rank
|
number of episodes
|
director
|
sample episode by director
|
sample series
|
image
|
description
|
date of birth
|
date of death
|
country of citizenship
|
given name
|
family name
|
1
|
328
|
James Burrows
|
Pilot
|
The Big Bang Theory
|
|
American television director
|
1940-12-30
|
|
United States of America
|
James Edward
|
Burrows
|
2
|
308
|
Trey Parker
|
Spookyfish
|
South Park
|
|
American actor, animator and filmmaker (born 1969)
|
1969-10-19
|
|
United States of America
|
Trey Severn Randolph
|
Parker
|
3
|
287
|
Mark Cendrowski
|
The Middle-Earth Paradigm
|
The Big Bang Theory
|
|
American television director
|
1959-08-05
|
|
United States of America
|
Mark
|
Cendrowski
|
4
|
278
|
David Trainer
|
Eric's Birthday
|
That '70s Show
|
|
American television director, producer and writer
|
|
|
United States of America
|
David
|
Trainer
|
5
|
255
|
Pamela Fryman
|
Pilot
|
How I Met Your Mother
|
|
American television producer and director
|
1959-08-19
|
|
United States of America
|
Pamela
|
Fryman
|
6
|
209
|
Rob Schiller
|
I Can't Afford Hyenas
|
Two and a Half Men
|
|
television director and producer
|
20th century
|
|
United States of America
|
Rob
|
Schiller
|
7
|
173
|
Gail Mancuso
|
Cutbacks
|
30 Rock
|
|
American television director
|
1958-07-14
|
|
United States of America
|
Gail
|
Mancuso
|
8
|
167
|
Gary Halvorson
|
The Finale
|
Everybody Loves Raymond
|
|
American director
|
20th century
|
|
United States of America
|
Gary
|
Halvorson
|
9
|
166
|
Gerry Cohen
|
I'll See You in Court
|
Married... with Children
|
|
American television director
|
20th century
|
|
United States of America
|
Gerry
|
Cohen
|
10
|
158
|
James Widdoes
|
People Who Love Peepholes
|
Two and a Half Men
|
|
American actor and director
|
1953-11-15
|
|
United States of America
|
James
|
Widdoes
|
11
|
151
|
Terrence O'Hara
|
The Fix
|
Heroes
|
|
American actor and director (1945–2022)
|
1945-12-25
|
2022-12-05
|
United States of America
|
Terrence
|
O'Hara
|
12
|
146
|
James Whitmore Jr.
|
Love Hurts
|
Charmed
|
|
American actor and television director
|
1948-10-24
|
|
United States of America
|
James
|
|
13
|
140
|
Lee Shallat Chemel
|
The Long Morrow
|
Gilmore Girls
|
|
Film/television director, television producer
|
1943-06-15
|
|
United States of America
|
Lee
|
|
14
|
138
|
Dave Willis
|
Last Last One Forever and Ever
|
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
|
|
American voice actor, writer, and producer
|
1965-05-01
|
|
United States of America
|
Dave David
|
Willis
|
15
|
138
|
Matt Maiellaro
|
Last Last One Forever and Ever
|
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
|
|
American actor (1966-)
|
1966-08-17
|
|
United States of America
|
Matt
|
Maiellaro
|
16
|
134
|
Dennis Smith
|
Disturbed
|
1
|
|
Television cinematographer, director and film camera operator
|
20th century
|
|
United States of America
|
Dennis
|
Smith
|
17
|
127
|
Michael Lembeck
|
Fear and Loathing at the Fundraiser
|
Californication
|
|
American actor and director
|
1948-06-25
|
|
United States of America
|
Michael
|
Lembeck
|
18
|
124
|
Vincent Waller
|
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
|
SpongeBob SquarePants
|
|
American writer, animator, and storyboard artist
|
1960-09-30
|
|
United States of America
|
Vincent
|
Waller
|
19
|
124
|
Andy Ackerman
|
Seinfeld
|
Curb Your Enthusiasm
|
|
American television director
|
1956-09-19
|
|
United States of America
|
Andy
|
Ackerman
|
20
|
122
|
Jay Sandrich
|
Goodbye Mr. Fish
|
The Cosby Show
|
|
American television director (1932–2021)
|
1932-02-24
|
2021-09-22
|
United States of America
|
Jay
|
Sandrich
|
21
|
115
|
Mark Tinker
|
Gone Maybe Gone
|
Gossip Girl
|
|
American television producer
|
1951-01-16
|
|
United States of America
|
Mark
|
Tinker
|
22
|
113
|
Rich Correll
|
Test of Friendship
|
That's So Raven
|
|
American television actor and director
|
1948-05-14
|
|
United States of America
|
Richard
|
Correll
|
23
|
112
|
Ken Whittingham
|
Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
|
Californication
|
|
American television director
|
|
|
United States of America
|
Ken
|
Whittingham
|
24
|
111
|
Brad Turner
|
Hathor
|
Stargate SG-1
|
|
Canadian film director, television director and photographer
|
