Matlock (1986 TV series) season 4

The fourth season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC with a two-hour season premiere from September 19, 1989, through May 8, 1990.

Matlock
Season 4
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 19, 1989 (1989-09-19) – May 8, 1990 (1990-05-08)
Season chronology
List of episodes

Cast

Main

• Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock
• Nancy Stafford as Michelle Thomas
• Julie Sommars as ADA Julie March
• Clarence Gilyard as Conrad McMasters

Recurring

• Kene Holliday as Tyler Hudson

Cast notes

• Clarence Gilyard Jr. joined the cast this season
• Kene Holliday was credited in "The Best Seller" and "The Witness" instead of Gilyard who didn't appear in those episodes.
• Julie Sommars was absent for seventeen episodes
• Nancy Stafford was absent for eleven episodes
• Clarence Gilyard Jr. was absent for seven episodes

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
68	1	"The Hunting Party"	Robert Scheerer	Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	September 19, 1989 (1989-09-19)	28.4[1]
69	2
70	3	"The Good Boy"	Christopher Hibler	David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg	September 26, 1989 (1989-09-26)	23.9[2]
71	4	"The Best Seller"	Christopher Hibler	Robert Schlitt	October 10, 1989 (1989-10-10)	20.5[3]
72	5	"The Ex"	Harvey S. Laidman	Diana Kopald Marcus	October 17, 1989 (1989-10-17)	19.0[4]
73	6	"The Clown"	Leo Penn	Lincoln Kibbee	October 24, 1989 (1989-10-24)	23.7[5]
74	7	"The Star"	Seymour Robbie	Story by : Joyce Burditt, Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	October 31, 1989 (1989-10-31)	25.1[6]
75	8	"The Con Man"	Leo Penn	Gerald Sanoff	November 7, 1989 (1989-11-07)	24.1[7]
76	9	"The Prisoner: Part 1"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Marvin Kupfer & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Gerald Sanoff	November 14, 1989 (1989-11-14)	22.3[8]
77	10	"The Prisoner: Part 2"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Marvin Kupfer & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Gerald Sanoff	November 21, 1989 (1989-11-21)	23.7[9]
78	11	"The Fugitive"	Tony Mordente	Bruce Shelly & Reed Shelly	November 28, 1989 (1989-11-28)	24.4[10]
79	12	"The Buddies"	Frank Thackery	Phil Mishkin	December 12, 1989 (1989-12-12)	24.7[11]
80	13	"The Scrooge"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	December 19, 1989 (1989-12-19)	25.6[12]
81	14	"The Witness"	Tony Mordente	Susan Woollen	January 2, 1990 (1990-01-02)	27.8[13]
82	15	"The Student"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Story by : Marvin Kupfer Teleplay by : Gerald Sanoff	January 9, 1990 (1990-01-09)	25.4[14]
83	16	"The Talk Show"	Robert Scheerer	David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg	January 16, 1990 (1990-01-16)	25.5[15]
84	17	"The Victim"	Robert Scheerer	Michael Marks	January 23, 1990 (1990-01-23)	27.0[16]
85	18	"The Kidnapper"	Frank Thackery	Joyce Burditt	February 6, 1990 (1990-02-06)	24.1[17]
86	19	"The Pro"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Max Eisenberg	February 13, 1990 (1990-02-13)	25.4[18]
87	20	"The Informer: Part 1"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Sam Rolfe & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Gerald Sanoff	February 20, 1990 (1990-02-20)	25.2[19]
88	21	"The Informer: Part 2"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Sam Rolfe & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Gerald Sanoff	February 27, 1990 (1990-02-27)	25.7[20]
89	22	"The D.A."	Russ Mayberry	Diana Kopald Marcus	March 20, 1990 (1990-03-20)	23.4[21]
90	23	"The Blackmailer"	Christopher Hibler	Gerald Sanoff	May 1, 1990 (1990-05-01)	19.9[22]
91	24	"The Cookie Monster"	Harvey S. Laidman	Michele S. Chodos & Bonnie L. DeSouza	May 8, 1990 (1990-05-08)	19.0[23]

References

1. "'Cosby' reclaims the top spot". Life. USA Today. September 27, 1989. p. 3D.
2. "NBC wins but loses viewers". Life. USA Today. October 4, 1989. p. 3D.
3. "ABC muscles way to the top". Life. USA Today. October 18, 1989. p. 3D.
4. "Earthquake shifts the ratings". Life. USA Today. October 25, 1989. p. 3D.
5. "NBC's hits beat ABC baseball". Life. USA Today. November 1, 1989. p. 3D.
6. "NBC sweeps the week, 1-2-3". Life. USA Today. November 8, 1989. p. 3D.
7. "Brokaw still 3rd despite coup". Life. USA Today. November 15, 1989. p. 3D.
8. "'Small Sacrifices' wins big". Life. USA Today. November 22, 1989. p. 3D.
9. "NBC sweeps up another win". Life. USA Today. November 29, 1989. p. 3D.
10. "'Cosby' rebounds to lead NBC". Life. USA Today. December 6, 1989. p. 3D.
11. "'Rudolph' shines for CBS". Life. USA Today. December 20, 1989. p. 3D.
12. "A special 'Lucy' Christmas". Life. USA Today. December 27, 1989. p. 3D.
13. "Football fumbles for ABC". Life. USA Today. January 10, 1990. p. 3D.
14. "49ers are ratings winners, too". Life. USA Today. January 17, 1990. p. 3D.
15. "A 'Grand' entrance for NBC". Life. USA Today. January 24, 1990. p. 3D.
16. "AMA gets the popular vote". Life. USA Today. January 31, 1990. p. 3D.
17. "'Faith' abides for No. 1 NBC". Life. USA Today. February 14, 1990. p. 3D.
18. "'Home Videos' a hit for ABC". Life. USA Today. February 21, 1990. p. 3D.
19. "'Videos' is a repeat winner". Life. USA Today. February 28, 1990. p. 3D.
20. "'Incident' tops Sunday movies". Life. USA Today. March 7, 1990. p. 3D.
21. "Fox builds Sunday strength". Life. USA Today. March 28, 1990. p. 3D.
22. "NBC barely sweeping by CBS". Life. USA Today. May 9, 1990. p. 3D.
23. "Sunday night sinks NBC". Life. USA Today. May 16, 1990. p. 3D.

External links

• Matlock at IMDb