Diagnosis: Murder season 5

*Diagnosis: Murder*
Diagnosis: Murder
Season 5
No. of episodes	25
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 25, 1997 –; May 14, 1998
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 4 Next →; Season 6
	List of episodes

Diagnosis: Murder's fifth season originally aired Thursdays at 9:00–10:00 pm (EST).^[1]^[2]

The season was released on DVD in two parts and as a whole by Visual Entertainment, Inc. When the split season was released, the episode of Obsession Part 2 wasn't included. The scene where Mark meets Rob Petrie at the radio station is absent in the single releases but was included in the complete collection set.

Cast

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
86	1	"Murder Blues"	Christian I. Nyby II	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	September 18, 1997 (1997-09-18)	14.00^{[citation needed]}
87	2	"Open and Shut"	Christopher Hibler	Jacquelyn Blain	September 25, 1997 (1997-09-25)	15.10^{[citation needed]}
88	3	"Malibu Fire"	Christian I. Nyby II	Teleplay by: Gerry Conway & Wayne Berwick Story by: Gerry Conway	October 2, 1997 (1997-10-02)	13.90^{[citation needed]}
89	4	"Deadly Games"	Christopher Hibler	Jeff Peters	October 9, 1997 (1997-10-09)	12.90^{[citation needed]}
90	5	"Slam-Dunk Dead"	Vincent McEveety	Teleplay by: Larry Brody and Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin Story by: Larry Brody	October 16, 1997 (1997-10-16)	13.90^{[citation needed]}
91	6	"Looks Can Kill"	Christopher Hibler	Craig Tepper	October 23, 1997 (1997-10-23)	15.00^{[citation needed]}
92	7	"Fatal Impact (Part I)"	Christian I. Nyby II	David Bennett Carren & J. Larry Carroll	October 30, 1997 (1997-10-30)	14.90^{[citation needed]}
93	8	"Fatal Impact (Part II)"	Christian I. Nyby II	Jacquelyn Blain	October 30, 1997 (1997-10-30)	14.90^{[citation needed]}
94	9	"Must Kill TV"	Christopher Hibler	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	November 6, 1997 (1997-11-06)	15.50^{[citation needed]}
95	10	"Discards"	Christian I. Nyby II	J. Larry Carroll & David Bennett Carren	November 13, 1997 (1997-11-13)	16.10^{[citation needed]}
96	11	"A Mime Is a Terrible Thing to Waste"	Christopher Hibler	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	November 20, 1997 (1997-11-20)	13.30^{[citation needed]}
97	12	"Down and Dirty Dead"	Ron Satlof	Barry Van Dyke	December 11, 1997 (1997-12-11)	14.90^[3]
98	13	"Retribution: Part 1"	Christian I. Nyby II	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	January 8, 1998 (1998-01-08)	13.90^[3]
99	14	"Retribution: Part 2"	Christian I. Nyby II	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	January 15, 1998 (1998-01-15)	16.00^{[citation needed]}
100	15	"Drill for Death"	Ron Satlof	Robin Madden	January 22, 1998 (1998-01-22)	15.60^{[citation needed]}
101	16	"Rain of Terror"	Christian I. Nyby II	Craig Tepper	January 29, 1998 (1998-01-29)	14.40^{[citation needed]}
102	17	"Baby Boom"	Vincent McEveety	Jacquelyn Blain	February 5, 1998 (1998-02-05)	13.20^{[citation needed]}
103	18	"Talked to Death"	Christian I. Nyby II	Joyce Burditt	February 26, 1998 (1998-02-26)	15.30^{[citation needed]}
104	19	"An Education in Murder"	Frank Thackery	Teleplay by: Jacquelyn Blain Story by: Jacquelyn Blain and D. O'Brien & Paul Rendle	March 5, 1998 (1998-03-05)	15.00^{[citation needed]}
105	20	"Murder at the Finish Line"	Christopher Hibler	J. Larry Carroll & David Bennett Carren	March 26, 1998 (1998-03-26)	13.80^{[citation needed]}
106	21	"First Do No Harm"	Vincent McEveety	Ernest Kinoy	April 16, 1998 (1998-04-16)	14.60^{[citation needed]}
107	22	"Promises to Keep"	Christian I. Nyby II	David Bennett Carren & J. Larry Carroll	April 23, 1998 (1998-04-23)	15.00^{[citation needed]}
108	23	"Food Fight"	Ron Satlof	Jacquelyn Blain	April 30, 1998 (1998-04-30)	13.10^{[citation needed]}
109	24	"Obsession: Part 1"	Christian I. Nyby II	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	May 7, 1998 (1998-05-07)	13.40^{[citation needed]}
110	25	"Obsession: Part 2"	Christian I. Nyby II	Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin	May 14, 1998 (1998-05-14)	12.00^{[citation needed]}

References

^ TV Listings for September 18, 1997
^ TV Listings for May 14, 1998
^ ^a ^b "Diagnosis Murder - Series - Episode List". TV Tango. Retrieved 2020-03-09.

[1] TV Listings for September 18, 1997

[2] TV Listings for May 14, 1998

[31comp-3] "Diagnosis Murder - Series - Episode List". TV Tango. Retrieved 2020-03-09.

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