20th century
|
|
Canada
|
Brad
|
Turner
|
25
|
109
|
Dan Attias
|
Everybody Loves Hugo
|
Lost
|
|
American television director and producer
|
1951-12-04
|
|
United States of America
|
Daniel
|
Attias
|
26
|
108
|
David Grossman
|
Home Is the Place
|
Desperate Housewives
|
|
American film and television director
|
1954-09-26
|
|
United States of America
|
David
|
Grossman
|
27
|
108
|
Thomas J. Wright
|
The Goldberg Variation
|
The X-Files
|
|
American television director
|
20th century
|
|
United States of America
|
Thomas
|
Wright
|
28
|
107
|
Wael Farag
|
Chapter One
|
Miss Farah
|
|
Egyptian director
|
|
|
Egypt
|
|
|
29
|
106
|
Jeff Melman
|
Love Is in the Air
|
Desperate Housewives
|
|
American television director and producer
|
1947-05-18
|
|
United States of America
|
Jeff
|
Melman
|
30
|
106
|
Terry Hughes
|
That '70s Pilot
|
That '70s Show
|
|
British television director
|
|
|
United Kingdom
|
Terry
|
Hughes
|
31
|
105
|
Tom Cherones
|
Everybody Says Don't
|
Desperate Housewives
|
|
American television director and producer
|
1939-09-11
|
|
United States of America
|
Tom
|
|
32
|
103
|
Koji Sawai
|
Ryoga's Miracle Cure! Hand Over That Soap
|
Ranma ½
|
|
Japanese anime director and artist
|
1955-09-14
|
|
Japan
|
Kōji
|
Sawai
|
33
|
101
|
Bethany Rooney
|
The Game
|
Desperate Housewives
|
|
American television director and producer
|
20th century
|
|
United States of America
|
Bethany
|
Rooney
|
34
|
101
|
James Purdum
|
Mother Tucker
|
Family Guy
|
|
American animation director
|
1971-04-16
|
|
United States of America
|
James
|
Purdum
|
35
|
96
|
Michael Spiller
|
Manny Get Your Gun
|
Modern Family
|
|
American cinematographer, television director
|
1961-08-01
|
|
United States of America
|
Michael
|
Spiller
|
36
|
94
|
Martin Wood
|
200
|
Stargate SG-1
|
|
Canadian television director
|
20th century
|
|
Canada
|
Martin
|
Wood
|
37
|
94
|
William Beaudine
|
Disneyland After Dark
|
Disney anthology television series
|
|
American film actor and director (1892–1970)
|
1892-01-15
|
1970-03-18
|
United States of America
|
William
|
Beaudine West
|
38
|
94
|
Lawrence Trilling
|
I Hear You, I See You
|
Parenthood
|
|
American television director
|
20th century
|
|
United States of America
|
Lawrence
|
Trilling
|
39
|
92
|
Bryan Spicer
|
Blow Out
|
Prison Break
|
|
American film and television director
|
20th century
|
|
United States of America
|
Bryan
|
Spicer
|
40
|
92
|
Paris Barclay
|
Three Stories
|
House
|
|
American television director and producer
|
1956-06-30
|
|
United States of America
|
Paris
|
Barclay
|
41
|
91
|
Denny Lu
|
Honest Apple
|
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
|
|
television director
|
|
|
|
Denny
|
|
42
|
91
|
Michael Landon
|
Hello and Farewell, part 1
|
Highway to Heaven
|
|
American actor and filmmaker (1936–1991)
|
1936-10-31
|
1991-07-01
|
United States of America
|
Michael Eugene Maurice
|
Landon
|
43
|
90
|
Michael Zinberg
|
House of the Rising Sun
|
Lost
|
|
American television director
|
1944-03-22
|
|
United States of America
|
Michael
|
|
44
|
89
|
Christopher Misiano
|
Han
|
The West Wing
|
|
American television director and producer
|
20th century
|
|
United States of America
|
Christopher
|
Misiano
|
45
|
89
|
Dominic Bianchi
|
And I'm Joyce Kinney
|
Family Guy
|
|
American animation director
|
1969-11-12
|
|
United States of America
|
Dominic
|
Bianchi
|
46
|
88
|
Charles Correll
|
The Phantom Menace
|
Beverly Hills, 90210
|
|
American television director and cinematographer (1944–2004)
|
1944-01-23
|
2004-06-15 2004-06-04
|
United States of America
|
Charles James
|
Correll
|
47
|
88
|
Lesli Linka Glatter
|
Disaster Relief
|
The West Wing
|
|
American film director
|
1953-07-26
|
|
United States of America
|
Lesli
|
Linka Glatter
|
48
|
88
|
Shelley Jensen
|
Start It Up
|
Shake It Up
|
|
Television director, producer
|
20th century
|
|
United States of America
|
Shelley
|
Jensen
|
49
|
87
|
Kim Manners
|
The Magnificent Seven
|
Supernatural
|
|
American television director and producer (1951–2009)
|
1951-01-13
|
2009-01-25
|
United States of America
|
Kim
|
Manners
|
50
|
87
|
David Nutter
|
Ice
|
The X-Files
|
|
American film director
|
1960
|
|
United States of America
|
David
|
Nutter
|
51
|
85
|
Fred Toye
|
D.O.C.
