Matt Houston
Matt Houston: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

September 26, 1982

Episodes

24 episodes

Matt Houston

Season 1

Episodes

X-22 (1)

1. X-22 (1)

September 26, 1982
60 min

Synopsis coming soon.

X-22 (2)

2. X-22 (2)

September 26, 1982
60 min

Synopsis coming soon.

Stop The Presses

3. Stop The Presses

October 3, 1982
60 min

other characters: Ron Randolph, Lelani, Camalani A disreputable tabloid's publisher is nearly killed after telling his four worst enemies he plans to run a front-page story on them.

Deadly Fashion

4. Deadly Fashion

October 17, 1982
60 min

Houston's old flame (Cristina Ferrare), a model, hires him when she is accused of killing her employer, a famous fashion designer.

Killing Isn't Everything

5. Killing Isn't Everything

October 24, 1982
60 min

A pro quarterback (John Beck), Matt's college teammate, is blackmailed by a man who says he has proof the player killed his coach.

Who Would Kill Ramona?

6. Who Would Kill Ramona?

October 31, 1982
60 min

other characters: Todd Gallager, Rick Matt enters the film world to investigate after a drink from a faded star's (Janet Leigh) glass instantly kills her new leading man.

Recipe For Murder

7. Recipe For Murder

November 7, 1982
60 min

other characters: Roger Marsden (murdered) A restaurant critic's (James Coco) dinner is disrupted when a gelatin mold brought to his table contains his partner's severed head.

Shark Bait

8. Shark Bait

November 21, 1982
60 min

other characters: Alice, Wyndell Murdock, Glenda Collins, Sam Gleason Matt steps in when the mother of a Malibu lifeguard fears her daughter will be the next victim of a series of fatal shark attacks.

The Kidnapping

9. The Kidnapping

November 28, 1982
60 min

other characters: Tony An old friend (Hugh O'Brian) calls in Matt when kidnappers snatch a seriously ill Arab prince during a jet flight to Los Angeles.

Joey's Here

10. Joey's Here

December 5, 1982
60 min

other characters: Riley (Security Guard), Ms. Stevenson (Secretary) A robot designed by an electronics genius (David Cassidy) murders the brother (Troy Donahue) of it's creator.

The Good Doctor

11. The Good Doctor

December 12, 1982
60 min

other characters: Landlord After a research scientist is murdered during a party at Matt's place, a mutual friend of the victim asks Matt to investigate.

The Rock and The Hard Place

12. The Rock and The Hard Place

January 2, 1983
60 min

An upcoming fight appears rigged when murder uncovers the champion's (Dorian Harewood) physical problems and his wife's alcoholism.

The Purrfect Crime

13. The Purrfect Crime

January 9, 1983
60 min

other characters: John The four ex-wives of a wealthy cat-food manufacturer mauled to death by a pet tiger hire Matt to solve the crime so they can collect the money from the will.

The Yacht Club Murders

14. The Yacht Club Murders

January 16, 1983
60 min

other characters: Dorian After a reunion with a secret childhood love, she asks Matt for help, fearing someone may die at a yacht-club party.

Whose Party Is It Anyway?

15. Whose Party Is It Anyway?

January 23, 1983
60 min

Fake telegrams summon five famous people to Matt's penthouse for a Sunday meeting with murder on the agenda.

Get Houston

16. Get Houston

February 20, 1983
60 min

other characters: Cletus Simms From his padded cell, an institutionalized madman (Chuck Connors) hires escaped convicts to kill Houston.

The Visitors

17. The Visitors

February 27, 1983
60 min

Matt must verify or disprove an alleged UFO encounter during which a scientist suffered a fatal heart attack.

Here's Another Fine Mess

18. Here's Another Fine Mess

March 6, 1983
60 min

After costumed killers try to kill C.J. by forcing her off the road, she learns all her college sorority sisters are also in danger.

The Beverly Hills Social Club

19. The Beverly Hills Social Club

March 13, 1983
60 min

other characters: Carter A noted gossip columnist, Vonda Mirand, is murdered after threatening to expose the patrons of an exclusive bordello called the Afrodisia Fellowship.

The Showgirl Murders

20. The Showgirl Murders

March 20, 1983
60 min

other characters: Decoy #1 (woman), Doris (hotel photographer), Mattie (dancer) When a nightclub-singer friend (Robert Goulet) believes he has killed during alcohol-induced blackouts, Matt works to clear him.

Fear For Tomorrow

21. Fear For Tomorrow

April 3, 1983
60 min

other characters: Kitchen Worker (possibly Randy or Tyler) A codebook and a cryptic message provide Matt his only clues to preventing the predicted deaths of thousands.

A Deadly Parlay

22. A Deadly Parlay

April 10, 1983
60 min

After Matt is found leaning over the dead body of a jockey (Lynn-Holly Johnson), he is charged with murder.

A Novel Way To Die

23. A Novel Way To Die

April 17, 1983
60 min

When a novelist (Terry Moore) at a mystery-writers' convention is murdered, Matt finds himself involved in a real murder mystery.

The Hunted

24. The Hunted

April 24, 1983
60 min

other characters: Senator Delaney, Sony C.J. is held hostage by a famous criminal (Martin Landau) in order to free his terrorist son held by authorities on Matt's eyewitness testimony.