List of Quantum Leap (1989 TV series) episodes

For episodes of the revival sequel series, see Quantum Leap (2022 TV series) § Episodes.

Quantum Leap is an American television series that first aired on NBC from March 26, 1989 to May 5, 1993. The series was created by Donald P. Bellisario, and starred Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. This list is in chronological order of broadcasts with 97 episodes produced.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
19March 26, 1989 (1989-03-26)May 17, 1989 (1989-05-17)
222September 20, 1989 (1989-09-20)May 9, 1990 (1990-05-09)
322September 28, 1990 (1990-09-28)May 22, 1991 (1991-05-22)
422September 18, 1991 (1991-09-18)May 20, 1992 (1992-05-20)
522September 22, 1992 (1992-09-22)May 5, 1993 (1993-05-05)

Episodes

Season 1 (1989)

Main article: Quantum Leap season 1
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byLeap details
(Name, date & location)		Original air dateProd.
code		 Viewers
(millions)
11"Genesis"David HemmingsDonald P. BellisarioTom Stratton
September 13, 1956
Edwards Air Force Base,
Blockfield, California /
Tim Fox
Summer 1968
Waco, Texas		March 26, 1989 (1989-03-26)83549[1]23.3[2]
22
33"Star-Crossed"Mark SobelDeborah PrattGerald Bryant
June 15, 1972
Marion, Ohio		March 31, 1989 (1989-03-31)6500315.7[3]
44"The Right Hand of God"Gilbert ShiltonJohn HillClarence "Kid" Cody
October 24, 1974
Sacramento, California		April 7, 1989 (1989-04-07)6500212.0[4]
55"How the Tess Was Won"Ivan DixonDeborah Arakelian"Doc" Young
August 5, 1956
Texas		April 14, 1989 (1989-04-14)6500414.2[5]
66"Double Identity"Aaron LipstadtDonald P. BellisarioFrankie LaPalma/
Geno Fescotti
November 8, 1965
Brooklyn, New York		April 21, 1989 (1989-04-21)650019.8[6]
77"The Color of Truth"Michael VejarDeborah PrattJessie Tyler
August 8, 1955
Red Dog, Alabama		May 3, 1989 (1989-05-03)6501315.0[7]
88"Camikazi Kid"Alan J. LeviPaul BrownCameron "Cam" Wilson
June 6, 1961
Los Angeles, California		May 10, 1989 (1989-05-10)6501418.4[8]
99"Play It Again, Seymour"Aaron LipstadtStory by : Donald P. Bellisario,
Scott Shepard
& Tom Blomquist
Teleplay by : Donald P. Bellisario
& Scott Shepard		Nick Allen
April 14, 1953
New York City, New York		May 17, 1989 (1989-05-17)6500914.6[9]

Season 2 (1989–90)

