The BEST episodes of Diagnosis Murder season 1

Every episode of Diagnosis Murder season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Diagnosis Murder season 1!

"Diagnosis Murder" follows the adventures of Dr. Mark Sloan, an amiable and avuncular doctor who is also a genius at solving murders. Dr. Sloan is aided in his homicide investigations by his son, LAPD Lt. Steve Sloan, pathologist/medical examiner Dr. Amanda Bentley, and ER resident Dr. Jesse Travis.

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Vanishing Act (2)
star
7.98
137 votes

#1 - Vanishing Act (2)

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/17/1993

The same gang involved in the Schroeder murder kidnaps Mark's underworld friend, Gus Benedict. Jack and Mark try to save Benedict before time runs out.

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Shanda's Song
star
7.91
114 votes

#2 - Shanda's Song

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/7/1994

Dr. Sloan treats a famous singer,then takes her into his home as a homicidal closes in.

Directors: Neema Barnette
Writer: Craig Volk
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The Restless Remains
star
7.81
148 votes

#3 - The Restless Remains

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/14/1994

Financier Robin westlin dies in Dr. Sloan's house, but when the paramedics at the scene, the body's gone. Everyone is certain the event was a figment of Mark's imagination. Dr. Sloan goes on a quest to validate his theory.

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Flashdance with Death
star
7.63
115 votes

#4 - Flashdance with Death

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/28/1994

Steve's latest girlfriend, a dance instructor, is a suspect in a murder investigation when a dance club's owner dies mysteriously.

Writer: Gerry Conway
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Murder at the Telethon
star
7.58
120 votes

#5 - Murder at the Telethon

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/12/1993

When an abrasive, washed-up comic is found dead at a Community General benefit telethon, suspicion is cast on everyone from his son to his former writers.

Directors: Anson Williams
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Inheritance of Death
star
7.51
176 votes

#6 - Inheritance of Death

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/1993

Mark's cousin, Jonathan Nash, bequeaths his million-dollar fortune to Community General Hospital. His three dastardly children are the main suspects after Nash dies suspiciously... before he has a chance to alter his will.

Directors: Frank Thackery
Writer: Gerry Conway
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Lily
star
7.49
138 votes

#7 - Lily

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/4/1994

A prostitute, who tells Jack of her plans to blackmail her clients, is found dead of an apparent drug overdose. Dr. Sloan interviews her clients to discover the real cause of death.

Directors: Frank Thackery
Writer: Gerry Conway
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The Plague
star
7.44
105 votes

#8 - The Plague

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/6/1994

A gangland 'protector' under surveillance by Steve becomes infected with the plague when a medicine bottle is mysteriously switched. Dr. Sloan tries to find the source of the virus before the murderer starts an epidemic.

Directors: Peter Ellis
Writer: Gerry Conway
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Murder with Mirrors
star
7.42
116 votes

#9 - Murder with Mirrors

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/21/1994

A team of Magicians Clark & Madison, breaks up when Paul Madison decides to go solo. Mark jumps to his friend Clark's aid when Madison turns up dead with Eddie Clark the main suspect.

Directors: Anson Williams
Writer: Gerry Conway
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Amnesia
star
7.41
182 votes

#10 - Amnesia

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/5/1993

Security is increased at the hospital when Senator Robert Bassett undergoes an operation. Drs. Sloan and Stewart are preoccupied when a beautiful young amnesia patient is brought in. Unbeknownst to them, their beautiful young patient is a professional killer.

Directors: Michael Lange
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Broadcast Blues
star
7.40
109 votes

#11 - Broadcast Blues

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/15/1994

A convict, being treated at County General, manages to take a hostage and demand news coverage. When the newscaster covering the event is shot down, Dr. Sloan takes it upon himself to figure out what went wrong.

Writer: James Kramer
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Vanishing Act (1)
star
7.39
111 votes

#12 - Vanishing Act (1)

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/10/1993

A group of crooked cops frame Steve for murder after he gets too close to their robbery operation. Jack visits some past friends, now mobsters, to dig up information.

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Reunion with Murder
star
7.35
137 votes

#13 - Reunion with Murder

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/4/1994

A tell-all book written by one of Amanda's vindictive old college roommates contains embarrassing secrets of all four roommates. Dr. Sloan tries to discover what happened when the author is found dead and Amanda is the main suspect.

Directors: Anson Williams
Writer: Robin Madden
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Guardian Angel
star
7.35
139 votes

#14 - Guardian Angel

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/1/1994

An unhappy politician's wife guns down her husband in an underground garage. Mark sees through her alibi and attempts to confirm his suspicions.

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Nirvana
star
7.32
111 votes

#15 - Nirvana

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/8/1994

Chet Brooks, one of Jack's old friends, shows up on the run from gamblers, begging for help. Jack reluctantly loans Chet his car, only to have Chet and the car explode in a fiery wreck. Jack tangles with the underworld to find out what happened.

Writer: Peter Dunne
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Sister Michael Wants You
star
7.18
79 votes

#16 - Sister Michael Wants You

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/13/1994

Dr. Sloan goes undercover at a convent when mysterious circumstances surround a murder.

Directors: Leo Penn
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Miracle Cure
star
7.14
205 votes

#17 - Miracle Cure

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/29/1993

A priest kills his would-be blackmailers and does everything he can to cover his tracks. Dr. Sloan investigates when details don't quite add up.

Directors: Michael Lange
Writer: James Kramer
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Shaker
star
7.10
104 votes

#18 - Shaker

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/29/1994

A Los Angeles earthquake apparently causes an armoire to topple over on top of a good friend of Dr. Sloan's, Martin Garfield, killing him. The dry-eyed Sloan goes to work and discovers that Garfield may have been killed before the earthquake. Jack and Amanda help Mark weed through the wealthy family to find the murderer.

Directors: Alan Myerson
Writer: Gerry Conway
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The 13 Million Dollar Man
star
7.08
146 votes

#19 - The 13 Million Dollar Man

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/3/1993

After a dying man gives Dr. Sloane a winning lottery ticket, the deceased's family and creditors swarm him, claiming the ticket is theirs.

Directors: Anson Williams
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