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The Best Episodes of Matt Houston Season 1

Every episode of Matt Houston Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Matt Houston Season 1!

Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by...
Genre:Drama
Network:ABC

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"X-22 (1)" is the best rated episode of "Matt Houston" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 67 votes. Directed by Richard Lang and written by N/A, it aired on 9/26/1982. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "X-22 (2)".

  • X-22 (1)
    7.4/1067 votes

    #1 - X-22 (1)

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1982

    Synopsis coming soon.

    Director: Richard Lang

    Writer: N/A

  • X-22 (2)
    7.0/1043 votes

    #2 - X-22 (2)

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1982

    Synopsis coming soon.

    Director: Richard Lang

    Writer: N/A

  • Stop The Presses
    6.9/1042 votes

    #3 - Stop The Presses

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1982

    other characters: Ron Randolph, Lelani, Camalani A disreputable tabloid's publisher is nearly killed after telling his four worst enemies he plans to run a front-page story on them.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: James L. Conway

  • Deadly Fashion
    6.8/1038 votes

    #4 - Deadly Fashion

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1982

    Houston's old flame (Cristina Ferrare), a model, hires him when she is accused of killing her employer, a famous fashion designer.

    Director: Richard Lang

    Writer: Stephen Lord

  • Killing Isn't Everything
    7.1/1036 votes

    #5 - Killing Isn't Everything

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1982

    A pro quarterback (John Beck), Matt's college teammate, is blackmailed by a man who says he has proof the player killed his coach.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: Robert Bielak

  • Who Would Kill Ramona?
    6.8/1036 votes

    #6 - Who Would Kill Ramona?

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1982

    other characters: Todd Gallager, Rick Matt enters the film world to investigate after a drink from a faded star's (Janet Leigh) glass instantly kills her new leading man.

    Director: Richard Lang

    Writer: N/A

  • Recipe For Murder
    7.4/1039 votes

    #7 - Recipe For Murder

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1982

    other characters: Roger Marsden (murdered) A restaurant critic's (James Coco) dinner is disrupted when a gelatin mold brought to his table contains his partner's severed head.

    Director: Hy Averback

    Writer: N/A

  • Shark Bait
    7.2/1031 votes

    #8 - Shark Bait

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/1982

    other characters: Alice, Wyndell Murdock, Glenda Collins, Sam Gleason Matt steps in when the mother of a Malibu lifeguard fears her daughter will be the next victim of a series of fatal shark attacks.

    Director: Corey Allen

    Writer: N/A

  • The Kidnapping
    7.0/1039 votes

    #9 - The Kidnapping

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/1982

    other characters: Tony An old friend (Hugh O'Brian) calls in Matt when kidnappers snatch a seriously ill Arab prince during a jet flight to Los Angeles.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Joey's Here
    7.2/1037 votes

    #10 - Joey's Here

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/1982

    other characters: Riley (Security Guard), Ms. Stevenson (Secretary) A robot designed by an electronics genius (David Cassidy) murders the brother (Troy Donahue) of it's creator.

    Director: Jerome Courtland

    Writer: N/A

  • The Good Doctor
    6.7/1033 votes

    #11 - The Good Doctor

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/1982

    other characters: Landlord After a research scientist is murdered during a party at Matt's place, a mutual friend of the victim asks Matt to investigate.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: James L. Conway

  • The Rock and The Hard Place
    6.8/1041 votes

    #12 - The Rock and The Hard Place

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/2/1983

    An upcoming fight appears rigged when murder uncovers the champion's (Dorian Harewood) physical problems and his wife's alcoholism.

    Director: Kim Manners

    Writer: N/A

  • The Purrfect Crime
    6.4/1027 votes

    #13 - The Purrfect Crime

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/1983

    other characters: John The four ex-wives of a wealthy cat-food manufacturer mauled to death by a pet tiger hire Matt to solve the crime so they can collect the money from the will.

    Director: Michael Vejar

    Writer: N/A

  • The Yacht Club Murders
    7.2/1030 votes

    #14 - The Yacht Club Murders

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/16/1983

    other characters: Dorian After a reunion with a secret childhood love, she asks Matt for help, fearing someone may die at a yacht-club party.

    Director: Cliff Bole

    Writer: N/A

  • Whose Party Is It Anyway?
    7.8/1036 votes

    #15 - Whose Party Is It Anyway?

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/23/1983

    Fake telegrams summon five famous people to Matt's penthouse for a Sunday meeting with murder on the agenda.

    Director: Cliff Bole

    Writer: N/A

  • Get Houston
    6.8/1029 votes

    #16 - Get Houston

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/1983

    other characters: Cletus Simms From his padded cell, an institutionalized madman (Chuck Connors) hires escaped convicts to kill Houston.

    Director: Kim Manners

    Writer: N/A

  • The Visitors
    6.3/1031 votes

    #17 - The Visitors

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/1983

    Matt must verify or disprove an alleged UFO encounter during which a scientist suffered a fatal heart attack.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Here's Another Fine Mess
    6.9/1025 votes

    #18 - Here's Another Fine Mess

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/6/1983

    After costumed killers try to kill C.J. by forcing her off the road, she learns all her college sorority sisters are also in danger.

    Director: Cliff Bole

    Writer: N/A

  • The Beverly Hills Social Club
    6.6/1028 votes

    #19 - The Beverly Hills Social Club

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/13/1983

    other characters: Carter A noted gossip columnist, Vonda Mirand, is murdered after threatening to expose the patrons of an exclusive bordello called the Afrodisia Fellowship.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: N/A

  • The Showgirl Murders
    6.1/1024 votes

    #20 - The Showgirl Murders

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/20/1983

    other characters: Decoy #1 (woman), Doris (hotel photographer), Mattie (dancer) When a nightclub-singer friend (Robert Goulet) believes he has killed during alcohol-induced blackouts, Matt works to clear him.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: James L. Conway

  • Fear For Tomorrow
    6.4/1026 votes

    #21 - Fear For Tomorrow

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/3/1983

    other characters: Kitchen Worker (possibly Randy or Tyler) A codebook and a cryptic message provide Matt his only clues to preventing the predicted deaths of thousands.

    Director: Kim Manners

    Writer: N/A

  • A Deadly Parlay
    7.0/1030 votes

    #22 - A Deadly Parlay

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/10/1983

    After Matt is found leaning over the dead body of a jockey (Lynn-Holly Johnson), he is charged with murder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Novel Way To Die
    7.3/1027 votes

    #23 - A Novel Way To Die

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 4/17/1983

    When a novelist (Terry Moore) at a mystery-writers' convention is murdered, Matt finds himself involved in a real murder mystery.

    Director: Corey Allen

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hunted
    NaN/100 votes

    #24 - The Hunted

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/24/1983

    other characters: Senator Delaney, Sony C.J. is held hostage by a famous criminal (Martin Landau) in order to free his terrorist son held by authorities on Matt's eyewitness testimony.

    Director: Kim Manners

    Writer: N/A