Diagnosis: Murder
Season 8
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseOctober 12, 2000 (2000-10-12) –
May 11, 2001 (2001-05-11)
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Diagnosis: Murder's eighth and final season originally aired from October 12, 2000, to May 11, 2001.

Cast

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1571"Death By Design"Christopher HiblerMark EganOctober 12, 2000 (2000-10-12)7.93[1]
A friend hired to revamp Mark's office ends up dead, wrapped up in a roll of carpet, and the murderer's trail leads all the way to Egypt.
1582"Blind Man's Bluff"Frank ThackeryJoel SteigerOctober 19, 2000 (2000-10-19)8.43[2]
A man caught between his wife and his lover is suddenly found murdered. The finger is initially pointed in the direction of the lover, because the wife is blind and presumed to have been unable to do the awful deed.
1593"Sleight-of-Hand"Nancy MaloneMark SolomonOctober 26, 2000 (2000-10-26)8.40[3]
Mark's magic instructor turns up dead after an apparent surfing accident, but Mark suspects the deceased's twin brother may have been the one with a trick up his sleeve.
1604"By Reason of Insanity"Sandy SmolanTerry Curtis FoxNovember 2, 2000 (2000-11-02)8.39[4]
Mark comes to the defense of his schizophrenic former student, who can't explain his alibi after being charged with murder.
1615"The Patient Detective"Victor LoblStephen A. MillerNovember 9, 2000 (2000-11-09)7.77[5]
Dr. Sloan's son Steve nearly dies in a traffic accident then claims to have seen murder take place in his hospital room. Although the man seemingly died of natural causes, it's quickly revealed to be more than it seems.
1626"The Cradle Will Rock"Victor LoblJoel SteigerNovember 16, 2000 (2000-11-16)8.56[6]
Mark discovers that an impassioned love affair between a nurse and a 17-year-old hospital worker may be the motive for murder.
1637"Hot House"Victor LoblTerry Curtis FoxNovember 30, 2000 (2000-11-30)8.46[7]
To investigate a possible murder, Dr. Sloan goes into a house of roommates who are monitored 24 hours a day by cameras for a national television show. He soon discover the victim had a history of abuse not just to his cast members, but his family too.
1648"All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Die"Bernie KowalskiTerry Curtis FoxDecember 7, 2000 (2000-12-07)8.12[8]
Mark gets wrapped up in the world of high fashion and designer drugs while tracking down the person responsible for planting a bomb that killed his friend on his wedding day.
1659"Confession"Donald L. GoldChris Abbott & Steve BrownJanuary 4, 2001 (2001-01-04)9.11[9]
A priest listens to the confession of a killer, but won't reveal who the killer is due to confidentiality and becomes the prime suspect himself after evidence points to him. Mark decides to go undercover to help clear the priest's name.
16610"Playing God"Christian I. Nyby IIBurt PrelutskyJanuary 11, 2001 (2001-01-11)11.06[10]
Someone kills a medical student, drains his blood and stores the corpse in the Community General morgue.
16711"Less Than Zero"Christian I. Nyby IICathryn MichonJanuary 18, 2001 (2001-01-18)10.92[11]
Dr. Sloan investigates the demise of a television star who may have died because of compulsive dieting.
16812"Sins of the Father: Part 1"Victor LoblJoel SteigerFebruary 2, 2001 (2001-02-02)9.48[12]
The shooting death of a patient opens a doorway to Mark's past that forces him to face the disappearance of his father.
16913"Sins of the Father: Part 2"Victor LoblJoel SteigerFebruary 9, 2001 (2001-02-09)9.82[13]
Mark attempts to discover why his father, a former police detective, vanished more than 50 years earlier, leaving him and his mother to fend for themselves.
17014"You Bet Your Life"Nancy MaloneBurt PrelutskyFebruary 16, 2001 (2001-02-16)9.50[14]
When a big-time bookie and a gambling heart surgeon turn up dead, Mark bets that something foul is afoot.
17115"Bachelor Fathers"James NasellaSteve BrownFebruary 23, 2001 (2001-02-23)9.15[15]
Mark takes on the extortionists responsible for murdering the twin sister of a young woman who claims Dr. Travis fathered her infant son.
17216"Being of Sound Mind"Christopher HiblerBurt PrelutskyMarch 2, 2001 (2001-03-02)9.80[16]
Jesse and Amanda are among six strangers selected as the beneficiaries of a lonely man's will. The others are a medical student, a nurse, a doctor, and a patient's husband. But all stand in the way of a killer who's scheming to get their multi-million dollar inheritance. Meanwhile, Mark is interviewing candidates for the position as his (new) secretary.
17317"Dance of Danger"Christian I. Nyby IIBarry Van Dyke & Jeffrey GlasserMarch 30, 2001 (2001-03-30)8.56[17]
A newspaper reporter goes to Mark for help when she suspects a New Age religion is responsible for the stabbing of her dance partner.
17418"The Red Shoes"Frank ThackeryVictoria Rowell & Fred FontanaApril 20, 2001 (2001-04-20)8.11[18]
Dr. Sloan tries to help Amanda when she becomes involved in an incident involving the Chinese government.
17519"No Good Deed"Sandy SmolanTerry Curtis FoxApril 27, 2001 (2001-04-27)9.57[19]
Dr. Sloan investigates a controversial attorney who confesses to murder while near death but recants after he recovers.
17620"Deja Vous"Christian I. Nyby IITerry Curtis FoxMay 4, 2001 (2001-05-04)8.89[20]
Steve begins dating a woman who looks similar to his murdered ex-girlfriend.
17721"On the Beach"Donald L. GoldJoyce Burditt & Burt PrelutskyMay 4, 2001 (2001-05-04)9.60[20]
After breaking his leg in a Scooter accident at Community General, Dr Sloan is forced to recuperate at home. While observing his neighbours, Mark notices the unpleasant neighbour who has the habit playing excessively loud music, disposing of something in the ocean. Mark earlier formed the suspicion that the same neighbour may have been abusing his girlfriend, and so realises that the object discreetly disposed of, may have been her body. Additionally, Mark has a new Home-Help Nurse to assist him in his recovery. This new Nurse turns out to be quite a character, even assisting Mark in his investigation.
17822"The Blair Nurse Project"Barry Van DykeCarey Van Dyke & Barry Van DykeMay 11, 2001 (2001-05-11)6.63[21]
When a filmmaker begins using Community General Hospital as the location for an eerie documentary, Dr. Sloan discovers it may be haunted.

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