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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
6.8/1030 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
7.3/1028 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
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
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)".