Matlock (1986 TV series) season 5

The fifth season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC from September 18, 1990 through April 30, 1991.

Matlock
Season 5
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 18, 1990 (1990-09-18) – May 30, 1991 (1991-05-30)
Season chronology
List of episodes

Cast

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

Cast Notes

• Julie Sommars was absent for fourteen episodes
• Nancy Stafford was absent for eight episodes
• Clarence Gilyard Jr. was absent for four episodes

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
92	1	"The Mother"	Robert Scheerer	Michael Marks	September 18, 1990 (1990-09-18)	23.6[1]
93	2	"Nowhere to Turn"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	September 25, 1990 (1990-09-25)	22.8[2]
94	3
95	4	"The Madam"	Leo Penn	Gerald Sanoff	October 2, 1990 (1990-10-02)	23.1[3]
96	5	"The Personal Trainer"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Lincoln Kibbee	October 9, 1990 (1990-10-09)	24.0[4]
97	6	"The Narc"	Harvey S. Laidman	Phil Mishkin	October 23, 1990 (1990-10-23)	24.1[5]
98	7	"The Secret: Part 1"	Leo Penn	Gerald Sanoff	October 30, 1990 (1990-10-30)	22.6[6]
99	8	"The Secret: Part 2"	Leo Penn	Gerald Sanoff	November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06)	21.9[7]
100	9	"The Brothers"	Christopher Hibler	Anne Collins & Gerald Sanoff	November 13, 1990 (1990-11-13)	23.8[8]
101	10	"The Cover Girl"	Christopher Hibler	Max Eisenberg	November 20, 1990 (1990-11-20)	23.7[9]
102	11	"The Biker"	Harvey S. Laidman	Bruce Shelly & Reed Shelly	November 27, 1990 (1990-11-27)	24.4[10]
103	12	"The Broker"	Robert Scheerer	Diana Kopald Marcus	December 4, 1990 (1990-12-04)	22.2[11]
104	13	"The Fighter"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Phil Combest, David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg Teleplay by : David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg	December 11, 1990 (1990-12-11)	22.2[12]
105	14	"The Critic"	Robert Scheerer	Phil Mishkin	January 8, 1991 (1991-01-08)	24.3[13]
106	15	"The Parents"	Harvey S. Laidman	Michael Marks	January 15, 1991 (1991-01-15)	25.3[14]
107	16	"The Man of the Year"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins	January 29, 1991 (1991-01-29)	19.9[15]
108	17	"The Arsonist"	Robert Scheerer	Jim McGrath	February 5, 1991 (1991-02-05)	22.7[16]
109	18	"The Formula"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins	February 12, 1991 (1991-02-12)	22.2[17]
110	19	"The Trial: Part 1"	Frank Thackery	Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins	February 19, 1991 (1991-02-19)	23.2[18]
111	20	"The Trial: Part 2"	Frank Thackery	Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins	February 26, 1991 (1991-02-26)	23.2[19]
112	21	"The Accident"	Christopher Hibler	Max Eisenberg & Lonon F. Smith	March 26, 1991 (1991-03-26)	22.1[20]
113	22	"The Celebrity"	Leo Penn	Gerald Sanoff	April 30, 1991 (1991-04-30)	18.6[21]