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The Best Episodes Written By Jonathan Shapiro

Every TV Episode Written by Jonathan Shapiro Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  • Citizens United
    8.7/10(10)

    #1 - Citizens United

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 10/13/2016

    The trial concludes as former partners and old friends have their final showdown in court.

    Director: Lawrence Trilling

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Beauty and the Beast
    8.6/10(10)

    #2 - Beauty and the Beast

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 10/13/2016

    With danger mounting around every corner, Billy has to decide whether to head directly to trial or take his chances with a continuance.

    Director: Lawrence Trilling

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Line of Fire
    8.6/10(12)

    #3 - Line of Fire

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/13/2016

    Billy has to go to great lengths to secure his physical evidence's safety and preserve his witnesses' credibility.

    Director: Lawrence Trilling

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Pride and Prejudice
    8.5/10(13)

    #4 - Pride and Prejudice

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 10/13/2016

    Billy scrambles to get his wrongful death lawsuit into court by any means necessary.

    Director: Alik Sakharov

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Let It Be Him
    8.3/10(3)

    #5 - Let It Be Him

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 2/16/2021

    While knocking on doors and searching for clues, Cassie unexpectedly comes face-to-face with Ronald, which puts her in danger and triggers her memory from the pair’s prior meeting. Elsewhere, not feeling like she can trust her husband, Merilee makes a life-changing decision that puts both her and Rick’s fates into her own hands.

    Director: Michael Goi

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Game On
    8.2/10(13)

    #6 - Game On

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/13/2016

    The judge gives Billy only a day to make a compelling offer of proof before he dismisses the lawsuit.

    Director: Bill D'Elia

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Cover Your Ass
    8.2/10(11)

    #7 - Cover Your Ass

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/13/2016

    As both sides begin their depositions, more secrets start to come to the surface, threatening to destroy everyone involved.

    Director: Anthony Hemingway

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Nice Animals
    8.0/10(3)

    #8 - Nice Animals

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 5/4/2021

    Cassie, Jenny, Jerrie and Lindor work to get things back on track when the motel is reduced to rubble and both the Kleinsasser and Ronald cases not doing much better. At the ranch, Cheyenne seizes an opportunity to shift the family power dynamic in her favor and all it will take is the truth.

    Director: Michael Goi

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • We Hold These Truths...
    8.0/10(1)

    #9 - We Hold These Truths...

    Season 5 Episode 5

    Aired 11/5/2000

    Eugene defends a man accused of murder in a trial where the outcome hinges on the honesty of a police officer who's been living a lie. Jimmy confronts a judge whose propensity for giving moral lectures to defendants has made him a laughingstock. Bobby continues preparations for the Scott Wallace retrial. This time the case is in Judge Hiller's courtroom.

    Director: Duane Clark

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Conscious Uncoupling
    7.9/10(10)

    #10 - Conscious Uncoupling

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 10/3/2019

    Billy puts Wade Blackwood on the stand and under oath, forcing him to admit every detail of his scheme to steal the state’s water.

    Director: Lawrence Trilling

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • La Mano
    7.8/10(11)

    #11 - La Mano

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 6/14/2018

    Billy McBride is reluctantly pulled back into criminal defense when his friend's 16- year-old son is arrested for a double murder.

    Director: Lawrence Trilling

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Minister D
    7.8/10(13)

    #12 - Minister D

    Season 6 Episode 9

    Aired 2/22/2019

    As his trial begins, Red puts Liz and the task force on the case of a Blacklister who uses incriminating evidence to extort people -- and who Red believes can prove his innocence.

    Director: Michael Caracciolo

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • The Judge
    7.7/10(32)

    #13 - The Judge

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 3/3/2014

    Red believes he knows who was responsible for a prominent prosecutor's 12 year disappearance; Red investigates the woman who tempts Tom.

    Director: Peter Werner

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Crunch Time
    7.7/10(6)

    #14 - Crunch Time

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 11/5/2019

    Hodges and Jerome have a breakthrough in the Rothstein case. Holly gets a strange inheritance. Morris makes a frightening discovery.

