Matlock (1986) (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Matlock (1986)

(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Last updated: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 -2:00

Atlanta criminal defense lawyer Ben Matlock charges one hundred thousand dollars to take on a case, but is worth every penny, as he and his defense team always find the real killer.

Show Details:

Start date: Mar 1986
End date: May 1995
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ABC (US) / NBC (US)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 177 eps + pilot
Genre(s): Drama

Credits:

Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock
Julie Sommars as Asst. DA Julie March [ 1-7 ]
Nancy Stafford as Michelle Thomas [ 2-6 ]
Kene Holliday as Tyler Hudson [ 1-3 ]
Clarence Gilyard, Jr. as Conrad McMaster [ 4-7 ]
Daniel Roebuck as Cliff Lewis [ 7-9 ]
Brynn Thayer as Leanne McIntyre [ 7-8 ]
Linda Purl as Charlene Matlock [ 1 ]
Kari Lizer as Cassie Phillips [ 2 ]
Carol Huston as Jerri Stone [ 9 ]

Don Knotts as Les Calhoun [ 3-6 ]
Warren Frost as Billy Lewis [ 6-9 ]
Michael Durrell as DA Lloyd Burgess [ 1-6 ]
David Froman as Lt. Bob Brooks [ 1-6, 9 ]
Richard Newton as Judge Richard Cooksey [ 1-6 ]
Lucille Meredith as Judge Irene Sawyer [ 1-4 ]
Jason Wingreen as Judge Arthur Beaumont [ 1-2 & 4-6 ]

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Episode list & details from: TVmaze • TV.com

Episode #		Original Air Date	Titles

Season 1

1.	1-1	23 Sep 86	The Judge
2.	1-2	30 Sep 86	The Stripper
3.	1-3	07 Oct 86	The Affair
4.	1-4	14 Oct 86	The Seduction
5.	1-5	28 Oct 86	The Don
6.	1-6	04 Nov 86	The Don
7.	1-7	11 Nov 86	The Sisters
8.	1-8	18 Nov 86	The Cop
9.	1-9	25 Nov 86	The Angel
10.	1-10	02 Dec 86	The Professor
11.	1-11	09 Dec 86	Santa Claus
12.	1-12	06 Jan 87	The Chef
13.	1-13	13 Jan 87	The Author
14.	1-14	20 Jan 87	The Rat Pack
15.	1-15	03 Feb 87	The Nurse
16.	1-16	10 Feb 87	The Convict
17.	1-17	17 Feb 87	The Court-Martial
18.	1-18	24 Feb 87	The Court-Martial
19.	1-19	03 Mar 87	The Therapist
20.	1-20	24 Mar 87	The People vs. Matlock
21.	1-21	31 Mar 87	The Photographer
22.	1-22	05 May 87	The Reporter
23.	1-23	12 May 87	The Doctors

Season 2

24.	2-1	22 Sep 87	The Billionaire (120 min)
25.	2-2	29 Sep 87	Blind Justice
26.	2-3	13 Oct 87	The Annihilator
27.	2-4	20 Oct 87	The Husband
28.	2-5	27 Oct 87	The Power Brokers
29.	2-6	03 Nov 87	The Power Brokers
30.	2-7	01 Dec 87	The Network
31.	2-8	08 Dec 87	The Best Friend
32.	2-9	15 Dec 87	The Country Boy
33.	2-10	22 Dec 87	The Gift
34.	2-11	29 Dec 87	The Gambler
35.	2-12	05 Jan 88	The Body
36.	2-13	12 Jan 88	The Reunion
37.	2-14	19 Jan 88	The Gigolo
38.	2-15	26 Jan 88	The Umpire
39.	2-16	02 Feb 88	The Investigation
40.	2-17	09 Feb 88	The Investigation
41.	2-18	16 Feb 88	The Hucksters
42.	2-19	23 Feb 88	The Lovelorn
43.	2-20	15 Mar 88	The Genius
44.	2-21	22 Mar 88	The Magician
45.	2-22	29 Mar 88	The Fisherman
46.	2-23	03 May 88	The Heiress

