Diagnosis: Murder (season 3)
Diagnosis: Murder's third season originally aired Fridays at 9:00-10:00 pm (EST).[1][2] The season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Video.
| Diagnosis: Murder | |
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| Season 3 | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | December 8, 1995 – May 3, 1996 |
| Season chronology | |
Cast
- Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan
- Victoria Rowell as Dr. Amanda Bentley
- Charlie Schlatter as Dr. Jesse Travis
- Michael Tucci as Norman Briggs
- Barry Van Dyke as Steve Sloan
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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| 42 | 1 | "An Innocent Murder" | Vincent McEveety | Cynthia Deming & William Royce | December 8, 1995 | 13.00 | |
| A young lady murders her rich father (Arthur York) (Arthur Taxier) but makes look like a suicide, but Sloan manages to find holes in her story. | |||||||
| 43 | 2 | "Witness to Murder" | Paris Barclay | Teleplay by: Cynthia Deming & William Royce Story by: Mimi Rothman Schapiro & Bill Wells | December 15, 1995 | 12.30 | |
| Sloan tries to help a girl who witnessed her father's murder and is afraid to tell anyone. | |||||||
| 44 | 3 | "All-American Murder" | Christian I. Nyby II | Tom Chehak | December 22, 1995 | 12.20 | |
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The results of an autopsy on a deceased newcomer to the beach bring a surprising twist to the person's death. Guest Star: Curtis Armstrong, and Leo Penn. | |||||||
| 45 | 4 | "Murder in the Courthouse" | Bruce Kessler | Roger Lowenstein | December 29, 1995 | 11.90 | |
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Mark serves jury duty on a case in which a notorious hit man is found innocent - only to be killed by a bomb that the prosecutor planted for revenge. Guest Stars: Dixie Carter, James Hong, and Brian Tochi. | |||||||
| 46 | 5 | "Murder on the Run: Part 1" | Christian I. Nyby II | Teleplay by: Steve Hattman Story by: Maurice Hurley & Steve Hattman | January 5, 1996 | 13.40 | |
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A man falsely convicted of killing his wife takes Mark hostage in order to prove his innocence. (A train transporting prisoners derails, sending him to the hospital--partly inspired by The Fugitive (1993 film).) Guest Stars: Jeff Allin, Dion Anderson, Richard Fancy, and Denise Crosby. | |||||||
| 47 | 6 | "Murder on the Run: Part 2" | Christian I. Nyby II | Teleplay by: Steve Hattman Story by: Maurice Hurley & Steve Hattman | January 12, 1996 | 13.00 | |
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Sloan becomes convinced that George Karn (Jeff Allin) is innocent, so he sets out to find the man who killed Karn's wife. Guest Stars: Denise Crosby, Richard Fancy, and Dion Anderson. | |||||||
| 48 | 7 | "Love Is Murder" | Tom Chehak | Nan Hagan | January 19, 1996 | 14.00 | |
| Steve becomes attracted to a reporter who murders cops. | |||||||
| 49 | 8 | "Misdiagnosis Murder" | Christian I. Nyby II | Gerry Conway | January 26, 1996 | 12.40 | |
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Jesse gets involved in a large conspiracy when he sees an alleged heart-attack victim, while a wealthy benefactor takes a shine to Briggs. Guest Stars: Richard Romanus. | |||||||
| 50 | 9 | "The Pressure to Murder" | Christopher Hibler | Sibyl Gardner | February 9, 1996 | 12.20 | |
| Sloan investigates the death of a medical intern who was Amanda's cousin. The key is ABADCAD in more ways than one. | |||||||
| 51 | 10 | "Living on the Streets Can Be Murder" | Christopher Hibler | Carey W. Hayes & Chad Hayes | February 16, 1996 | 13.20 | |
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Someone is murdering homeless people and harvesting their organs for transplants. Guest Stars: Bryan Cranston | |||||||
| 52 | 11 | "Murder, Murder" | Peter Ellis | Nancy Bond | February 23, 1996 | 12.20 | |
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Sloan faces double trouble while investigating the murder of an old friend, the main suspects being the victim's wife and her identical twin. Guest Stars: Robert Vaughn, Alan Fudge, and Jack McGee. | |||||||
| 53 | 12 | "Murder in the Dark" | Bernard L. Kowalski | Joyce Burditt | March 8, 1996 | 11.40 | |
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A drunk surgeon is accused of murdering a doctor who had a wild life at night. Guest Star: John Pleshette | |||||||
| 54 | 13 | "35 Millimeter Murder" | Bruce Seth Green | Steve Hattman | March 29, 1996 | 12.50 | |
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A picture taken by a paparazzo provides a clue in a kidnapping and murder case, while Amanda goes into labor. Guest Stars: Stephen Furst and Cylk Cozart. | |||||||
| 55 | 14 | "The Murder Trade" | Oz Scott | Joyce Burditt | April 5, 1996 | 13.00 | |
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A psychotherapist murders a downsizing expert who threatened Sloan's job, then attempts to blackmail the doctor into returning the favor. Guest Stars: Leila Kenzle and Terry O'Quinn. | |||||||
| 56 | 15 | "Mind Over Murder" | Christian I. Nyby II | Gerry Conway | April 12, 1996 | 11.80 | |
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A psychic from an infomercial claims she saw a future murder being committed. Guest Stars: George Hamilton, and Tracy Nelson | |||||||
| 57 | 16 | "Murder by the Book" | Christopher Hibler | Tom Chehak & Steve Hattman | April 19, 1996 | 11.60 | |
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Call girls and the co-author of their racy book are being threatened with murder, while Amanda discovers she was never legally married. Guest Stars: Troy Evans, Tony Pierce, and Jeri Ryan. | |||||||
| 58 | 17 | "FMurder" | Christian I. Nyby II | Teleplay by: Gerry Conway Story by: Gerry Conway & Steve Hattman | April 26, 1996 | 12.00 | |
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Sloan suspects a TV homemaker (Vicki Lawrence) of plotting a shock-jock's (Morton Downey Jr.)'s electrocution. Guest Star: Kene Holliday (played Tyler Hudson on Matlock) | |||||||
| 59 | 18 | "Left-Handed Murder" | Jonathan Frakes | Mark Masuoka | May 3, 1996 | 11.70 | |
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The remains of Sloan's friend are found in a shark, which is made all the more suspicious when it's discovered the victim had three wives. Guest Star: Christina Pickles. | |||||||