Matlock (1986 TV series) season 6

The sixth season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC with a two-hour season premiere from October 18, 1991 and a two-hour season finale on May 8, 1992.

Matlock
Season 6
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	October 18, 1991 (1991-10-18) – May 8, 1992 (1992-05-08)
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 Jr. as Conrad McMasters

Recurring

• Brynn Thayer as Leanne McIntyre

Cast notes

• Nancy Stafford and Julie Sommars departed at the end of the season
• Julie Sommars was absent for thirteen episodes
• Nancy Stafford was absent for eleven 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)
114 115	1 2	"The Witness Killings"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins	October 18, 1991 (1991-10-18)	21.2[1]
116	3	"The Strangler"	Leo Penn	Lincoln Kilbee	October 25, 1991 (1991-10-25)	14.9[2]
117	4	"The Nightmare"	Robert Scheerer	Anne Collins	November 1, 1991 (1991-11-1)	14.0[3]
118	5	"The Marriage Counselor"	Christopher Hibler	Phil Mishkin	November 8, 1991 (1991-11-8)	19.1[4]
119	6	"The Dame"	Leo Penn	David Hoffman	November 15, 1991 (1991-11-15)	17.7[5]
120	7	"The Suspect: Part 1"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Gerald Sanoff & Joel Stieger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	November 29, 1991 (1991-11-29)	19.4[6]
121	8	"The Suspect: Part 2"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Gerald Sanoff & Joel Stieger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	November 29, 1991 (1991-11-29)	19.4[6]
122	9	"The Defense"	Peter Ellis II	Gerald Sanoff	December 6, 1991 (1991-12-6)	16.2[7]
123	10	"The Game Show"	Robert Scheerer	Max Eisenberg & Lonon F. Smith	December 13, 1991 (1991-12-13)	16.5[8]
124	11	"The Foursome"	Harvey S. Laidman	Diana Kopald Marcus	December 20, 1991 (1991-12-20)	18.0[9]
125	12	"The Picture: Part 1"	Leo Penn	Story by : Gerald Sanoff & Joel Stieger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	January 17, 1992 (1992-1-17)	20.6[10]
126	13	"The Picture: Part 2"	Leo Penn	Story by : Gerald Sanoff & Joel Stieger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	January 24, 1992 (1992-1-24)	18.4[11]
127	14	"The Outcast: Part 1"	Frank Thackery	Robert Schlitt	February 7, 1992 (1992-2-7)	22.1[12]
128	15	"The Outcast: Part 2"	Frank Thackery	Robert Schlitt	February 7, 1992 (1992-2-7)	22.1[12]
129	16	"The Big Payoff"	Leo Penn	Story by : Joel Stieger Teleplay by : Gerry Conway	February 28, 1992 (1992-2-28)	18.7[13]
130	17	"The Abduction"	Robert Scheerer	Lincoln Kibbee	March 6, 1992 (1992-3-6)	19.2[14]
131	18	"Mr. Awesome"	Harvey S. Laidman	William T. Conway	April 17, 1992 (1992-4-17)	14.2[15]
132	19	"The Evening News: Part 1"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins	April 24, 1992 (1992-4-24)	13.6[16]
133	20	"The Evening News: Part 2"	Harvey S. Laidman	Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins	May 1, 1992 (1992-5-1)	13.4[17]
134	21	"The Assassination: Part 1"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	May 8, 1992 (1992-5-8)	24.7[18]
135	22	"The Assassination: Part 2"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins	May 8, 1992 (1992-5-8)	24.7[18]