Matlock (1986 TV series) season 2

The second season of Matlock originally aired in the United States on NBC from September 22, 1987 – May 3, 1988 with a two hour season premiere (split into two parts when aired in syndication).

Matlock
Season 2
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 22, 1987 (1987-09-22) – May 3, 1988 (1988-05-03)
Season chronology
List of episodes

Cast

Main

• Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock
• Nancy Stafford as Michelle Thomas
• Kari Lizer as Cassie Phillips
• Kene Holliday as Tyler Hudson

Recurring

• Julie Sommars as ADA Julie March

Cast notes

• Nancy Stafford and Kari Lizer joined the cast this season
• Kari Lizer departed at the end of the season
• Kari Lizer was absent for thirteen episodes
• Kene Holliday was absent for four episodes
• Nancy Stafford was absent for two episodes

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Rating/share (households)
24 25	1 2	"The Billionaire"	Christopher Hibler	Teleplay by : Anne Collins Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger	September 22, 1987 (1987-09-22)	17.0/27[1]
26	3	"Blind Justice"	Christian I. Nyby II	Sam Bernard	September 29, 1987 (1987-09-29)	15.9/25[2]
27	4	"The Husband"	Tony Mordente	Story by : Leigh Vance & Robert Schlitt Teleplay by : Robert Schlitt	October 20, 1987 (1987-10-20)	18.7/28[3]
28	5	"The Power Brokers: Part 1"	Charles S. Dubin	Robert Hamilton	October 27, 1987 (1987-10-27)	17.9/27[4]
29	6	"The Power Brokers: Part 2"	Charles S. Dubin	Robert Hamilton	November 3, 1987 (1987-11-03)	16.5/25[5]
30	7	"The Annihilator"	Christopher Hibler	Story by : Rift Fournier Teleplay by : Anne Collins	November 10, 1987 (1987-11-10)	17.1/26[6]
31	8	"The Network"	Christopher Hibler	Teleplay by : Phillip Mishkin Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger	December 1, 1987 (1987-12-01)	14.3/22[7]
32	9	"The Best Friend"	Tony Mordente	Gerald Sanoff	December 8, 1987 (1987-12-08)	17.5/27[8]
33	10	"The Country Boy"	Charles S. Dubin	Doc Barnett	December 15, 1987 (1987-12-15)	17.0/25[9]
34	11	"The Gift"	Tony Mordente	Robert Schlitt	December 22, 1987 (1987-12-22)	17.1/29[10]
35	12	"The Gambler"	Tony Mordente	Robert Hamilton	December 29, 1987 (1987-12-29)	17.5/28[11]
36	13	"The Body"	Charles S. Dubin	Gerald Sanoff	January 5, 1988 (1988-01-05)	20.3/29[12]
37	14	"The Reunion"	Charles S. Dubin	Maryanne Kasica & Michael Scheff	January 12, 1988 (1988-01-12)	19.4/28[13]
38	15	"The Gigolo"	Tony Mordente	Stephen Black & Henry Stern	January 19, 1988 (1988-01-19)	18.3/26[14]
39	16	"The Umpire"	Harvey S. Laidman	Phil Mishkin	January 26, 1988 (1988-01-26)	18.5/27[15]
40	17	"The Investigation: Part 1"	Christopher Hibler	Teleplay by : Anne Collins Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger	February 2, 1988 (1988-02-02)	18.4/27[16]
41	18	"The Investigation: Part 2"	Christopher Hibler	Teleplay by : Anne Collins Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger	February 9, 1988 (1988-02-09)	19.2/28[17]
42	19	"The Hucksters"	Charles S. Dubin	Teleplay by : Phil Mishkin Story by : Dean Hargrove & Joel Steiger	February 16, 1988 (1988-02-16)	18.3/27[18]
43	20	"The Lovelorn"	Christopher Hibler	Max Eisenberg	February 23, 1988 (1988-02-23)	19.0/28[19]
44	21	"The Genius"	Frank Thackery	Lincoln Kibbee	March 15, 1988 (1988-03-15)	18.5/28[20]
45	22	"The Magician"	Christopher Hibler	Gerald Sanoff	March 22, 1988 (1988-03-22)	19.2/30[21]
46	23	"The Fisherman"	Harvey S. Laidman	Marvin Kupfer	March 29, 1988 (1988-03-29)	19.0/30[22]
47	24	"The Heiress"	Leo Penn	Diana Kopald Marcus	May 3, 1988 (1988-05-03)	16.1/27[23]