The Best Episodes of Diagnosis: Murder
Every episode of Diagnosis: Murder ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Diagnosis: Murder!
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
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The best episode of "Diagnosis: Murder" is "Physician, Murder Thyself", rated 8.4/10 from 118 user votes. It was directed by Christian I. Nyby II and written by Gerry Conway. "Physician, Murder Thyself" aired on 4/24/1997 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Voices Carry".
8.4/10 118 votes#1 - Physician, Murder Thyself
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 1997-04-24
Dr. Sloan investigates when an unpopular colleague drops dead while performing an operation. Mark investigates his fellow doctors when tests reveal the deceased was poisoned.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Gerry Conway
- 8.3/10 92 votes
#2 - Voices Carry
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1999-01-21
Newly retired detective Harry Trumble returns to the force when it appears 'The Clown Killer', a murderer Trumble chased for more than a decade, has emerged from obscurity to kill again. Mark is reluctant to help Harry investigate the Clown, in part due to a rift between the two, but also because Mark suspects Harry has something to do with the Clown's reappearance.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin
- 8.2/10 106 votes
#3 - Living on the Streets Can Be Murder
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1996-02-16
Dr. Sloan investigates a free health clinic after several homeless people turn up dead... with missing organs.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes
- 8.2/10 99 votes
#4 - Sins Of The Father (1)
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 2001-02-02
A young woman is assassinated while Dr. Mark Sloan is examining her, setting off an investigation that plunges Mark into dark memories of his own childhood.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: Joel Steiger
- 8.1/10 111 votes
#5 - Death By Extermination
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1994-12-02
The body of a dead real estate agent is found in the walk-in closet of Mark's sister's new house. Mark and Steve have to work around Dora Sloan's annoying habits while investigating the murder.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: Dan Wilcox
- 8.1/10 87 votes
#6 - Love is Murder
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1996-01-19
Steve heads up the investigation when a serial cop killer is on the prowl, while inadvertantly dating the killer.
Director: Tom Chehak
Writer: Nan Hagan
- 8.1/10 157 votes
#7 - Hard-Boiled Murder
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 1997-02-13
Mark aids an old friend, Joe Mannix, in solving a 25-year-old, unsolved murder.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin
- 8.1/10 88 votes
#8 - Murder in the Air
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 1997-04-24
Dr. Sloan and Amanda investigate when the co-pilot of the airplance carrying them to a medical conference is murdered and the remainder of the flight crew are incapacitated with a mysterious illness.
Director: Tom Chehak
Writer: Tom Chehak
- 8.1/10 115 votes
#9 - Must Kill TV
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1997-11-06
The Sloans run into plenty of industry politics when they investigate the death of television network executive, Rachel Woodrall. Seamy revelations about Woodrall's college sorority lead to the killer.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin
- 8.1/10 90 votes
#10 - Santa Claude
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 1999-12-16
Hospital horticulturist Claude is revealed to be an escaped convict living under an assumed name for the past 10 years. Mark fights to shelter Claude from extradition while striving to prove his innocence.
Director: Nancy Malone
Writer: Burt Prelutsky, Steve Brown
- 8.1/10 89 votes
#11 - Being of Sound Mind
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 2001-03-02
Dr. Sloan tries to save Jesse and Amanda from a murderer who is out to kill them in order to obtain a multi-million dollar inheritance.
Director: Christopher Hibler
Writer: Burt Prelutsky
- 8.0/10 105 votes
#12 - Reunion with Murder
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1994-02-04
A tell-all book written by one of Amanda's vindictive old college roommates contains embarrassing secrets of all four roommates. Dr. Sloan tries to discover what happened when the author is found dead and Amanda is the main suspect.
Director: Anson Williams
Writer: Robin Madden
- 8.0/10 161 votes
#13 - Guardian Angel
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1994-04-01
An unhappy politician's wife guns down her husband in an underground garage. Mark sees through her alibi and attempts to confirm his suspicions.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Bruce Franklin Singer
- 8.0/10 89 votes
#14 - Murder Can Be Contagious
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1996-09-26
A burglar inadvertently becomes infected with a deadly virus. Dr. Sloan and Jesse are subsequently exposed to the virus after Jesse stumbles upon the thief's dead body. Both Mark and Jesse are confined to Mark's home while Steve and Amanda investigate the drug company that manufactured the virus, in the hopes of discovering an antidote before Jesse runs out of time.
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin
- 8.0/10 88 votes
#15 - A History of Murder
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1997-01-16
Mark investigates a 30-year old murder when the body of his old mentor is discovered entombed in a wall in the hospital.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Gerry Conway
- 8.0/10 98 votes
#16 - The Merry Widow Murder
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 1997-05-01
A wealthy woman and her boyfriend dupe Mark and plot to murder her husband.
Director: Oz Scott
Writer: Joyce Burditt
- 8.0/10 125 votes
#17 - Murder Blues
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 1997-09-18
Steve becomes embroiled in political intrigue after the murder of a city councilman's wife appears to be part of a larger political strategy. Steve investigates two mayoral candidates, the councilman and the chief of police, as well as a rogue detective and his partner, all with strong motives.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin
- 8.0/10 108 votes
#18 - Malibu Fire
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 1997-10-02
A Malibu Hills fire is the backdrop for rising tensions between the residents; a disgraced stockbroker, a naturalist, a worried father, and a land developer. A worried Dr. Sloan deals with his own parental fears when Steve helps fight the fire.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Gerry Conway
- 8.0/10 105 votes
#19 - The Last Resort
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 1998-11-19
Steve and his abrasive, confrontational partner are confined to a therapy home for 90 days after Steve shoots and kills a fleeing suspect. Steve's partner, Reggie, believes his wife and daughter are being held hostage by his nemesis, a belief that is furthered by a series of delusional events. On the outside, Jesse and Amanda work with Tanis Archer to solve the murder of a lab technician.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Paul Bishop
- 8.0/10 88 votes
#20 - Trapped in Paradise
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 1999-01-07
Steve goes undercover as a doctor in a private community after several mysterious deaths occur within its confines. Steve is 'aided' by a tabloid reporter posing as his wife.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Ernie Wallengren
- 8.0/10 95 votes
#21 - The Patient Detective
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 2000-11-09
Steve nearly dies in a car accident and think a murder happens. No one believes him.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: Stephen A. Miller
- 8.0/10 92 votes
#22 - Hot House
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 2000-11-30
An abusive man who, along with four other people, was a contestant on a reality show is murdered while living in a house that is monitored 24 hours a day. After the killing, Mark enters the house as the man's replacement to see if he can uncover what happened.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: Terry Curtis Fox
- 8.0/10 84 votes
#23 - Sins Of The Father (2)
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 2001-02-09
Mark must find out why his dad left him as a child.
Director: Victor Lobl
Writer: Joel Steiger
- 7.9/10 110 votes
#24 - The Restless Remains
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1994-01-14
Financier Robin westlin dies in Dr. Sloan's house, but when the paramedics at the scene, the body's gone. Everyone is certain the event was a figment of Mark's imagination. Dr. Sloan goes on a quest to validate his theory.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Robert Schlitt
- 7.9/10 104 votes
#25 - Sister Michael Wants You
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1994-05-13
Dr. Sloan goes undercover at a convent when mysterious circumstances surround a murder.
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: Joyce Burditt