CREATE TABLE table_24641 ("No. in series" FLOAT, "No. in season" FLOAT, "Title" TEXT, "Directed by" TEXT, "Written by" TEXT, "Original air date" TEXT)

How many episodes in the series were directed by Alan Taylor?
SELECT COUNT("No. in series") FROM table_24641 WHERE "Directed by" = 'Alan Taylor'
SELECT COUNT("No. in series") FROM "table_24641" WHERE "Directed by" = 'Alan Taylor'