The Best Episodes Written By Josh Schwartz
Every TV Episode Written by Josh Schwartz Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Josh Schwartz Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Josh Schwartz is "Chuck Versus the Ring: Part 2", rated 8.938/10 from 8 user votes. It was "directed by Robert Duncan McNeill". "Chuck Versus the Ring: Part 2" aired on 5/24/2010 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Pilot".
8.9/10 8 votes#1 - Chuck Versus the Ring: Part 2
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 5/24/2010
Shaw returns to threaten everything that Chuck holds dear as his friends, family and the woman he loves are all put in mortal danger. Chuck has to find Shaw and stop him before his own world gets torn apart.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Josh Schwartz
8.7/10 3 votes#2 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/2019
An 18-year-old Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Josh Schwartz
8.7/10 8 votes#3 - Chuck Versus the First Date
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2008
"Chuck Versus the First Date" is the second season premiere of the action-comedy series Chuck. It first aired on September 29, 2008. Chuck's time as the Intersect is coming to a close as the CIA and NSA have completed construction of the new Intersect.
Director: Jason Ensler
Writer: Josh Schwartz
8.4/10 73 votes#4 - Famous Last Words
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/19/2019
Miles Halter, seeking a more than minor life, enrolls at Culver Creek Academy. On his first day, he gets a new nickname, a best friend, some enemies and makes a deal with Alaska Young that will change his life forever.
Director: Sarah Adina Smith
Writer: Josh Schwartz
8.4/10 8 votes#5 - Chuck Versus the Third Dimension
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/2/2009
Chuck foils a plan to kill Tyler Martin, an international rock star. Chuck's night out with Tyler leads to trouble. Morgan holds a contest among his fellow employees.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Josh Schwartz
8.2/10 5 votes#6 - Valley Girls
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/11/2009
In a flashback to the 80s, 17-year-old Lily Rhodes gets kicked out of boarding school and runs away to Los Angeles, reconnecting with her parents, Rick and Cece, and sister, Carol. Back in present day, Blair and Nate attend prom together, but the evening doesn't turn out exactly as planned and Chuck and Serena have a little something to do with that. Serena and Lily don't see eye-to-eye over Serena's recent run-in with the law.
Director: Mark Piznarski
Writer: Josh Schwartz
8.0/10 12 votes#7 - Premiere
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/5/2003
A new life for Ryan Atwood, the Cohens and the Cooper families, and basically everyone else in the wealthy, picturesque, secretive, turbulent community of Orange County. Be prepared to meet spoiled rich kids and watch Ryan struggle to fit in with his new crowd...
Director: Doug Liman
Writer: Josh Schwartz
8.0/10 7 votes#8 - The Homecoming
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/19/2003
It's Thanksgiving time in ‘the O.C.' It's time for family reunions, and Ryan gets called home by his family. Is it because of the holiday, or is it for a favor? Marissa decides to go along for the ride, but ends up going down Ryan's bad-memory lane instead. Seth plays the player role, but not very well.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: Josh Schwartz
8.0/10 6 votes#9 - The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/16/2004
It's Chrismukkah once again in The O.C. and this year, Seth wants to take it global. As Caleb is faced with the looming prospect of going to prison, Sandy convinces him to come forward and reveal the truth about his involvement with Renee. Julie and Jimmy spend some quality time together. Caleb's confession shocks the Cohen and Nichol family to the core, and nothing will be the same again.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Josh Schwartz
8.0/10 7 votes#10 - The Dearly Beloved
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/19/2005
Kirsten hits rock bottom after Caleb's funeral, prompting Sandy to finally take action; Jimmy Cooper resurfaces and almost immediately renews ties with a mourning Julie; Jess bullies Trey into participating in a drug deal that turns into a shootout; Ryan finally learns the truth about what happened between Trey and Marissa, leading to a bloody confrontation.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Josh Schwartz
8.0/10 7 votes#11 - The Graduates
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 5/18/2006
It is graduation day for Ryan, Seth, Summer, and Marissa at Harbor High School. After graduation they all went out to eat and celebrate their graduation. Ryan's mother gave him a new car as a graduation present. Marissa is going to spend a year on a boat with her father as her graduation gift. Seth finally got into RISD for second semester. Summer is still going to Brown University in the fall. Volchok is still mad at Marissa and Ryan so he decided to crash Ryan's car.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Josh Schwartz
8.0/10 2 votes#12 - The Family Business
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/11/2023
Charlie finds a new family. Regan and William’s old wounds are revealed. Keith is shocked by revelations about the shooting.
Director: Haifaa al-Mansour
Writer: Josh Schwartz
8.0/10 2 votes#13 - Brass Tactics
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/25/2023
Charlie learns a secret. William finds himself back in the family fold—with dire consequences.
Director: Liz Garbus
Writer: Josh Schwartz
7.9/10 7 votes#14 - The Heartbreak
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/18/2004
It's Valentine's Day in Newport, and everyone is preparing for the Valentine's singles benefit. Luke has a new crush, while Sandy gives Seth some sex advice. An old friend of Ryan's shows up in town, which forces Marissa to lay her feelings on the table. Seth and Summer take their relationship to another level.
