# Matlock (1986 TV series) season 3

The third season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC from November 29, 1988, through May 16, 1989.

## Cast

* Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock
* Nancy Stafford as Michelle Thomas
* Julie Sommars as ADA Julie March
* Kene Holliday as Tyler Hudson

### Cast notes

* Julie Sommars joined the cast this season
* Don Knotts begins making recurring appearances as Matlock's neighbor Les Calhoun.
* Kene Holliday departed at the end of the season, but appeared twice more early in Season 4. He missed 7 episodes, because he was sent to a rehabilitation clinic, for his drug and alcohol abuse.
* Kene Holliday was absent for eight episodes
* Julie Sommars was absent for fifteen episodes
* Nancy Stafford was absent for six episodes

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
| 48 | 1 | "The Lemon" | Leo Penn | Diana Kopald Marcus | November 29, 1988 (1988-11-29) | 28.0 |
| 49 | 2 | "The Ambassador: Part 1" | Christopher Hibler | Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins | December 6, 1988 (1988-12-06) | 23.7 |
| 50 | 3 | "The Ambassador: Part 2" | Christopher Hibler | Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins | December 13, 1988 (1988-12-13) | 26.0 |
| 51 | 4 | "The Mistress" | Harvey S. Laidman | Robert Hamilton | December 20, 1988 (1988-12-20) | 24.6 |
| 52 | 5 | "The D.J." | Tony Mordente | Bill Dana | January 3, 1989 (1989-01-03) | 25.6 |
| 53 | 6 | "The Captain" | Frank Thackery | Lincoln Kibbee | January 10, 1989 (1989-01-10) | 25.9 |
| 54 | 7 | "The Vendetta" | David Solomon | Robert Schlitt | January 17, 1989 (1989-01-17) | 27.6 |
| 55 | 8 | "The Mayor: Part 1" | Harvey S. Laidman | Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Robert Schlitt | January 31, 1989 (1989-01-31) | 26.4 |
| 56 | 9 | "The Mayor: Part 2" | Harvey S. Laidman | Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Robert Schlitt | February 7, 1989 (1989-02-07) | 26.5 |
| 57 | 10 | "The Black Widow" | Christopher Hibler | Gerald Sanoff | February 14, 1989 (1989-02-14) | 26.8 |
| 58 | 11 | "The Other Woman" | Robert Scheerer | Phil Mishkin | February 21, 1989 (1989-02-21) | 27.3 |
| 59 | 12 | "The Starlet" | Harvey S. Laidman | Marvin Kupfer | February 28, 1989 (1989-02-28) | 28.3 |
| 60 | 13 | "The Psychic" | Frank Thackery | Beth Austin & Ron Austin (television story and teleplay by) From a story by: Sue Downey | March 7, 1989 (1989-03-07) | 27.1 |
| 61 | 14 | "The Thief: Part 1" | Harvey S. Laidman | Gerald Sanoff | March 28, 1989 (1989-03-28) | 26.5 |
| 62 | 15 | "The Thief: Part 2" | Harvey S. Laidman | Gerald Sanoff | April 4, 1989 (1989-04-04) | 23.7 |
| 63 | 16 | "The Thoroughbred" | Leo Penn | Mary Ann Kasica & Michael Scheff | April 18, 1989 (1989-04-18) | 22.0 |
| 64 | 17 | "The Model" | Tony Mordente | Robert Schlitt | April 25, 1989 (1989-04-25) | 22.4 |
| 65 | 18 | "The Cult" | Harvey S. Laidman | Marvin Kupfer | May 2, 1989 (1989-05-02) | 23.5 |
| 66 | 19 | "The Blues Singer" | Leo Penn | Joel Steiger | May 9, 1989 (1989-05-09) | 23.6 |
| 67 | 20 | "The Priest" | Harvey S. Laidman | Max Eisenberg | May 16, 1989 (1989-05-16) | 22.7 |