Diagnosis: Unknown is an American medical drama

Medical drama

A medical drama is a television program, in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment.In the United States, most medical episodes are one hour long and, more often than not, are set in a hospital. Most current medical Dramatic programming go beyond the...

 that aired on CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

 from July 5 to September 20, 1960. Produced by Bob Banner

Bob Banner

Robert James Banner, Jr. was an American producer, writer and director. From 1967 to 1972 he co-produced The Carol Burnett Show.- Life and career :...

, the series aired as a summer replacement for The Garry Moore Show

The Garry Moore Show

The Garry Moore Show is the name for several separate American variety series on the CBS television network in the 1950s and 1960s. Hosted by experienced radio performer, Garry Moore, the series helped launch the careers of many comedic talents, such as Don Adams, George Gobel, Carol Burnett, Don...

, a variety program

Variety show

A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...

.

Synopsis

The series stars Patrick O'Neal as pathologist Dr. Daniel Coffee, who works at a metropolitan hospital

Hospital

A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....

 and uses forensic medicine to assist the police in solving unconventional murders. The co-stars were Phyllis Newman

Phyllis Newman

Phyllis Newman is an American actress and singer. She was nominated twice for the Drama Desk Award and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.-Early life:...

, as Doris Hudson; Cal Bellini

Cal Bellini

Cal Bellini is a former actor, a Malay originally from Singapore, who was cast in roles of mostly foreigners, American Indians, or ethnic minorities, primarily on American television between 1960 and 1986....

, a native of Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

, as Dr. Motilal Mookerji; Chester Morris

Chester Morris

Chester Morris was an American actor, who starred in the Boston Blackie detective series of the 1940s.-Career:...

, the former star of Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie is a fictional character created by author Jack Boyle . Originally a jewel thief and safecracker in Boyle's novels, he became a detective in adaptations for films, radio and television—an "enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend."-Literature:Jack...

, as detective Lieutenant Max Ritter, and Martin Huston

Martin Huston

Martin W. Huston, also known as Marty Huston , was an American actor of primarily television and stage....

 as Link, the young handyman

Handyman

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. The characters were originally featured in a series of short stories written by Lawrence Blochman

Lawrence Blochman

Lawrence Goldtree Blochman was an American detective story writer and translator.Lawrence Blochman was born in San Diego, California to Lucien A. Blochman, a banker, and his wife Haidee Goldtree. He began writing early...

, initially published in Collier's

Collier's Weekly

Collier's Weekly was an American magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957. With the passage of decades, the title was shortened to Collier's....

magazine.

Diagnosis: Unknown aired at 10 p.m. Eastern time, and was preempted twice in July by the major party national conventions.

In 1993, thirty-three years after Diagnosis: Unknown ended its brief run, CBS launched the successful Diagnosis Murder

Diagnosis Murder

Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...

series, starring Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer with a career spanning six decades. He is the older brother of Jerry Van Dyke, and father of Barry Van Dyke...

 and his son, Barry Van Dyke

Barry Van Dyke

Barry Van Dyke is an American actor and the second son of actor and entertainer, Dick Van Dyke, and nephew of Jerry Van Dyke. He has one older brother, Christian, and two younger sisters, Stacy and Carrie Beth...

, as a physician, Dr. Mark Sloan and a police detective, Steve Sloan, respectively, who collaborate in the solving of difficult crimes. The Van Dyke series was similar in title, theme, and plot to Diagnosis: Unknown.

Episodes

Episode #	Episode title	Guest stars	Original airdate
1-1	"The Case of the Radiant Wine"	Tom Bosley Tom Bosley Thomas Edward "Tom" Bosley was an American actor. Bosley is best known for portraying Howard Cunningham on the long-running ABC sitcom Happy Days. He also was featured in recurring roles on Murder, She Wrote, and Father Dowling Mysteries... , Larry Hagman Larry Hagman Larry Martin Hagman is an American film and television actor, producer and director known for playing J.R. Ewing in the 1980s primetime television soap opera Dallas and Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson in the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.-Early life and career:Hagman was born in Fort Worth, Texas... , Patricia Barry Patricia Barry Patricia Barry is an American actor.-References:... , Murray Matheson Murray Matheson Murray Matheson , born Sidney Murray Matheson was an actor who had appeared on stage and in films and television programs until 1983....	July 5, 1960
1-2	"Main Course -- Murder "	Jack Carter Jack Carter (comedian) Jack Chakrin , known by his professional name of Jack Carter, is a Jewish-American comedian, actor and host. Brooklyn Born Carter had long-running comedy act similar to fellow rapid pace contemporaries Milton Berle and Morey Amsterdam...	August 2, 1960
1-3	"A Sudden Stillness"	Gretchen Wyler Gretchen Wyler Gretchen Wyler was an American actress and founder of the Genesis Awards for animal protection.-Early life:...	August 9, 1960
1-4	"Final Performance"	Philip Abbott Philip Abbott Philip Abbott was an American character actor and occasional voice actor.Abbott was a secondary lead in several films of the 1950s and 1960s. Miracle of the White Stallions...	August 16, 1960
1-5	"The Case of the Elder "	Joan Hotchkis Joan Hotchkis Joan Hotchkis is an American stage, screen and television actress, writer and performance artist....  and Judith Lowry Judith Lowry Judith Lowry was an American actress.Born as Judith Ives in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Lowry labored in occasional bit parts in film and television from the 1940s until she began to get more substantial roles in her eighties. Ms. Lowry also had an uncredited role in Valley of the Dolls as Aunt Amy...	August 23, 1960
1-6	"The Curse of the Gypsy"	Michael Tolan Michael Tolan -Life and career:Tolan was born Seymour Tuchow in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit and studied under Stella Adler and at Stanford University. He appeared primarily in stage roles in his early career, with only minor parts in films of the early 1950s...  and Jessica Walter Jessica Walter Jessica Walter is an American actress, known for the films Play Misty for Me, Grand Prix, and for her role as Lucille Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development...	August 30, 1960
1-7	"Gina, Gina"	Tim O'Connor Tim O'Connor (actor) Tim O'Connor is an American character actor known for his prolific work in television, although he has made only a few appearances since the early 1990s. Before moving to California, he lived on an island in the middle of Glen Wild Lake, near Bloomingdale, New Jersey.O'Connor specialized in...  and Telly Savalas Telly Savalas Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas was an American film and television actor and singer, whose career spanned four decades. Best known for playing the title role in the 1970s crime drama Kojak, Savalas was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Birdman of Alcatraz...	September 6, 1960
1-8	"The Parasite"	Jeanne Bal Jeanne Bal Jeanne Bal was an American actress who worked primarily in 1960s television.-Career:...  and Biff McGuire Biff McGuire William "Biff" McGuire is an American actor. In recent years he has used the name William Biff McGuire professionally....	September 13, 1960
1-9	"The Red Death"	–	September 20, 1960