# List of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman episodes

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman is an American Western drama series created by Beth Sullivan and starring Jane Seymour who plays Dr. Michaela "Mike" Quinn, a physician who leaves Boston in search of adventure in the Old American West and who settles in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The television series ran on CBS for six seasons, from January 1, 1993, to May 16, 1998. During its entire original run, the show aired from 8–9 pm Eastern time on Saturday nights. Episodes typically range from 43 to 48 minutes in length (without including commercials) with the exception of the pilot episode and a few other which are around 1 hr and 30 minutes in length. Episodes were broadcast in standard definition. In total, 150 episodes were produced, plus two television movies which were made after the series was cancelled.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Rank | Rating | Average viewers (millions) |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Rank | Rating | Average viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 18 | 18 | January 1, 1993 (1993-01-01) | May 22, 1993 (1993-05-22) | 23 | 14.0 | 22.1 |
| 2 | 27 | 27 | September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25) | May 21, 1994 (1994-05-21) | 25 | 13.3 | 21.3 |
| 3 | 29 | 29 | September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24) | May 20, 1995 (1995-05-20) | 49 | 10.7 | 16.9 |
| 4 | 28 | 28 | September 23, 1995 (1995-09-23) | May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18) | 55 | 9.6 | 15.1 |
| 5 | 26 | 26 | September 21, 1996 (1996-09-21) | May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17) | 58 | 8.5 | 13.17 |
| 6 | 22 | 22 | September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27) | May 16, 1998 (1998-05-16) | 74 | 7.7 | 11.67 |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movie | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movie | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movie | May 22, 1999 (1999-05-22) | May 22, 1999 (1999-05-22) | — | 8.0 | 12.00 |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within | May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12) | May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12) | — | 6.3 | 8.83 |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (1993)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Jeremy Kagan | Beth Sullivan | January 1, 1993 (1993-01-01) | 100 | 28.9 |
| 2 | 2 | "Pilot" | Jeremy Kagan | Beth Sullivan | January 1, 1993 (1993-01-01) | 100 | 28.9 |
| Dr. Mike leaves Boston for the 1860's American Frontier. ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Epidemic" | Chuck Bowman | Beth Sullivan | January 2, 1993 (1993-01-02) | 101 | 26.2 |
| Dr. Mike falls ill as the result of a flu epidemic in town. ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Visitor" | Victoria Hochberg | Cathleen Young | January 9, 1993 (1993-01-09) | 102 | 24.0 |
| Dr. Mike's mother (Jane Wyman) visits, and has trouble accepting her daughter's new life. ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Law of the Land" | James Keach | Toni Perling | January 16, 1993 (1993-01-16) | 105 | 24.4 |
