Chad Michael Murray | Diagnosis: Murder

• Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
• Created by: Joyce Burditt
• Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Scott Baio, Victoria Rowell, Barry Van Dyke, Michael Tucci, Delores Hall, Charlie Schlatter
• Theme music composer: Richard "Dick" DeBenedictis, Joel Goldsmith
• No. of seasons: 8
• No. of episodes: 178
• Executive producers: Fred Silverman, Dean Hargrove, Dick Van Dyke, Lee Goldberg, Chris Abbott, William Rabkin, Michael Gleason, Tom Chehak, Gerald Sanoff, Joel Steiger
• Production locations: Denver, Los Angeles
• Running time: 45 minutes
• Production companies: Dean Hargrove Productions, The Fred Silverman Company, Viacom Productions
• Network: CBS
• Release: October 29, 1993 – May 11, 2001

The plot centered around Dr. Mark Sloan (Dick Van Dyke), a former United States Army doctor who served in a MASH unit. After his service ended, Dr. Sloan became a renowned physician and began consulting with the local police, and found himself unable to resist a good mystery or a friend in need. Cases often involved his son, Detective Steve Sloan (Barry Van Dyke), and Norman Briggs (Michael Tucci in seasons 1–4), a hospital administrator and a close friend of his. Also assisting Dr. Sloan are his colleagues, medical examiner/pathology Dr. Amanda Bentley (Victoria Rowell) and Dr. Jack Stewart (Scott Baio in the first two seasons), who is later replaced by a new resident, Dr. Jesse Travis (Charlie Schlatter from season 3 onward).

"The Cradle Will Rock"

Mark discovers that an impassioned love affair between a nurse and a 17-year-old hospital worker may be the motive for murder.