Matlock (1986 TV series) season 9

The ninth and final season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on ABC with a two hour season premiere from October 13, 1994 and a two hour series finale on May 4, 1995.

Matlock
Season 9
No. of episodes	18
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	October 13, 1994 (1994-10-13) – May 4, 1995 (1995-05-04)
Season chronology
List of episodes

Cast

Main

• Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock
• Daniel Roebuck as Cliff Lewis
• Carol Huston as Jerri Stone

Recurring

• David Froman as Lt. Bob Brooks
• Julie Sommars as ADA Julie March

Cast notes

• Carol Huston joined the cast this season
• Daniel Roebuck and Carol Huston both missed one episode.
• It was unclear if the show would be renewed for a tenth season, so the show-runners produced an unofficial final episode, "The Assault", and it aired slightly earlier than the remaining episodes of the season in production order. After it became certain that Season 9 would indeed be the final season of Matlock, "The Assault" would be moved to air after the last aired episode in season 9 in syndication and serve as the effective conclusion to the series.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
176	1	"The Accused: Part 1"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	October 13, 1994 (1994-10-13)	14.2[1]
177	2	"The Accused: Part 2"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	October 13, 1994 (1994-10-13)	14.2[1]
178	3	"The Scandal"	Frank Thackery	Brian Alan Lee	October 20, 1994 (1994-10-20)	14.1[2]
179	4	"The Dare"	Leo Penn	Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger	October 27, 1994 (1994-10-27)	14.8[3]
180	5	"The Tabloid"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	November 3, 1994 (1994-11-03)	13.2[4]
181	6	"The Coach"	Russ Mayberry	William T. Conway	November 10, 1994 (1994-11-10)	13.3[5]
182	7	"The Dating Game"	Robert Scheerer	Barry M. Scholnick	November 17, 1994 (1994-11-17)	13.1[6]
183	8	"The Confession"	Robert Scheerer	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Robert Schlitt	December 1, 1994 (1994-12-01)	14.6[7]
184	9	"Dead Air"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	December 8, 1994 (1994-12-08)	12.4[8]
185	10	"The Getaway"	Leo Penn	Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger	January 5, 1995 (1995-01-05)	15.8[9]
186	11	"The Verdict"	Leo Penn	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	January 12, 1995 (1995-01-12)	16.2[10]
187	12	"The Deadly Dose"	Robert Scheerer	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	February 2, 1995 (1995-02-02)	15.7[11]
188	13	"The Target"	Frank Thackery	Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger	February 9, 1995 (1995-02-09)	16.0[12]
189	14	"The Assault"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	February 16, 1995 (1995-02-16)	16.2[13]
190	15	"The Heist: Part 1"	Leo Penn	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	April 27, 1995 (1995-04-27)	16.8[14]
191	16	"The Heist: Part 2"	Leo Penn	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	April 27, 1995 (1995-04-27)	16.8[14]
192	17	"The Scam: Part 1"	Frank Thackery	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	May 4, 1995 (1995-05-04)	18.8[15]
193	18	"The Scam: Part 2"	Frank Thackery	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	May 4, 1995 (1995-05-04)	18.8[15]