| As the town prepares to hang a starving orphan (Christopher Kelly) for stealing a Cow, the new sheriff in town (Johnny Cash) arrives to prevent it. ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Healing" | Gwen Arner | Sara Davidson & Toni Perling | January 23, 1993 (1993-01-23) | 106 | 22.1 |
| Loren threatens to take the homestead back from Sully. ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Father's Day" | Jerry London | Sara Davidson | January 30, 1993 (1993-01-30) | 104 | N/A |
| Ethan Cooper (Ben Murphy) returns to make amends with his children. ||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Bad Water" | Chuck Bowman | Sara Davidson | February 6, 1993 (1993-02-06) | 109 | 23.8 |
| A wealthy mining baron (Michael Cavanaugh) taints the town's water supply with Mercury, prompting Dr. Mike to force him to clean it up. ||||||||
| 9 | 9 | "The Great American Medicine Show" | Richard Heffron | Toni Perling | February 13, 1993 (1993-02-13) | 108 | 23.5 |
| Dr. Mike sets out to discredit a medicine-showman (Robert Culp), who claims to have invented a perfect elixir, when her children's health get put in danger. ||||||||
| 10 | 10 | "A Cowboy's Lullaby" | Chuck Bowman | Josef Anderson | February 20, 1993 (1993-02-20) | 107 | 22.0 |
| Red McCall (John Schneider) leaves his sick baby with Dr. Mike and robs Loren's store. ||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Running Ghost" | James Keach | Ed Burnham & Elaine Newman | February 27, 1993 (1993-02-27) | 110 | 22.8 |
| Sully is injured when he tries to stop some men (Don Stroud as the leader) who were hired to kill off the Buffalo. ||||||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Prisoner" | Chuck Bowman | Josef Anderson | March 13, 1993 (1993-03-13) | 103 | 23.6 |
| Sully and Dr. Mike come to the aid of a man (Larry Sellers) who General Custer intended to hang. ||||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Happy Birthday" | Chuck Bowman | Toni Perling | March 27, 1993 (1993-03-27) | 111 | 23.0 |
| Unmarried Dr. Mike is depressed on her birthday. ||||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Rites of Passage" | Chuck Bowman | Sara Davidson | April 10, 1993 (1993-04-10) | 112 | 19.1 |
| Dr. Mike is against the idea of Matthew marrying Ingrid (Jennifer Youngs) and living on his own. ||||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Heroes" | Reza Badiyi | Toni Perling | May 1, 1993 (1993-05-01) | 113 | 17.0 |
| Colleen wants Sully to save her. ||||||||
| 16 | 16 | "The Operation" | James Keach | Beth Sullivan | May 8, 1993 (1993-05-08) | 114 | 18.1 |
| Brian falls from a tree and sustains a serious head injury. ||||||||
| 17 | 17 | "The Secret" | Jerry London | Toni Graphia | May 15, 1993 (1993-05-15) | 116 | 15.7 |
| After Ruby Johnson, a patient, dies, Dr. Mike takes in her son (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), and tries to determine who his father is. ||||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Portraits" | Chuck Bowman | Josef Anderson | May 22, 1993 (1993-05-22) | 115 | 18.9 |
| A famous Civil War Photographer with diabetes (Kenny Rogers) realizes he is going blind after he takes a picture. ||||||||

