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Diagnosis: Murder season 3

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Diagnosis: Murder's third season originally aired Fridays at 9:00-10:00 pm (EST).[1][2] The season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Video.

Diagnosis: Murder
Season 3
No. of episodes18
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseDecember 8, 1995 (1995-12-08) –
May 3, 1996 (1996-05-03)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

Cast

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Episodes

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
421"An Innocent Murder"Vincent McEveetyCynthia Deming & William RoyceDecember 8, 1995 (1995-12-08)13.0[3]
A young lady murders her rich father (Arthur Taxier) and makes it look like a suicide, but Sloan manages to find holes in her story.
432"Witness to Murder"Paris BarclayStory by : Mimi Rothman Schapiro & Bill Wells
Teleplay by : Cynthia Deming & William Royce		December 15, 1995 (1995-12-15)12.3[4]
Sloan tries to help a girl who witnessed her father's murder and is afraid to tell anyone.
443"All-American Murder"Christian I. Nyby IITom ChehakDecember 22, 1995 (1995-12-22)12.2[5]

The results of an autopsy on a deceased newcomer to the beach bring a surprising twist to the person's death.

Guest Stars: Curtis Armstrong and Leo Penn.
454"Murder in the Courthouse"Bruce KesslerRoger LowensteinDecember 29, 1995 (1995-12-29)11.9[6]

Mark serves jury duty on a case in which a notorious hit man is found innocent - only to be killed by a bomb that the prosecutor planted for revenge. Mark's effort to prove the prosecutor did uncovers surprising details about her life and the hitman's.

Guest Stars: Dixie Carter, James Hong, and Brian Tochi.
465"Murder on the Run: Part 1"Christian I. Nyby IIStory by : Maurice Hurley & Steve Hattman
Teleplay by : Steve Hattman		January 5, 1996 (1996-01-05)13.4[7]

A man falsely convicted of killing his wife takes Mark hostage in order to prove his innocence. (A train transporting prisoners derails, sending him to the hospital--partly inspired by The Fugitive (1993 film).)

Guest Stars: Jeff Allin, Dion Anderson, Richard Fancy, and Denise Crosby.
476"Murder on the Run: Part 2"Christian I. Nyby IIStory by : Maurice Hurley & Steve Hattman
Teleplay by : Steve Hattman		January 12, 1996 (1996-01-12)13.0[8]

Sloan becomes convinced that George Karn (Jeff Allin) is innocent, so he sets out to find the man who killed Karn's wife. But a hardened police officer constantly impedes his efforts.

Guest Stars: Denise Crosby, Richard Fancy, and Dion Anderson.
487"Love Is Murder"Tom ChehakNan HaganJanuary 19, 1996 (1996-01-19)14.0[9]

Steve becomes attracted to a female reporter who murders cops.

Guest Star: Rebeccah Bush
498"Misdiagnosis Murder"Christian I. Nyby IIGerry ConwayJanuary 26, 1996 (1996-01-26)12.4[10]

Jesse gets involved in a large conspiracy when he sees an alleged heart-attack victim, while a wealthy benefactor takes a shine to Briggs.

Guest Stars: Richard Romanus.
509"The Pressure to Murder"Christopher HiblerSibyl GardnerFebruary 9, 1996 (1996-02-09)12.2[11]
Sloan investigates the death of Amanda's cousin Troy, a rugby player and medical intern. Mark quickly determines it was murder but now must figure out why. The key is ABADCAD in more ways than one.
5110"Living on the Streets Can Be Murder"Christopher HiblerCarey W. Hayes & Chad HayesFebruary 16, 1996 (1996-02-16)13.2[12]

Someone is murdering homeless people and harvesting their organs for transplants, so Mark poses as a vagrant to flush them out.

Guest Stars: Bryan Cranston
5211"Murder, Murder"Peter EllisNancy BondFebruary 23, 1996 (1996-02-23)12.2[13]

Sloan faces double trouble while investigating the murders of an old friend (Robert Vaughn) and his young wife (Ruth McGinnis), the prime suspect being the friend's sister-in-law (also McGinnis), his wife's identical twin.

Guest Stars: Alan Fudge, and Jack McGee.
5312"Murder in the Dark"Bernard L. KowalskiJoyce BurdittMarch 8, 1996 (1996-03-08)11.4[14]

A drunk surgeon is accused of murdering a doctor who had a wild life at night.

Guest Star: John Pleshette
5413"35 Millimeter Murder"Bruce Seth GreenSteve HattmanMarch 29, 1996 (1996-03-29)12.5[15]

A picture taken by a paparazzo provides a clue in a kidnapping and murder case, while Amanda goes into labor.

Guest Stars: Stephen Furst and Cylk Cozart.
5514"The Murder Trade"Oz ScottJoyce BurdittApril 5, 1996 (1996-04-05)13.0[16]

A psychotherapist murders a downsizing expert who threatened Sloan's job, then attempts to blackmail the doctor into returning the favor.

Guest Stars: Leila Kenzle and Terry O'Quinn.
5615"Mind Over Murder"Christian I. Nyby IIGerry ConwayApril 12, 1996 (1996-04-12)11.8[17]

A psychic from an infomercial claims she saw a future murder being committed.

Guest Stars: George Hamilton and Tracy Nelson
5716"Murder by the Book"Christopher HiblerTom Chehak & Steve HattmanApril 19, 1996 (1996-04-19)11.6[18]

Call girls and the co-author of their racy book are being threatened with murder, while Amanda discovers she was never legally married.

Guest Stars: Troy Evans, Tony Pierce, and Jeri Ryan.
5817"FMurder"Christian I. Nyby IIStory by : Gerry Conway & Steve Hattman
Teleplay by : Gerry Conway		April 26, 1996 (1996-04-26)12.0[19]

Sloan suspects a TV homemaker (Vicki Lawrence) murdered a perverted radio host (Morton Downey Jr.) who got her pregnant.

Guest Star: Kene Holliday (played Tyler Hudson on Matlock)
5918"Left-Handed Murder"Jonathan FrakesMark MasuokaMay 3, 1996 (1996-05-03)11.7[20]

The remains of Sloan's friend are found in a dead shark, which is made all the more suspicious when it's discovered the victim had three wives.

Guest Star: Christina Pickles.

References

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  1. ^ TV Listings for December 8, 1995
  2. ^ TV Listings for May 3, 1996
  3. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 13, 1995. p. 3D.
  4. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 20, 1995. p. 3D.
  5. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 27, 1995. p. 3D.
  6. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. January 3, 1996. p. 3D.
  7. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. January 10, 1996. p. 3D.
  8. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. January 17, 1996. p. 3D.
  9. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. January 24, 1996. p. 3D.
  10. ^ DeRosa, Robin (January 31, 1996). "Super Bowl, 'Friends' lead to NBC blowout". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  11. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. February 14, 1996. p. 3D.
  12. ^ DeRosa, Robin (February 21, 1996). "Powerhouse Thursday propels NBC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  13. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. February 28, 1996. p. 3D.
  14. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. March 13, 1996. p. 3D.
  15. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. April 3, 1996. p. 3D.
  16. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. April 10, 1996. p. 3D.
  17. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. April 17, 1996. p. 3D.
  18. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. April 24, 1996. p. 3D.
  19. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 1, 1996. p. 3D.
  20. ^ DeRosa, Robin (May 8, 1996). "'ER,' 'Seinfeld,' 'Beast' lead NBC sweep". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
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