Diagnosis: Murder
Season 1
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes19
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseOctober 29, 1993 (1993-10-29) –
May 13, 1994 (1994-05-13)
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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 1991 pilot "It Never Entered My Mind" from the fourth season of Jake and the Fatman.

Cast

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Miracle Cure"Michael LangeJames KramerOctober 29, 1993 (1993-10-29)14.6[3]
Dr. Mark Sloan investigates the hit-and-run death of an ex-con, who was killed by his uncaught accomplice (Robert Guillaume) in his crime, who is now posing as a priest. Mark also has trouble with a homeless woman (Sylvia Sidney) who is hospitalized with an illness that resembles dementia and keeps running off, unaware she witnessed the murder.
22"Amnesia"Michael LangeStory by : Joyce Burditt and David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg
Teleplay by : Joyce Burditt		November 5, 1993 (1993-11-05)12.7[4]
A woman arrives at the hospital claiming to be an amnesiac, but Sloan's probing of her past leads him to discover she's a mob assassin and believe that she's plotting to murder a hospitalized senator. However, her actual target is a mob witness posing as a male nurse.
33"Murder at the Telethon"Anson WilliamsVance DeGeneresNovember 12, 1993 (1993-11-12)12.5[5]

A comedian (Dom DeLuise) who was hosting a telethon for the hospital is murdered, so Sloan investigates.

Dick Martin, Granville Vandusen, Steven Anderson, Dick Van Patten, and Joyce Van Patten also guest star.
44"Inheritance of Death"Frank ThackeryGerry ConwayNovember 19, 1993 (1993-11-19)12.4[6]

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
55"The 13 Million Dollar Man"Anson WilliamsGordon T. DawsonDecember 3, 1993 (1993-12-03)12.5[7]

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
66"Vanishing Act: Part 1"Christian I. Nyby IIBruce Franklin SingerDecember 10, 1993 (1993-12-10)11.2[8]

Steve is framed for the murder of an internal-affairs officer by one of his senior officers, one of a group of four dirty cops involved in drug trade.

Guest Star: Richard Gant, Dennis Lipscomb, John Beck, and Boyd Kestner.
77"Vanishing Act: Part 2"Christian I. Nyby IIBruce Franklin SingerDecember 17, 1993 (1993-12-17)11.1[9]

Sloan and Jack use connections to the underworld to expose the dirty cops and figure out which one set up Steve for murder.

Guest Stars: Richard Gant, Boyd Kestner, John Beck, and Don Gordon
88"Shanda's Song"Neema BarnetteCraig VolkJanuary 7, 1994 (1994-01-07)14.8[10]
Sloan hunts for the stalker of a female pop star who possibly killed a backup singer.
99"The Restless Remains"Christian I. Nyby IIStory by : John Hill
Teleplay by : Robert Schlitt		January 14, 1994 (1994-01-14)16.2[11]

An infomercial financial guru arrives at Mark's house claiming to have been poisoned, dies in the living room, and disappears without a trace. His staff and his wife claim he's still alive, but make excuses as to why Mark never sees him and he suspects something's up. A side gag involves Mark diagnosing and treating a security guard at the studio who has jaw pain.

Guest Stars: Ned Romero
1010"Murder with Mirrors"Anson WilliamsGerry ConwayJanuary 21, 1994 (1994-01-21)16.8[12]

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.
1111"Flashdance with Death"Christian I. Nyby IIGerry ConwayJanuary 28, 1994 (1994-01-28)17.2[13]

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.
1212"Reunion with Murder"Anson WilliamsRobin MaddenFebruary 4, 1994 (1994-02-04)16.3[14]

Amanda is suspected of murdering an old college roommate who had written a tell-all book about her sorority sisters. Mark believes the key to finding the true killer is locating the book before the killer does.

Note: The dog that Amanda adopts she names "Yoda".
1313"Lily"Frank ThackeryGerry ConwayMarch 4, 1994 (1994-03-04)16.6[15]

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
1414"Guardian Angel"Christian I. Nyby IIBruce Franklin SingerApril 1, 1994 (1994-04-01)13.3[16]

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) and Lt. Ed Brock in the Perry Mason TV movies). (He plays a derelict in this episode.)
1515"Nirvana"Christian I. Nyby IIPeter DunneApril 8, 1994 (1994-04-08)13.6[17]
Sloan follows a few leads to a spa in his investigation of a con man's murder.
1616"Broadcast Blues"Christian I. Nyby IIJames KramerApril 15, 1994 (1994-04-15)15.3[18]
A convict that Sloan examines takes everyone at the hospital hostage - and two deaths occur during the situation.
1717"Shaker"Alan MyersonGerry ConwayApril 29, 1994 (1994-04-29)13.6[19]

Sloan suspects foul play after a friend dies in an earthquake.

Guest Star: Allan Miller
1818"The Plague"Peter EllisGerry ConwayMay 6, 1994 (1994-05-06)13.9[20]

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).
1919"Sister Michael Wants You"Leo PennJoyce BurdittMay 13, 1994 (1994-05-13)13.7[21]

Sloan goes undercover as a priest to help a nun catch a murderer in her convent.

Guest Star: Delta Burke

References

  1. ^ TV Listings for October 29, 1993
  2. ^ TV Listings for May 13, 1994
  3. ^ DeRosa, Robin (November 3, 1993). "ABC usurps CBS as No. 1". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  4. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 10, 1993. p. 3D.
  5. ^ DeRosa, Robin (November 17, 1993). "Walters gives ABC a special boost". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  6. ^ DeRosa, Robin (November 24, 1993). "CBS sweeps back to top". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  7. ^ DeRosa, Robin (December 8, 1993). "'White Dog' has its day; CBS, its week". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  8. ^ DeRosa, Robin (December 15, 1993). "Midler's 'Gypsy' coming up roses for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  9. ^ DeRosa, Robin (December 22, 1993). "ABC on top for 2nd week". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  10. ^ DeRosa, Robin (January 12, 1994). "'Improvement' leads ABC charge". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  11. ^ DeRosa, Robin (January 19, 1994). "'Columbo' on the case for ABC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  12. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. January 26, 1994. p. 3D.
  13. ^ DeRosa, Robin (February 2, 1994). "Super Bowl runs up NBC's score". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  14. ^ DeRosa, Robin (February 9, 1994). "Lilith brings ratings to 'Frasier'". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  15. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. March 9, 1994. p. 3D.
  16. ^ DeRosa, Robin (April 6, 1994). "ABC gets help from 'These Friends'". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  17. ^ DeRosa, Robin (April 13, 1994). "Hoops figure in to CBS' net again". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  18. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. April 20, 1994. p. 3D.
  19. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 4, 1994. p. 3D.
  20. ^ DeRosa, Robin (May 11, 1994). "ABC keeps hammering away". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  21. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 18, 1994. p. 3D.
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