Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
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Dick Van Dyke
Mark Sloan
Barry Van Dyke
Steve Sloan
Charlie Schlatter
Jesse Travis
Victoria Rowell
Amanda Bentley-Livingston
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19 episodes • 1993Avg: 7.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miracle Cure | Oct 29, 1993 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Amnesia | Nov 5, 1993 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Murder at the Telethon | Nov 12, 1993 | 7.1 |
| 4 | Inheritance of Death | Nov 19, 1993 | 6.9 |
| 5 | The 13 Million Dollar Man | Dec 3, 1993 | 7.3 |
| 6 | Vanishing Act (1) | Dec 10, 1993 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Vanishing Act (2) | Dec 17, 1993 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Shanda's Song | Jan 7, 1994 | 7.0 |
| 9 | The Restless Remains | Jan 14, 1994 | 7.9 |
| 10 | Murder with Mirrors | Jan 21, 1994 | 7.7 |
| 11 | Flashdance with Death | Jan 28, 1994 | 7.5 |
| 12 | Reunion with Murder | Feb 4, 1994 | 7.8 |
| 13 | Lily | Mar 4, 1994 | 7.4 |
| 14 | Guardian Angel | Apr 1, 1994 | 7.8 |
| 15 | Nirvana | Apr 8, 1994 | 7.3 |
| 16 | Broadcast Blues | Apr 15, 1994 | 7.8 |
| 17 | Shaker | Apr 29, 1994 | 7.4 |
| 18 | The Plague | May 6, 1994 | 7.9 |
| 19 | Sister Michael Wants You | May 13, 1994 | 7.7 |
22 episodes • 1994Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Many Happy Returns | Sep 16, 1994 | 7.8 |
| 2 | A Very Fatal Funeral | Sep 23, 1994 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Woman Trouble | Sep 30, 1994 | 8.2 |
| 4 | The Busy Body | Oct 7, 1994 | 7.8 |
| 5 | My Four Husbands | Oct 14, 1994 | 7.6 |
| 6 | Murder Most Vial | Oct 21, 1994 | 7.9 |
| 7 | You Can Call Me Johnson | Oct 28, 1994 | 7.9 |
| 8 | Georgia on My Mind | Nov 4, 1994 | 7.6 |
| 9 | The Last Laugh (1) | Nov 11, 1994 | 7.9 |
| 10 | The Last Laugh (2) | Nov 18, 1994 | 7.8 |
| 11 | Death By Extermination | Dec 2, 1994 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Standing Eight Count | Dec 9, 1994 | 7.1 |
| 13 | The Bela Lugosi Blues | Jan 6, 1995 | 6.8 |
| 14 | The New Healers | Jan 13, 1995 | 7.4 |
| 15 | Call Me Incontestable | Jan 20, 1995 | 7.8 |
| 16 | A Blast From the Past | Feb 3, 1995 | 7.9 |
| 17 | Playing for Keeps | Feb 10, 1995 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Sea No Evil | Feb 17, 1995 | 7.9 |
| 19 | How to Murder Your Lawyer | Feb 24, 1995 | 7.6 |
| 20 | Naked Babes | Mar 31, 1995 | 7.5 |
| 21 | Death in the Daytime | Apr 28, 1995 | 7.7 |
| 22 | My Baby is Out of this World | May 5, 1995 | 6.5 |
18 episodes • 1995Avg: 7.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Innocent Murder | Dec 8, 1995 | 7.6 |
| 2 | Witness to Murder | Dec 15, 1995 | 8.1 |
| 3 | All-American Murder | Dec 22, 1995 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Murder in the Courthouse | Dec 29, 1995 | 7.9 |
| 5 | Murder on the Run (1) | Jan 5, 1996 | 8.1 |
| 6 | Murder on the Run (2) | Jan 12, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Love is Murder | Jan 19, 1996 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Misdiagnosis Murder | Jan 26, 1996 | 7.4 |
| 9 | The Pressure to Murder | Feb 9, 1996 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Living on the Streets Can Be Murder | Feb 16, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Murder Murder | Feb 23, 1996 | 7.6 |
| 12 | Murder in the Dark | Mar 8, 1996 | 7.7 |
| 13 | 35 Millimeter Murder | Mar 29, 1996 | 7.5 |
| 14 | The Murder Trade | Apr 5, 1996 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Mind Over Murder | Apr 12, 1996 | 7.3 |
