The BEST episodes directed by Alec Smight

Frame by Frame
star
7.99
1148 votes

#1 - Frame by Frame

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 14 - Episode 5

The team meets a blast from the past, with a chance to solve a cold case that has haunted the team for 14 years.

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Willows in the Wind (2)
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7.95
1909 votes

#2 - Willows in the Wind (2)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 12 - Episode 12

The CSI team says goodbye to Catherine Willows as she makes a life-changing decision.

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Homecoming (1)
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7.93
1753 votes

#3 - Homecoming (1)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 12 - Episode 22

The investigation of a triple homicide leads to the discovery of corruption running rampant throughout the LVPD. The closer they get to the truth, the more serious are the repercussions.

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Girls Gone Wild
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7.93
1127 votes

#4 - Girls Gone Wild

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 14 - Episode 10

A spa weekend for Sara, Finlay, and Morgan turns into a murder investigation and missing persons case when Finlay disappears, as the CSI team must piece together what happened in detail to find her.

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The Devil and D.B. Russell (2)
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7.92
1381 votes

#5 - The Devil and D.B. Russell (2)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 14 - Episode 1

D.B. Russell leads the CSI team on a hunt to find Morgan and Ellie Brass following their kidnapping by a ritualistic killer.

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Cello and Goodbye (2)
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7.90
2461 votes

#6 - Cello and Goodbye (2)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 11 - Episode 21

Langston becomes more determined than ever to track down Nate Haskell after discovering that he's kidnapped his ex-wife, Gloria.

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Karma to Burn (2)
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7.89
1809 votes

#7 - Karma to Burn (2)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 13 - Episode 1

All hell is breaking loose in the aftermath of the shooting of Eckley, the kidnapping of Russell's granddaughter, and Stokes quitting. Fin seems to have disappeared, causing the CSIs to be short-handed and struggling to keep up. Given the personal nature of the case, Russell becomes heavy-handed and reckless in his effort to dig up fresh leads.

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Skin in the Game (1)
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7.88
1354 votes

#8 - Skin in the Game (1)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 13 - Episode 22

As Russell and his team investigate a series of murders with disturbing similarities to the sins in "Dante's Inferno", one of their own confronts peril on a dangerous undercover mission to get close to the killer.

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The Unusual Suspect
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7.85
687 votes

#9 - The Unusual Suspect

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 6 - Episode 18

When a student is arrested and tried for the murder of a popular high-school girl, the suspect's 12-year-old sister confesses to the crime. This results in the judge giving the prosecution 72 hours to re-examine the evidence before the jury delivers its verdict.

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The CSI Effect
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7.81
970 votes

#10 - The CSI Effect

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 15 - Episode 1

Finlay must deal with a bomb planted in her car. Russell gets a call from someone claiming to be the Gig Harbor killer.

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House of Hoarders
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7.81
1947 votes

#11 - House of Hoarders

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 11 - Episode 5

The CSI team investigate a murder at the home of Marta, a "level 5 hoarder" whose home is stacked high with possessions and garbage--and more than one dead body

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Meat Jekyll
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7.80
1738 votes

#12 - Meat Jekyll

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 10 - Episode 23

The CSI's lives are on the line as they close in on the elusive Dr. Jekyll, and more than one member of the team may not live to see his capture, on part two of a two-part 10th season finale of CSI.

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Shock Waves
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7.78
2468 votes

#13 - Shock Waves

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 11 - Episode 1

The CSI team investigates a well-orchestrated bombing at the funeral of Officer Franklin Clark

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One to Go (2)
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7.77
1047 votes

#14 - One to Go (2)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 9 - Episode 10

The CSI team is shocked and saddened when, after working with Dr. Raymond Langston on the 'Dick & Jane' murders, Grissom announces that his time as a CSI has come to an end and offers Langston a permanent position on the CSI team.

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Dead in His Tracks
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7.77
902 votes

#15 - Dead in His Tracks

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 14 - Episode 22

The CSIs investigate a present-day crime with ties to a mob heist that occurred 25 years ago. Meanwhile, Brass has a decision to make when his daughter attempts suicide.

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Killer Moves
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7.76
959 votes

#16 - Killer Moves

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 14 - Episode 16

When a murder takes place at a chess tournament, the team must rely on a former chess mentor of Sanders' in order to capture "a chess obsessed serial killer" before he can checkmate his next victim.