Main article: Quantum Leap season 2
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byLeap details
(Name, date & location)		Original air dateProd.
code		 Viewers
(millions)
101"Honeymoon Express"Aaron LipstadtDonald P. BellisarioUnnamed Firefighter
1957
Unknown Location /
Tom McBride
April 27, 1960
New York, New York		September 20, 1989 (1989-09-20)6541113.5[10]
112"Disco Inferno"Gilbert ShiltonPaul BrownChad Stone
April 1, 1976
Burbank, California		September 27, 1989 (1989-09-27)6540113.0[11]
123"The Americanization of Machiko"Gilbert ShiltonCharlie CoffeyCharles Lee MacKenzie
August 4, 1953
Oak Creek, Ohio		October 11, 1989 (1989-10-11)6540614.1[12]
134"What Price Gloria?"Alan J. LeviDeborah PrattSamantha Stormer
October 16, 1961
Detroit, Michigan		October 25, 1989 (1989-10-25)6501714.3[13]
145"Blind Faith"David G. PhinneyScott ShepardAndrew Ross
February 6, 1964
New York City		November 1, 1989 (1989-11-01)6540213.1[14]
156"Good Morning, Peoria"Michael ZinbergChris RuppenthalHowlin' Chick Howell
September 9, 1959
Peoria, Illinois		November 8, 1989 (1989-11-08)6540815.3[15]
167"Thou Shalt Not..."Randy RobertsTammy AderDavid Basch
February 2, 1974
Los Angeles, California		November 15, 1989 (1989-11-15)6540914.0[16]
178"Jimmy"James Whitmore, Jr.Paul M. Belous &
Robert Wolterstorff		Jimmy LaMotta
October 14, 1964
Oakland, California		November 22, 1989 (1989-11-22)6540715.8[17]
189"So Help Me God"Andy CadiffDeborah PrattLeonard Dancey
July 29, 1957
Louisiana		November 29, 1989 (1989-11-29)6541016.9[18]
1910"Catch a Falling Star"Donald P. BellisarioPaul BrownRay Hutton
May 21, 1979
Syracuse, New York		December 6, 1989 (1989-12-06)6541313.4[19]
2011"A Portrait for Troian"Michael ZinbergStory by : John Hill
& Scott Shepard
Teleplay by : Scott Shepard
& Donald P. Bellisario		Timothy Mintz
February 7, 1971
Near Los Angeles, California		December 13, 1989 (1989-12-13)6501912.9[20]
2112"Animal Frat"Gilbert ShiltonChris RuppenthalKnut "Wild Thing" Wileton
October 19, 1967
Meeks College in California		January 3, 1990 (1990-01-03)6541715.6[21]
2213"Another Mother"Joseph L. ScanlanDeborah PrattLinda Bruckner
September 30, 1981
Scottsdale, Arizona		January 10, 1990 (1990-01-10)6541516.8[22]
2314"All-Americans"John CullumPaul Brown &
Donald P. Bellisario		Eddie Vega
November 6, 1962
Woodland Hills, California		January 17, 1990 (1990-01-17)6541814.7[23]
2415"Her Charm"Christopher T. WelchStory by : Paul M. Belous,
Robert Wolterstorff,
Deborah Pratt &
Donald P. Bellisario
Teleplay by : Deborah Pratt
& Donald P. Bellisario		Peter Langley
September 26, 1973
Boston, Massachusetts		February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07)6541618.1[24]
2516"Freedom"Alan J. LeviChris RuppenthalGeorge Washaki
November 22, 1970
Nevada		February 14, 1990 (1990-02-14)6542317.0[25]
2617"Good Night, Dear Heart"Christopher T. WelchPaul BrownMelvin Spooner
November 9, 1957
Riven Rock, Massachusetts		March 7, 1990 (1990-03-07)6542417.0[26]
2718"Pool Hall Blues"Joe NapolitanoRandy HollandCharlie "Black Magic" Walters
September 4, 1954
Chicago, Illinois		March 14, 1990 (1990-03-14)6542214.8[27]
2819"Leaping in Without a Net"Christopher T. WelchTommy ThompsonVictor Panzini
November 18, 1958
Near Denver, Colorado		March 28, 1990 (1990-03-28)6542116.9[28]
2920"Maybe Baby"Michael ZinbergJulie Brown
& Paul Brown		Buster
March 11, 1963
Texas		April 4, 1990 (1990-04-04)6542817.0[29]
3021"Sea Bride"Joe NapolitanoDeborah PrattPhillip Dumont
June 3, 1954
RMS Queen Mary in the
Upper New York Bay		May 2, 1990 (1990-05-02)6543014.2[30]
3122"M.I.A."Michael ZinbergDonald P. BellisarioJake Rawlings
April 1, 1969
San Diego, California		May 9, 1990 (1990-05-09)6541215.6[31]

Season 3 (1990–91)

