Season 1 - Episode Guide

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 26, 1982

Matt Houston, a conglomerate head and part-time detective, is hired by a young woman to clear her of charges that she murdered her blackmailing billionaire father.

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 26, 1982

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 3, 1982

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 17, 1982

A flamboyant couturier (Mr. Blackwell) is murdered at his own fashion show, and his top model is a prime suspect.

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 24, 1982

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 31, 1982

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 7, 1982

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 21, 1982

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 28, 1982

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Dec 5, 1982

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Dec 12, 1982

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Jan 2, 1983

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jan 9, 1983

A cat-food tycoon is killed by his own feline, and each of his ex-wives suspects that one of the others unleashed the big cat. 

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Jan 16, 1983

Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Jan 23, 1983

Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Feb 20, 1983

Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Feb 27, 1983

Matt Houston investigates the death of a scientist who was killed while awaiting a visit from extraterrestrials. 

Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Mar 6, 1983

Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Mar 13, 1983

Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Mar 20, 1983

Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: Apr 3, 1983

Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: Apr 10, 1983

Episode: 1x23 | Airdate: Apr 17, 1983

Horror story author Emily Armor is killed at a party attended by writers and some witnesses claim that Slocum is the murderer. However, Matt thinks that he is innocent. Emily had been talking to Slocum when she was shot dead. Investigation lead Matt to suspect some novelists who are jealous of Emily's success.

Episode: 1x24 | Airdate: Apr 24, 1983

When Matt's testimony puts Duval Sr's son in prison, the man kidnaps CJ in an effort to blackmail Matt in order to get his son's sentence's lifted.