2017
A fake news story leads the squad to a real child sex trafficking ring.
Director: Martha Mitchell
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
7.1/10 5 votes#11 - Undercover Blue
Season 14 Episode 17 - Aired 3/20/2013
A woman claims that Brian Cassidy raped her while he was working under cover; when Cassidy and his lawyer utilize surprising defense methods, Detective Amaro is affected.
Director: Michael Smith
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
6.7/10 5 votes#12 - Criminal Hatred
Season 14 Episode 12 - Aired 1/30/2013
The detectives go under cover to arrest a man who brutally attacks other men; a deceptively tough defense attorney complicates ADA Barba's case.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
6.6/10 5 votes#13 - Poisoned Motive
Season 14 Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/2013
When two sniper attacks on the NYPD link to Detective Tutuola's past as a narcotics officer, he reconnects with his former partner in hope of finding a motive.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
6.6/10 5 votes#14 - Reagan V. Reagan
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/9/2012
As Erin prosecutes a woman accused of killing her husband, the defendant's attorney is murdered and Danny is assigned to the investigation. When Danny is put on the stand to be questioned, things get heated between the brother and sister.
Director: Jim McKay
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
6.3/10 38 votes#15 - A Matter of Perspective
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/12/1990
Stardate: 43610.4. Riker is accused of murder when a scientist is killed in an explosion. Picard must recreate the recent events in the holodeck to prove his commander's innocence.
Director: Cliff Bole
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
6.0/10 1 votes#16 - Rules of Engagement (2)
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1999
Unexpectedly, the wily Buxton demands that Harm and Brumby be his lawyers, thereby preventing Harm from testifying against him and forcing the two adversarial lawyers to work together. The contentious trial continues with Mac and Roberts prosecuting, and the pressure is enormous as the U.S. Navy and the Russian government vigilantly follow the trial to ensure that its own agendas are met. Meanwhile, the Navy has its own special plans for the troublesome Buxton.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
6.0/10 1 votes#17 - True Callings
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1999
Harms fitness report is coming up and the realization that maybe it really is too late to be a fighter pilot. During a dangerous mission over hostile Serbian territory, Harm's wingman's plane is shot up and Harm performs top-gun maneuvers to keep the disabled plane aloft until it's over friendly territory. Meanwhile, with a new Gunny in the office, Bud & Tiner fall over themselves as they compete against each other in an online auction to purchase tickets to a concert, in order to impress the Admiral. They end up looking foolish when it is discovered that the Gunny got the same tickets for free.
Director: Alan J. Levi
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
6.0/10 1 votes#18 - The Bridge at Kang So Ri
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/29/2000
Harm and Mac are assigned to investigate charges that American GIs shot and killed civilians during the Korean War. They board a plane for Korea, along with a veteran who claims to have participated in the shootings. Korean terrorists take over the plane and insist on punishing those responsible for the alleged war crime.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
6.0/10 1 votes#19 - Surface Warfare
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 5/23/2000
Bud's underachieving brother is accused of making a mistake during a training exercise that nearly killed 15 Marines. But establishing his innocence proves to be a difficult task, thanks to the age-old tension between the Navy and the Marines. Adm. Chegwidden frets over a speech he must give when he is to be given an award. Mic Brumby returns unexpectantly to the States; Mac & everyone are stunned when he announces that he has resigned his Royal Australian Navy commission so that he could move to the USA and be by the "woman he loves."
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
6.0/10 1 votes#20 - Legacy: Part I (1)
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2000
While Harm is sent to Russia to help the Russians find a better way to implement their military justice procedures, Mac and Bud remain behind to prosecute a Naval commander charged with selling military secrets to the Russians. Once in Russia, Harm becomes involved in investigating high level corruption in the military. Meanwhile, Mac is on the verge of making a deal with the traitorous Naval officer when he and his lawyer are murdered. Mac and Webb then discover that the traitor was linked to a Russian assassination plot. But Mac's attempts to alert Harm fail, and he is caught in an ambush with a Russian who reveals the life-changing secret to him.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
6.0/10 1 votes#21 - Miracles
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/2001
Harm defends a Sergeant Major accused of the attempted murder of his wife. However, the Sgt. Major claims that he was concerned when his wife didn't come home, went out looking for her & was led to her location by the vision of a deceased chaplain from his old Vietnam unit. His defense attracts a representative of the Vatican which is considering the deceased chaplain for Sainthood. Meanwhile, when Tiner hooks up a new screensaver that searches for extra-terrestial life on the Admiral's computer, it stirs excitement when it starts making weird noises.
Director: Mark Horowitz
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
6.0/10 1 votes#22 - Mutiny
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/2001
Preparing to give a lecture about an 1842 Naval court-martial, Mac finds herself daydreaming about what actually happened.
Director: Mark Horowitz
Writer: Ed Zuckerman