Main article: Quantum Leap season 3
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byLeap details
(Name, date & location)		Original air dateProd.
code		 Viewers
(millions)
321"The Leap Home (Part 1)"Joe NapolitanoDonald P. BellisarioSam Beckett
November 25, 1969
Elk Ridge, Indiana		September 28, 1990 (1990-09-28)6640112.1[32]
332"The Leap Home (Part 2) – Vietnam"Michael ZinbergDonald P. BellisarioHerbert "Magic" Williams
April 7, 1970
Vietnam		October 5, 1990 (1990-10-05)6640212.9[33]
343"Leap of Faith"James Whitmore Jr.Story by : Nick Harding,
Karen Hall &
Tommy Thompson
Teleplay by : Tommy Thompson		Francis "Frank" Pistano
August 19, 1963
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		October 12, 1990 (1990-10-12)6640813.9[34]
354"One Strobe over the Line"Michael ZinbergChris RuppenthalKarl Granson
June 15, 1965
New York City		October 19, 1990 (1990-10-19)6640912.1[35]
365"The Boogieman"Joe NapolitanoChris RuppenthalJoshua Rey
October 31, 1964
Coventry, Maine		October 26, 1990 (1990-10-26)6641012.6[36]
376"Miss Deep South"Christopher T. WelchTommy ThompsonDarlene Monty
June 7, 1958
Louisiana		November 2, 1990 (1990-11-02)6640612.7[37]
387"Black on White on Fire"Joe NapolitanoDeborah PrattRay Harper
August 11, 1965
Watts, Los Angeles, California		November 9, 1990 (1990-11-09)6640312.6[38]
398"The Great Spontini"James Whitmore Jr.Cristy Dawson
& Beverly Bridges		Harry Spontini
May 9, 1974
Oakland, California		November 16, 1990 (1990-11-16)6641211.8[39]
409"Rebel Without a Clue"James Whitmore Jr.Story by : Nick Harding
& Paul Brown
Teleplay by : Randy Holland
& Paul Brown		Shane "Funny Bone" Thomas
September 1, 1958
Near Big Sur, California		November 30, 1990 (1990-11-30)6640713.0[40]
4110"A Little Miracle"Michael WatkinsStory by : Sandy Fries
Teleplay by : Sandy Fries &
Robert A. Wolterstorff		Reginald Pearson
December 24, 1962
New York, New York		December 21, 1990 (1990-12-21)6641411.2[41]
4211"Runaway"Michael KatlemanPaul BrownButchie Rickett
July 4, 1964
Carbon County, Wyoming		January 4, 1991 (1991-01-04)6640513.0[42]
4312"8½ Months"James Whitmore Jr.Deborah PrattBillie Jean Crockett
November 15, 1955
Claremore, Oklahoma		March 6, 1991 (1991-03-06)6642117.9[43]
4413"Future Boy"Michael SwitzerTommy ThompsonKenny "Future Boy" Sharp
October 6, 1957
St. Louis, Missouri		March 13, 1991 (1991-03-13)6641717.0[44]
4514"Private Dancer"Debbie AllenPaul BrownRod "Rod the Bod" McCarty
October 6, 1979
New York City		March 20, 1991 (1991-03-20)6641620.7[45]
4615"Piano Man"James Whitmore Jr.Ed ScharlachJoey DeNardo
November 10, 1985
Tularosa, New Mexico		March 27, 1991 (1991-03-27)6641918.0[46]
4716"Southern Comforts"Chris RuppenthalTommy ThompsonGilbert LaBonte
August 4, 1961
New Orleans, Louisiana		April 3, 1991 (1991-04-03)6442215.2[47]
4817"Glitter Rock"Andy CadiffChris RuppenthalGeoffrey "Tonic" Mole
April 12, 1974
Detroit, Michigan		April 10, 1991 (1991-04-10)6440415.8[48]
4918"A Hunting We Will Go"Andy CadiffBeverly BridgesGordon O'Reilly
June 18, 1976
Arkansas		April 17, 1991 (1991-04-17)6642416.5[49]
5019"Last Dance Before An Execution"Michael WatkinsStory by : Bill Bigelow,
Donald P. Bellisario
& Deborah Pratt
Teleplay by : Deborah Pratt		Jesuś Ortega
May 12, 1971
Tallahassee, Florida		May 1, 1991 (1991-05-01)6642318.3[50]
5120"Heart of a Champion"Joe NapolitanoTommy ThompsonTerry Sammis
("Nikolai Russkie")
July 23, 1955
Atlanta, Georgia		May 8, 1991 (1991-05-08)6642516.5[51]
5221"Nuclear Family"James Whitmore, Jr.Paul BrownEddie Elroy
October 26, 1962
Homestead, Florida		May 15, 1991 (1991-05-15)6642613.3[52]
5322"Shock Theater"Joe NapolitanoDeborah PrattSam Beiderman
October 3, 1954
Havenwell, Pennsylvania		May 22, 1991 (1991-05-22)6642818.6[53]

