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Matlock (1986 TV series) season 1

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Matlock
Season 1
No. of episodes23
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 20, 1986 (1986-09-20) –
May 12, 1987 (1987-05-12)
Season chronology
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Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC from September 20, 1986 – May 12, 1987. The two-part episode "The Don" served as a backdoor pilot for Jake and the Fatman.

Cast

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Main

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Recurring

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Cast notes
  • Lori Lethin was replaced by Linda Purl
  • Linda Purl departed at the end of the season
  • Linda Purl was absent for six episodes
  • Kene Holiday was absent for one episode

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateRating/share
(households)
11"The Judge"Christopher HiblerRobert HamiltonSeptember 16, 2002 (2002-09-16)N/A
22"The Stripper"Daniel HallerStory by : Rick Mittleman
Teleplay by : Michael Petryni
September 23, 2002 (2002-09-23)16.4/25[1]
33"The Affair"John Llewellyn MoxeyPaul SavageSeptember 30, 2002 (2002-09-30)19.6/30[2]
44"The Seduction"Nicholas SgarroAnne CollinsOctober 7, 2002 (2002-10-07)18.1/27[3]
55"The Don: Part 1"Nicholas SgarroAnne CollinsOctober 14, 2002 (2002-10-14)17.6/27[4]
66"The Don: Part 2"Leo PennStory by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger
Teleplay by : Anne Collins
October 21, 2002 (2002-10-21)17.3/25[5]
77"The Sisters"Alan CookeDoc BarnettOctober 28, 2002 (2002-10-28)16.6/24[6]
88"The Cop"Daniel HallerStory by : Joel Steiger, Robert Schlitt & Dean Hargrove
Teleplay by : Robert Schlitt
November 4, 2002 (2002-11-04)17.0/25[7]
99"The Angel"Larry ElikannRobin BernheimNovember 11, 2002 (2002-11-11)17.1/26[8]
1010"The Professor"Bill DukeDonald RossNovember 18, 2002 (2002-11-18)17.0/24[9]
1111"Santa Claus"Daniel HallerStory by : Joel Steiger & Dean Hargrove
Teleplay by : Robert Schlitt
November 25, 2002 (2002-11-25)17.9/27[10]
1212"The Chef"Bob SweeneyStory by : David R. Toddman, Joel Steiger & Dean Hargrove
Teleplay by : Anne Collins
December 16, 2002 (2002-12-16)19.6/28[11]
1313"The Author"Michael O'HerlihyGerald SanoffJanuary 13, 2003 (2003-01-13)19.8/28[12]
1414"The Rat Pack"Nicholas SgarroAnne CollinsJanuary 27, 2003 (2003-01-27)20.2/29[13]
1515"The Nurse"Charles S. DubinRobert HamiltonFebruary 3, 2003 (2003-02-03)19.7/29[14]
1616"The Convict"Daniel HallerMarvin KupferFebruary 10, 2003 (2003-02-10)19.3/29[15]
1717"The Court-Martial: Part 1"Charles S. DubinStory by : Joel Steiger & Dean Hargrove
Teleplay by : Anne Collins
February 17, 2003 (2003-02-17)20.6/30[16]
1818"The Court-Martial: Part 2"Charles S. DubinStory by : Joel Steiger & Dean Hargrove
Teleplay by : Anne Collins
February 24, 2003 (2003-02-24)22.0/31[17]
1919"The Therapist"Christopher HiblerRobert HamiltonMarch 31, 2003 (2003-03-31)20.3/30[18]
2020"The People vs. Matlock"Charles S. DubinRobert HamiltonApril 28, 2003 (2003-04-28)20.3/31[19]
2121"The Photographer"Bob SweeneyRobin BernheimMay 5, 2003 (2003-05-05)21.2/32[20]
2222"The Widow"
"The Reporter"
Charles S. DubinRobert HamiltonMay 12, 2003 (2003-05-12)18.1/31[21]
2323"The Doctors"Tony MordenteDean Hargrove, Robin Bernheim & Joel SteigerMay 19, 2003 (2003-05-19)18.3/30[22]


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