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The Worst Episodes of Diagnosis: Murder

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The Worst Episodes of Diagnosis: Murder

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

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  1. Background image for Blood Ties
    5.8/10(116 votes)

    #1 - Blood Ties

    S6:E21

    Absurdly bland episode lacks the usual Goldberg/Rabkin sizzle. Two female vice-officers uncover four corrupt female homicide cops who murder felons to harvest their organs for those more deserving.

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  2. Background image for Write, She Murdered
    6.4/10(118 votes)

    #2 - Write, She Murdered

    S6:E7

    When a best-selling mystery author comes down with writer's block, she commits a murder herself in the hopes of stimulating her creative juices. The delusional author has help from her fictional heroine, Danielle Slade.

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  3. Background image for My Baby is Out of this World
    6.6/10(109 votes)

    #3 - My Baby is Out of this World

    S2:E22

    The death of a popular musician raises suspicious questions. The musicians' pregnant wife, who claims to be carrying an alien's child, complicates matters.

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  4. Background image for Blood Brothers Murder
    6.6/10(104 votes)

    #4 - Blood Brothers Murder

    S4:E21

    A beach boy involved with a gang member's sister is suspected of murdering him. Mark investigates.

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  5. Background image for Down and Dirty Dead
    6.6/10(107 votes)

    #5 - Down and Dirty Dead

    S5:E12

    A motorcycle stunt driver has a fatal accident while filming an action video. Steve investigates.

    Director:Ron Satlof
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  6. Background image for The Bela Lugosi Blues
    6.7/10(141 votes)

    #6 - The Bela Lugosi Blues

    S2:E13

    Mark has some unorthodox theories when several dead bodies are found drained of blood with puncture marks on their neck.

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  8. Background image for Inheritance of Death
    6.8/10(170 votes)

    #7 - Inheritance of Death

    S1:E4

    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.

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  9. Background image for An Explosive Murder
    6.8/10(119 votes)

    #8 - An Explosive Murder

    S4:E8

    A young undercover detective investigates a militia-type organization to solve a terrorist bombing witnessed by Mark. She has to decide whether to risk blowing her cover and warn Dr. Sloan of an attempt on his life or finish her assignment.

    Director:Steve Miner
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  10. Background image for Baby Boom
    6.8/10(98 votes)

    #9 - Baby Boom

    S5:E17

    A madman charges into a Lamaze class with a bomb, claiming that a fertility doctor was cheating him. Everything is complicated further when said doctor turns up dead.

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  11. Background image for Too Many Cooks
    6.8/10(88 votes)

    #10 - Too Many Cooks

    S7:E14

    Mark investigates when a philandering chef is murdered during a televised charity cook-off.

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  12. Background image for Confession
    6.8/10(90 votes)

    #11 - Confession

    S8:E9

    Dr. Mark Sloan, Lt. Steve Sloan and Dr. Amanda Bentley become involved when a priest is accused of murdering an old friend.

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  13. Background image for Amnesia
    6.9/10(154 votes)

    #12 - Amnesia

    S1:E2

    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.

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  14. Background image for Sleight-of-Hand
    6.9/10(103 votes)

    #13 - Sleight-of-Hand

    S8:E3

    A body found on the beach turns out to be Jim, the hospital janitor, but when his twin brother Jeff shows up to identify the body, Mark and Steve become suspicious.

    Director:Nancy Malone
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  15. Background image for Murder at the Telethon
    7.0/10(164 votes)

    #14 - Murder at the Telethon

    S1:E3

    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.

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  16. Background image for Shanda's Song
    7.0/10(130 votes)

    #15 - Shanda's Song

    S1:E8

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

    Writer:Craig Volk
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  17. Background image for Playing for Keeps
    7.0/10(100 votes)

    #16 - Playing for Keeps

    S2:E17

    Dr. Sloan investigates the murder of an antagonistic pro volleyball player. Steve searches for an alleged stalker while Amanda and Jack keep an eye on her teammates, none of whom are particularly upset over her death.

    Director:Peter Ellis
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  18. Background image for The ABC's of Murder
    7.0/10(109 votes)

    #17 - The ABC's of Murder

    S4:E11

    An ADA sets out on a vendetta against an Asian youth, against both Mark and Steve's advice, after a drive-by shooting at a high school leaves one teacher dead.

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  19. Background image for Jake's Women
    7.0/10(81 votes)

    #18 - Jake's Women

    S7:E15

    Mark is stunned to learn that his late friend Jake was married to two women. Steve juggles the investigation of Jake's murder and a blossoming relationship.

    Director:Victor Lobl
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  20. Background image for Standing Eight Count
    7.1/10(105 votes)

    #19 - Standing Eight Count

    S2:E12

    The newly crowned boxing champion is found murdered shortly after the bout. Jack and Amanda investigate the deceased's former trainer, his opponent, and his opponent's manager to find a way through a web of lies and deceit.

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  21. Background image for Murder, Country Style
    7.1/10(115 votes)

    #20 - Murder, Country Style

    S4:E18

    When a musician is found murdered at a Country Music Awards ceremony, Dr. Sloan and company rush to find the culprit before the show ends and the crowd disappears.

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  22. Background image for Resurrection (3)
    7.1/10(111 votes)

    #21 - Resurrection (3)

    S6:E1

    Mark, Steve, Jesse, and Amanda are all trapped in the rubble of Community General in the aftermath of the bombing. Mark tries to shake off the numbing effects of the explosion in time to save Amanda, who's suffering from a punctured lung and broken collarbone. After the dust settles, the hunt for Caitlin Sweeney begins. It's discovered that the Sweeneys belong to a terrorist organization, R.O.A.R.

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  23. Background image for Bachelor Fathers
    7.1/10(85 votes)

    #22 - Bachelor Fathers

    S8:E15

    Dr. Mark Sloan tries to solve the murder of a young woman whose twin sister claims that Dr. Jesse Travis fathered her infant son.

    Director:James Nasella
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  24. Background image for The 13 Million Dollar Man
    7.2/10(131 votes)

    #23 - The 13 Million Dollar Man

    S1:E5

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

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  25. Background image for A Model Murder
    7.2/10(101 votes)

    #24 - A Model Murder

    S4:E6

    Dr. Sloan investigates a photographer, the overly protective mother of Jesse's friend's fiancée, in the murder of a private investigator.

    Writer:Sam Egan
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  26. Background image for Promises to Keep
    7.2/10(82 votes)

    #25 - Promises to Keep

    S5:E22

    The Matthews family is reunited after years apart. Here, Ryan and Tess Matthews come to LA to help Kate when she's in trouble with a con man.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Blood Ties" is the worst rated episode of "Diagnosis: Murder". It scored 5.8/10 based on 116 votes. Directed by Bruce Seth Green and written by Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin, it aired on 5/6/1999. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Write, She Murdered".