Season 4 (1991–92)

Main article: Quantum Leap season 4
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byLeap details
(Name, date & location)		Original air dateProd.
code		 Viewers
(millions)
541"The Leap Back"Michael ZinbergDonald P. BellisarioTom Jarrett
June 15, 1945
Crown Point, Indiana /
Himself
September 18, 1999
Stallions Gate, New Mexico		September 18, 1991 (1991-09-18)6730321.2[54]
552"Play Ball"Joe NapolitanoTommy ThompsonLester "Doc" Fuller
August 6, 1961
Galveston, Texas		September 25, 1991 (1991-09-25)6730516.2[55]
563"Hurricane"Michael WatkinsChris RuppenthalArchie Necaise
August 17, 1969
Jackson Point, Mississippi		October 2, 1991 (1991-10-02)6730614.8[56]
574"Justice"Rob BowmanToni GraphiaClyde
May 11, 1965
Alabama		October 9, 1991 (1991-10-09)6730915.4[57]
585"Permanent Wave"Scott BakulaBeverly BridgesFrank Bianca
June 2, 1983
Beverly Hills, California		October 16, 1991 (1991-10-16)6730215.2[58]
596"Raped"Michael ZinbergBeverly BridgesKatie McBain
June 20, 1980
Mill Valley, California		October 30, 1991 (1991-10-30)6731216.6[59]
607"The Wrong Stuff"Joe NapolitanoPaul BrownBobo the chimp
January 24, 1961
Cape Canaveral, Florida		November 6, 1991 (1991-11-06)6730814.4[60]
618"Dreams"Anita W. AddisonDeborah PrattJack Stone
February 28, 1979
Malibu, California		November 13, 1991 (1991-11-13)6732013.9[61]
629"A Single Drop of Rain"Virgil W. VogelStory by : Richard C. Okie,
Donald P. Bellisario
& Ralph Meyering, Jr.
Teleplay by : Richard C. Okie		William "Billy" Beaumont
Clover Bend, Texas
September 7, 1953		November 20, 1991 (1991-11-20)6731716.2[62]
6310"Unchained"Michael WatkinsParis QuallesChance Cole
November 2, 1956
Talawaga County, Mississippi		November 27, 1991 (1991-11-27)6731417.4[63]
6411"The Play's the Thing"Eric LaneuvilleBeverly BridgesJoseph "Joe" Thurlow
September 9, 1969
New York City		January 8, 1992 (1992-01-08)6730116.7[64]
6512"Running For Honor"Bob HulmeBobby DuncanThomas "Tommy" York
June 11, 1964
Near Lakeside, Macomb County, Michigan		January 15, 1992 (1992-01-15)6731917.1[65]
6613"Temptation Eyes"Christopher HiblerPaul BrownDylan Powell
February 1, 1985
San Francisco, California		January 22, 1992 (1992-01-22)6732216.9[66]
6714"The Last Gunfighter"Joe NapolitanoStory by : Sam Rolfe
Teleplay by : Sam Rolfe &
Chris Ruppenthal		Tyler Means
November 28, 1957
Coffin, Arizona		February 5, 1992 (1992-02-05)6731813.1[67]
6815"A Song for the Soul"Michael WatkinsDeborah PrattCherea
April 7, 1963
Chicago, Illinois		February 26, 1992 (1992-02-26)6730412.2[68]
6916"Ghost Ship"Anita W. AddisonDonald P. Bellisario
& Paris Qualles		Eddie Brackett
August 13, 1956
Bermuda Triangle		March 4, 1992 (1992-03-04)6730714.6[69]
7017"Roberto!"Scott BakulaChris RuppenthalRoberto Gutierrez
January 27, 1982
Destiny, New Mexico		March 11, 1992 (1992-03-11)6732614.5[70]
7118"It's A Wonderful Leap"Paul BrownStory by : Danielle Alexandra
Teleplay by : Danielle Alexandra
& Paul Brown		Max Greenman
May 10, 1958
New York City		April 1, 1992 (1992-04-01)6732415.4[71]
7219"Moments to Live"Joe NapolitanoTommy ThompsonKyle Hart
May 4, 1985
Los Angeles, California		April 8, 1992 (1992-04-08)6732518.0[72]
7320"The Curse of Ptah-Hotep"Joe NapolitanoChris RuppenthalDr. Dale Conway
March 2, 1957
Saqqara, Egypt		April 22, 1992 (1992-04-22)6732815.3[73]
7421"Stand Up"Michael ZinbergDeborah PrattDavey Parker
April 30, 1959
Glendale, Arizona		May 13, 1992 (1992-05-13)6731513.9[74]
7522"A Leap for Lisa"James Whitmore, Jr.Donald P. BellisarioAl "Bingo" Calavicci
June 25, 1957
San Diego Naval Air Station,
California		May 20, 1992 (1992-05-20)6732916.8[75]

