Diagnosis Murder is an American action-comedy-mystery-medical crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son Steve, a homicide detective played by Van Dyke's real-life son Barry. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman, became a series of three television films, and then a weekly television series that debuted on CBS on October 29, 1993. Joyce Burditt wrote the episode in Jake and the Fatman and is listed here as the creator of the spin off series. The series struggled at first and was almost canceled at the end of the second season, but it returned as a midseason replacement in the third season, and was regularly renewed thereafter. 178 episodes were made and aired in the show's eight seasons on the CBS network in the United States and two more TV movies aired after the series' cancellation on May 11, 2001.
| Created by | Joyce Burditt |
| Starring | Dick Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell, Charlie Schlatter, Michael Tucci, Scott Baio, Delores Hall, Cynthia Gibb, Stephen Caffrey |
| Theme music composer | Richard "Dick" DeBenedictis, Joel Goldsmith (Season 6) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 178 + 5 TV movies + Pilot |
| Executive producer(s) | Dean Hargrove, Fred Silverman, Dick Van Dyke, Lee Goldberg, Chris Abbott, William Rabkin, Michael Gleason, Tom Chehak, Gerald Sanoff, Joel Steiger |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Original network | CBS |
| Preceded by | ', Mannix, Matlock |
| Related shows | Jake and the Fatman, Walker, Texas Ranger |
About Diagnosis: Murder
A spin-off of Jake and the Fatman, Dick Van Dyke plays Dr. Mark Sloan who solves crimes with his homicide detective son. His son is played by his real son Barry Van Dyke.
Achievement of Diagnosis: Murder
The show had over 175 episodes and five TV movies. Later on, the show had a brief crossover with the show Monk.
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Latest information about Diagnosis: Murder updated on July 28 2021.