| 16 | Murder by the Book | Apr 19, 1996 | 7.6 |
| 17 | FMurder | Apr 26, 1996 | 7.5 |
| 18 | Left-Handed Murder | May 3, 1996 | 8.0 |
26 episodes • 1996Avg: 7.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder by Friendly Fire | Sep 19, 1996 | 7.9 |
| 2 | Murder Can Be Contagious | Sep 26, 1996 | 8.1 |
| 3 | Murder on Thin Ice | Oct 3, 1996 | 7.7 |
| 4 | X Marks the Murder (1) | Oct 10, 1996 | 7.9 |
| 5 | X Marks the Murder (2) | Oct 10, 1996 | 7.6 |
| 6 | A Model Murder | Oct 17, 1996 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Murder Can Be Murder | Oct 24, 1996 | 7.9 |
| 8 | An Explosive Murder | Oct 31, 1996 | 6.8 |
| 9 | Murder by the Busload | Nov 7, 1996 | 7.9 |
| 10 | A Candidate for Murder | Nov 14, 1996 | 7.4 |
| 11 | The ABC's of Murder | Nov 21, 1996 | 7.1 |
| 12 | Murder in the Family | Dec 12, 1996 | 7.9 |
| 13 | In Defense of Murder | Jan 9, 1997 | 7.8 |
| 14 | A History of Murder | Jan 16, 1997 | 8.1 |
| 15 | Murder Two (1) | Jan 30, 1997 | 7.7 |
| 16 | Murder Two (2) | Feb 6, 1997 | 7.8 |
| 17 | Hard-Boiled Murder | Feb 13, 1997 | 8.1 |
| 18 | Murder, Country Style | Feb 20, 1997 | 7.2 |
| 19 | Delusions of Murder | Feb 27, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 20 | A Passion for Murder | Apr 3, 1997 | 7.8 |
| 21 | Blood Brothers Murder | Apr 10, 1997 | 6.7 |
| 22 | Physician, Murder Thyself | Apr 24, 1997 | 8.1 |
| 23 | Murder in the Air | Apr 24, 1997 | 8.3 |
| 24 | The Merry Widow Murder | May 1, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Comedy is Murder | May 8, 1997 | 7.4 |
| 26 | The Murder of Mark Sloan | May 8, 1997 | 8.0 |
25 episodes • 1997Avg: 7.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder Blues | Sep 18, 1997 | 7.9 |
| 2 | Open and Shut | Sep 25, 1997 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Malibu Fire | Oct 2, 1997 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Deadly Games | Oct 9, 1997 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Slam-Dunk Dead | Oct 16, 1997 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Looks Can Kill | Oct 23, 1997 | 7.9 |
| 7 | Fatal Impact (1) | Oct 30, 1997 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Fatal Impact (2) | Oct 30, 1997 | 7.6 |
| 9 | Must Kill TV | Nov 6, 1997 | 7.8 |
| 10 | Discards | Nov 13, 1997 | 7.9 |
| 11 | A Mime is a Terrible Thing to Waste | Nov 20, 1997 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Down and Dirty Dead | Dec 11, 1997 | 6.7 |
| 13 | Retribution (1) | Jan 8, 1998 | 7.7 |
| 14 | Retribution (2) | Jan 15, 1998 | 7.9 |
| 15 | Drill for Death | Jan 22, 1998 | 7.8 |
| 16 | Rain of Terror | Jan 29, 1998 | 8.1 |
| 17 | Baby Boom | Feb 5, 1998 | 6.9 |
| 18 | Talked to Death | Feb 26, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 19 | An Education in Murder | Mar 5, 1998 | 7.4 |
| 20 | Murder at the Finish Line | Mar 26, 1998 | 7.4 |
| 21 | First Do No Harm | Apr 16, 1998 | 7.8 |
| 22 | Promises to Keep | Apr 23, 1998 | 7.3 |
| 23 | Food Fight | Apr 30, 1998 | 7.6 |
| 24 | Obsession (1) | May 7, 1998 | 7.8 |
| 25 | Obsession (2) | May 14, 1998 | 7.9 |
22 episodes • 1998Avg: 7.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resurrection (3) | Sep 24, 1998 | 7.2 |
| 2 | Resurrection (4) | Sep 24, 1998 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Till Death Do Us Part | Oct 1, 1998 | 7.9 |
| 4 | Wrong Number | Oct 8, 1998 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Blood Will Out | Oct 15, 1998 | 7.7 |