### Season 2 (1993–94)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 19 | 1 | "The Race" | Chuck Bowman | Sara Davidson | September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25) | 201 | 23.0 |
| Dr. Mike disguises herself as a man to enter into a Horse Race. ||||||||
| 20 | 2 | "Sanctuary" | Daniel Attias | Josef Anderson | October 2, 1993 (1993-10-02) | 203 | 19.8 |
| Loren's Sister-in-Law Dorothy (Barbara Babcock) comes to town to flee her her abusive husband (Wayne Grace), but soon, he is found dead, and she is accused of murder. ||||||||
| 21 | 3 | "Halloween" | Chuck Bowman | Toni Graphia | October 30, 1993 (1993-10-30) | 207 | 19.2 |
| The ghost of Sully's ex-wife (Megan Gallivan) pays an unexpected visit on Halloween. ||||||||
| 22 | 4 | "The Incident" | Chuck Bowman | Sara Davidson | November 6, 1993 (1993-11-06) | 205 | 22.2 |
| The town is divided over the controversy regarding whether or not Jake killed a Cheyenne. ||||||||
| 23 | 5 | "Saving Souls" | James Keach | Toni Perling | November 13, 1993 (1993-11-13) | 202 | 21.5 |
| Dr. Mike and a faith healer (June Carter Cash) clash with each other. ||||||||
| 24 | 6 | "Where the Heart Is: Parts 1 & 2" | Chuck Bowman | Beth Sullivan | November 20, 1993 (1993-11-20) | 208 | 27.5 |
| 25 | 7 | "Where the Heart Is: Parts 1 & 2" | Chuck Bowman | Beth Sullivan | November 20, 1993 (1993-11-20) | 209 | 27.5 |
| Dr. Mike takes her children to Boston to care for her ailing mother. There, she meets Dr. William Burke (Eddie Albert), and is conflicted about staying. Note: Originally aired in a two-hour format. ||||||||
| 26 | 8 | "Giving Thanks" | Michele Lee | Toni Perling | November 27, 1993 (1993-11-27) | 211 | 24.0 |
| A drought on Thanksgiving results in the townspeople fighting over water. ||||||||
| 27 | 9 | "Best Friends" | James Keach | Sara Davidson | December 4, 1993 (1993-12-04) | 210 | 20.5 |
| On the eve of the Sweethearts Dance, Colleen and Becky have a falling out over a boy (Thomas Ian Nicholas), and Dr. Mike suspects something going on with Sully and Dorothy. ||||||||
| 28 | 10 | "Sully's Choice" | Chuck Bowman | Josef Anderson & Sara Davidson & Toni Graphia & Toni Perling | December 11, 1993 (1993-12-11) | 227 | 20.3 |
| Dr. Mike is called away to a flu epidemic in another town, which puts Sully in charge of the children. But he is shot, and Colleen has to treat him. ||||||||
| 29 | 11 | "Mike's Dream: A Christmas Tale" | James Keach | Josef Anderson | December 18, 1993 (1993-12-18) | 214 | 21.2 |
| In a tale based on A Christmas Carol, Charlotte Cooper's spirit (Diane Ladd) visits Dr. Mike when she wonders how her life would have been like if she had never become a Doctor. ||||||||
| 30 | 12 | "Crossing the Line" | Chuck Bowman | Josef Anderson | January 1, 1994 (1994-01-01) | 212 | 20.6 |
| Matthew steps in to become a scab miner in the wake of a silver miners strike, but gets trapped in a cave. ||||||||
| 31 | 13 | "The Offering" | James Keach | Toni Perling | January 8, 1994 (1994-01-08) | 206 | 20.9 |
| To prepare for winter, Dr. Mike advises the army to take the supplies to the Cheyenne Reservationin for the Winter. However, an outbreak Cholera occurs, and Dr. Mike feels responsible for it. ||||||||
| 32 | 14 | "The Circus" | Lorraine Senna | Jeanne C. Davis | January 15, 1994 (1994-01-15) | 215 | 24.1 |