Season 3

47.	3-1	29 Nov 88	The Lemon
48.	3-2	06 Dec 88	The Ambassador
49.	3-3	13 Dec 88	The Ambassador
50.	3-4	20 Dec 88	The Mistress
51.	3-5	03 Jan 89	The D.J.
52.	3-6	10 Jan 89	The Captain
53.	3-7	17 Jan 89	The Vendetta
54.	3-8	31 Jan 89	The Mayor
55.	3-9	07 Feb 89	The Mayor
56.	3-10	14 Feb 89	The Black Widow
57.	3-11	21 Feb 89	The Other Woman
58.	3-12	28 Feb 89	The Starlet
59.	3-13	07 Mar 89	The Psychic
60.	3-14	28 Mar 89	The Thief
61.	3-15	04 Apr 89	The Thief
62.	3-16	18 Apr 89	The Thoroughbred
63.	3-17	25 Apr 89	The Model
64.	3-18	02 May 89	The Cult
65.	3-19	09 May 89	The Blues Singer
66.	3-20	16 May 89	The Priest

Season 4

67.	4-1	19 Sep 89	The Hunting Party (120 min)
68.	4-2	26 Sep 89	The Good Boy
69.	4-3	10 Oct 89	The Best Seller
70.	4-4	17 Oct 89	The Ex
71.	4-5	24 Oct 89	The Clown
72.	4-6	31 Oct 89	The Star
73.	4-7	07 Nov 89	The Con Man
74.	4-8	14 Nov 89	The Prisoner
75.	4-9	21 Nov 89	The Prisoner
76.	4-10	28 Nov 89	The Fugitive
77.	4-11	12 Dec 89	The Buddies
78.	4-12	19 Dec 89	The Scrooge
79.	4-13	02 Jan 90	The Witness
80.	4-14	09 Jan 90	The Student
81.	4-15	16 Jan 90	The Talk Show
82.	4-16	23 Jan 90	The Victim
83.	4-17	06 Feb 90	The Kidnapper
84.	4-18	13 Feb 90	The Pro
85.	4-19	20 Feb 90	The Informer
86.	4-20	27 Feb 90	The Informer
87.	4-21	20 Mar 90	The D.A.
88.	4-22	01 May 90	The Blackmailer
89.	4-23	08 May 90	The Cookie Monster

Season 5

90.	5-1	18 Sep 90	The Mother
91.	5-2	25 Sep 90	Nowhere to Turn: A Matlock Movie Mystery (120 min)
92.	5-3	02 Oct 90	The Madam
93.	5-4	09 Oct 90	The Personal Trainer
94.	5-5	23 Oct 90	The Narc
95.	5-6	30 Oct 90	The Secret
96.	5-7	06 Nov 90	The Secret
97.	5-8	13 Nov 90	The Brothers
98.	5-9	20 Nov 90	The Cover Girl
99.	5-10	27 Nov 90	The Biker
100.	5-11	04 Dec 90	The Broker
101.	5-12	11 Dec 90	The Fighter
102.	5-13	08 Jan 91	The Critic
103.	5-14	15 Jan 91	The Parents
104.	5-15	29 Jan 91	The Man of the Year
105.	5-16	05 Feb 91	The Arsonist
106.	5-17	12 Feb 91	The Formula
107.	5-18	19 Feb 91	The Trial
108.	5-19	26 Feb 91	The Trial
109.	5-20	26 Mar 91	The Accident
110.	5-21	30 Apr 91	The Celebrity

