# Matlock (1986 TV series) season 5

The fifth season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC from September 18, 1990 through April 30, 1991.

## Cast

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

### Cast Notes

* Julie Sommars was absent for fourteen episodes
* Nancy Stafford was absent for eight episodes
* Clarence Gilyard Jr. was absent for four episodes

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
| 92 | 1 | "The Mother" | Robert Scheerer | Michael Marks | September 18, 1990 (1990-09-18) | 23.6 |
| 93 | 2 | "Nowhere to Turn" | Harvey S. Laidman | Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins | September 25, 1990 (1990-09-25) | 22.8 |
| 94 | 3 | "Nowhere to Turn" | Harvey S. Laidman | Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger Teleplay by : Anne Collins | September 25, 1990 (1990-09-25) | 22.8 |
| 95 | 4 | "The Madam" | Leo Penn | Gerald Sanoff | October 2, 1990 (1990-10-02) | 23.1 |
| 96 | 5 | "The Personal Trainer" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Lincoln Kibbee | October 9, 1990 (1990-10-09) | 24.0 |
| 97 | 6 | "The Narc" | Harvey S. Laidman | Phil Mishkin | October 23, 1990 (1990-10-23) | 24.1 |
| 98 | 7 | "The Secret: Part 1" | Leo Penn | Gerald Sanoff | October 30, 1990 (1990-10-30) | 22.6 |
| 99 | 8 | "The Secret: Part 2" | Leo Penn | Gerald Sanoff | November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06) | 21.9 |
| 100 | 9 | "The Brothers" | Christopher Hibler | Anne Collins & Gerald Sanoff | November 13, 1990 (1990-11-13) | 23.8 |
| 101 | 10 | "The Cover Girl" | Christopher Hibler | Max Eisenberg | November 20, 1990 (1990-11-20) | 23.7 |
| 102 | 11 | "The Biker" | Harvey S. Laidman | Bruce Shelly & Reed Shelly | November 27, 1990 (1990-11-27) | 24.4 |
| 103 | 12 | "The Broker" | Robert Scheerer | Diana Kopald Marcus | December 4, 1990 (1990-12-04) | 22.2 |
| 104 | 13 | "The Fighter" | Christopher Hibler | Story by : Phil Combest, David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg Teleplay by : David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg | December 11, 1990 (1990-12-11) | 22.2 |
| 105 | 14 | "The Critic" | Robert Scheerer | Phil Mishkin | January 8, 1991 (1991-01-08) | 24.3 |
| 106 | 15 | "The Parents" | Harvey S. Laidman | Michael Marks | January 15, 1991 (1991-01-15) | 25.3 |
| 107 | 16 | "The Man of the Year" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins | January 29, 1991 (1991-01-29) | 19.9 |
| 108 | 17 | "The Arsonist" | Robert Scheerer | Jim McGrath | February 5, 1991 (1991-02-05) | 22.7 |
| 109 | 18 | "The Formula" | Christopher Hibler | Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins | February 12, 1991 (1991-02-12) | 22.2 |
| 110 | 19 | "The Trial: Part 1" | Frank Thackery | Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins | February 19, 1991 (1991-02-19) | 23.2 |
| 111 | 20 | "The Trial: Part 2" | Frank Thackery | Story by : Gerald Sanoff Teleplay by : Anne Collins | February 26, 1991 (1991-02-26) | 23.2 |
| 112 | 21 | "The Accident" | Christopher Hibler | Max Eisenberg & Lonon F. Smith | March 26, 1991 (1991-03-26) | 22.1 |
| 113 | 22 | "The Celebrity" | Leo Penn | Gerald Sanoff | April 30, 1991 (1991-04-30) | 18.6 |