| 6 | Alienated | Oct 29, 1998 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Write, She Murdered | Nov 5, 1998 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Rear Windows '98 | Nov 12, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 9 | The Last Resort | Nov 19, 1998 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Murder x 4 | Dec 3, 1998 | 7.9 |
| 11 | Dead in the Water | Dec 17, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 12 | Trapped in Paradise | Jan 7, 1999 | 8.3 |
| 13 | Voices Carry | Jan 21, 1999 | 8.4 |
| 14 | Murder, My Suite | Jan 28, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Murder on the Hour | Feb 4, 1999 | 7.7 |
| 16 | Rescue Me | Feb 11, 1999 | 7.6 |
| 17 | Down Among the Dead Men | Feb 18, 1999 | 7.6 |
| 18 | Never Say Die | Feb 25, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Trash TV (1) | Apr 29, 1999 | 7.7 |
| 20 | Trash TV (2) | Apr 29, 1999 | 7.6 |
| 21 | Blood Ties | May 6, 1999 | 5.8 |
| 22 | Today is the Last Day of the Rest of My Life | May 13, 1999 | 7.9 |
24 episodes • 1999Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Roast | Sep 23, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Sleeping Murder | Sep 30, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Bringing Up Barbie | Oct 7, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Murder at Midterm | Oct 14, 1999 | 7.7 |
| 5 | The Flame | Oct 21, 1999 | 7.7 |
| 6 | The Killer Within | Oct 28, 1999 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Gangland (1) | Nov 9, 1999 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Gangland (2) | Nov 9, 1999 | 7.9 |
| 9 | The Mouth That Roared | Nov 11, 1999 | 7.6 |
| 10 | The Seven Deadly Sins | Nov 18, 1999 | 7.8 |
| 11 | Santa Claude | Dec 16, 1999 | 8.3 |
| 12 | Man Overboard | Jan 6, 2000 | 7.8 |
| 13 | Frontier Dad | Jan 13, 2000 | 7.6 |
| 14 | Too Many Cooks | Jan 20, 2000 | 6.8 |
| 15 | Jake's Women | Feb 3, 2000 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Murder by Remote | Feb 10, 2000 | 7.3 |
| 17 | Teacher's Pet | Feb 17, 2000 | 7.2 |
| 18 | The Unluckiest Bachelor in L.A. | Feb 24, 2000 | 7.8 |
| 19 | A Resting Place | Apr 6, 2000 | 7.8 |
| 20 | Murder at BBQ Bob's | Apr 20, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Two Birds With One Sloan | Apr 27, 2000 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Swan Song | May 4, 2000 | 7.9 |
| 23 | Out of the Past (1) | May 11, 2000 | 7.8 |
| 24 | Getting Mad, Getting Even (2) | May 11, 2000 | 7.7 |
22 episodes • 2000Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death By Design | Oct 12, 2000 | 7.9 |
| 2 | Blind Man's Bluff | Oct 19, 2000 | 7.6 |
| 3 | Sleight-of-Hand | Oct 26, 2000 | 7.0 |
| 4 | By Reason of Insanity | Nov 2, 2000 | 7.8 |
| 5 | The Patient Detective | Nov 9, 2000 | 8.1 |
| 6 | The Cradle Will Rock | Nov 16, 2000 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Hot House | Nov 30, 2000 | 8.1 |
| 8 | All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Die | Dec 7, 2000 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Confession | Jan 4, 2001 | 6.9 |
| 10 | Playing God | Jan 11, 2001 | 7.4 |
| 11 | Less Than Zero | Jan 18, 2001 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Sins Of The Father (1) | Feb 2, 2001 | 8.3 |
| 13 | Sins Of The Father (2) | Feb 9, 2001 | 8.2 |
| 14 | You Bet Your Life | Feb 16, 2001 | 7.2 |
| 15 | Bachelor Fathers | Feb 23, 2001 | 7.1 |
| 16 | Being of Sound Mind | Mar 2, 2001 | 8.2 |
| 17 | Dance Of Danger | Mar 30, 2001 | 7.3 |
| 18 | The Red's Shoes | Apr 20, 2001 | 7.3 |
| 19 | No Good Deed | Apr 27, 2001 | 7.5 |
| 20 | Deja Vous - Deadly Mirage (1) | May 4, 2001 | 7.9 |
| 21 | On the Beach - Deadly Mirage (2) | May 4, 2001 | 7.9 |
| 22 | The Blair Nurse Project | May 11, 2001 | 7.4 |