| The Circus comes to town, and Matthew befriends the owner and her daughter (Fionnula Flanagan and Lisa Rieffel respectively). ||||||||
| 33 | 15 | "Another Woman" | Chuck Bowman | Toni Graphia | January 22, 1994 (1994-01-22) | 216 | 24.4 |
| A woman living with Native Americans being nursed by Dr. Mike (Sheryl Lee) falls for Sully. ||||||||
| 34 | 16 | "Orphan Train" | Jerry London | Toni Graphia | January 29, 1994 (1994-01-29) | 204 | 22.8 |
| Rev. Johnson runs an Orphan Train in Colorado Springs, and finds putting the Orphans in appropriate homes harder than he anticipated. ||||||||
| 35 | 17 | "Buffalo Soldiers" | James Keach | Kevin Arkadie | February 5, 1994 (1994-02-05) | 213 | 20.3 |
| A troop of buffalo soldiers (led by Dorian Harewood and Spencer Garrett) comes to town and with them the idea that the government was using them instead of white soldiers, because it was felt they were more expendable. ||||||||
| 36 | 18 | "Luck of the Draw" | Jerry London | Kathryn Ford | March 5, 1994 (1994-03-05) | 217 | 21.7 |
| Matthew gets hooked on gambling. Rev. Johnson's past catches up to him. ||||||||
| 37 | 19 | "Life and Death" | Harry Harris | Toni Perling | March 12, 1994 (1994-03-12) | 218 | 21.4 |
| Dorothy's son (Matt Letscher) returns from war with a problem that many vets came home with. ||||||||
| 38 | 20 | "The First Circle" | Chuck Bowman | Toni Graphia | March 26, 1994 (1994-03-26) | 221 | 20.0 |
| Robert E and Grace buy a house in town. A leader of the KKK comes to town and causes trouble among the citizens. ||||||||
| 39 | 21 | "Just One Lullaby" | Chuck Bowman | Nancy Bond | April 9, 1994 (1994-04-09) | 224 | 20.1 |
| The town hires a new school teacher (Sherry Hursey). ||||||||
| 40 | 22 | "The Abduction: Parts 1 & 2" | Jerry London | Josef Anderson | April 30, 1994 (1994-04-30) | 219 | 22.1 |
| 41 | 23 | "The Abduction: Parts 1 & 2" | Jerry London | Josef Anderson | April 30, 1994 (1994-04-30) | 220 | 22.1 |
| Doctor Mike is abducted by Native American Dog Soldiers. Brian tries to help an abused horse. General Custer and the Cavalry cause trouble. With the help of Cloud Dancing and his son, Sully is determined to rescue Dr. Mike. ||||||||
| 42 | 24 | "The Campaign" | Victor Lobl | Joanne Parrant | May 7, 1994 (1994-05-07) | 222 | 17.1 |
| The town decides they need a town mayor. Jake Slicker and Dr. Mike are nominated to run against each other. ||||||||
| 43 | 25 | "The Man in the Moon" | Rachel Feldman | Toni Graphia | May 14, 1994 (1994-05-14) | 223 | 16.4 |
| After Myra quits working for Hank, he gets drunk and shoots his gun during Myra's engagement party. Sully hits him with a tomahawk. Hank has a severe concussion and falls into a coma. Myra is the only one willing to stay by his side. ||||||||
| 44 | 26 | "Return Engagement: Parts 1 & 2" | Gwen Arner | Sara Davidson | May 21, 1994 (1994-05-21) | 225 | 20.0 |
| 45 | 27 | "Return Engagement: Parts 1 & 2" | Gwen Arner | Sara Davidson | May 21, 1994 (1994-05-21) | 226 | 20.0 |
| A stranger (Maxwell Caulfield) with close ties to Dr. Quinn comes to town with an agenda of his own. Dr. Mike has a decision to make. ||||||||

