List of Diagnosis: Murder episodes

The following is a list of Diagnosis: Murder episodes, a US television show originally airing from October 29, 1993 to May 11, 2001. In all, 178 episodes were aired.

Overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
Pilot 1 1991
TV Movies 3 1992–93
1 19 1993–94
2 22 1994–95
3 18 1995–96
4 26 1996–97
5 25 1997–98
6 22 1998–99
7 24 1999–2000
8 22 2000–01
TV Movies 2 2002
The Complete Collection 184 1991-02

Origins

Diagnosis: Murder began when Dick Van Dyke starred in It Never Entered My Mind, a fourth season episode of Jake and the Fatman. He played a trauma doctor who solved a difficult murder.


TV Movies

A total of five TV movies were made, with the first three (Diagnosis of Murder, The House on Sycamore Street and A Twist of the Knife) being produced before the TV series began. The final two movies (A Town Without Pity and Without Warning) were produced in 2002 after the TV series had ended.

Episode
number
Title Director Writer(s) Original airdate
1"Diagnosis Of Murder"Christopher HiblerDean HargroveJanuary 5, 1992
2"The House On Sycamore Street"Christian I. Nyby IIBruce Franklin SingerMay 1, 1992
3"A Twist Of The Knife"Jerry LondonGerry ConwayFebruary 13, 1993
4"A Town Without Pity"Christopher HiblerJoel SteigerFebruary 6, 2002
5"Without Warning"Christian I. Nyby IISteve BrownApril 26, 2002

Episodes

Season 1: 1993–94

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Miracle Cure"Michael LangeJames KramerOctober 29, 1993
22"Amnesia"Michael LangeTeleplay by: Joyce Burditt
Story by: Joyce Burditt and David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg
November 5, 1993
33"Murder at the Telethon"Anson WilliamsVance DeGeneresNovember 12, 1993
44"Inheritance of Death"Frank ThackeryGerry ConwayNovember 19, 1993
55"The 13 Million Dollar Man"Anson WilliamsGordon T. DawsonDecember 3, 1993
66"Vanishing Act: Part 1"Christian I. Nyby IIBruce Franklin SingerDecember 10, 1993
77"Vanishing Act: Part 2"Christian I. Nyby IIBruce Franklin SingerDecember 17, 1993
88"Shanda's Song"Neema BarnetteCraig VolkJanuary 7, 1994
99"The Restless Remains"Christian I. Nyby IITeleplay by: Robert Schlitt
Story by: John Hill
January 14, 1994
1010"Murder with Mirrors"Anson WilliamsGerry ConwayJanuary 21, 1994
1111"Flashdance with Death"Christian I. Nyby IIGerry ConwayJanuary 28, 1994
1212"Reunion with Murder"Anson WilliamsRobin MaddenFebruary 4, 1994
1313"Lily"Frank ThackeryGerry ConwayMarch 4, 1994
1414"Guardian Angel"Christian I. Nyby IIBruce Franklin SingerApril 1, 1994
1515"Nirvana"Christian I. Nyby IIPeter DunneApril 8, 1994
1616"Broadcast Blues"Christian I. Nyby IIJames KramerApril 15, 1994
1717"Shaker"Alan MyersonGerry ConwayApril 29, 1994
1818"The Plague"Peter EllisGerry ConwayMay 6, 1994
1919"Sister Michael Wants You"Leo PennJoyce BurdittMay 13, 1994

