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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Diagnosis: Murder Season 6 Episode 21 - Blood Ties
    5.7/10(130 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.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writers:William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg

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  2. Diagnosis: Murder Season 6 Episode 7 - Write, She Murdered
    6.3/10(125 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.

    Director:Frank Thackery
    Writer:Jacquelyn Blain

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  3. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 22 - My Baby is Out of this World
    6.5/10(123 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.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Richard Collins

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  4. Diagnosis: Murder Season 4 Episode 8 - An Explosive Murder
    6.6/10(128 votes)

    #4 - 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
    Writer:Dean Hargrove

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  5. Diagnosis: Murder Season 4 Episode 21 - Blood Brothers Murder
    6.7/10(114 votes)

    #5 - Blood Brothers Murder

    S4:E21

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

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writers:Barry Van Dyke, Jeff Glasser

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  6. Diagnosis: Murder Season 5 Episode 12 - Down and Dirty Dead
    6.7/10(113 votes)

    #6 - Down and Dirty Dead

    S5:E12

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

    Director:Ron Satlof
    Writer:Barry Van Dyke

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  7. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 13 - The Bela Lugosi Blues
    6.8/10(154 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Lee Philips
    Writer:Michael Gleason

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  8. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 14 - Too Many Cooks
    6.9/10(96 votes)

    #8 - Too Many Cooks

    S7:E14

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

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Joyce Burditt

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  9. Diagnosis: Murder Season 8 Episode 9 - Confession
    6.9/10(100 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Donald L. Gold
    Writers:Steve Brown, Chris Abbott

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  10. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 2 - Amnesia
    7.0/10(174 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Joyce Burditt

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  11. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 4 - Inheritance of Death
    7.0/10(195 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Frank Thackery
    Writer:Gerry Conway

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  12. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 8 - Shanda's Song
    7.0/10(143 votes)

    #12 - Shanda's Song

    S1:E8

    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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  13. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 17 - Playing for Keeps
    7.0/10(111 votes)

    #13 - 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
    Writer:Gerry Conway

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  14. Diagnosis: Murder Season 5 Episode 17 - Baby Boom
    7.0/10(107 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Jacquelyn Blain

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  15. Diagnosis: Murder Season 7 Episode 15 - Jake's Women
    7.0/10(88 votes)

    #15 - 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
    Writer:Mark Solomon

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  16. Diagnosis: Murder Season 8 Episode 3 - Sleight-of-Hand
    7.0/10(111 votes)

    #16 - 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
    Writer:Mark Solomon

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  17. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 3 - Murder at the Telethon
    7.1/10(183 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Anson Williams
    Writer:Vance DeGeneres

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  18. Diagnosis: Murder Season 2 Episode 12 - Standing Eight Count
    7.1/10(118 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Travis Fine

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  19. Diagnosis: Murder Season 4 Episode 11 - The ABC's of Murder
    7.1/10(116 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Steve Hattman

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  20. Diagnosis: Murder Season 8 Episode 15 - Bachelor Fathers
    7.1/10(94 votes)

    #20 - 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
    Writer:Steve Brown

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  21. Diagnosis: Murder Season 4 Episode 18 - Murder, Country Style
    7.2/10(122 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Christopher Hibler
    Writer:Gerry Conway

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  22. Diagnosis: Murder Season 5 Episode 19 - An Education in Murder
    7.2/10(124 votes)

    #22 - An Education in Murder

    S5:E19

    When a rash of deaths at a high school revolve around one 'helpful' young girl, Dr. Sloan risks his own life to uncover the murderer.

    Director:Frank Thackery
    Writer:Jacquelyn Blain

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  23. Diagnosis: Murder Season 6 Episode 6 - Alienated
    7.2/10(156 votes)

    #23 - Alienated

    S6:E6

    Shadowy figures haunt Jesse after he returns after being missing five days and believes aliens may have abducted him. Mark and Steve try to figure out what happened to him, while Jesse tries to stave off hallucinations, clandestine midnight meetings, and secretive government agents.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writers:J. Larry Carroll, David Bennett Carren

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  24. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 1 - Miracle Cure
    7.3/10(237 votes)

    #24 - Miracle Cure

    S1:E1

    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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  25. Diagnosis: Murder Season 1 Episode 5 - The 13 Million Dollar Man
    7.3/10(149 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Director:Anson Williams
    Writer:Gordon T. Dawson

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Blood Ties" is the worst rated episode of "Diagnosis: Murder". It scored 5.7/10 based on 130 votes. Directed by Bruce Seth Green and written by William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg, it aired on 5/6/1999. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Write, She Murdered".