### Season 3 (1994–95)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 46 | 1 | "The Train" | Jerry London | Story by : Beth Sullivan & Sara Davidson & Josef Anderson & Toni Graphia Teleplay by : Toni Graphia & Josef Anderson | September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24) | 301 | 17.3 |
| 47 | 2 | "Fathers and Sons" | Jerry Jameson | Josef Anderson | October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01) | 302 | 18.4 |
| 48 | 3 | "Cattle Drive: Part 1" | Chuck Bowman | Sara Davidson | October 8, 1994 (1994-10-08) | 304 | 18.0 |
| 49 | 4 | "Cattle Drive: Part 2" | Chuck Bowman | Sara Davidson | October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15) | 305 | 17.8 |
| 50 | 5 | "The Library" | Victor Lobl | Andrew Lipsitz | October 22, 1994 (1994-10-22) | 309 | 16.8 |
| 51 | 6 | "Halloween II" | Jerry London | Toni Graphia | October 29, 1994 (1994-10-29) | 308 | 17.2 |
| 52 | 7 | "The Washington Affair: Parts 1 & 2" | Jerry London | Josef Anderson | November 5, 1994 (1994-11-05) | 311 | 19.9 |
| 53 | 8 | "The Washington Affair: Parts 1 & 2" | Jerry London | Josef Anderson | November 5, 1994 (1994-11-05) | 312 | 19.9 |
| 54 | 9 | "Money Trouble" | Chuck Bowman | Sara Davidson | November 12, 1994 (1994-11-12) | 310 | 16.9 |
| 55 | 10 | "Thanksgiving" | Alan J. Levi | Josef Anderson | November 19, 1994 (1994-11-19) | 313 | 17.9 |
| 56 | 11 | "Ladies Night: Part 1" | Jerry London | Toni Graphia | November 26, 1994 (1994-11-26) | 303 | 17.7 |
| 57 | 12 | "Ladies Night: Part 2" | Jerry London | Toni Graphia | December 3, 1994 (1994-12-03) | 399 | 16.2 |
| 58 | 13 | "A First Christmas" | Chuck Bowman | William Schmidt | December 10, 1994 (1994-12-10) | 314 | 16.8 |
| 59 | 14 | "Indian Agent" | Jerry Jameson | William Schmidt | January 7, 1995 (1995-01-07) | 307 | 15.2 |
| 60 | 15 | "The End of the World" | Victor Lobl | Andrew Lipsitz | January 14, 1995 (1995-01-14) | 316 | 18.0 |
| 61 | 16 | "Pike's Peace" | James Keach | Kathryn Ford | January 28, 1995 (1995-01-28) | 315 | 17.8 |
| 62 | 17 | "Cooper vs. Quinn: Parts 1 & 2" | Chuck Bowman | Sara Davidson | February 4, 1995 (1995-02-04) | 318 | 20.0 |
| 63 | 18 | "Cooper vs. Quinn: Parts 1 & 2" | Chuck Bowman | Sara Davidson | February 4, 1995 (1995-02-04) | 319 | 20.0 |
| 64 | 19 | "What Is Love?" | Daniel Attias | Carl Binder | February 11, 1995 (1995-02-11) | 320 | 16.9 |
| 65 | 20 | "Things My Father Never Taught Me" | Alan J. Levi | D. Brent Mote | February 18, 1995 (1995-02-18) | 317 | 15.8 |
| 66 | 21 | "Baby Outlaws" | Jerry London | Jennifer Tait & Tim Shell | February 25, 1995 (1995-02-25) | 321 | 16.9 |
| 67 | 22 | "Bone of Contention" | Victor Lobl | Debbie Smith & Danna Doyle | March 11, 1995 (1995-03-11) | 306 | 15.5 |
| 68 | 23 | "Permanence of Change" | Jerry Jameson | Carl Binder | April 8, 1995 (1995-04-08) | 325 | 13.0 |
| 69 | 24 | "Washita: Parts 1 & 2" | James Keach | Kathryn Ford & Julie Kirgo | April 29, 1995 (1995-04-29) | 322 | 14.2 |
| 70 | 25 | "Washita: Parts 1 & 2" | James Keach | Story by : Kathryn Ford & Julie Kirgo Teleplay by : Kathryn Ford | April 29, 1995 (1995-04-29) | 323 | 14.2 |
| 71 | 26 | "Sully's Recovery" | Jerry Jameson | Sara Davidson | May 6, 1995 (1995-05-06) | 328 | 14.5 |
| 72 | 27 | "Ready or Not" | Jerry London | Sara Davidson | May 13, 1995 (1995-05-13) | 324 | 13.5 |
| Note: A flashback clip episode. ||||||||
| 73 | 28 | "For Better or Worse: Parts 1 & 2" | Gwen Arner | Beth Sullivan | May 20, 1995 (1995-05-20) | 326 | 19.3 |