Season 2: 1994–95

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
201"Many Happy Returns"Lou AntonioLee Goldberg & William RabkinSeptember 16, 1994
212"A Very Fatal Funeral"Alan MyersonGerry ConwaySeptember 23, 1994
223"Woman Trouble"Roy Campanella IIJoyce BurdittSeptember 30, 1994
234"The Busy Body"Vincent McEveetyDan WilcoxOctober 7, 1994
245"My Four Husbands"Christian I. Nyby IIRobin BernheimOctober 14, 1994
256"Murder Most Vial"Richard ComptonRichard CollinsOctober 21, 1994
267"You Can Call Me Johnson"Christian I. Nyby IIJohn WirthOctober 28, 1994
278"Georgia on My Mind"Peter EllisBrad KernNovember 4, 1994
289"The Last Laugh: Part 1"Christian I. Nyby IILee Goldberg & William RabkinNovember 11, 1994
2910"The Last Laugh: Part 2"Christian I. Nyby IILee Goldberg & William RabkinNovember 18, 1994
3011"Death by Extermination"Christopher HiblerDan WilcoxDecember 2, 1994
3112"Standing Eight Count"Christopher HiblerTravis FineDecember 9, 1994
3213"The Bela Lugosi Blues"Lee PhilipsMichael GleasonJanuary 6, 1995
3314"The New Healers"Christopher HiblerLee Goldberg & William RabkinJanuary 13, 1995
3415"Call Me Incontestible"Michael SchultzDan WilcoxJanuary 20, 1995
3516"A Blast from the Past"Burt BrinckerhoffJoyce BurdittFebruary 3, 1995
3617"Playing for Keeps"Peter EllisGerry ConwayFebruary 10, 1995
3718"Sea No Evil"Christian I. Nyby IILee Goldberg & William RabkinFebruary 17, 1995
3819"How to Murder Your Lawyer"Leo PennMichael GleasonFebruary 24, 1995
3920"Naked Babes"Christian I. Nyby IIJoyce BurdittMarch 31, 1995
4021"Death in the Daytime"Christian I. Nyby IIMichael GleasonApril 28, 1995
4122"My Baby Is Out of This World"Christopher HiblerRichard CollinsMay 5, 1995

Season 3: 1995–96

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
421"An Innocent Murder"Vincent McEveetyCynthia Deming & William RoyceDecember 8, 1995
432"Witness to Murder"Paris BarclayTeleplay by: Cynthia Deming & William Royce
Story by: Mimi Rothman Schapiro & Bill Wells
December 15, 1995
443"All-American Murder"Christian I. Nyby IITom ChehakDecember 22, 1995
454"Murder in the Courthouse"Bruce KesslerRoger LowensteinDecember 29, 1995
465"Murder on the Run: Part 1"Christian I. Nyby IITeleplay by: Steve Hattman
Story by: Maurice Hurley & Steve Hattman
January 5, 1996
476"Murder on the Run: Part 2"Christian I. Nyby IITeleplay by: Steve Hattman
Story by: Maurice Hurley & Steve Hattman
January 12, 1996
487"Love Is Murder"Tom ChehakNan HaganJanuary 19, 1996
498"Misdiagnosis Murder"Christian I. Nyby IIGerry ConwayJanuary 26, 1996
509"The Pressure to Murder"Christopher HiblerSibyl GardnerFebruary 9, 1996
5110"Living on the Streets Can Be Murder"Christopher HiblerCarey W. Hayes & Chad HayesFebruary 16, 1996
5211"Murder, Murder"Peter EllisNancy BondFebruary 23, 1996
5312"Murder in the Dark"Bernard L. KowalskiJoyce BurdittMarch 8, 1996
5413"35 Millimeter Murder"Bruce Seth GreenSteve HattmanMarch 29, 1996
5514"The Murder Trade"Oz ScottJoyce BurdittApril 5, 1996
5615"Mind Over Murder"Christian I. Nyby IIGerry ConwayApril 12, 1996
5716"Murder by the Book"Christopher HiblerTom Chehak & Steve HattmanApril 19, 1996
5817"FMurder"Christian I. Nyby IITeleplay by: Gerry Conway
Story by: Gerry Conway & Steve Hattman
April 26, 1996
5918"Left-Handed Murder"Jonathan FrakesMark MasuokaMay 3, 1996

