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Scripted series · CBS

Diagnosis: Murder

A tangled web of mystery. Classic 'whodunit' suspense.

7.1IMDb121 votesWorth your time
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1993 – 20018 seasons · 178 episodesTV-PGEnded
MysteryFamilyCrimeDrama
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

Mark Sloan

178 eps

Victoria Rowell

Victoria Rowell

Amanda Bentley-Livingston

178 eps

Charlie Schlatter

Charlie Schlatter

Jesse Travis

137 eps

Scott Baio

Scott Baio

Jack Stewart

41 eps

Barry Van Dyke

Barry Van Dyke

Steve Sloan

178 eps

Michael Tucci

Michael Tucci

Norman Briggs

85 eps

Delores Hall

Delores Hall

Delores Mitchell

41 eps

Dan Gilvezan

Dan Gilvezan

Kent Beaudine

3 eps

Martin Kove

Martin Kove

Capt. Walter Newman

3 eps

Taryn Van Dyke

Missy

3 eps

Josh Roman

Jeremy

4 eps

Wes Van Dyke

Doug

3 eps

Arye Gross

Arye Gross

Carter Sweeney

4 eps

Carey van Dyke

Carl Simpson

7 eps

Mitchell Whitfield

Mitchell Whitfield

Arnold Baskin

3 eps

Rich Beall

Bruno

3 eps

Pernell Roberts

Pernell Roberts

Dr. Elliott Valin

3 eps

John Schneider

John Schneider

Michael Dern

4 eps

Boyd Kestner

Boyd Kestner

Tommy Raffanti

3 eps

Kim Johnston Ulrich

Kim Johnston Ulrich

Barbara Spear

3 eps

Lewis Smith

Lewis Smith

Michael Davis

5 eps

Denise Crosby

Denise Crosby

Didi Harris

3 eps

Frank Novak

Frank Novak

Bartender

3 eps

Richard Gant

Richard Gant

Det. Jim Michaels

3 eps

Anne Lockhart

Anne Lockhart

Andrea Rivers

3 eps

Stacey Shaffer

Police Officer

3 eps

Kurt Fuller

Kurt Fuller

Dr. Albert Blank

3 eps

Wayne Tippit

Wayne Tippit

Elliott Whitfield

3 eps

Tony Colitti

Tony Colitti

Paramedic

3 eps

Steven Anderson

Steven Anderson

Ted Sherman

3 eps

Shane van Dyke

Shane van Dyke

Alex Smith

16 eps

Barbara Whinnery

Barbara Whinnery

Lorraine Bare

3 eps

Susan Nyby

Nurse

4 eps

Kathy Evison

Kathy Evison

Cheryl Edelman

3 eps

Ken Kercheval

Ken Kercheval

Duke Fallon

4 eps

Michael McGrady

Michael McGrady

Det. Rick Hughes

3 eps

Roger Hewlett

Roy

3 eps

Kevin Cooney

Kevin Cooney

Edward Price

3 eps

Gregory White

Gregory White

Charlie

3 eps

Stephanie Niznik

Stephanie Niznik

Caitlin Sweeney

5 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Diagnosis: Murder actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Diagnosis: Murder reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.

TensionDefining9.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Character DepthVery strong7.9

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

Emotional WeightVery strong7.5

How much the series is designed to affect you.

Cliffhanger IntensityVery strong7.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

BingeabilityStrong6.7

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

SerializedPresent5.0

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

HumourPresent4.0

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

The story

What it's about

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

The run

Seasons

8 seasons · 178 episodes.

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    Season 0 · Complete

    Specials

    19925 episodes

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    199319 episodes

    4.0IMDb

    Best episode · S01E01 Miracle Cure

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    199422 episodes

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    199518 episodes

  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    199626 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    199725 episodes

    9.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 6

    Season 6 · Complete

    Season 6

    199822 episodes

    10.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 7

    Season 7 · Complete

    Season 7

    199924 episodes

  • Official poster for Season 8

    Season 8 · Complete

    Season 8

    200022 episodes

    6.0IMDb

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Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

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Writing

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Cinematography

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