| 74 | 29 | "For Better or Worse: Parts 1 & 2" | Gwen Arner | Beth Sullivan | May 20, 1995 (1995-05-20) | 327 | 19.3 |

### Season 4 (1995–96)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 75 | 1 | "A New Life" | Jerry London | Carl Binder | September 23, 1995 (1995-09-23) | 401 | 13.3 |
| 76 | 2 | "Traveling All-Stars" | Alan J. Levi | Carl Binder & Josef Anderson & Sara Davidson & Toni Graphia & Toni Perling | September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30) | 402 | 13.6 |
| 77 | 3 | "Mothers and Daughters" | Bobby Roth | Sara Davidson | October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07) | 403 | 13.6 |
| 78 | 4 | "Brothers Keeper" | Jerry London | Story by : Burt Prelutsky Teleplay by : Burt Prelutsky & Kathryn Ford | October 14, 1995 (1995-10-14) | 404 | 15.9 |
| 79 | 5 | "Halloween III" | Jerry London | Philip Gerson | October 28, 1995 (1995-10-28) | 407 | 13.3 |
| 80 | 6 | "Dorothy's Book" | Chuck Bowman | Philip Gerson | November 4, 1995 (1995-11-04) | 406 | 14.8 |
| 81 | 7 | "Promises, Promises" | Jerry Jameson | Kathryn Ford | November 11, 1995 (1995-11-11) | 408 | 15.7 |
| 82 | 8 | "The Expedition: Parts 1 & 2" | Chuck Bowman | Sara Davidson & Andrew Lipsitz | November 18, 1995 (1995-11-18) | 409 | 17.1 |
| 83 | 9 | "The Expedition: Parts 1 & 2" | Chuck Bowman | Sara Davidson & Andrew Lipsitz | November 18, 1995 (1995-11-18) | 410 | 17.1 |
| 84 | 10 | "One Touch of Nature" | Alan J. Levi | Melissa Rosenberg | November 25, 1995 (1995-11-25) | 411 | 14.6 |
| 85 | 11 | "Hell on Wheels" | Alan J. Levi | Andrew Lipsitz | December 9, 1995 (1995-12-09) | 405 | 14.8 |
| 86 | 12 | "Fifi's First Christmas" | Jerry Jameson | Carl Binder | December 16, 1995 (1995-12-16) | 412 | 14.3 |
| 87 | 13 | "Change of Heart" | James Keach | Julie Henderson | January 6, 1996 (1996-01-06) | 413 | 16.8 |
| 88 | 14 | "Tin Star" | Jerry Jameson | Andrew Lipsitz | January 13, 1996 (1996-01-13) | 414 | 15.8 |
| 89 | 15 | "If You Love Someone..." | James Keach | Melissa Rosenberg | January 20, 1996 (1996-01-20) | 415 | 17.0 |
| 90 | 16 | "The Ice Man Cometh" | Alan J. Levi | Philip Gerson | January 27, 1996 (1996-01-27) | 416 | 16.1 |
| 91 | 17 | "Dead or Alive: Part 1" | Chuck Bowman | Carl Binder | February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03) | 418 | 18.7 |
| 92 | 18 | "Dead or Alive: Part 2" | Chuck Bowman | Carl Binder | February 10, 1996 (1996-02-10) | 419 | 16.7 |
| 93 | 19 | "Deal with the Devil" | Bobby Roth | Nancy Bond | February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17) | 417 | 16.0 |
| 94 | 20 | "Eye for an Eye" | Gabrielle Beaumont | Kathryn Ford | February 24, 1996 (1996-02-24) | 420 | 15.2 |
| 95 | 21 | "Hearts and Minds" | Terrence O'Hara | Andrew Lipsitz | March 9, 1996 (1996-03-09) | 421 | 14.7 |
| 96 | 22 | "Reunion" | Gwen Arner | Melissa Rosenberg | March 23, 1996 (1996-03-23) | 422 | 14.9 |
| 97 | 23 | "Woman of the Year" | Gabrielle Beaumont | Paul Stubenrauch | April 6, 1996 (1996-04-06) | 423 | 15.3 |
| 98 | 24 | "Last Chance" | Gwen Arner | Carl Binder | April 13, 1996 (1996-04-13) | 424 | 14.0 |
| 99 | 25 | "Fear Itself" | Chuck Bowman | Philip Gerson | April 27, 1996 (1996-04-27) | 425 | 14.0 |
