Matlock (1986 TV series) season 4

Matlock
Season 4
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 19, 1989 (1989-09-19) – May 8, 1990 (1990-05-08)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The fourth season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC with a two-hour season premiere from September 19, 1989, through May 8, 1990.

Cast

Main

• Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock
• Nancy Stafford as Michelle Thomas
• Julie Sommars as ADA Julie March
• Clarence Gilyard as Conrad McMasters

Recurring

• Kene Holliday as Tyler Hudson

Cast notes

• Clarence Gilyard Jr. joined the cast this season
• Kene Holliday was credited in "The Best Seller" and "The Witness" instead of Gilyard who didn't appear in those episodes.
• Julie Sommars was absent for seventeen episodes
• Nancy Stafford was absent for eleven episodes
• Clarence Gilyard Jr. was absent for seven episodes

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
68	1	"The Hunting Party"	Robert Scheerer	Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	September 19, 1989 (1989-09-19)	28.4 [1]
69	2
70	3	"The Good Boy"	Christopher Hibler	David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg	September 26, 1989 (1989-09-26)	23.9 [2]
71	4	"The Best Seller"	Christopher Hibler	Robert Schlitt	October 10, 1989 (1989-10-10)	20.5 [3]
72	5	"The Ex"	Harvey S. Laidman	Diana Kopald Marcus	October 17, 1989 (1989-10-17)	19.0 [4]
73	6	"The Clown"	Leo Penn	Lincoln Kibbee	October 24, 1989 (1989-10-24)	23.7 [5]
74	7	"The Star"	Seymour Robbie	Story by : Joyce Burditt, Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	October 31, 1989 (1989-10-31)	25.1 [6]
75	8	"The Con Man"	Leo Penn	Gerald Sanoff	November 7, 1989 (1989-11-07)	24.1 [7]
76	9	"The Prisoner: Part 1"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Marvin Kupfer & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Gerald Sanoff	November 14, 1989 (1989-11-14)	22.3 [8]
77	10	"The Prisoner: Part 2"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Marvin Kupfer & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Gerald Sanoff	November 21, 1989 (1989-11-21)	23.7 [9]
78	11	"The Fugitive"	Tony Mordente	Bruce Shelly & Reed Shelly	November 28, 1989 (1989-11-28)	24.4 [10]
79	12	"The Buddies"	Frank Thackery	Phil Mishkin	December 12, 1989 (1989-12-12)	24.7 [11]
80	13	"The Scrooge"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	December 19, 1989 (1989-12-19)	25.6 [12]
81	14	"The Witness"	Tony Mordente	Susan Woollen	January 2, 1990 (1990-01-02)	27.8 [13]
82	15	"The Student"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Story by : Marvin Kupfer Teleplay by : Gerald Sanoff	January 9, 1990 (1990-01-09)	25.4 [14]
83	16	"The Talk Show"	Robert Scheerer	David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg	January 16, 1990 (1990-01-16)	25.5 [15]
84	17	"The Victim"	Robert Scheerer	Michael Marks	January 23, 1990 (1990-01-23)	27.0 [16]
85	18	"The Kidnapper"	Frank Thackery	Joyce Burditt	February 6, 1990 (1990-02-06)	24.1 [17]
86	19	"The Pro"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Max Eisenberg	February 13, 1990 (1990-02-13)	25.4 [18]
87	20	"The Informer: Part 1"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Sam Rolfe & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Gerald Sanoff	February 20, 1990 (1990-02-20)	25.2 [19]
88	21	"The Informer: Part 2"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Sam Rolfe & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Gerald Sanoff	February 27, 1990 (1990-02-27)	25.7 [20]
89	22	"The D.A."	Russ Mayberry	Diana Kopald Marcus	March 20, 1990 (1990-03-20)	23.4 [21]
90	23	"The Blackmailer"	Christopher Hibler	Gerald Sanoff	May 1, 1990 (1990-05-01)	19.9 [22]
91	24	"The Cookie Monster"	Harvey S. Laidman	Michele S. Chodos & Bonnie L. DeSouza	May 8, 1990 (1990-05-08)	19.0 [23]

References

1. "'Cosby' reclaims the top spot". Life. USA Today . September 27, 1989. p. 3D.
2. "NBC wins but loses viewers". Life. USA Today . October 4, 1989. p. 3D.
3. "ABC muscles way to the top". Life. USA Today . October 18, 1989. p. 3D.
4. "Earthquake shifts the ratings". Life. USA Today . October 25, 1989. p. 3D.
5. "NBC's hits beat ABC baseball". Life. USA Today . November 1, 1989. p. 3D.
6. "NBC sweeps the week, 1-2-3". Life. USA Today . November 8, 1989. p. 3D.
7. "Brokaw still 3rd despite coup". Life. USA Today . November 15, 1989. p. 3D.
8. "'Small Sacrifices' wins big". Life. USA Today . November 22, 1989. p. 3D.
9. "NBC sweeps up another win". Life. USA Today . November 29, 1989. p. 3D.
10. "'Cosby' rebounds to lead NBC". Life. USA Today . December 6, 1989. p. 3D.
11. "'Rudolph' shines for CBS". Life. USA Today . December 20, 1989. p. 3D.
12. "A special 'Lucy' Christmas". Life. USA Today . December 27, 1989. p. 3D.
13. "Football fumbles for ABC". Life. USA Today . January 10, 1990. p. 3D.
14. "49ers are ratings winners, too". Life. USA Today . January 17, 1990. p. 3D.
15. "A 'Grand' entrance for NBC". Life. USA Today . January 24, 1990. p. 3D.
16. "AMA gets the popular vote". Life. USA Today . January 31, 1990. p. 3D.
17. "'Faith' abides for No. 1 NBC". Life. USA Today . February 14, 1990. p. 3D.
18. "'Home Videos' a hit for ABC". Life. USA Today . February 21, 1990. p. 3D.
19. "'Videos' is a repeat winner". Life. USA Today . February 28, 1990. p. 3D.
20. "'Incident' tops Sunday movies". Life. USA Today . March 7, 1990. p. 3D.
21. "Fox builds Sunday strength". Life. USA Today . March 28, 1990. p. 3D.
22. "NBC barely sweeping by CBS". Life. USA Today . May 9, 1990. p. 3D.
23. "Sunday night sinks NBC". Life. USA Today . May 16, 1990. p. 3D.

External links

• Matlock at IMDb