Diagnosis: Murder (season 1)

Diagnosis: Murder (season 1)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 19 + Pilot + 5 TV movies
Release
Original network CBS
Original release October 29, 1993 (1993-10-29) – May 13, 1994 (1994-05-13)
Season chronology

Diagnosis: Murder's first season originally aired Fridays at 8:00-9:00 pm (EST).[1][2] The season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Video. It included the pilot "It Never Entered My Mind" from Jake and The Fatman.

Cast

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Miracle Cure"Michael LangeJames KramerOctober 29, 1993 (1993-10-29)

Dr. Mark Sloan investigates a hit-and-run death that may involve a priest's confessional. Guest Stars: Robert Guillaume, and Sylvia Sidney.

Murderer: Father David Morrissey
22"Amnesia"Michael LangeTeleplay by: Joyce Burditt
Story by: Joyce Burditt and David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg
November 5, 1993 (1993-11-05)

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
33"Murder at the Telethon"Anson WilliamsVance DeGeneresNovember 12, 1993 (1993-11-12)

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
44"Inheritance of Death"Frank ThackeryGerry ConwayNovember 19, 1993 (1993-11-19)

A millionaire dies after declaring his intention to leave his money to the hospital - and Sloan suspects the man's offspring.
Note: In addition to Sloan, Dick Van Dyke plays the millionaire Johnathan Nash and his Sons Julian Nash and J. Edison Nash and his Daughter Judith Nash. Guest Star: Michael Champion

Murderer: Dr. Julian Nash
55"The 13 Million Dollar Man"Anson WilliamsGordon T. DawsonDecember 3, 1993 (1993-12-03)

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 Kercheval

Murderer: Alex Redlin
66"Vanishing Act: Part 1"Christian I. Nyby IIBruce Franklin SingerDecember 10, 1993 (1993-12-10)

Steve is framed for the murder of an internal-affairs officer. Guest Star: Richard Gant, Dennis Lipscomb, John Beck, and Boyd Kestner.

Murderer: Not Revealed until part 2
77"Vanishing Act: Part 2"Christian I. Nyby IIBruce Franklin SingerDecember 17, 1993 (1993-12-17)

Sloan and Jack use connections to the underworld to figure out who set up Steve for murder. Guest Stars: Richard Gant, Boyd Kestner, John Beck, and Don Gordon

Murderer: Eugene Vickers
88"Shanda's Song"Neema BarnetteCraig VolkJanuary 7, 1994 (1994-01-07)

Sloan hunts for the stalker of a female pop star.

Murderer: Shanda
99"The Restless Remains"Christian I. Nyby IITeleplay by: Robert Schlitt
Story by: John Hill
January 14, 1994 (1994-01-14)

The body of an infomercial financial guru disappears without a trace. Guest Stars: Ned Romero

Murderer: Meg Westlin
1010"Murder with Mirrors"Anson WilliamsGerry ConwayJanuary 21, 1994 (1994-01-21)

Sloan works to clear a friend in the murder of a magician. Special Guest Star: Emma Samms Guest Stars: Ray Buktenica, Jack Laufer, and Mitchell Whitfield.

Murderer: David Baldwin
1111"Flashdance with Death"Christian I. Nyby IIGerry ConwayJanuary 28, 1994 (1994-01-28)

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. Watch for a dancer called Shannon, played by Elizabeth Berkley, star of Showgirls.

Murderer: Cindy Martin
1212"Reunion with Murder"Anson WilliamsRobin MaddenFebruary 4, 1994 (1994-02-04)

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
1313"Lily"Frank ThackeryGerry ConwayMarch 4, 1994 (1994-03-04)

When a call girl who was blackmailing some of her clients ends up dead, Mark sorts through her clients to find out who killed her. Guest Star: Gerald Mcraney

Murderer: Andy Ruggio
1414"Guardian Angel"Christian I. Nyby IIBruce Franklin SingerApril 1, 1994 (1994-04-01)

After the mayor is murdered, Sloan investigates the peculiar behavior of the politician's widow. Guest Star: James McEachin, who plays the police Lt. Frank Daniels in six episodes of Matlock (TV series). (He plays a derelict in this episode.)

Murderer: Lauren Ridgeway
1515"Nirvana"Christian I. Nyby IIPeter DunneApril 8, 1994 (1994-04-08)

Sloan follows a few leads to a spa in his investigation of a con man's murder.

Murderer: Chet Brooks
1616"Broadcast Blues"Christian I. Nyby IIJames KramerApril 15, 1994 (1994-04-15)

A convict that Sloan examines takes everyone at the hospital hostage - and two deaths occur during the situation.

Murderer: Tom Harvey
1717"Shaker"Alan MyersonGerry ConwayApril 29, 1994 (1994-04-29)

Sloan suspects foul play after a friend dies in an earthquake. Guest Star: Allan Miller

Murderer: Rick Bennett
1818"The Plague"Peter EllisGerry ConwayMay 6, 1994 (1994-05-06)

Sloan comes to suspect that someone could have deliberately exposed a hit man to bubonic plague. Guest Stars: Julie Sommars (Julie March in the TV Series Matlock), and David Froman (Lieutenant Bob Brooks in Matlock).

Murderer: Regina Baylor
1919"Sister Michael Wants You"Leo PennJoyce BurdittMay 13, 1994 (1994-05-13)

Sloan goes undercover as a priest to help a nun catch a murderer in her convent. Guest Stars: Delta Burke.

Murderer: Sister Regina

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