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Stealing Home
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7.73
1784 votes

#17 - Stealing Home

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 12 - Episode 15

When a house is stolen completely off its foundation, the CSIs are on the case in search of answers. Meanwhile, new CSI Julie Finlay showcases her skill in blood analysis.

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Hitting for the Cycle
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7.71
2393 votes

#18 - Hitting for the Cycle

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 11 - Episode 18

A string of deaths, including a gamer found dead on his couch and a newly divorced man at the bottom of a pool, instigate a bet among the CSIs as to whether they've "hit for the cycle" - a homicide, a suicide, an accidental and a natural death all in one night

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Targets of Obsession
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7.70
2230 votes

#19 - Targets of Obsession

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 11 - Episode 15

Jason McCann contacts Nick and says that he's in imminent danger. Langston has a courtroom war of nerves against serial killer Nate Haskell. A bomb tech disarms a bomb attached to Nick's house. But when he accompanies Nick, Catherine and Vartann to a warehouse with multiple booby-traps per square inch, Kip has to really earn his paycheck to find a safe way out for the CSI team.

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Freaks & Geeks
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7.69
1840 votes

#20 - Freaks & Geeks

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 12 - Episode 6

The murder of a popular sideshow performer sends the team behind the scenes at a carnival freak show.

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The End Game
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7.68
652 votes

#21 - The End Game

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 15 - Episode 18

The CSI unit faces the final showdown with the Gig Harbor killer whose motives are finally revealed. Meanwhile, Nick Stokes makes a decision that will affect the entire team moving forward.

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The Greater Good
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7.65
484 votes

#22 - The Greater Good

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 15 - Episode 13

The CSI team continues its investigation into the kidnappings and murders of young women when it learns its main suspect, Jared Briscoe, is released from jail due to lack of evidence.

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Malice in Wonderland
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7.63
1770 votes

#23 - Malice in Wonderland

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 12 - Episode 18

The team has few leads to go on when investigating a robbery-homicide at a themed wedding.

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Dead of the Class
star
7.63
1401 votes

#24 - Dead of the Class

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 13 - Episode 17

At his wife's urging, David reluctantly attends his high school reunion -- which becomes a crime scene when the bitchy former high school queen is found dead in a back room.

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Killer App
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7.63
77 votes

#25 - Killer App

Criminal Minds - Season 13 - Episode 4

The BAU investigates a workplace shooting committed by a state-of-the-art drone in Silicon Valley.

Pick and Roll
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7.61
1465 votes

#26 - Pick and Roll

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 13 - Episode 6

Things get personal when D.B. Russell is drawn into the investigation of the death of his son's basketball coach.

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Can Opener
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7.60
1571 votes

#27 - Can Opener

MacGyver (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 7

MacGyver is tasked to go undercover as an inmate in a maximum security prison to break out El Noche, a notorious drug kingpin, using only batteries and salt, and track him to his cartel’s secret location and dismantle it.

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The Gone Dead Train
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7.60
1001 votes

#28 - The Gone Dead Train

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 9 - Episode 22

A series of indeterminate deaths test the deductive powers of the CSI team, who fear that a public health emergency may be in the offing. Meanwhile, a friendly rivalry over who will win an upcoming bikini contest takes a deadly turn...

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Wrench
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7.59
1613 votes

#29 - Wrench

MacGyver (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 6

Using only a wrench and rope, MacGyver must diffuse a bomb set near the United Nations by his old nemesis, “The Ghost”, a notorious criminal whose work killed his mentor, and track him down before he strikes again.

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Zippered
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7.54
1956 votes

#30 - Zippered

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 12 - Episode 9

The murder of a retired Army Ranger brings the FBI in on the case, to Russell and Catherine's initial chagrin.

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73 Seconds
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7.52
2152 votes

#31 - 73 Seconds

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 12 - Episode 1

After multiple attacks on a public tram, the team has just one witness and a lot of questions.

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World's End
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7.51
1794 votes

#32 - World's End

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 10 - Episode 19

When a student is discovered murdered at Lindsey's school, the investigation takes a sharp turn when the CSIs uncover an unlikely connection between the boy's death and atrocities of the past.

