The WORST episodes of Drop Dead Diva

Every episode of Drop Dead Diva ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Drop Dead Diva!

Puts a uniquely compelling twist on the age-old battle between brains and beauty. The show tells the story of a shallow model-in-training who dies in a sudden accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney.

Last Updated: 7/29/2026Network: LifetimeStatus: Ended
It Had To Be You
star
6.30
87 votes

#1 - It Had To Be You

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/22/2014

Owen and Kim try to talk to Jane about her relationship with Ian; Teri realizes that Ian is responsible for ruining her chances at stardom; Owen and Jane find themselves on opposite ends of a case.

Directors: Robert J. Wilson
Writer: Josh Berman
Sister Act
star
6.30
87 votes

#2 - Sister Act

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/4/2014

Jane and Grayson spend the night together; Owen defends the Mayor of Malibu; Jane represents a teenage girl in need of a bone marrow match; Kim agrees to let Stacy watch her infant son.

Directors: Robert J. Wilson
Desperate Housewife
star
6.30
87 votes

#3 - Desperate Housewife

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/27/2014

Pregnant Stacy is concerned when someone suggests her frequent burping is a sign she's having an evil baby. Grayson and Jane are paired together on a case involving national security, but are flummoxed when they're given very little information about their mild mannered client or her charges. Kim represents a family of orphans when their adoptive parents kick them out immediately after home make over show renovations.

Directors: Michael Grossman
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First Date
star
6.30
87 votes

#4 - First Date

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/30/2014

Stacy helps Jane prepare for her date with Grayson; Jane and Belinda represent a rock star whose recent irresponsible behavior put his band's next tour at risk; Grayson helps a woman who is being evicted from her low-income housing to make room for upscale condos.

Directors: Robert J. Wilson
Jane's Getting Married
star
6.40
203 votes

#5 - Jane's Getting Married

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/9/2012

A woman refuses life-saving surgery to remove a tumor because the cancer has suddenly made her brilliant; a songwriter is sued over claims that her lyrics lead fans to attempt murder; Grayson reveals his feelings for Jane on her wedding day; Parker discovers Kim's secret.

Directors: Michael Grossman
Afterlife
star
6.50
58 votes

#6 - Afterlife

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/8/2014

Jane attempts to prove the innocence of a man on death row; Kim represents a small dance company after their routines are stolen by a pop star; Owen has wedding anxiety.

Directors: Dwight Little
Life & Death
star
6.50
58 votes

#7 - Life & Death

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/6/2014

Jane struggles with how to behave around Grayson now that he knows the truth; Grayson represents a widower who wants to honor his wife's last wish to be buried in her backyard, while her parents want her in their family plot; Paul buys a Rolls-Royce for $100; Kim returns to work and enlists Owen's help representing a 12-year-old foster child who is searching for a permanent home.

Directors: Michael Grossman
Soulmates?
star
6.50
58 votes

#8 - Soulmates?

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/23/2014

Grayson is shocked when Jane tells him that she is Deb; a prickly new attorney is hired to fill in while Kim is on maternity leave; Jane defends a man accused of setting a fire in a record store where he worked that resulted in a death; Belinda and Grayson represent a couple who were trapped on a cruise ship without food or amenities for five days.

Directors: Michael Grossman
Home Away from Home
star
6.80
493 votes

#9 - Home Away from Home

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/27/2010

Just as Jane and Tony finally move their relationship to the next level, Tony receives some news that affects both their futures. When Teri's cousin faces deportation charges, Jane steps in to help with the case. Parker and Kim get closer outside of the law offices, while Grayson decides to sell the house he shared with Deb.

Directors: Kevin Dowling
Do Over
star
6.90
463 votes

#10 - Do Over

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2009

Jane’s past catches up with her when a case from the prior year is up for retrial. Jane has difficultly containing her emotions and is thrown in contempt of the court and ends up behind bars. Kim and Grayson sue a shrink who "cured" their client’s husband of his multiple personalities, only she got rid of the wrong one.

Directors: Michael Lange
Writer: Alex Taub
Hero
star
7.00
29 votes

#11 - Hero

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/15/2014

Kim and Owen are unsupportive about Jane's new romance; Kim is rescued from a mugging by a masked superhero; Jane represents a mother whose son died at a football camp.

Directors: J. Miller Tobin
Writer: Eric Buchman
No Return
star
7.00
29 votes

#12 - No Return

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/1/2014

Jane deals with the death of Grayson. Grayson meets Jane's old guardian angel Fred in Heaven, and pleads for his help to get him back to Jane.

Directors: Michael Grossman
Identity Crisis
star
7.00
87 votes

#13 - Identity Crisis

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/11/2014

Jane represents a transgendered elementary school student while Grayson takes on a high profile case involving the murder of a college student. Stacy becomes increasingly uncomfortable as Owen showers her with gifts.

