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Diagnosis: Murder
	The cast, circa 1994: Victoria Rowell, Michael Tucci, Barry Van Dyke, Scott Baio, and Delores Hall, with Dick Van Dyke in the center
Created by	Joyce Burditt
Starring	Dick Van Dyke; Barry Van Dyke; Victoria Rowell; Scott Baio; Charlie Schlatter; Michael Tucci
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	178 + 5 TV Movies
Production
Running time	45 min (aprox)
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 29, 1993 –; May 11, 2001

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Diagnosis: Murder was a mystery television series with 45 minute long episodes that ran from 1993 to 2001.

It was a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman. Dr. Mark Sloan made his first appearance in Jake and the Fatman's episode 4.19 "It Never Entered My Mind". Afterwards, three TV movies aired in 1992 and 1993 prior to the start of the series.

The regular series debuted in October 29, 1993 and became a hot hit, airing in many countries around the world. 178 episodes were made and aired in the show's eight seasons on the CBS network in the United States. Two more TV movies aired after the series' cancellation.

They all starred Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a physician who occasionally worked for the local police department as a consultant. Van Dyke's real-life son Barry Van Dyke played Detective Steve Sloan, Dr. Sloan's son. It is said Van Dyke was thought of for this role after the postive reviews he received after his dramatic role in the 1990 movie Dick Tracy (although the character he played in the movie was villainous and very different from the role of Mark Sloan).

One unique aspect of the series is that it frequently appropriated characters from various classic television series. Mike Connors reprised his titular character from Mannix in one episode, Barbara Bain reprised her role of Cinnamon Carter from Mission: Impossible in another, Andy Griffith reprised his famous role from Matlock and Robert Culp guest starred in one episode as a retired spy/tennis pro whose name was never specifically used, but who was obviously supposed to be a reprisal of his Kelly Robinson character from I Spy

TV Movies

Made prior to the series start:

Diagnosis of Murder (January 5, 1992)
The House on Sycamore Street (May 1, 1992)
A Twist of the Knife (February 13, 1993)

Made after the end of the regular series:

Town Without Pity (February 6, 2002)
Without Warning (April 26, 2002)

Cast

Dr. Mark Sloan (Dick Van Dyke), Chief of Internal Medicine at Community General Hospital who occasionally worked for the local police department as a consultant. Son of a cop and father of another, in whose cases he often got involved.
Lieutenant Detective Steve Sloan (Barry Van Dyke), a Lieutenant in the Robbery/Homicide Division of the LAPD and Dr. Sloan's son. After the earthquake destroyed his apartment, he lived in a separate apartment in his father's beach house.
Dr. Amanda Bentley (Victoria Rowell), resident Pathologist at Community General Hospital and assistant County Medical Examiner.
Dr. Jack Stewart (Scott Baio, 1993-1995), a doctor at Community General Hospital and Steve's best friend, whom he often helped in his cases. Left to open his own practice in Colorado.
Dr. Jesse Travis (Charlie Schlatter, 1995-2001), a resident at Community General Hospital who Mark took under his wing. He often got involved in Mark and Steve's cases.
Norman Briggs (Michael Tucci), administrator at Community General Hospital and a close friend of Mark, though often he got exasperated at him.

Episodes

Season 1 (1993-1994)(19 episodes)

01. Miracle Cure (10/29/93)
02. Amnesia (11/5/93)
03. Murder At The Telethon (11/12/93)
04. Inheritance Of Death (11/19/93)
05. The 13 Million Dollar Man (12/3/93)
06. Vanishing Act (1) (12/10/93)
07. Vanishing Act (2) (12/17/93)
08. Shanda's Song (1/7/94)
09. The Restless Remains (1/14/94)
10. Murder With Mirrors (1/21/94)
11. Flashdance With Death (1/28/94)
12. Reunion With Murder (2/4/94)
13. Lily (3/4/94)
14. Guardian Angel (4/1/94)
15. Nirvana (4/8/94)
16. Broadcast Blues (4/15/94)
17. Shaker (4/29/94)
18. The Plague (5/6/94)
19. Sister Michael Wants You (5/13/94)

Season 1 will air Monday thru Friday from January 3 to January 27 in episode order on the Hallmark Channel.

Season 2 (1994-1995)(22 episodes)

Novels

Since 2003, five novels had been released based in this series. All of them are written by Lee Goldberg, a former producer of the series. According to his website, he's already working on the seventh one (the sixth will be on sale in February).

Broadcasters

Spain: Telecinco
United Kingdom: BBC Broadcast at 14.35 time weekdays.

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 '''''Diagnosis: Murder''''' was a [[detective fiction|mystery]] [[television series]] with 45 minute long episodes that ran from [[1993]] to [[2001]].
-It was a [[spin-off]] of [[Jake and the Fatman]]. Dr. Mark Sloan made his first appearance in Jake and the Fatman's episode 4.19 "''It Never Entered My Mind''". Afterwards, three [[TV movie]]s aired in [[1992]] and 1993 prior to the start of the series.  The show is such a hit that it is known for making superstars out of the people that appear in it.
+It was a [[spin-off]] of [[Jake and the Fatman]]. Dr. Mark Sloan made his first appearance in Jake and the Fatman's episode 4.19 "''It Never Entered My Mind''". Afterwards, three [[TV movie]]s aired in [[1992]] and 1993 prior to the start of the series.
 The regular series debuted in October 29, 1993 and became a hot hit, airing in many countries around the world. 178 episodes were made and aired in the show's eight seasons on the [[CBS]] network in the [[United States]]. Two more TV movies aired after the series' cancellation.