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The Best Episodes Written By Jay Beattie

Every TV Episode Written by Jay Beattie Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Jay Beattie Ratings Summary

"Red Glare" is the best rated episode written by Jay Beattie. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Tim Matheson. It aired on 11/21/2004 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Children of the Dark".

  • Red Glare
    8.5/102 votes

    #1 - Red Glare

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2004

    The 1953 murder of a white school teacher, a communist sympathizer who was involved in civil-rights issues, is reopened after the victim's youngest son asks for it to be reinvestigated. The probe reveals that the slain man was killed on the same day that the Rosenbergs were executed and was set to testify the next day before the House Committee on Un-American Activities.

    Director: Tim Matheson

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Children of the Dark
    8.1/1019 votes

    #2 - Children of the Dark

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2007

    When home invasions involve the murder of entire families, the BAU is called to Denver to identify the killers who possibly have been abused while in foster care.

    Director: Guy Norman Bee

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Memoriam
    8.1/1016 votes

    #3 - Memoriam

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2008

    As Reid's investigation of a young boy's murder in Las Vegas continues, he discovers possible connections to his own past.

    Director: Guy Norman Bee

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Late Returns
    8.0/103 votes

    #4 - Late Returns

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/4/2004

    The shooting death of a man in his driveway is connected to the unsolved 1992 murder of a Democratic campaign worker whose lifeless body was thrown into a nearby river on election night. The investigation centers on the relationship the dead woman had with a present-day congressman. Apparently, the victim in the current homicide probed into the earlier slaying and discovered damning new evidence. Elsewhere, Lilly spies Kite flirting with a new ADA and gets jealous.

    Director: David Straiton

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Episode 8
    8.0/101 votes

    #5 - Episode 8

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2005

    Jackson helps Laura and Rich build a submersible so that they can visit a site where the creatures spawn. Meanwhile, the Bennett's consider boot camp as a way to discipline Miles.

    Director: John Behring

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Episode 11
    8.0/101 votes

    #6 - Episode 11

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/2006

    Rich and Laura try to get the footage of their trip to the ocean bottom to a news station before Lee can stop them. Meanwhile, Miles must watch as doctors prepare Nim for an autopsy.

    Director: Michael Robison

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Episode 14
    8.0/101 votes

    #7 - Episode 14

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/30/2006

    Laura and Rich decide that it's time to get some answers from Lee as Laura considers going back home. Meanwhile, Miles gets in trouble with the local residents after a violent incident with a bully.

    Director: Jean de Segonzac

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • The Angel Maker
    7.9/1015 votes

    #8 - The Angel Maker

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2008

    A series of murders is linked to a serial killer executed a year earlier, and the BAU team must find the link between the dead killer and the new spate of crimes.

    Director: Glenn Kershaw

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • True Killers
    7.9/1027 votes

    #9 - True Killers

    Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/2019

    Mr. Jingles closes in on the one who got away as the counselors rally to escape Camp Redwood.

    Director: Jennifer Lynch

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Pilot
    7.8/104 votes

    #10 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/2018

    After 47 refugees mysteriously wash up in a small fishing town, local sheriff Jude Ellis teams with DHS agent Emma Ren to assess their unusual claim ... that they're fleeing a war 180 years in the future. The mystery deepens when Jude realizes that one of the new arrivals possesses heightened abilities and is a threat to his town, setting the two of them on a collision course. As the rest of the refugees acclimate to their unfamiliar surroundings, Emma learns that one has information that calls into question everything she thought she knew about our present time.

    Director: Rob Bowman

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Tabula Rasa
    7.8/1014 votes

    #11 - Tabula Rasa

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 5/14/2008

    After a suspected serial killer wakes up from a coma, the BAU reopens the case and uses brain fingerprinting to determine if he really doesn't remember the crimes that had been committed four years earlier in Roanoke, Virginia.

    Director: Steve Boyum

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Cold Comfort
    7.8/1016 votes

    #12 - Cold Comfort

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/2009

    The mother of an abducted child works with the BAU to apprehend a serial killer who kidnaps, murders, and embalms his victims.

