Diagnosis: Murder (season 1)
| Diagnosis: Murder (Pilot\TV Movies\season 1) | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 19 + Pilot+ 5 TV movies |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | October 29, 1993 – May 13, 1994 |
| Home video release | |
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DVD release | |
| Region 1 | September 12, 2006 |
| Region 2 | May 2, 2008 |
This is a list of episodes from the first season of Diagnosis: Murder.
Broadcast history
The season originally aired Fridays at 8:00-9:00 pm (EST).[1][2]
DVD release
The season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Video. It included The Pilot "It never Entered My Mind" from Jake and The Fatman.
Pilot\ TV movies
00"It Never Entered My Mind"Bernard L. KowalskiJoyce BurdittMarch 20, 1991Dr. Mark Sloan is charged with murdering Clairemont Hospital Director Havilland (James Cromwell) who was investigating him and two other doctors. Guest Stars: Ally Walker (plays Josie) Kristoff St. John(plays Thad), Steven Eckholdt (plays Richard), Carol Bruce, and Mark L. Taylor.
Note: This was the Pilot for Diagnosis Murder and was a episode of Jake And The Fatman. 0.11"Diagnosis Of Murder"Christopher HiblerDean HargroveJanuary 5, 1992Dr. Mark Sloan investigates when a good friend (Bill Bixby)is accused of Murdering his boss.
Guest Stars: Ken Kercheval, William Atherton, Brynn Thayer, and Mariette Hartley. 0.22"The House On Sycamore Street"Christian I. Nyby IIBruce Franklin SinferMay 1, 1992One Of Mark's old students apparently jumps off a tall building, falling to his death. But Mark Sloan doesn't think he killed himself. He thinks he was Murdered.
Guest Stars: David Warner, Mariette Hartley, George Hamilton, and Peter Scolari. 0.33"A Twist Of The Knife"Jerry LondonGerry ConwayFebruary 13, 1993An old girlfriend of Mark's, Rachael Walters (Suzanne Pleshette), returns to the hospital to operate on a U.S. Senator. She deliberately infects the Senator with a staph infection, leading to his death. Mark suspects Rachael in the Senator's death, and decides to investigate his old flame.
Guest Stars: Christina Pickels, and Ken Lerner.Episodes
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Miracle Cure" | Michael Lange | James Kramer | October 29, 1993 |
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Dr. Mark Sloan (Dick Van Dyke) investigates a hit-and-run death that may involve a priest's confessional. Guest Stars: Robert Guillaume, and Sylvia Sidney. Murderer: Father David Morrissey | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Amnesia" | Michael Lange | Teleplay by: Joyce Burditt Story by: Joyce Burditt and David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg | November 5, 1993 |
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A patient claims to be an amnesiac, but Sloan's probing of her past leads to a mob boss and the possibility that she's plotting to murder a hospitalized senator. Murderer: Amy Westin | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Murder at the Telethon" | Anson Williams | Vance DeGeneres | November 12, 1993 |
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A comedian who was hosting a telethon for the hospital is murdered, so Sloan investigates. Guest Stars: Dom Deluise, Dick Martin, Granville Vandusen, Steven Anderson, Dick Van Patten, and Joyce Van Patten. Murderer: Monty Emerson | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Inheritance of Death" | Frank Thackery | Gerry Conway | November 19, 1993 |
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A millionaire dies after declaring his intention to leave his money to the hospital - and Sloan suspects the man's offspring. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "The 13 Million Dollar Man" | Anson Williams | Gordon T. Dawson | December 3, 1993 |
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When a dying man gives him a lottery ticket worth millions, Sloan must fight his way through competing claims in order to give the money to charity. Guest Star: Ken Kerchevel Murderer: Alex Redlin | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Vanishing Act: Part 1" | Christian I. Nyby II | Bruce Franklin Singer | December 10, 1993 |
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Steve is framed for the murder of an internal-affairs officer. Guest Star: Richard Grant, Dennis Lipscomb, John Beck, and Boyd Kestner. Murderer: Not Revealed until part 2 | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Vanishing Act: Part 2" | Christian I. Nyby II | Bruce Franklin Singer | December 17, 1993 |
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Sloan and Jack use connections to the underworld to figure out who set up Steve for murder. Guest Stars: Richard Grant, Boyd Kestner, John Beck, and Don Gordon Murderer: Eugene Vickers | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Shanda's Song" | Neema Barnette | Craig Volk | January 7, 1994 |
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Sloan hunts for the stalker of a female pop star. Murderer: Shanda | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "The Restless Remains" | Christian I. Nyby II | Teleplay by: Robert Schlitt Story by: John Hill | January 14, 1994 |
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The body of an infomercial financial guru disappears without a trace. Guest Stars: Ned Romero (played Chief Joseph in I Fight No More Forever) Murderer: Meg Westlin | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "Murder with Mirrors" | Anson Williams | Gerry Conway | January 21, 1994 |
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Sloan works to clear a friend in the murder of a magician. Guest Stars: Ray Buktenica, Jack Laufer, and Mitchell Whitfield. Murderer: David Baldwin | |||||
| 11 | 11 | "Flashdance with Death" | Christian I. Nyby II | Gerry Conway | January 28, 1994 |
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Sloan uses a few leads to find out who's responsible for the death of a dance studio's unfavorable co-owner. Guest Stars" Paula Marshall, and Kristoff St. John. Murderer: Cindy Martin | |||||
| 12 | 12 | "Reunion with Murder" | Anson Williams | Robin Madden | February 4, 1994 |
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Amanda is suspected of murdering an old college roommate who had written a tell-all book about her sorority sisters. Note: The dog that Amanda adopts she names "Yoda". Murderer: Bobbi Burton | |||||
| 13 | 13 | "Lily" | Frank Thackery | Gerry Conway | March 4, 1994 |
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When a call girl who had been blackmailed ends up dead, Sloan sorts through her clients to find out who killed her. Guest Star: Gerald Mcraney Murderer: Andy Ruggio | |||||
| 14 | 14 | "Guardian Angel" | Christian I. Nyby II | Bruce Franklin Singer | April 1, 1994 |
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After the mayor is murdered, Sloan investigates the peculiar behavior of the politician's widow. Murderer: Lauren Ridgeway | |||||
| 15 | 15 | "Nirvana" | Christian I. Nyby II | Peter Dunne | April 8, 1994 |
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Sloan follows a few leads to a spa in his investigation of a con man's murder. Murderer: Chet Brooks | |||||
| 16 | 16 | "Broadcast Blues" | Christian I. Nyby II | James Kramer | April 15, 1994 |
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A convict that Sloan examines takes everyone at the hospital hostage - and two deaths occur during the situation. Murderer: Tom Harvey | |||||
| 17 | 17 | "Shaker" | Alan Myerson | Gerry Conway | April 29, 1994 |
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Sloan suspects foul play after a friend dies in an earthquake. Guest Star: Allan Miller Murderer: Rick Bennett | |||||
| 18 | 18 | "The Plague" | Peter Ellis | Gerry Conway | May 6, 1994 |
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Sloan comes to suspect that someone could have deliberately exposed a hit man to bubonic plague. Guest Stars: Julie Soommars (Julie March in the TV Series Matlock), and David Froman (Bob Brooks in Matlock). Murderer: Regina Baylor | |||||
| 19 | 19 | "Sister Michael Wants You" | Leo Penn | Joyce Burditt | May 13, 1994 |
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Sloan goes undercover as a priest to help a nun catch a murderer in her convent. Guest Stars: Delta Burke. Murderer: Sister Regina | |||||