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)

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).

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

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
0	0	"It Never Entered My Mind"	Bernard L. Kowalski	Joyce Burditt	March 20, 1991 (1991-03-20)
Dr. 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.
0.1	1	"Diagnosis Of Murder"	Christopher Hibler	Dean Hargrove	January 5, 1992 (1992-01-05)
Dr. 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.
0.2	2	"The House On Sycamore Street"	Christian I. Nyby II	Bruce Franklin Sinfer	May 1, 1992 (1992-05-01)
One 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.
0.3	3	"A Twist Of The Knife"	Jerry London	Gerry Conway	February 13, 1993 (1993-02-13)
An 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

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Miracle Cure"	Michael Lange	James Kramer	October 29, 1993 (1993-10-29)
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 (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
3	3	"Murder at the Telethon"	Anson Williams	Vance DeGeneres	November 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
4	4	"Inheritance of Death"	Frank Thackery	Gerry Conway	November 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
5	5	"The 13 Million Dollar Man"	Anson Williams	Gordon T. Dawson	December 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
6	6	"Vanishing Act: Part 1"	Christian I. Nyby II	Bruce Franklin Singer	December 10, 1993 (1993-12-10)
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 (1993-12-17)
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 (1994-01-07)
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 (1994-01-14)
The body of an infomercial financial guru disappears without a trace. Guest Stars: Ned Romero Murderer: Meg Westlin
10	10	"Murder with Mirrors"	Anson Williams	Gerry Conway	January 21, 1994 (1994-01-21)
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 (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
12	12	"Reunion with Murder"	Anson Williams	Robin Madden	February 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
13	13	"Lily"	Frank Thackery	Gerry Conway	March 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
14	14	"Guardian Angel"	Christian I. Nyby II	Bruce Franklin Singer	April 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
15	15	"Nirvana"	Christian I. Nyby II	Peter Dunne	April 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
16	16	"Broadcast Blues"	Christian I. Nyby II	James Kramer	April 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
17	17	"Shaker"	Alan Myerson	Gerry Conway	April 29, 1994 (1994-04-29)
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 (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
19	19	"Sister Michael Wants You"	Leo Penn	Joyce Burditt	May 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