|
Lost
|
|
American television director, editor and producer
|
1967-09-26
|
|
United States of America
|
Fred
|
Toye
|
52
|
85
|
Constantine Makris
|
Victims
|
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
|
|
American cinematographer and television director
|
|
|
United States of America
|
Constantine
|
Makris
|
53
|
83
|
Jeannot Szwarc
|
Eris Quod Sum
|
Heroes
|
|
Film director, television director
|
1939-11-21
|
|
France United States of America
|
Jeannot
|
Szwarc
|
54
|
81
|
Andrew D. Weyman
|
The Hamburger Postulate
|
The Big Bang Theory
|
|
American television director
|
20th century
|
|
United States of America
|
Andrew
|
Weyman
|
55
|
77
|
Tony Wharmby
|
The Last Days of Disco Stick
|
Gossip Girl
|
|
English television director and producer
|
1940-11-01
|
|
United Kingdom
|
Tony
|
|
56
|
77
|
Eric Laneuville
|
The Other 48 Days
|
Lost
|
|
American television director, producer and actor
|
1952-07-14
|
|
United States of America
|
Eric
|
Laneuville
|
57
|
77
|
Joe Chappelle
|
Enemy of My Enemy
|
Fringe
|
|
American film and television director and screenwriter
|
20th century
|
|
United States of America
|
Joe
|
|
58
|
76
|
Anthony Lioi
|
Cleveland Live!
|
The Cleveland Show
|
|
American television director
|
1972-10-26
|
|
United States of America
|
Anthony
|
Lioi
|
59
|
76
|
Craig Zisk
|
Continuum
|
American Horror Story
|
|
American film and tv director
|
20th century
|
|
United States of America
|
Craig
|
Zisk
|
60
|
76
|
Richard J. Lewis
|
Fannysmackin'
|
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
|
|
television and film director
|
20th century
|
|
Canada
|
Richard
|
Lewis
|
61
|
75
|
Beth McCarthy-Miller
|
The Rural Juror
|
30 Rock
|
|
television director
|
1963-09-03
|
|
United States of America
|
Beth
|
|
62
|
74
|
Dorothy Lyman
|
Close Shave
|
The Nanny
|
|
American actress and director
|
1947-04-18
|
|
United States of America
|
Dorothy
|
Lyman
|
63
|
73
|
Peter DeLuise
|
Nubbins
|
Sanctuary
|
|
American-Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
|
1966-11-06
|
|
United States of America
|
Peter
|
DeLuise
|
64
|
73
|
Kenneth Fink
|
Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?
|
Fringe
|
|
American television director and producer
|
|
|
United States of America
|
Kenneth
|
Fink
|
65
|
73
|
Gary Conrad
|
Totally Spaced Out/The Switch Glitch
|
The Fairly OddParents
|
|
American animation director
|
1943-02-27
|
|
United States of America
|
Gary
|
Conrad
|
66
|
72
|
Jon Cassar
|
Earthling
|
Fringe
|
|
Maltese-Canadian director and producer
|
1958-04-27
|
|
Canada
|
Jon
|
Cassar
|
67
|
70
|
Jack Bender
|
The Lie
|
Lost
|
|
American film and television director
|
1949-09-25
|
|
United States of America
|
Jack
|
Bender
|
68
|
70
|
Tucker Gates
|
Confidence Man
|
Lost
|
|
Television director, television producer
|
20th century
|
|
United States of America
|
Tucker
|
Gates
|
69
|
70
|
Albert Calleros
|
Cleveland Live!
|
The Cleveland Show
|
|
American television director
|
1969-04-06
|
|
United States of America
|
|
|
70
|
69
|
Jeff Woolnough
|
Dark Side of the Moon
|
Supernatural
|
|
Canadian film and tv director
|
|
|
Canada
|
Jeff
|
|
71
|
68
|
Karen Gaviola
|
The Whole Truth
|
Lost
|
|
television director
|
20th century
|
|
United States of America
|
Karen
|
Gaviola
|
72
|
68
|
John Dahl
|
Friday Night Bites
|
The Vampire Diaries
|
|
American film and television director and writer
|
1956-12-11
|
|
United States of America
|
John
|
Dahl
|
73
|
67
|
Eagle Egilsson
|
Five-Twenty-Ten
|
Fringe
|
|
Television director, cinematographer
|
1966-08-31
|
|
Iceland
|
|
Egilsson
|
74
|
67
|
Michael McDonald
|
Flying
|
The Good Place
|
|
American stand-up comedian and actor
|
1964-12-31
|
|
United States of America
|
Michael
|
McDonald
|
75
|
67
|
Jack Hively
|
The Loser
|
Lassie
|
|
American film editor and director (1910-1995)
|
1910-09-05
|
1995-12-19
|
United States of America
|
Jack
|
Hively
|