    Director: Jack Bender

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Who's Gabriel
    7.6/10(10)

    #15 - Who's Gabriel

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 6/14/2018

    Billy finally gets a witness who can exonerate Julio, but he won't talk unless Billy can convince the prosecutor to give him a deal.

    Director: Dennie Gordon

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Happiness from the Ground Up
    7.6/10(10)

    #16 - Happiness from the Ground Up

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 10/3/2019

    Billy’s investigation into the Central Valley’s water problem threatens the launch of Diana Blackwood’s almond-based lifestyle brand.

    Director: Lawrence Trilling

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Miss Rebecca Thrall
    7.5/10(21)

    #17 - Miss Rebecca Thrall

    Season 5 Episode 3

    Aired 10/11/2017

    While the Task Force investigates a series of suspicious police shootings, Agent Ressler is distracted by increasing external pressures. With his back up against the wall, Red drafts Tom in executing an elaborate plan to help re-establish his criminal reputation.

    Director: Adam Weisinger

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Anna-Gracia Duerte
    7.5/10(16)

    #18 - Anna-Gracia Duerte

    Season 5 Episode 17

    Aired 4/4/2018

    When an associate of the Nash Syndicate is murdered, Red sets Liz and the Task Force on the case in order to recover evidence crucial to bringing down Ian Garvey. Meanwhile, Aram considers a step forward in his relationship with Samar.

    Director: Michael Caracciolo

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • A Good Day to Die
    7.5/10(6)

    #19 - A Good Day to Die

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 12/15/2020

    Jenny and Cassie feel as if they're closing in on Legarski, but they are racing against the clock as he and Ronald are preparing to move the girls. Jerrie makes one last attempt to convince Ronald to let them go. Elsewhere, Cassie visits Merilee to question her about her husband and Ronald aggressively confronts his mother.

    Director: Jennifer Lynch

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • The End of the Beginning
    7.5/10(6)

    #20 - The End of the Beginning

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 10/22/2019

    Jerome discovers a connection between Alma and Rothstein. After an attempt by Morris fails, Alma pays a visit to Second Story Books. Hodges visits the Saubers family and confirms their worst fears about Pete. Lou learns her fate.

    Director: Jack Bender

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Fade to Blue
    7.3/10(6)

    #21 - Fade to Blue

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 10/24/2018

    The community reels from recent news about Brady, and the Mercedes Killer's future lands in the hands of the few people who have survived him.

    Director: Jack Bender

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Bad to Worse
    7.3/10(6)

    #22 - Bad to Worse

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 10/15/2019

    Alma gives Pete a scare and instructs Morris to do the same.Pete revisits the local bookstore. Hodges and Jerome fear for Holly ahead of her taking the stand.Finkelstein tells Lou that she must silence Brady. Holly and Lou deliver powerful testimony.

    Director: Jack Bender

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Gone
    7.3/10(3)

    #23 - Gone

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 12/6/2005

    When the FBI's hands are tied with red tape, Brad helps Denise go undercover as a rogue agent in order to find a missing boy who is close to her heart. But when legal and ethical roadblocks appear, they must make some difficult decisions. Meanwhile, Denny's nonchalance regarding the use of firearms becomes a real concern for the other senior partners when he shoots a homeless man in the head with a paintball gun.

    Director: Mel Damski

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • Madness
    7.2/10(6)

    #24 - Madness

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 9/17/2019

    As she is evaluated for mental competency, Lou continues to be haunted by Brady. Morris and Alma hatch a plan to recover their spoils.

    Director: Jack Bender

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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  • It's Donald
    7.2/10(14)

    #25 - It's Donald

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/13/2016

    The beginning of discovery unearths a startling new piece of evidence that threatens to unravel Billy's entire theory of the case.

    Director: Alik Sakharov

    Writer: Jonathan Shapiro

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Jonathan Shapiro Ratings Summary

"Citizens United" is the best rated episode written by Jonathan Shapiro. It scored 8.7/10 based on 10 votes. It was directed by Lawrence Trilling. It aired on 10/13/2016 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Beauty and the Beast".