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The Best Episodes of Diagnosis: Murder Season 1

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Every episode of Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Diagnosis: Murder Season 1!

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
Episodes
19
Avg. Rating
7.4
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  • Guardian Angel
    8.0/10(166)
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    #1 - Guardian Angel

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 4/1/1994

    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

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  • Reunion with Murder
    7.9/10(111)
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    #2 - Reunion with Murder

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 2/4/1994

    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

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  • Sister Michael Wants You
    7.9/10(110)
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    #3 - Sister Michael Wants You

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 5/13/1994

    Dr. Sloan goes undercover at a convent when mysterious circumstances surround a murder.

    Director: Leo Penn

    Writer: Joyce Burditt

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  • The Plague
    7.8/10(94)
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    #4 - The Plague

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 5/6/1994

    A gangland 'protector' under surveillance by Steve becomes infected with the plague when a medicine bottle is mysteriously switched. Dr. Sloan tries to find the source of the virus before the murderer starts an epidemic.

    Director: Peter Ellis

    Writer: Gerry Conway

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  • The Restless Remains
    7.7/10(117)
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    #5 - The Restless Remains

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 1/14/1994

    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

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  • Murder with Mirrors
    7.7/10(109)
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    #6 - Murder with Mirrors

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 1/21/1994

    A team of Magicians Clark & Madison, breaks up when Paul Madison decides to go solo. Mark jumps to his friend Clark's aid when Madison turns up dead with Eddie Clark the main suspect.

    Director: Anson Williams

    Writer: Gerry Conway

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  • Vanishing Act (1)
    7.6/10(105)
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    #7 - Vanishing Act (1)

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 12/10/1993

    A group of crooked cops frame Steve for murder after he gets too close to their robbery operation. Jack visits some past friends, now mobsters, to dig up information.

    Director: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: Bruce Franklin Singer

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  • Broadcast Blues
    7.6/10(92)
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    #8 - Broadcast Blues

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 4/15/1994

    A convict, being treated at County General, manages to take a hostage and demand news coverage. When the newscaster covering the event is shot down, Dr. Sloan takes it upon himself to figure out what went wrong.

    Director: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: James Kramer

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  • Vanishing Act (2)
    7.5/10(102)
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    #9 - Vanishing Act (2)

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 12/17/1993

    The same gang involved in the Schroeder murder kidnaps Mark's underworld friend, Gus Benedict. Jack and Mark try to save Benedict before time runs out.

    Director: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: Bruce Franklin Singer

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  • Flashdance with Death
    7.5/10(114)
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    #10 - Flashdance with Death

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 1/28/1994

    Steve's latest girlfriend, a dance instructor, is a suspect in a murder investigation when a dance club's owner dies mysteriously.

    Director: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: Gerry Conway

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  • Nirvana
    7.5/10(100)
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    #11 - Nirvana

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 4/8/1994

    Chet Brooks, one of Jack's old friends, shows up on the run from gamblers, begging for help. Jack reluctantly loans Chet his car, only to have Chet and the car explode in a fiery wreck. Jack tangles with the underworld to find out what happened.

    Director: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: Peter Dunne

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  • Shaker
    7.5/10(119)
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    #12 - Shaker

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 4/29/1994

    A Los Angeles earthquake apparently causes an armoire to topple over on top of a good friend of Dr. Sloan's, Martin Garfield, killing him. The dry-eyed Sloan goes to work and discovers that Garfield may have been killed before the earthquake. Jack and Amanda help Mark weed through the wealthy family to find the murderer.

    Director: Alan Myerson

    Writer: Gerry Conway

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  • Lily
    7.4/10(101)
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    #13 - Lily

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 3/4/1994

    A prostitute, who tells Jack of her plans to blackmail her clients, is found dead of an apparent drug overdose. Dr. Sloan interviews her clients to discover the real cause of death.

    Director: Frank Thackery

    Writer: Gerry Conway

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  • Miracle Cure
    7.2/10(188)
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    #14 - Miracle Cure

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 10/29/1993

    A priest kills his would-be blackmailers and does everything he can to cover his tracks. Dr. Sloan investigates when details don't quite add up.

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: James Kramer

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  • The 13 Million Dollar Man
    7.2/10(116)
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    #15 - The 13 Million Dollar Man

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 12/3/1993

    After a dying man gives Dr. Sloane a winning lottery ticket, the deceased's family and creditors swarm him, claiming the ticket is theirs.

    Director: Anson Williams

    Writer: Gordon T. Dawson

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  • Murder at the Telethon
    6.9/10(148)
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    #16 - Murder at the Telethon

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 11/12/1993

    When an abrasive, washed-up comic is found dead at a Community General benefit telethon, suspicion is cast on everyone from his son to his former writers.

    Director: Anson Williams

    Writer: Vance DeGeneres

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  • Shanda's Song
    6.9/10(117)
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    #17 - Shanda's Song

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 1/7/1994

    Dr. Sloan treats a famous singer,then takes her into his home as a homicidal closes in.

    Director: Neema Barnette

    Writer: Craig Volk

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  • Amnesia
    6.8/10(139)
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    #18 - Amnesia

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 11/5/1993

    Security is increased at the hospital when Senator Robert Bassett undergoes an operation. Drs. Sloan and Stewart are preoccupied when a beautiful young amnesia patient is brought in. Unbeknownst to them, their beautiful young patient is a professional killer.

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: Joyce Burditt

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  • Inheritance of Death
    6.7/10(153)
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    #19 - Inheritance of Death

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 11/19/1993

    Mark's cousin, Jonathan Nash, bequeaths his million-dollar fortune to Community General Hospital. His three dastardly children are the main suspects after Nash dies suspiciously... before he has a chance to alter his will.

    Director: Frank Thackery

    Writer: Gerry Conway

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Guardian Angel" is the best rated episode of "Diagnosis: Murder" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 166 votes. Directed by Christian I. Nyby II and written by Bruce Franklin Singer, it aired on 4/1/1994. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Reunion with Murder".