Directors: Robert J. Wilson
Cheers & Jeers
star
7.00
29 votes

#14 - Cheers & Jeers

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/13/2014

Jane represents a bullied pro cheerleader; Teri pretends to be Paul's lawyer when he gets in trouble for accumulating too much credit card debt; Grayson and Owen defend a family who installed speed bumps on their busy neighborhood street; Jane and Grayson make plans for a romantic evening.

Directors: Robert J. Wilson
Jane's Secret Revealed
star
7.00
58 votes

#15 - Jane's Secret Revealed

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/3/2013

Jane offers to represent an Amish farmer in a life or death legal case against a big oil company. Grayson helps a dominatrix try to collect a debt from one of her clients. When Grayson and Jane finally reveal their feelings for each other, they’re interrupted by a visitor who threatens to reveal everything.

Directors: Robert J. Wilson
Writer: Josh Berman
Guess Who's Coming
star
7.00
87 votes

#16 - Guess Who's Coming

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/27/2013

Jane represents Deb's mother, Bobbi Dobkins, in a scandalous case involving sex solicitation. Owen sends Grayson on a field trip to Wyoming where he has to try a California client's case under Wyoming law. Nicole and Grayson's relationship takes a turn. When Stacy suffers an awkward humiliation at yoga class, a chivalrous Owen comes to her rescue.

Directors: Michael Grossman
Writer: Eric Buchman
Ashes to Ashes
star
7.00
348 votes

#17 - Ashes to Ashes

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/5/2012

Jane and Grayson defend a woman who is addicted to eating her dead husband's ashes; Kim and Parker deal with the aftermath of Gina's actions; Teri tries to get Luke to help her launch her music career.

Directors: Michael Grossman
Writer: Rob Wright
The Chinese Wall
star
7.00
521 votes

#18 - The Chinese Wall

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2009

Jane defends her - rather Deb’s - mom in a divorce suit when Grayson turns down her mom’s request since he is already representing Deb’s dad. Deb gets a chance to spend time with her mom Bobbi and starts to learn to let go of her old life. Kim represents a dog owner who sues a pet cloning company for breach of contract as he feels this clone is NOT the same dog as his first dog, who was a Westminster champion.

Missed Congeniality
star
7.10
232 votes

#19 - Missed Congeniality

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/4/2013

Jane and Grayson represent pageant contestant, Donna, when she's stripped of her crown after claiming the Miss Universal Globe competition has been rigged. As Kim's due date approaches, she represents her formerly estranged father, Larry, when he loses his job coaching a little league team. Stacy continues her crusade to convince Jane that Owen would be her ideal sperm donor. Grayson and Nicole struggle to define their relationship.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
The 'F' Word
star
7.10
521 votes

#20 - The 'F' Word

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2009

Deb discovers what life is like for plus-sized Jane as she takes on a case defending a cocktail waitress who is fired after she gains 50 lbs. Grayson and Kim represent Chad in a divorce, but the only thing he wants back from his wife is his kidney.

Directors: Ron Underwood
The Dress
star
7.10
405 votes

#21 - The Dress

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/13/2009

Jane is outraged when she discovers an upscale women’s boutique refuses to carry any plus-sized clothing. Despite opposition from Parker, Jane enlists Kim to represent her when she decides to sue them. Parker puts Grayson on a case involving his old friend whose daughter ends up on a Girls Gone Wild video.

Directors: David Petrarca
Writer: Josh Berman
Pick's & Pakes
star
7.10
290 votes

#22 - Pick's & Pakes

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/26/2012

Jane becomes an Internet sensation when she accidentally gives Nancy Grace a black eye on live television; Stacy's business is in jeopardy.

Directors: Jamie Babbit
Trust Me
star
7.20
174 votes

#23 - Trust Me

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/6/2013

Jane defends a troubled socialite and through a series of unfortunate legal turns puts the future of the firm in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Grayson represents a man who was thrown off of a commercial flight for claiming to be a vampire; and Owen shares some tough news with Stacy.

Directors: Michael Grossman
Writer: Zac Hug
Mother's Day
star
7.20
290 votes

#24 - Mother's Day

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/7/2011

Jane finds herself with a double dose of mother woes when Jane’s mom, Elaine, is arrested for exiting an airplane via the emergency slide after being stuck on a tarmac for six hours...

Directors: Kevin Hooks
What If?
star
7.20
492 votes

#25 - What If?

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/27/2009

Jane takes on a case where a woman believes she was switched at birth but finds she has her own “mommy issues” when she receives an unexpected visit from Jane’s mother. Meanwhile, Kim and Grayson must calm Parker’s nerves on a case for one of his closest friends, when they realize Parker hasn’t been in the courtroom in a long time.

Directors: Bethany Rooney