CREATE TABLE "table1_2618119_1" (
  "no_in_series" real,
  "no_in_season" real,
  "title" text,
  "directed_by" text,
  "written_by" text,
  "original_air_date" text
);

Question: Who are all writers with original air date of October 23, 1996?
SQL: SELECT "written_by" FROM "table1_2618119_1" WHERE "original_air_date"='October 23, 1996';

Question: How many titles have directors of matthew Penn and number in series of 143?
SQL: SELECT COUNT("title") FROM "table1_2618119_1" WHERE "directed_by"='Matthew Penn' AND "no_in_series"=143;

Question: How many numbers in series were for the number in season of 8?
SQL: SELECT COUNT("no_in_series") FROM "table1_2618119_1" WHERE "no_in_season"=8;