Season 6

111.	6-1	18 Oct 91	The Witness Killings (120 min)
112.	6-2	25 Oct 91	The Strangler
113.	6-3	01 Nov 91	The Nightmare
114.	6-4	08 Nov 91	The Marriage Counselor
115.	6-5	15 Nov 91	The Dame
116.	6-6	29 Nov 91	The Suspect (120 min)
117.	6-7	06 Dec 91	The Defense
118.	6-8	13 Dec 91	The Game Show
119.	6-9	20 Dec 91	The Foursome
120.	6-10	17 Jan 92	The Picture
121.	6-11	24 Jan 92	The Picture
122.	6-12	07 Feb 92	The Outcast (120 min)
123.	6-13	28 Feb 92	The Big Payoff
124.	6-14	06 Mar 92	The Abduction
125.	6-15	17 Apr 92	Mr. Awesome
126.	6-16	24 Apr 92	The Evening News
127.	6-17	01 May 92	The Evening News
128.	6-18	08 May 92	The Assassination (120 min)

Season 7

129.	7-1	05 Nov 92	The Vacation (120 min)
130.	7-2	19 Nov 92	The Legacy (120 min)
131.	7-3	14 Jan 93	The Ghost
132.	7-4	21 Jan 93	The Class
133.	7-5	28 Jan 93	The Singer
134.	7-6	04 Feb 93	The Mark
135.	7-7	11 Feb 93	The Juror
136.	7-8	18 Feb 93	The Fortune (120 min)
137.	7-9	18 Mar 93	The Debt
138.	7-10	25 Mar 93	The Revenge
139.	7-11	01 Apr 93	The Obsession
140.	7-12	08 Apr 93	The Divorce
141.	7-13	29 Apr 93	The Final Affair (120 min)
142.	7-14	06 May 93	The Competition

Season 8

143.	8-1	23 Sep 93	The Play
144.	8-2	30 Sep 93	The Fatal Seduction
145.	8-3	07 Oct 93	The Fatal Seduction
146.	8-4	14 Oct 93	The Diner
147.	8-5	28 Oct 93	The View
148.	8-6	04 Nov 93	The Last Laugh
149.	8-7	11 Nov 93	The Capital Offense
150.	8-8	18 Nov 93	The Haunted (120 min)
151.	8-9	25 Nov 93	The Conspiracy
152.	8-10	02 Dec 93	Matlock's Bad, Bad, Bad Dream
153.	8-11	16 Dec 93	The Defendant
154.	8-12	13 Jan 94	The Kidnapping (1)
155.	8-13	20 Jan 94	The Kidnapping (2)
156.	8-14	27 Jan 94	The Temptation
157.	8-15	03 Feb 94	The Crook
158.	8-16	10 Feb 94	The Murder Game
159.	8-17	17 Feb 94	Brennen
160.	8-18	03 Mar 94	The P.I.
161.	8-19	28 Apr 94	The Godfather
162.	8-20	19 May 94	The Idol (120 min)

Season 9

163.	9-1	13 Oct 94	The Accused (120 min)
164.	9-2	20 Oct 94	The Scandal
165.	9-3	27 Oct 94	The Dare
166.	9-4	03 Nov 94	The Tabloid
167.	9-5	10 Nov 94	The Coach
168.	9-6	17 Nov 94	The Dating Game
169.	9-7	01 Dec 94	The Confession
170.	9-8	08 Dec 94	Dead Air
171.	9-9	05 Jan 95	The Getaway
172.	9-10	12 Jan 95	The Verdict
173.	9-11	02 Feb 95	The Deadly Dose
174.	9-12	09 Feb 95	The Target
175.	9-13	16 Feb 95	The Assault
176.	9-14	27 Apr 95	The Heist (120 min)
177.	9-15	04 May 95	The Scam (120 min)

Specials

S01.	1-0	03 Mar 86	Diary of a Perfect Murder (90 min)

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NOTES
Andy Griffith returns to the role of Ben Matlock in a two-part story titled Murder Two on Diagnosis Murder, Season 4, Episodes 15 & 16.

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