NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - 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
NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - 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
5.6/1023 votesLoading...#3 - 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
6.1/1024 votesLoading...#4 - 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
6.1/1022 votesLoading...#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
6.2/1020 votesLoading...#6 - 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
6.3/1031 votesLoading...#7 - 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
6.3/1018 votesLoading...#8 - 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
6.4/1027 votesLoading...#9 - 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
6.4/1026 votesLoading...#10 - 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
6.5/1022 votesLoading...#11 - 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
6.5/1029 votesLoading...#12 - 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
6.6/1028 votesLoading...#13 - 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
6.6/1025 votesLoading...#14 - 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
6.6/1022 votesLoading...#15 - 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
6.7/1033 votesLoading...#16 - 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
6.7/1022 votesLoading...#17 - 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
6.7/1022 votesLoading...#18 - 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
6.7/1022 votesLoading...#19 - 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
6.8/1038 votesLoading...#20 - 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
6.8/1036 votesLoading...#21 - 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
6.8/1041 votesLoading...#22 - 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
6.8/1030 votesLoading...#23 - 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
6.8/1020 votesLoading...#24 - 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
6.8/1022 votesLoading...#25 - 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 Worst Episodes of Matt Houston
Every episode of Matt Houston ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Matt Houston!
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
Worst Episodes Summary
"The Hunted" is the worst rated episode of "Matt Houston". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Kim Manners and written by N/A, it aired on 4/24/1983. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "On The Run (1)".