Matlock (1986 TV series) season 8

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Matlock
Season 8
No. of episodes22
Release
Original network ABC
Original releaseSeptember 23, 1993 (1993-09-23) 
May 19, 1994 (1994-05-19)
Season chronology
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The eighth season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on ABC from September 23, 1993, and concluded with a two-hour season finale on May 19, 1994.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Cast notes

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date Viewers
(millions)
1541"The Play"Christoper HiblerPhil MishkinSeptember 23, 1993 (1993-09-23)14.0 [1]
1552"The Fatal Seduction: Part 1"Christopher HiblerStory by: Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff
Teleplay by: Anne Collins
September 30, 1993 (1993-09-30)15.8 [2]
1563"The Fatal Seduction: Part 2"Christopher HiblerStory by: Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff
Teleplay by: Anne Collins
October 7, 1993 (1993-10-07)18.5 [3]
1574"The Diner"Frank ThackeryMax Eisenberg & Lonon F. SmithOctober 14, 1993 (1993-10-14)17.6 [4]
1585"The View"Christopher HiblerStory by: Gerald Sanoff
Teleplay by: Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff
October 28, 1993 (1993-10-28)18.2 [5]
1596"The Last Laugh" Russ Mayberry Milton Berle & Stephen LordNovember 4, 1993 (1993-11-04)16.9 [6]
1607"The Capital Offense" Robert Scheerer Brian Alan LaneNovember 11, 1993 (1993-11-11)20.5 [7]
1618"The Haunted"Harvey S. LaidmanStory by: Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger
Teleplay by: Gerry Conway
November 18, 1993 (1993-11-18)18.5 [8]
1629
16310"The Conspiracy" Leo Penn Joel Steiger & Gerald SanoffNovember 25, 1993 (1993-11-25)11.1 [9]
16411"Matlock's Bad, Bad, Bad, Dream" Russ Mayberry Robin MaddenDecember 2, 1993 (1993-12-02)14.0 [10]
16512"The Defendant"Leo PennDavid HoffmanDecember 16, 1993 (1993-12-16)14.4 [11]
16613"The Kidnapping: Part 1"Christopher HiblerStory by: Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff
Teleplay by: Anne Collins
January 13, 1994 (1994-01-13)17.8 [12]
16714"The Kidnapping: Part 2"Christopher HiblerStory by: Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff
Teleplay by: Anne Collins
January 20, 1994 (1994-01-20)18.6 [13]
16815"The Temptation"Harvey S. LaidmanGerald SanoffJanuary 27, 1994 (1994-01-27)19.2 [14]
16916"The Crook"Leo PennJoel Steiger & Gerald SanoffFebruary 3, 1994 (1994-02-03)15.3 [15]
17017"The Murder Game"Frank ThackeryTeleplay by: Robert Schlitt
Story by: Donald Paul Ross and Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff
February 10, 1994 (1994-02-10)15.4 [16]
17118"Brennen"Robert ScheererTeleplay by: Michael McGuire
Story by: Michael McGuire and Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff
February 17, 1994 (1994-02-17)15.2 [17]
17219"The P.I."Christopher HiblerJ.I. Henderson & Michael MooreMarch 3, 1994 (1994-03-03)16.9 [18]
17320"The Godfather"Christopher Hibler Richard Collins April 28, 1994 (1994-04-28)15.8 [19]
17421"The Idol"Frank ThackeryStory by: Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff
Teleplay by: Anne Collins
May 19, 1994 (1994-05-19)16.1 [20]
17522

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