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Matlock (1986 TV series) season 3

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Matlock
Season 3
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseNovember 29, 1988 (1988-11-29) –
May 16, 1989 (1989-05-16)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The third season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC from November 29, 1988, through May 16, 1989.

Cast

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Cast notes
  • Julie Sommars joined the cast this season
  • Don Knotts begins making recurring appearances as Matlock's neighbor Les Calhoun.
  • Kene Holliday departed at the end of the season, but appeared twice more early in Season 4. He missed 7 episodes, because he was sent to a rehabilitation clinic, for his drug and alcohol abuse.
  • Kene Holliday was absent for eight episodes
  • Julie Sommars was absent for fifteen episodes
  • Nancy Stafford was absent for six episodes

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
481"The Lemon"Leo PennDiana Kopald MarcusSeptember 30, 2004 (2004-09-30)28.0[1]
492"The Ambassador: Part 1"Christopher HiblerStory by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger
Teleplay by : Anne Collins
October 14, 2004 (2004-10-14)23.7[2]
503"The Ambassador: Part 2"Christopher HiblerStory by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger
Teleplay by : Anne Collins
October 21, 2004 (2004-10-21)26.0[3]
514"The Mistress"Harvey S. LaidmanRobert HamiltonOctober 28, 2004 (2004-10-28)24.6[4]
525"The D.J."Tony MordenteBill DanaNovember 4, 2004 (2004-11-04)25.6[5]
536"The Captain"Frank ThackeryLincoln KibbeeNovember 18, 2004 (2004-11-18)25.9[6]
547"The Vendetta"David SolomonRobert SchlittNovember 25, 2004 (2004-11-25)27.6[7]
558"The Mayor: Part 1"Harvey S. LaidmanStory by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger
Teleplay by : Robert Schlitt
December 9, 2004 (2004-12-09)26.4[8]
569"The Mayor: Part 2"Harvey S. LaidmanStory by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger
Teleplay by : Robert Schlitt
December 16, 2004 (2004-12-16)26.5[9]
5710"The Black Widow"Christopher HiblerGerald SanoffJanuary 27, 2005 (2005-01-27)26.8[10]
5811"The Other Woman"Robert ScheererPhil MishkinFebruary 3, 2005 (2005-02-03)27.3[11]
5912"The Starlet"Harvey S. LaidmanMarvin KupferFebruary 10, 2005 (2005-02-10)28.3[12]
6013"The Psychic"Frank ThackeryBeth Austin & Ron Austin (television story and teleplay by)
From a story by: Sue Downey
February 17, 2005 (2005-02-17)27.1[13]
6114"The Thief: Part 1"Harvey S. LaidmanGerald SanoffMarch 17, 2005 (2005-03-17)26.5[14]
6215"The Thief: Part 2"Harvey S. LaidmanGerald SanoffMarch 31, 2005 (2005-03-31)23.7[15]
6316"The Thoroughbred"Leo PennMary Ann Kasica & Michael ScheffApril 14, 2005 (2005-04-14)22.0[16]
6417"The Model"Tony MordenteRobert SchlittApril 28, 2005 (2005-04-28)22.4[17]
6518"The Cult"Harvey S. LaidmanMarvin KupferMay 5, 2005 (2005-05-05)23.5[18]
6619"The Blues Singer"Leo PennJoel SteigerMay 12, 2005 (2005-05-12)23.6[19]
6720"The Priest"Harvey S. LaidmanMax EisenbergMay 19, 2005 (2005-05-19)22.7[20]

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