    Director: Anna Foerster

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Roadkill
    7.8/1015 votes

    #13 - Roadkill

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/2009

    An unsub who kills with his car is the subject of a BAU investigation.

    Director: Steve Boyum

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Intrigue
    7.8/108 votes

    #14 - Intrigue

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2011

    The Grayson 4th of July parties are legendary, but this year's festivities ignite the wrong kind of fireworks when an incriminating surveillance video pops up and breaks the bond of trust between the Graysons and their head of security, Frank. Frank won't go down without a fight, which will spell trouble for Nolan and Emily. Meanwhile, the tension between Emily and Tyler will come to a head, Daniel can't seem to catch a break, and both of the Porter boys make bold moves to get their girl.

    Director: Tim Hunter

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Limelight
    7.7/1015 votes

    #15 - Limelight

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/2008

    After the contents of a self-storage unit purchased at an auction take the BAU to Philadelphia to investigate a series of murders, the local agent becomes the center of the case. To catch the killer, the team must profile the items inside the unit.

    Director: Glenn Kershaw

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Reckoner
    7.6/1015 votes

    #16 - Reckoner

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2009

    The BAU investigates a case in Rossi's hometown that involves both his personal and professional life.

    Director: Karen Gaviola

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Young Hearts Spark Fire
    7.6/107 votes

    #17 - Young Hearts Spark Fire

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/23/2015

    While on a mission to save lost hikers, Team Scorpion’s helicopter crashes, igniting a massive wildfire that quickly closes in on them. Also, Sylvester must help their injured pilot who is unable to make it to safer ground.

    Director: Mel Damski

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • If Memory Serves
    7.5/1040 votes

    #18 - If Memory Serves

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/7/2019

    Spock and Burnham head to Talos IV, where the process of healing Spock forces the siblings to confront their troubled past. Stamets desperately tries to reconnect with Hugh, while Tyler struggles to shed the crew's suspicions of him due to his past as Voq.

    Director: T.J. Scott

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Infamy
    7.3/109 votes

    #19 - Infamy

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/11/2012

    Emily sets her sights on a new target when a famed author who has deep ties with both the Graysons and the Clarkes returns to town and Conrad proves how dirty he's willing to get when Daniel gets dragged into the divorce.

    Director: Matt Earl Beesley

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • A Shadow Out of Time
    7.0/103 votes

    #20 - A Shadow Out of Time

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/9/2018

    In a flash-forward to the year 2187, Reece finds Leah, an orphaned Common baby, and goes against her Apex cohorts to take her in as her own. In present day, Jude – hoping for a peaceful solution with the Feds – is blindsided by a mysterious black-ops team’s intent on capturing Reece by any means necessary.

    Director: David Von Ancken

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • As Above, So Below
    6.8/1014 votes

    #21 - As Above, So Below

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2021

    Young professor Robert Langdon is pulled into a complex mystery when his mentor is kidnapped.

    Director: Dan Trachtenberg

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Revenge
    6.5/102 votes

    #22 - Revenge

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/13/2005

    Lt. Stillman's priest informs him of a long ago confession where a man confessed being involved in the 1998 kidnapping of a 9-year old boy. The case is reopened with this new lead, and it turns out the truth is closer to home.

    Director: David Von Ancken

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • East of Eden
    6.3/103 votes

    #23 - East of Eden

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/2022

    Julian recovers Colin from an unlikely savior. Sunday can't shake a connection from her past and present cases. Michelle considers what she wants – and what Colin needs.

    Director: Damian Marcano

    Writer: Jay Beattie

  • Quid Go Pro
    6.0/101 votes

    #24 - Quid Go Pro

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/15/2014

    Tony Bravo, a DEA agent from Boyle Heights, is recruited by a little-known branch of the CIA for a top-secret mission: investigate the LA Riot—one of the greatest soccer teams in the world—by going undercover as one of their players. Tony will need the espionage skills to impress his handlers and some fast footwork to make the team, or The Beautiful Game could end in sudden death. Is Tony in for the win?

    Director: Robert Rodriguez

    Writer: Jay Beattie