Season 4: 1996–97

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
601"Murder by Friendly Fire"Christian I. Nyby IIGillian HorvathSeptember 19, 1996
612"Murder Can Be Contagious"Vincent McEveetyLee Goldberg & William RabkinSeptember 26, 1996
623"Murder on Thin Ice"Christopher HiblerRobin MaddenOctober 3, 1996
63/644/5"'X' Marks the Murder"Christian I. Nyby IILindsay HarrisonOctober 10, 1996
656"A Model Murder"Vincent McEveetySam EganOctober 17, 1996
667"Murder Can Be Murder"Christian I. Nyby IITom ChehakOctober 24, 1996
678"An Explosive Murder"Steve MinerDean HargroveOctober 31, 1996
689"Murder by the Busload"Christian I. Nyby IILee Goldberg & William RabkinNovember 7, 1996
6910"A Candidate for Murder"Christopher HiblerSteve HattmanNovember 14, 1996
7011"The ABCs of Murder"Christian I. Nyby IISteve HattmanNovember 21, 1996
7112"Murder in the Family"Vincent McEveetyLindsay HarrisonDecember 12, 1996
7213"In Defense of Murder"Vincent McEveetyJoyce Burditt & Gerry ConwayJanuary 9, 1997
7314"A History of Murder"Christian I. Nyby IIGerry ConwayJanuary 16, 1997
7415"Murder Two: Part 1"Christopher HiblerGerald Sanoff & Joel SteigerJanuary 30, 1997
7516"Murder Two: Part 2"Christopher HiblerGerald Sanoff & Joel SteigerFebruary 6, 1997
7617"Hard-Boiled Murder"Christian I. Nyby IILee Goldberg & William RabkinFebruary 13, 1997
7718"Murder, Country Style"Christopher HiblerTeleplay by: Gerry Conway
Story by: Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin and Gerry Conway
February 20, 1997
7819"Delusions of Murder"Christopher HiblerMichael Berlin & Eric EstrinFebruary 27, 1997
7920"A Passion for Murder"Christian I. Nyby IILee Goldberg & William RabkinApril 3, 1997
8021"Blood Brothers Murder"Christian I. Nyby IIBarry Van Dyke & Jeffrey GlasserApril 10, 1997
8122"Physician, Murder Thyself"Christian I. Nyby IITeleplay by: Gerry Conway
Story by: Gerry Conway and Lee Goldberg & William Conway
April 24, 1997
8223"Murder in the Air"Tom ChehakTom ChehakApril 24, 1997
8324"The Merry Widow Murder"Oz ScottJoyce BurdittMay 1, 1997
8425"Comedy Is Murder"Christopher HiblerTeleplay by: Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin
Story by: Dick Van Dyke and Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin
May 8, 1997
8526"The Murder of Mark Sloan"Christopher HiblerSteve HattmanMay 8, 1997

Season 5: 1997–98

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
861"Murder Blues"Christian I. Nyby IILee Goldberg & William RabkinSeptember 18, 1997
872"Open and Shut"Christopher HiblerJacquelyn BlainSeptember 25, 1997
883"Malibu Fire"Christian I. Nyby IITeleplay by: Gerry Conway & Wayne Berwick
Story by: Gerry Conway
October 2, 1997
894"Deadly Games"Christopher HiblerJeff PetersOctober 9, 1997
905"Slam-Dunk Dead"Vincent McEveetyTeleplay by: Larry Brody and Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin
Story by: Larry Brody
October 16, 1997
916"Looks Can Kill"Christopher HiblerCraig TepperOctober 23, 1997
92/937/8"Fatal Impact"Christian I. Nyby IIPart 1: David Bennett Carren & J. Larry Carroll
Part 2: Jacquelyn Blain
October 30, 1997
949"Must Kill TV"Christopher HiblerLee Goldberg & William RabkinNovember 6, 1997
9510"Discards"Christian I. Nyby IIJ. Larry Carroll & David Bennett CarrenNovember 13, 1997
9611"A Mime Is a Terrible Thing to Waste"Christopher HiblerLee Goldberg & William RabkinNovember 20, 1997
9712"Down and Dirty Dead"Ron SatlofBarry Van DykeDecember 11, 1997
9813"Retribution: Part 1"Christian I. Nyby IILee Goldberg & William RabkinJanuary 8, 1998
9914"Retribution: Part 2"Christian I. Nyby IILee Goldberg & William RabkinJanuary 15, 1998
10015"Drill for Death"Ron SatlofRobin MaddenJanuary 22, 1998
10116"Rain of Terror"Christian I. Nyby IICraig TepperJanuary 29, 1998
10217"Baby Boom"Vincent McEveetyJacquelyn BlainFebruary 5, 1998
10318"Talked to Death"Christian I. Nyby IIJoyce BurdittFebruary 26, 1998
10419"An Education in Murder"Frank ThackeryTeleplay by: Jacquelyn Blain
Story by: Jacquelyn Blain and D. O'Brien & Paul Rendle
March 5, 1998
10520"Murder at the Finish Line"Christopher HiblerJ. Larry Carroll & David Bennett CarrenMarch 26, 1998
10621"First Do No Harm"Vincent McEveetyErnest KinoyApril 16, 1998
10722"Promises to Keep"Christian I. Nyby IIDavid Bennett Carren & J. Larry CarrollApril 23, 1998
10823"Food Fight"Ron SatlofJacquelyn BlainApril 30, 1998
10924"Obsession: Part 1"Christian I. Nyby IILee Goldberg & William RabkinMay 7, 1998
11025"Obsession: Part 2"Christian I. Nyby IILee Goldberg & William RabkinMay 14, 1998

