Matlock (1986 TV series) season 5

Matlock
Season 5
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 18, 1990 (1990-09-18) – May 30, 1991 (1991-05-30)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The fifth season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC from September 18, 1990 through April 30, 1991.

Cast

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

Cast Notes

• Julie Sommars was absent for fourteen episodes
• Nancy Stafford was absent for eight episodes
• Clarence Gilyard Jr. was absent for four episodes

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
92	1	"The Mother"	Robert Scheerer	Michael Marks	September 18, 1990 (1990-09-18)	23.6 [1]
93	2	"Nowhere to Turn"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	September 25, 1990 (1990-09-25)	22.8 [2]
94	3
95	4	"The Madam"	Leo Penn	Gerald Sanoff	October 2, 1990 (1990-10-02)	23.1 [3]
96	5	"The Personal Trainer"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Lincoln Kibbee	October 9, 1990 (1990-10-09)	24.0 [4]
97	6	"The Narc"	Harvey S. Laidman	Phil Mishkin	October 23, 1990 (1990-10-23)	24.1 [5]
98	7	"The Secret: Part 1"	Leo Penn	Gerald Sanoff	October 30, 1990 (1990-10-30)	22.6 [6]
99	8	"The Secret: Part 2"	Leo Penn	Gerald Sanoff	November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06)	21.9 [7]
100	9	"The Brothers"	Christopher Hibler	Anne Collins & Gerald Sanoff	November 13, 1990 (1990-11-13)	23.8 [8]
101	10	"The Cover Girl"	Christopher Hibler	Max Eisenberg	November 20, 1990 (1990-11-20)	23.7 [9]
102	11	"The Biker"	Harvey S. Laidman	Bruce Shelly & Reed Shelly	November 27, 1990 (1990-11-27)	24.4 [10]
103	12	"The Broker"	Robert Scheerer	Diana Kopald Marcus	December 4, 1990 (1990-12-04)	22.2 [11]
104	13	"The Fighter"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Phil Combest, David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg Teleplay by : David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg	December 11, 1990 (1990-12-11)	22.2 [12]
105	14	"The Critic"	Robert Scheerer	Phil Mishkin	January 8, 1991 (1991-01-08)	24.3 [13]
106	15	"The Parents"	Harvey S. Laidman	Michael Marks	January 15, 1991 (1991-01-15)	25.3 [14]
107	16	"The Man of the Year"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins	January 29, 1991 (1991-01-29)	19.9 [15]
108	17	"The Arsonist"	Robert Scheerer	Jim McGrath	February 5, 1991 (1991-02-05)	22.7 [16]
109	18	"The Formula"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins	February 12, 1991 (1991-02-12)	22.2 [17]
110	19	"The Trial: Part 1"	Frank Thackery	Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins	February 19, 1991 (1991-02-19)	23.2 [18]
111	20	"The Trial: Part 2"	Frank Thackery	Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins	February 26, 1991 (1991-02-26)	23.2 [19]
112	21	"The Accident"	Christopher Hibler	Max Eisenberg & Lonon F. Smith	March 26, 1991 (1991-03-26)	22.1 [20]
113	22	"The Celebrity"	Leo Penn	Gerald Sanoff	April 30, 1991 (1991-04-30)	18.6 [21]

References

1. Donlon, Brian (September 26, 1990). "CBS has its eye on first". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
2. Donlon, Brian (October 3, 1990). "NBC wins; CBS still surprises". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
3. Sloan, Eugene (October 10, 1990). "NBC tops in ratings, barely". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
4. Sloan, Eugene (October 17, 1990). "For CBS, baseball's a grounder". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
5. Donlon, Brian (October 31, 1990). "CBS, no longer the long shot". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
6. Donlon, Brian (November 7, 1990). "NBC wins with fewer viewers". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
7. Donlon, Brian (November 14, 1990). "'Cheers' sweeps up for NBC". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
8. Donlon, Brian (November 21, 1990). "ABC pulls past CBS in sweeps". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
9. Donlon, Brian (November 28, 1990). "ABC's 'It' confirms competitors' fears". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
10. Donlon, Brian (December 5, 1990). "Ratings chill is setting in". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
11. Donlon, Brian (December 12, 1990). "ABC wins a sub-par week". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
12. Donlon, Brian (December 19, 1990). "St. Nick can't lick TV lull". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
13. Donlon, Brian (January 16, 1991). "NBC wins with season best". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
14. Donlon, Brian (January 23, 1991). "Football hikes CBS to No. 1". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
15. Donlon, Brian (February 6, 1991). "Where are the dominant series?". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
16. Donlon, Brian (February 13, 1991). "A good Friday fuels ABC win". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
17. Donlon, Brian (February 20, 1991). "CBS mines past and hits gold". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
18. Donlon, Brian (February 27, 1991). "NBC has a week of ratings ups and downs". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
19. Donlon, Brian (March 6, 1991). "CBS gains ratings speed". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
20. Donlon, Brian (April 3, 1991). "Oscar wins big for ABC". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
21. Donlon, Brian (May 8, 1991). "Sweeps lure straying viewers". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.

External links

• Matlock at IMDb