CREATE TABLE table_11111116_7 (directed_by VARCHAR2, us_viewers__million_ VARCHAR2)

Who directed episodes that had 2.61 million U.S. viewers?
SELECT directed_by FROM table_11111116_7 WHERE us_viewers__million_ = "2.61"
SELECT "directed_by" FROM "table_11111116_7" WHERE "2.61" = "us_viewers__million_"