The WORST episodes of Diagnosis Murder
Every episode of Diagnosis Murder ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Diagnosis Murder!
"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.
#1 - Trash TV (2)
Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/1999
Mark matches wits with a murderous network executive.
#2 - Baby Boom
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/5/1998
A madman charges into a Lamaze class with a bomb, claiming that a fertility doctor was cheating him. Everything is complicated further when said doctor turns up dead.
#3 - Looks Can Kill
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1997
Dr. Sloan investigates a plastic surgeon when an actress's death apparently results from an infection contracted during surgery.
#4 - Jake's Women
Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/3/2000
Mark is stunned to learn that his late friend Jake was married to two women. Steve juggles the investigation of Jake's murder and a blossoming relationship.
#5 - Murder by Remote
Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/2000
A devious home security programmer plots to murder the children of everyone involved in the accidental death of his son.
#6 - Comedy Is Murder
Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/8/1997
A bungling comedian seeks revenge on his former partner when he's cheated out of millions.
#7 - Murder, Country Style
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/20/1997
When a musician is found murdered at a Country Music Awards ceremony, Dr. Sloan and company rush to find the culprit before the show ends and the crowd disappears.
#8 - Blood Brothers Murder
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/10/1997
A beach boy involved with a gang member's sister is suspected of murdering him. Mark investigates.
#9 - Deja Vous
Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2001
While deeply disturbed that his son, Lt. Steve Sloan, is falling in love with a woman who is a dead ringer for his murdered former girlfriend.
#10 - No Good Deed
Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2001
Dr. Sloan investigates a controversial attorney who confesses to murder while near death but recants after he recovers.
#11 - Swan Song
Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/2000
Mark's old friend, singer Danielle Marsh, visits and begins exhibiting erratic behavior while dodging attempts on her life. Mark attempts to fight through Marsh's defensive barriers to help his friend.
#12 - The ABC's of Murder
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/1996
An ADA sets out on a vendetta against an Asian youth, against both Mark and Steve's advice, after a drive-by shooting at a high school leaves one teacher dead.
#13 - First Do No Harm
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/16/1998
When a young girl is rushed into the hospital in need of immediate treatment, but dies due to a HMO's negligence, Dr. Travis and Community General are sued for negligence. Dr. Sloan must choose between his ethical convictions and the hospital.
#14 - Getting Mad, Getting Even
Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/11/2000
Madison moves in with her new paramour, unaware that he's trying to kill her. Jesse is suspected of being the anonymous author of a tell-all book that places hospital workers in spicy relationships.
#15 - Murder Can Be Murder
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/1996
A respected cardiologist murders an innocent man in an insurance scam. Dr. Sloan reluctantly investigates his friend.
#16 - Rain of Terror
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/29/1998
A spat between a girl and her boyfriend leads to an apparent murder, leaving the girl and her mother with a dead body, just as dinner guests Mark and Amanda arrive. Panic sets in, when the body disappears, the power goes out, the roads are impassable, and the attacks begin.
#17 - A Resting Place
Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/6/2000
Doc Sloan goes undercover as a patient in a retirement home to solve the murder of an ex-cop.
#18 - A Model Murder
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1996
Dr. Sloan investigates a photographer, the overly protective mother of Jesse's friend's fiancé, in the murder of a private investigator.
#19 - On the Beach
Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/2001
Dr. Mark Sloan begins watching his neighbors through binoculars and becomes convinced that one of them is a murderer.
#20 - Food Fight
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/30/1998
Dr. Travis gets involved in the treacherous and deadly trade of catering when he oversees the annual charity banquet.
#21 - Talked to Death
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/26/1998
Ratings seeking stunts by TV talk show hosts Darren & Mary has tragic results.
#22 - Discards
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/13/1997
Jesse finally reunites with his father. After they narrowly elude an assassin, Jesse begins to realize his father isn't the accountant he's always claimed to be, but rather a spy. The Travis's attempt to discover who's sending the killers.
#23 - An Education in Murder
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/5/1998
When a rash of deaths at a high school revolve around one 'helpful' young girl, Dr. Sloan risks his own life to uncover the murderer.
#24 - Murder on Thin Ice
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1996
A figure skater is attacked by her rival's ex-coach. When he is later found dead on the ice evidence points to the rival skater, but Dr. Sloan believes she is innocent.
#25 - Down and Dirty Dead
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1997
A motorcycle stunt driver has a fatal accident while filming an action video. Steve investigates.