CREATE TABLE table_26565936_2 (no_in_season NUMBER, directed_by VARCHAR2)

What was the first episode in the season directed by nelson mccormick?
SELECT MIN(no_in_season) FROM table_26565936_2 WHERE directed_by = "Nelson McCormick"
SELECT MIN("no_in_season") FROM "table_26565936_2" WHERE "Nelson McCormick" = "directed_by"