| 100 | 26 | "One Nation" | Terrence O'Hara | Julie Henderson | May 4, 1996 (1996-05-04) | 426 | 12.4 |
| 101 | 27 | "When a Child is Born: Part 1" | James Keach | Carl Binder | May 11, 1996 (1996-05-11) | 427 | 13.8 |
| 102 | 28 | "When a Child is Born: Part 2" | James Keach | Carl Binder | May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18) | 428 | 15.6 |

### Season 5 (1996–97)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 103 | 1 | "Runaway Train" | Terrence O'Hara | Philip Gerson | September 21, 1996 (1996-09-21) | 501 | 14.0 |
| 104 | 2 | "Having It All" | Bethany Rooney | Sara Davidson | September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28) | 502 | 13.1 |
| 105 | 3 | "Malpractice" | Alan J. Levi | Peter Dunne | October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05) | 503 | 13.5 |
| 106 | 4 | "All That Glitters..." | Terrence O'Hara | Jennifer Tait | October 12, 1996 (1996-10-12) | 504 | 13.3 |
| 107 | 5 | "Los Americanos" | Jerry London | Kathryn Ford | October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19) | 506 | 14.8 |
| 108 | 6 | "Last Dance" | Terrence O'Hara | Chris Abbott | October 26, 1996 (1996-10-26) | 508 | 11.7 |
| 109 | 7 | "Right or Wrong" | Chuck Bowman | Philip Gerson | November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02) | 507 | 15.0 |
| 110 | 8 | "Remember Me" | Alan J. Levi | Steven Baum | November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09) | 505 | 13.5 |
| 111 | 9 | "Legend" | Alan J. Levi | Carl Binder | November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16) | 509 | 15.3 |
| 112 | 10 | "The Tempest" | Bobby Roth | Eric Tuchman | November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23) | 510 | 14.3 |
| 113 | 11 | "Separate But Equal" | Carl Binder | Julie Henderson | December 7, 1996 (1996-12-07) | 511 | 13.6 |
| 114 | 12 | "A Place to Die" | Alan J. Levi | Philip Gerson | December 14, 1996 (1996-12-14) | 512 | 13.8 |
| 115 | 13 | "Season of Miracles" | Carl Binder | Carl Binder | December 21, 1996 (1996-12-21) | 513 | 13.5 |
| 116 | 14 | "The Dam" | Terrence O'Hara | Sara Davidson | January 11, 1997 (1997-01-11) | 515 | 14.61 |
| 117 | 15 | "Farewell Appearance" | Chuck Bowman | Robert Hamilton | January 25, 1997 (1997-01-25) | 516 | 13.14 |
| 118 | 16 | "The Most Fatal Disease" | James Keach | Chris Abbott | February 1, 1997 (1997-02-01) | 514 | 12.63 |
| 119 | 17 | "Colleen's Paper" | Chuck Bowman | Carl Binder | February 8, 1997 (1997-02-08) | 517 | 13.14 |
| 120 | 18 | "A House Divided: Parts 1 & 2" | James Keach | Eric Tuchman | February 15, 1997 (1997-02-15) | 518 | 14.14 |
| 121 | 19 | "A House Divided: Parts 1 & 2" | James Keach | Eric Tuchman | February 15, 1997 (1997-02-15) | 519 | 14.14 |
| 122 | 20 | "Hostage" | Jerry London | Chris Abbott | February 22, 1997 (1997-02-22) | 520 | 13.29 |
| 123 | 21 | "The Body Electric" | Gwen Arner | Christine Berardo | April 5, 1997 (1997-04-05) | 522 | 12.28 |
| 124 | 22 | "Before the Dawn" | Bethany Rooney | Julie Henderson | April 12, 1997 (1997-04-12) | 524 | 12.92 |
| 125 | 23 | "Starting Over" | Gwen Arner | Philip Gerson | April 26, 1997 (1997-04-26) | 521 | 11.61 |
| 126 | 24 | "His Father's Son" | James Keach | Chris Abbott | May 3, 1997 (1997-05-03) | 523 | 11.42 |