Season 6: 1998–99

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1111"Resurrection Part I"Christian I. Nyby IILee Goldberg & William RabkinSeptember 24, 1998
1122"Resurrection Part II"Christian I. Nyby IILee Goldberg & William RabkinSeptember 24, 1998
1133"Till Death Do Us Part"Max TashTerence WinterOctober 1, 1998
1144"Wrong Number"Christian I. Nyby IIJames L. NovackOctober 8, 1998
1155"Blood Will Out"Christopher HiblerRobin BernheimOctober 15, 1998
1166"Alienated"Bruce Seth GreenJ. Larry Carroll & David Bennett CarrenOctober 29, 1998
1177"Write, She Murdered"Frank ThackeryJacquelyn BlainNovember 5, 1998
1188"Rear Windows '98"Vincent McEveetyJacquelyn BlainNovember 12, 1998
1199"The Last Resort"Christian I. Nyby IIPaul BishopNovember 19, 1998
12010"Murder x 4"Frank ThackeryJ. Larry Carroll & David Bennett CarrenDecember 3, 1998
12111"Dead in the Water"Neema BarnetteRobin BernheimDecember 17, 1998
12212"Trapped in Paradise"Bruce Seth GreenErnie WallengrenJanuary 7, 1999
12313"Voices Carry"Christopher HiblerLee Goldberg & William RabkinJanuary 21, 1999
12414"Murder, My Suite"Jim JohnstonTeleplay by: E.F. Wallengren
Story by: Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin
January 28, 1999
12515"Murder on the Hour"Christopher HiblerJ. Larry Carroll & David Bennett CarrenFebruary 4, 1999
12616"Rescue Me"William RabkinJacquelyn BlainFebruary 11, 1999
12717"Down Among the Dead Men"Barry SteinbergPaul BishopFebruary 18, 1999
12818"Never Say Die"Frank ThackeryBarry Van DykeFebruary 25, 1999
129/13019/20"Trash TV"Ron SatlofPart 1: Lee Goldberg
Part 2: David Bennett Carren & J. Larry Carroll
April 29, 1999
13121"Blood Ties"Bruce Seth GreenLee Goldberg & William RabkinMay 6, 1999
13222"Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of My Life"Ron SatlofErnest KinoyMay 13, 1999

