# Matlock (1986 TV series) season 4

The fourth season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC with a two-hour season premiere from September 19, 1989, through May 8, 1990.

## Cast
### Main

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

### Recurring

* Kene Holliday as Tyler Hudson

#### Cast notes

* Clarence Gilyard Jr. joined the cast this season
* Kene Holliday was credited in "The Best Seller" and "The Witness" instead of Gilyard who didn't appear in those episodes.
* Julie Sommars was absent for seventeen episodes
* Nancy Stafford was absent for eleven episodes
* Clarence Gilyard Jr. was absent for seven episodes

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
| 68 | 1 | "The Hunting Party" | Robert Scheerer | Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins | September 19, 1989 (1989-09-19) | 28.4 |
| 69 | 2 | "The Hunting Party" | Robert Scheerer | Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins | September 19, 1989 (1989-09-19) | 28.4 |
| 70 | 3 | "The Good Boy" | Christopher Hibler | David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg | September 26, 1989 (1989-09-26) | 23.9 |
| 71 | 4 | "The Best Seller" | Christopher Hibler | Robert Schlitt | October 10, 1989 (1989-10-10) | 20.5 |
| 72 | 5 | "The Ex" | Harvey S. Laidman | Diana Kopald Marcus | October 17, 1989 (1989-10-17) | 19.0 |
| 73 | 6 | "The Clown" | Leo Penn | Lincoln Kibbee | October 24, 1989 (1989-10-24) | 23.7 |
| 74 | 7 | "The Star" | Seymour Robbie | Story by : Joyce Burditt, Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins | October 31, 1989 (1989-10-31) | 25.1 |
| 75 | 8 | "The Con Man" | Leo Penn | Gerald Sanoff | November 7, 1989 (1989-11-07) | 24.1 |
| 76 | 9 | "The Prisoner: Part 1" | Harvey S. Laidman | Story by : Marvin Kupfer & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Gerald Sanoff | November 14, 1989 (1989-11-14) | 22.3 |
| 77 | 10 | "The Prisoner: Part 2" | Harvey S. Laidman | Story by : Marvin Kupfer & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Gerald Sanoff | November 21, 1989 (1989-11-21) | 23.7 |
| 78 | 11 | "The Fugitive" | Tony Mordente | Bruce Shelly & Reed Shelly | November 28, 1989 (1989-11-28) | 24.4 |
| 79 | 12 | "The Buddies" | Frank Thackery | Phil Mishkin | December 12, 1989 (1989-12-12) | 24.7 |
| 80 | 13 | "The Scrooge" | Harvey S. Laidman | Story by : Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins | December 19, 1989 (1989-12-19) | 25.6 |
| 81 | 14 | "The Witness" | Tony Mordente | Susan Woollen | January 2, 1990 (1990-01-02) | 27.8 |
| 82 | 15 | "The Student" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Story by : Marvin Kupfer Teleplay by : Gerald Sanoff | January 9, 1990 (1990-01-09) | 25.4 |
| 83 | 16 | "The Talk Show" | Robert Scheerer | David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg | January 16, 1990 (1990-01-16) | 25.5 |
| 84 | 17 | "The Victim" | Robert Scheerer | Michael Marks | January 23, 1990 (1990-01-23) | 27.0 |
| 85 | 18 | "The Kidnapper" | Frank Thackery | Joyce Burditt | February 6, 1990 (1990-02-06) | 24.1 |
| 86 | 19 | "The Pro" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Max Eisenberg | February 13, 1990 (1990-02-13) | 25.4 |
| 87 | 20 | "The Informer: Part 1" | Harvey S. Laidman | Story by : Sam Rolfe & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Gerald Sanoff | February 20, 1990 (1990-02-20) | 25.2 |
| 88 | 21 | "The Informer: Part 2" | Harvey S. Laidman | Story by : Sam Rolfe & Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Gerald Sanoff | February 27, 1990 (1990-02-27) | 25.7 |
| 89 | 22 | "The D.A." | Russ Mayberry | Diana Kopald Marcus | March 20, 1990 (1990-03-20) | 23.4 |
| 90 | 23 | "The Blackmailer" | Christopher Hibler | Gerald Sanoff | May 1, 1990 (1990-05-01) | 19.9 |
| 91 | 24 | "The Cookie Monster" | Harvey S. Laidman | Michele S. Chodos & Bonnie L. DeSouza | May 8, 1990 (1990-05-08) | 19.0 |