# Matlock (1986 TV series) season 8

The eighth season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on ABC from September 23, 1993, and concluded with a two-hour season finale on May 19, 1994.

## Cast
### Main

* Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock
* Brynn Thayer as Leanne McIntyre
* Daniel Roebuck as Cliff Lewis

### Recurring

* Clarence Gilyard Jr. as Conrad McMasters

#### Cast notes

* Brynn Thayer departed at the end of the season
* Brynn Thayer was absent for one episode
* Daniel Roebuck was absent for six episodes

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
| 154 | 1 | "The Play" | Christoper Hibler | Phil Mishkin | September 23, 1993 (1993-09-23) | 14.0 |
| 155 | 2 | "The Fatal Seduction: Part 1" | Christopher Hibler | Story by : Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins | September 30, 1993 (1993-09-30) | 15.8 |
| 156 | 3 | "The Fatal Seduction: Part 2" | Christopher Hibler | Story by : Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins | October 7, 1993 (1993-10-07) | 18.5 |
| 157 | 4 | "The Diner" | Frank Thackery | Max Eisenberg & Lonon F. Smith | October 14, 1993 (1993-10-14) | 17.6 |
| 158 | 5 | "The View" | Christopher Hibler | Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff | October 28, 1993 (1993-10-28) | 18.2 |
| 159 | 6 | "The Last Laugh" | Russ Mayberry | Milton Berle & Stephen Lord | November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04) | 16.9 |
| 160 | 7 | "The Capital Offense" | Robert Scheerer | Brian Alan Lane | November 11, 1993 (1993-11-11) | 20.5 |
| 161 | 8 | "The Haunted" | Harvey S. Laidman | Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Gerry Conway | November 18, 1993 (1993-11-18) | 18.5 |
| 162 | 9 | "The Haunted" | Harvey S. Laidman | Story by : Gerald Sanoff and Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Gerry Conway | November 18, 1993 (1993-11-18) | 18.5 |
| 163 | 10 | "The Conspiracy" | Leo Penn | Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff | November 25, 1993 (1993-11-25) | 11.1 |
| 164 | 11 | "Matlock's Bad, Bad, Bad, Dream" | Russ Mayberry | Robin Madden | December 2, 1993 (1993-12-02) | 14.0 |
| 165 | 12 | "The Defendant" | Leo Penn | David Hoffman | December 16, 1993 (1993-12-16) | 14.4 |
| 166 | 13 | "The Kidnapping: Part 1" | Christopher Hibler | Story by : Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins | January 13, 1994 (1994-01-13) | 17.8 |
| 167 | 14 | "The Kidnapping: Part 2" | Christopher Hibler | Story by : Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins | January 20, 1994 (1994-01-20) | 18.6 |
| 168 | 15 | "The Temptation" | Harvey S. Laidman | Gerald Sanoff | January 27, 1994 (1994-01-27) | 19.2 |
| 169 | 16 | "The Crook" | Leo Penn | Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff | February 3, 1994 (1994-02-03) | 15.3 |
| 170 | 17 | "The Murder Game" | Frank Thackery | Teleplay by : Robert Schlitt Story by : Donald Paul Ross and Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff | February 10, 1994 (1994-02-10) | 15.4 |
| 171 | 18 | "Brennen" | Robert Scheerer | Teleplay by : Michael McGuire Story by : Michael McGuire and Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff | February 17, 1994 (1994-02-17) | 15.2 |
| 172 | 19 | "The P.I." | Christopher Hibler | J.I. Henderson & Michael Moore | March 3, 1994 (1994-03-03) | 16.9 |
| 173 | 20 | "The Godfather" | Christopher Hibler | Richard Collins | April 28, 1994 (1994-04-28) | 15.8 |
| 174 | 21 | "The Idol" | Frank Thackery | Story by : Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins | May 19, 1994 (1994-05-19) | 16.1 |
| 175 | 22 | "The Idol" | Frank Thackery | Story by : Joel Steiger & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins | May 19, 1994 (1994-05-19) | 16.1 |