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Writer: Josh Schwartz
7.8/10 37 votes#15 - Gimme Shelter
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 12/21/2018
The kids struggle with their new lives as Runaways, but find a hideout. Alex goes to work for Darius while PRIDE plots to kill Jonah. Jonah initiates a plan to build a new box.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: Josh Schwartz
7.8/10 18 votes#16 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2007
"It girl" Serena van der Woodsen has returned to Manhattan after a mysterious and self-imposed exile to boarding school. Serena's best friend, Blair Waldorf, has conflicted feelings about her friend's return since she has enjoyed being the Queen Bee during Serena's absence and might not be ready to relinquish her new position on the social ladder, not to mention the fact that she has always suspected there may be unspoken feelings between Serena and her longtime boyfriend, Nate.
Director: Mark Piznarski
Writer: Josh Schwartz
7.8/10 6 votes#17 - The Chrismukkah Bar-Mitzvahkkah
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/2005
Chrismukkah has returned to the Cohen house and Seth suggests to have a Bar Mitzvah to Ryan to raise money for Johnny's knee surgery after his accident but Ryan then pulls out after seeing Johnny and Marissa get too close.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Josh Schwartz
7.8/10 8 votes#18 - The Avengers
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/2006
Seth works at a comic book store in Newport. Kirsten drops by the store to ask Seth if he has something to send Ryan in a "care package" she is preparing. Later, Seth tries to talk Ryan into coming to dinner at the Cohens' but the latter isn't easily persuaded, saying he works nights, etc. At her dorm, Summer and a friend named Che try to rally students for a protest. Summer gets a phone call from Taylor who seems to be in Paris.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Josh Schwartz
7.8/10 24 votes#19 - I Hardly Recognized You
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2017
When Blake chooses Cristal over his own daughter, Fallon sidles up to Blake's biggest rival, Jeff Colby, to seek her revenge. Meanwhile, when Cristal's nephew Sammy Jo comes to town, her carefully concealed history could bring her future crashing down - and who knows who else she might take down with her.
Director: Brad Silberling
Writer: Josh Schwartz
7.7/10 6 votes#20 - The Return of the Nana
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/2005
Sandy, Seth and Ryan travel to Miami to visit the Nana after she tells Sandy she is getting married. Unable to go because of work, Kirsten is left on her own to deal with her feelings for Carter. Trey misinterprets Marissa's friendship; Zach invites Summer to a home-cooked dinner.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Josh Schwartz
7.6/10 7 votes#21 - The Escape
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/16/2003
The Newport kids plan an end-of-summer trip down to Tijuana, Mexico (aka "T.J."). Jimmy has plans of his own, which don't sit well with Marissa. Sandy gets a new job, which Kirsten can't understand. Summer, Seth, Ryan and Marissa find themselves in a strange place together. Jimmy takes it too far. Disaster strikes one of the O.C. kids.
Director: Sanford Bookstaver
Writer: Josh Schwartz
7.6/10 9 votes#22 - The Ties That Bind
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 5/5/2004
Julie and Caleb walk down the aisle, as Ryan and Theresa face a difficult decision regarding their pregnancy. Marissa moves into Caleb and Julie's new castle on the cliff, and Seth struggles to find himself when things around him seem to fall apart. Life in The O.C. comes full circle from one year before.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Josh Schwartz
7.5/10 10 votes#23 - The Model Home
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/12/2003
Faced with the prospect of life in a group home, Ryan decides to run away from Newport, but Seth and Marissa convince him to stay and hide in a vacant building project. Jimmy discusses his recent financial woes with Kirsten, and she offers a solution. After Luke witnesses a close encounter between Marissa and Ryan, he confronts Ryan and a fight breaks loose. Ryan's presence in Newport is exposed in a big way, and two arrests are made.
Director: Doug Liman
Writer: Josh Schwartz
7.5/10 8 votes#24 - The Goodbye Girl
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/3/2004
Anna announces that she is leaving Newport to go back to Pittsburgh, which leaves Seth feeling saddened and guilt-ridden. Legal troubles brew for Caleb and Kirsten while Sandy works to solve them. Luke and Julie's secret romance is getting harder to contain, and Theresa brings a bit of trouble from Chino to the O.C.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Josh Schwartz
7.5/10 6 votes#25 - The Aftermath
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/2005
In the season three opener, we start off with senior year starting in a few days. It has been a couple of months since the shooting. Trey has been in a coma all this time leaving the D.A. impatiently waiting for his side of the story. Feeling the pressure from the community the D.A. continues to put pressure on Ryan, Marisa, Seth, Summer and others for more information. Meanwhile Julie is steaming mad because Caleb’s accountant won’t give up the goods on Caleb’s will and Kirsten is still in rehab.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Josh Schwartz