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The Best Episodes of Matt Houston Season 2

Every episode of Matt Houston Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Matt Houston Season 2!

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
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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Heritage (1)" is the best rated episode of "Matt Houston" season 2. It scored 7.1/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by Don Chaffey and written by N/A, it aired on 9/9/1983. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Heritage (2)".

  • Heritage (1)
    7.1/10(26)

    #1 - Heritage (1)

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/9/1983

    other characters: Tanny, Mr. Lane, Sandy Matt encounters a land scam and learns the truth about his past when he goes home to Texas.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: N/A

  • Heritage (2)
    7.3/10(31)

    #2 - Heritage (2)

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 9/9/1983

    other characters: Tanny, Mr. Lane, Sandy Matt encounters a land scam and learns the truth about his past when he goes home to Texas.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: N/A

  • The Woman in White
    7.4/10(25)

    #3 - The Woman in White

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 9/16/1983

    other characters: Jenson, Flo Nightingale, Mo Jo (pimp), Tyrone Hadley (murdered) C.J. convinces Matt to help clear a former police officer imprisoned for a murder he claims he did not commit.

    Director: Kim Manners

    Writer: N/A

  • Love You To Death
    7.7/10(23)

    #4 - Love You To Death

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 9/23/1983

    other characters: Doctor, Dr. Austin, Heidi (waitress) After Matt's one-night affair with an obsessed woman, she ransacks his home and murders.

    Director: Kim Manners

    Writer: Robert Bielak

  • The Centerfold Murders
    6.1/10(22)

    #5 - The Centerfold Murders

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 9/30/1983

    other characters: Henry Omant Matt searches for a killer who has already slain three of twelve top centerfold models.

    Director: Kim Manners

    Writer: N/A

  • Needle In A Haystack
    5.6/10(23)

    #6 - Needle In A Haystack

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 10/7/1983

    other characters: ""Crazy"" Willie Conklin A mother begs Matt to find her diabetic son, deported to Mexico because he witnessed a dirty I.N.S. agent rape a woman.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: Scott Shepherd

  • Marilyn
    6.5/10(22)

    #7 - Marilyn

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 10/21/1983

    other characters: Luther, Pasquel Martinez, Patrick (Marilyn's Son) After one of Matt's employees is chased and shot by mobsters, his dying words to Matt is to protect a girl called Marilyn.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ghost of Carter Gault
    6.5/10(29)

    #8 - The Ghost of Carter Gault

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 10/28/1983

    other characters: Lori An ex-newsman investigating a crooked union leader calls Matt for help just before becoming the victim of a bomb planted in his car.

    Director: James L. Conway

    Writer: N/A

  • China Doll
    6.6/10(25)

    #9 - China Doll

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 11/4/1983

    While investigating the murder of C.J.'s college roommate, Matt discovers she might have been involved with Chinese drug smugglers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: James L. Conway

  • Butterfly
    6.2/10(20)

    #10 - Butterfly

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 11/18/1983

    A teenage prostitute dies when she tries to stop a child prostitution ring from snaring her younger sister.

    Director: James L. Conway

    Writer: N/A

  • The Crying Clown
    6.8/10(20)

    #11 - The Crying Clown

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 11/25/1983

    Matt must find one of a dead forger's original paintings, which is attracting an undue amount of interest from art dealers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Outsider
    7.4/10(23)

    #12 - The Outsider

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 12/2/1983

    other characters: Charles (Chauffer) Skeptical Matt becomes the target of a self-proclaimed psychic (Robert Walker) working with a kidnapping ring.

    Director: Michael Vejar

    Writer: N/A

  • Target: Miss World
    6.8/10(22)

    #13 - Target: Miss World

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 12/23/1983

    An international assassin (Judson Scott) kills a Navajo girl in order to use her apartment to have a clear shot at a victim.

    Director: Cliff Bole

    Writer: N/A

  • The Monster
    6.6/10(22)

    #14 - The Monster

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 1/6/1984

    Attorney F. Lee Bailey decides to defend a man who has confessed to killing four teen-agers, then leaves C.J. to handle the details.

    Director: James L. Conway

    Writer: Scott Shepherd

  • Waltz of Death
    7.2/10(18)

    #15 - Waltz of Death

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 1/13/1984

    other characters: Marla Pierce A concert pianist (George Chakiris) is pursued by a former detective who he believes strangled 18 blond girls.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: Scott Shepherd, Robert Bielak

  • Houston Is Dead
    6.3/10(18)

    #16 - Houston Is Dead

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 1/20/1984

    After Matt learns the heads of a convalescent hospital murdered a nurse, he is shot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Criss-Cross
    7.4/10(24)

    #17 - Criss-Cross

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 1/27/1984

    other characters: Arnie (boy) Returning from Hawaii, retiree Novelli is charged with robbing a police vault of $2 million in cocaine.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: Stephen Lord

  • The Bikini Murders
    6.7/10(22)

    #18 - The Bikini Murders

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 2/3/1984

    other characters: John Davis, Paula Channing (or Jenning), Carol A psychiatrist's secretary discovers her boss' blackmail, then dies while leaving a message on Matt's answering machine.

    Director: Charlie Picerni

    Writer: N/A

  • Death Match
    6.7/10(22)

    #19 - Death Match

    Season 2 Episode 19

    Aired 2/24/1984

    A man who murdered eight women, including Matt's fiancée, sends a clipping of his latest victim to Houston.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: N/A

  • Blood Ties
    6.8/10(25)

    #20 - Blood Ties

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 3/2/1984

    A psychotic hospital orderly (Lou Ferrigno) who killed five men decides to make Matt's ailing father his next victim.

    Director: William Crain

    Writer: Scott Shepherd

  • The Secret Admirer
    6.7/10(22)

    #21 - The Secret Admirer

    Season 2 Episode 21

    Aired 3/9/1984

    other characters: Bella Ellis When C.J. rejects a disturbed admirer's (Marjoe Gortner) advances, he kills her boyfriend and tries to murder her. NOTE: The registration for Matt's helicopter is N58407 (different than the N10902 shown in the previous episode. ""Too Mean"" states that his fee for body guard services is $200 a day, plus expenses. After watching C.J. dial Matt we see that Matt's phone # at his Texas estate is 275-6206. The address for Matt's home in Pinewood is 1217 Overlook Drive. Derived from a closeup of C.J.'s check we know that C.J.'s home address is 12718 Alden Canyon Road, Los Angeles, Ca., 90046, and she banks at Federated Bank.

    Director: Don Chaffey

    Writer: N/A

  • Cash and Carry
    7.1/10(21)

    #22 - Cash and Carry

    Season 2 Episode 22

    Aired 3/23/1984

    A petty thief (Stuart Pankin) asks Matt's help to return $3 million he unwittingly stole from the mob.

    Director: James L. Conway

    Writer: James L. Conway

  • On The Run (1)
    NaN/10(0)

    #23 - On The Run (1)

    Season 2 Episode 23

    Aired 3/30/1984

    other characters: Veronica Sims (murdered) Matt awakens in his penthouse after a month-long absence, remembering nothing and finding himself accused of murder.

    Director: Cliff Bole

    Writer: N/A