Season 7: 1999–2000

Episode
number
Title Director Writer(s) Original airdate
7.01"The Roast"Christopher HiblerMark SolomonSeptember 23, 1999
7.02"Sleeping Murder"Ron SatlofChris AbbottSeptember 30, 1999
7.03"Bringing Up Barbie"Ron SatlofSteve BrownOctober 7, 1999
7.04"Murder at Midterm"Christopher HiblerMelody FoxOctober 14, 1999
7.05"The Flame"Christian I. Nyby IIJoel SteigerOctober 21, 1999
7.06"The Killer Within"Frank ThackeryTerry Curtis FoxOctober 28, 1999
7.07"Gangland (1)"Victor LoblTerry Curtis FoxNovember 9, 1999
7.08"Gangland (2)"Victor LoblTerry Curtis FoxNovember 9, 1999
7.09"The Mouth That Roared"Terrence O'HaraCathryn MichonNovember 11, 1999
7.10"The Seven Deadly Sins"Christopher HiblerChris Abbott & Steve BrownNovember 18, 1999
7.11"Santa Claude"Nancy MaloneBurt Prelutsky & Steve BrownDecember 16, 1999
7.12"Man Overboard"Frank ThackeryMichael LyonsJanuary 6, 2000
7.13"Frontier Dad"Frank ThackeryPaul Vincent Picerni & Barry Van DykeJanuary 13, 2000
7.14"Too Many Cooks"Christopher HiblerJoyce BurdittJanuary 20, 2000
7.15"Jake's Women"Victor LoblMark SolomonFebruary 3, 2000
7.16"Murder by Remote"Christopher HiblerTerry Curtis FoxFebruary 10, 2000
7.17"Teacher's Pet"Vince McEveetyJoel SteigerFebruary 17, 2000
7.18"The Unluckiest Bachelor in L.A."Bernie KowalskiCathryn MichonFebruary 24, 2000
7.19"A Resting Place"Farhad MannCharlie Schlatter & Craig TomashoffApril 6, 2000
7.20"Murder at BBQ Bob's"Victor LoblPaul BishopApril 20, 2000
7.21"Two Birds With One Sloan"Nancy MaloneTerry Curtis FoxApril 27, 2000
7.22"Swan Song"Victor LoblJoel SteigerMay 4, 2000
7.23"Out of the Past (1)"Victor LoblSteve BrownMay 11, 2000
7.24"Getting Mad, Getting Even (2)"Donald L. GoldBurt PrelutskyMay 11, 2000

Season 8: 2000–01

Episode
number
Title Director Writer(s) Original airdate
8.01"Death By Design"Christopher HiblerMark EganOctober 12, 2000
8.02"Blind Man's Bluff"Frank ThackeryJoel SteigerOctober 19, 2000
8.03"Sleight-of-Hand"Nancy MaloneMark SolomonOctober 26, 2000
8.04"By Reason of Insanity"Sandy SmolanTerry Curtis FoxNovember 2, 2000
8.05"The Patient Detective"Victor LoblStephen A. MillerNovember 9, 2000
8.06"The Cradle Will Rock"Victor LoblJoel SteigerNovember 16, 2000
8.07"Hot House"Victor LoblTerry Curtis FoxNovember 30, 2000
8.08"All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Die"Bernie KowalskiTerry Curtis FoxDecember 7, 2000
8.09"Confession"Donald L. GoldChris AbbottJanuary 4, 2001
8.10"Playing God"Christian I. Nyby IIBurt PrelutskyJanuary 11, 2001
8.11"Less Than Zero"Christian I. Nyby IICathryn MichonJanuary 18, 2001
8.12"Sins of the Father (1)"Victor LoblJoel SteigerFebruary 2, 2001
8.13"Sins of the Father (2)"Victor LoblJoel SteigerFebruary 9, 2001
8.14"You Bet Your Life"Nancy MaloneBurt PrelutskyFebruary 16, 2001
8.15"Bachelor Fathers"James NasellaSteve BrownFebruary 23, 2001
8.16"Being of Sound Mind"Christopher HiblerBurt PrelutskyMarch 2, 2001
8.17"Dance of Danger"Christian I. Nyby IIBarry Van Dyke & Jeffrey GlasserMarch 30, 2001
8.18"The Red's Shoes"Frank ThackeryVictoria Rowell & Fred FontanaApril 20, 2001
8.19"No Good Deed"Sandy SmolanTerry Curtis FoxApril 27, 2001
8.20"Déja vous"Christian I. Nyby IITerry Curtis FoxMay 4, 2001
8.21"On the Beach"Donald L. GoldBurt PrelutskyMay 4, 2001
8.22"The Blair Nurse Project"Barry Van DykeCarey Van Dyke & Barry Van DykeMay 11, 2001

Diagnosis Murder Continuity

The Episode "Hard Boiled Murder" Is A Sequel To The "Mannix" Episode called "Little Girl Lost".

7.4 Little Girl Lost October 7, 1973

The Episode "Promises To Keep" is the second part of a two part episode that features characters introduced in the Promised Land episode "Total Security".

2.20 Total Security April 23, 1998

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