Season 5 (1992–93)

Main article: Quantum Leap season 5
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byLeap details
(Name, date & location)		Original air dateProd.
code		 Viewers
(millions)
761"Lee Harvey Oswald (Part 1)
– Leaping on a String"		James Whitmore Jr.Donald P. BellisarioLee Harvey Oswald
March 21, 1963 /
Dallas, Texas
October 5–7, 1957
Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan /
January 6, 1959
Tustin, California		September 22, 1992 (1992-09-22)68102A16.6[76]
772"Lee Harvey Oswald (Part 2)
– Leap to Judgement"		James Whitmore Jr.Donald P. BellisarioLee Harvey Oswald
October 21, 1959
Lubyanka in Moscow, USSR /
April 10, 1963
Dallas, Texas /
August 9, 1963
New Orleans, Louisiana /
November 21–22, 1963
Dallas, Texas		September 22, 1992 (1992-09-22)68102B16.6[76]
783"Leaping of the Shrew"Alan J. LeviRobin Jill Bernheim
& Richard C. Okie		Nikos Stathatos
September 27, 1956
Aegean Sea		September 29, 1992 (1992-09-29)6810415.9[77]
794"Nowhere to Run"Alan J. LeviTommy ThompsonRonald Miller
August 10, 1968
San Diego, California		October 6, 1992 (1992-10-06)6810314.3[78]
805"Killin' Time"Michael WatkinsTommy ThompsonLeon Stiles
June 18, 1958
Pine County, Oklahoma		October 20, 1992 (1992-10-20)6810614.6[79]
816"Star Light, Star Bright"Christopher HiblerRichard C. OkieMaxwell Stoddard
May 21, 1966
Charlemont, Massachusetts		October 27, 1992 (1992-10-27)6810111.5[80]
827"Deliver Us From Evil"Bob HulmeDeborah Pratt,
Robin Jill Bernheim
& Tommy Thompson		Jimmy LaMotta
March 19, 1966
Oakland, California		November 10, 1992 (1992-11-10)6810913.9[81]
838"Trilogy: Part I
(One Little Heart)"		James Whitmore Jr.Deborah PrattClayton Fuller
August 8, 1955
Pottersville, Louisiana		November 17, 1992 (1992-11-17)6810512.8[82]
849"Trilogy: Part II
(For Your Love)"		James Whitmore Jr.Deborah PrattWill Kinman
June 14, 1966
Pottersville, Louisiana		November 24, 1992 (1992-11-24)6811213.6[83]
8510"Trilogy: Part III
(The Last Door)"		James Whitmore Jr.Deborah PrattLarry Stanton III
July 28, 1978
Baton Rouge, Louisiana		November 24, 1992 (1992-11-24)6811313.6[83]
8611"Promised Land"Scott BakulaGillian Horvath &
Tommy Thompson		Willie Walters
December 22, 1971
Elk Ridge, Indiana		December 15, 1992 (1992-12-15)6811011.5[84]
8712"A Tale of Two Sweeties"Christopher HiblerRobin Jill BernheimMarty Elroy