| 127 | 25 | "Moment of Truth: Part 1" | James Keach | Carl Binder | May 10, 1997 (1997-05-10) | 525 | 9.69 |
| 128 | 26 | "Moment of Truth: Part 2" | James Keach | Carl Binder | May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17) | 526 | 10.94 |

### Season 6 (1997–98)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 129 | 1 | "Reason to Believe" | Terrence O'Hara | Beth Sullivan, Philip Gerson | September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27) | 601 | 12.94 |
| 130 | 2 | "All That Matters" | Bethany Rooney | Beth Sullivan, Carl Binder | October 4, 1997 (1997-10-04) | 602 | 12.58 |
| 131 | 3 | "A Matter of Conscience" | Terrence O'Hara | Beth Sullivan, Chris Abbott | October 11, 1997 (1997-10-11) | 603 | 11.22 |
| 132 | 4 | "The Comfort of Friends" | Bethany Rooney | Beth Sullivan, Eric Tuchman | October 18, 1997 (1997-10-18) | 604 | 11.92 |
| 133 | 5 | "Wave Goodbye" | Roy Campanella II | Beth Sullivan, Robert Hamilton | October 25, 1997 (1997-10-25) | 605 | 11.90 |
| 134 | 6 | "A Place Called Home" | Chuck Bowman | Julie Henderson | November 1, 1997 (1997-11-01) | 606 | 12.57 |
| 135 | 7 | "Lead Me Not" | Carl Binder | Chris Abbott | November 8, 1997 (1997-11-08) | 611 | 12.51 |
| 136 | 8 | "A Time to Heal, Part 1" | Terrence O'Hara | Beth Sullivan | November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15) | 607 | 14.04 |
| 137 | 9 | "A Time to Heal, Part 2" | Terrence O'Hara | Beth Sullivan | November 22, 1997 (1997-11-22) | 608 | 13.59 |
| 138 | 10 | "Civil Wars" | Jerry London | Philip Gerson | December 6, 1997 (1997-12-06) | 609 | 11.82 |
| 139 | 11 | "Safe Passage" | Steve Dubin | Eric Tuchman | December 13, 1997 (1997-12-13) | 610 | 10.95 |
| 140 | 12 | "The Homecoming" | James Keach | Carl Binder | December 20, 1997 (1997-12-20) | 613 | 12.34 |
| 141 | 13 | "Point Blank" | James Keach | Carl Binder | February 28, 1998 (1998-02-28) | 616 | 13.23 |
| 142 | 14 | "Seeds of Doubt" | Gwen Arner | Jeanne C. Davis | March 7, 1998 (1998-03-07) | 617 | 12.30 |
| 143 | 15 | "Seven Kinds of Lonely" | Bethany Rooney | Michael Lyons, Kim Wells | March 21, 1998 (1998-03-21) | 614 | 12.47 |
| 144 | 16 | "Life in Balance" | Gwen Arner | Chris Abbott | April 4, 1998 (1998-04-04) | 618 | 10.92 |
| 145 | 17 | "Happily Ever After" | James Keach | Rick Najera | April 11, 1998 (1998-04-11) | 615 | 10.39 |
| 146 | 18 | "Birdman" | Bethany Rooney | Joel Ziskin | April 18, 1998 (1998-04-18) | 612 | 10.61 |
| 147 | 19 | "Legend II: Vengeance" | Jerry London | Philip Gerson | April 25, 1998 (1998-04-25) | 621 | 10.51 |
| 148 | 20 | "To Have and To Hold" | Gwen Arner | Chris Abbott | May 2, 1998 (1998-05-02) | 620 | 9.05 |
| 149 | 21 | "The Fight" | Steve Dubin | Eric Tuchman | May 9, 1998 (1998-05-09) | 619 | 8.71 |
| 150 | 22 | "A New Beginning" | James Keach | Carl Binder | May 16, 1998 (1998-05-16) | 622 | 10.15 |

## Movies
### Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movie (1999)

| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movie | James Keach | Josef Anderson & Beth Sullivan | May 22, 1999 (1999-05-22) | 12.00 |

### Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within (2001)

| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within | Jerry London | Beth Sullivan | May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12) | 8.83 |