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Man Up
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7.50
2081 votes

#33 - Man Up

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 11 - Episode 11

The CSIs question the validity of an online picture depicting a murdered call girl until they find the same woman strangled to death in the dumpster that appears in the photo.

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Strip Maul
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7.46
1444 votes

#34 - Strip Maul

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 13 - Episode 9

The CSI team lends a hand to local law enforcement on the strip with several arrests until a John Doe is found in car. Also, things become personal for Captain Brass when he discovers some facts about his daughter.

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Ghost Town
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7.42
1678 votes

#35 - Ghost Town

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 10 - Episode 2

The son of a notorious killer is arrested on suspicion of murder, and the CSI team must overcome their natural prejudices against the boy's antecedents in order to track the true culprit.

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Neverland
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7.41
1662 votes

#36 - Neverland

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 10 - Episode 15

When a young boy is found murdered, the CSI team uncovers evidence that may link his death to an old case that recently resurfaced.

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Burn Out
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7.36
699 votes

#37 - Burn Out

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 7 - Episode 6

Grissom attempts to get a confession from a neighborhood pedophile by having him help in locating two missing boys. The sex offender is the main suspect. The investigation is more complex than the team ever thought it would be.

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The Good, the Bad, and the Dominatrix
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7.36
619 votes

#38 - The Good, the Bad, and the Dominatrix

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 7 - Episode 23

Grissom investigates when a sadistic client tries to murder Lady Heather (Melinda Clarke), who makes the probe more difficult when she refuses to name her attacker. Also, Grissom's reunion with Lady Heather makes Sara uneasy.

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Road to Recovery
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7.34
760 votes

#39 - Road to Recovery

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 15 - Episode 7

The team investigates the death of a woman at a rehab facility.

Mixed Signals
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7.33
77 votes

#40 - Mixed Signals

Criminal Minds - Season 13 - Episode 21

The BAU is called to Taos, N.M. to investigate an UnSub who is targeting his victims’ temporal lobes.

Long Ball
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7.32
1398 votes

#41 - Long Ball

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 10 - Episode 12

The CSI investigates the mystifying death of a former pro golfer whose allegiance to the game might have cost him everything.

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The Case of the Cross-Dressing Carp
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7.29
665 votes

#42 - The Case of the Cross-Dressing Carp

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 8 - Episode 4

Grissom investigates the mysterious hanging death of a young man whose body looks like that of a female.

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Two and a Half Deaths
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7.28
702 votes

#43 - Two and a Half Deaths

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 8 - Episode 16

Grissom, Catherine, Nick, Greg and Brass are investigating the death of a well known TV star called Annabelle.

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The Lost Girls (3)
star
7.25
1461 votes

#44 - The Lost Girls (3)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 10 - Episode 7

(Crossover episode with CSI: Miami, Season 8 Episode 7 and CSI: New York, Season 6 Episode 7.) In the third and final part of the CSI crossover, the CSI team helps Langston investigate a prostitution ring that may have harbored a hostage Langston has been looking for in Miami and New York.

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Taboo
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7.23
78 votes

#45 - Taboo

Criminal Minds - Season 12 - Episode 3

The BAU welcomes back Emily Prentiss as they are called upon to investigate the disappearance of three women.

No Way Out
star
7.17
1080 votes

#46 - No Way Out

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 9 - Episode 17

Langston and Riley are taken hostage during the aftermath of a shootout in an usually calm Las Vegas community.

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Lost Souls
star
7.05
58 votes

#47 - Lost Souls

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders - Season 2 - Episode 1

Unit Chief Jack Garrett and his international response team are called to Tanzania when a 23-member church group disappears.

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Inner Beauty
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6.96
129 votes

#48 - Inner Beauty

Criminal Minds - Season 11 - Episode 20

The BAU searches for an UnSub who is purposely disfiguring victims. Also, Rossi has an awkward reunion with his ex-wife, Hayden Montgomery, who kept his daughter, Joy, a secret from him for nearly 30 years.

Citizens of the World
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6.94
87 votes

#49 - Citizens of the World

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders - Season 1 - Episode 7

The International Response Team travels to Morocco when a retired couple from Idaho is kidnapped while visiting the country on a cruise.

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Green Light
star
6.94
78 votes

#50 - Green Light

Criminal Minds - Season 12 - Episode 21

When Reid fears his mother has been abducted, he asks the BAU to investigate while he’s stuck in prison.