Legendary, five-time Emmy Award-winner Dick Van Dyke – recognized for his iconic TV roles in 2013 with a “Lifetime Achievement Award by the Screen Actors Guild – enjoyed yet another hit series for eight seasons (1993-2001) as Dr. Mark Sloan on CBS’ hour-long murder mystery, Diagnosis Murder.Diagnosis Murder began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman and then launched three TV movies, followed by a weekly television series that aired for eight seasons. Two more TV movies aired after the series ended.hem.