February 25, 1958
Pompano Beach Airpark, Florida		January 5, 1993 (1993-01-05)681189.8[85]
8813"Liberation"Bob HulmeChris Abbott &
Deborah Pratt		Margaret Sanders
October 16, 1968
Connecticut		January 12, 1993 (1993-01-12)6810810.3[86]
8914"Dr. Ruth"Stuart MargolinRobin Jill BernheimRuth Westheimer
April 25, 1985
Manhattan, New York		January 19, 1993 (1993-01-19)6811410.7[87]
9015"Blood Moon"Alan J. LeviTommy ThompsonLord Nigel Corrington
March 10, 1975
Outside of London, England		February 9, 1993 (1993-02-09)6811710.8[88]
9116"Return of the Evil Leaper"Harvey LaidmanRichard C. OkieArnold Watkins
October 8, 1956
North Falls, New York		February 23, 1993 (1993-02-23)6812411.5[89]
9217"Revenge of the Evil Leaper"Debbie AllenDeborah PrattElizabeth Tate
September 16, 1987
Mallard, Ohio		February 23, 1993 (1993-02-23)6812511.5[89]
9318"Goodbye Norma Jean"Christopher HiblerRichard C. OkieDennis Boardman
April 4, 1960
Hollywood, California		March 2, 1993 (1993-03-02)6811513.1[90]
9419"The Beast Within"Gus TrikonisJohn D'AquinoHenry Adams
November 6, 1972
Washington state		March 16, 1993 (1993-03-16)6812210.0[91]
9520"The Leap Between The States"David HemmingsRichard C. OkieJohn Beckett
September 20, 1862
Mansfield County, Virginia		March 30, 1993 (1993-03-30)6812111.8[92]
9621"Memphis Melody"James Whitmore Jr.Robin Jill BernheimElvis Presley
July 3, 1954
Memphis, Tennessee		April 20, 1993 (1993-04-20)6812310.1[93]
9722"Mirror Image"James Whitmore Jr.Donald P. BellisarioHimself
August 8, 1953
Cokeburg, Pennsylvania /
April 3, 1969
San Diego, California		May 5, 1993 (1993-05-05)6812620.6[94]

Ratings

Quantum Leap : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode number
12345678910111213141516171819202122
123.323.315.712.014.29.815.018.414.6–
213.513.014.114.313.115.314.015.816.913.412.915.616.814.718.117.017.014.816.917.014.215.6
312.112.913.912.112.612.712.611.813.011.213.017.917.020.718.015.215.816.518.316.513.318.6
421.216.214.815.415.216.614.413.916.217.416.717.116.913.112.214.614.515.418.015.313.916.8
516.616.615.914.314.611.513.912.813.613.611.59.810.310.710.811.511.513.110.011.810.120.6
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research[95]

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  95. ^ See individual ratings citations in this article.