List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1974 season)

The CBS Radio Mystery Theater was a radio drama series broadcast on CBS from 1974 to 1982. Hosted by E.G. Marshall (and later Tammy Grimes), it presented original mysteries and suspense stories, often with a supernatural element. The 1974 season was its inaugural year and consisted of new episodes broadcast daily, Monday through Friday, offering a consistent source of radio entertainment.

The following is a list of episodes that aired during the 1974 season. Due to the passage of time and varying archiving practices, complete accuracy and comprehensive documentation of all episodes from this season may be subject to ongoing research and verification. Episodes are generally listed by their broadcast date, title, and author (where known).

• January 6, 1974: "The Hitch-Hiker" - Lucille Fletcher
• January 7, 1974: "The Old Ones Are Hard to Kill" - Sam Dann
• January 8, 1974: "The Thing That Cries in the Night" - Murray Burnett
• January 9, 1974: "The Horla" - E.F. Benson (adapted by Ian Martin)
• January 10, 1974: "Dream of Death" - George Lowther
• January 11, 1974: "The House in Cypress Canyon" - Robert L. Fish
• January 14, 1974: "The Ghost of Benjamin Sweet" - Henry Slesar
• January 15, 1974: "Terror in the Cemetery" - Sidney Slon
• January 16, 1974: "The Doctor and the Debutante" - Emile C. Tepperman
• January 17, 1974: "The Bride of Frankenstein" - Adapted by George Lowther
• January 18, 1974: "The Demon of Webster High" - Elspeth Eric
• January 21, 1974: "The Creeper" - Henry Slesar
• January 22, 1974: "Forest of the Lost" - Ian Martin
• January 23, 1974: "The Secret" - Victoria Crandall
• January 24, 1974: "The Headless Horseman Rides Again" - Bob Juhren
• January 25, 1974: "The Summer House" - Sam Dann
• January 28, 1974: "The Ring of Truth" - Sidney Slon
• January 29, 1974: "Death Is a Dream" - Ian Martin
• January 30, 1974: "The Black Veil" - George Lowther
• January 31, 1974: "The Old Man Who Could Not Die" - Walter B. Gibson
• February 1, 1974: "Goodbye, Miss Lizzie Borden" - Robert L. Fish
• February 4, 1974: "Three O'Clock" - Sam Dann
• February 5, 1974: "The Return of the Moresbys" - Murray Burnett
• February 6, 1974: "The Serpent God" - George Lowther
• February 7, 1974: "Someone at the Top of the Stairs" - Elspeth Eric
• February 8, 1974: "Can You Hear Me, Mr. Jellico?" - Robert L. Fish
• February 11, 1974: "The Killing Stone" - Sam Dann
• February 12, 1974: "The Lodger" - Robert L. Fish
• February 13, 1974: "A Little Knowledge Is a Dangerous Thing" - Ian Martin
• February 14, 1974: "The Second Mrs. Carroll" - Robert L. Fish
• February 15, 1974: "The Diary of a Madman" - George Lowther (adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's story)
• February 18, 1974: "Death Rides a Carousel" - Murray Burnett
• February 19, 1974: "The Grip of Death" - Sam Dann
• February 20, 1974: "A Handful of Dust" - Sidney Slon
• February 21, 1974: "The Fatal Marksman" - Robert L. Fish
• February 22, 1974: "The Chinese Dolls" - Elspeth Eric
• February 25, 1974: "Demon Driver" - Henry Slesar
• February 26, 1974: "The Flame Is Love" - Ian Martin
• February 27, 1974: "The Voice of Death" - George Lowther
• February 28, 1974: "The Spanish Prisoner" - Robert L. Fish
• March 1, 1974: "The Ghost Legion" - Sam Dann
• March 4, 1974: "The Oblong Room" - Murray Burnett (adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Oblong Box")
• March 5, 1974: "The Bride" - Sidney Slon
• March 6, 1974: "Island of the Undead" - Robert L. Fish
• March 7, 1974: "Deadly Honeymoon" - George Lowther
• March 8, 1974: "The Return of Helen Brent" - Elspeth Eric
• March 11, 1974: "The Game Room" - Sam Dann
• March 12, 1974: "Phase Four" - Ian Martin
• March 13, 1974: "Man with the Steel Teeth" - Robert L. Fish
• March 14, 1974: "My Sister, Irene" - George Lowther
• March 15, 1974: "Act of Violence" - Murray Burnett
• March 18, 1974: "Cabin B-13" - Sam Dann
• March 19, 1974: "Come into My Parlor" - Sidney Slon
• March 20, 1974: "The Shadow of a Doubt" - Robert L. Fish
• March 21, 1974: "Tarnhelm" - George Lowther
• March 22, 1974: "Perchance to Dream" - Elspeth Eric
• March 25, 1974: "The Deadly Hour" - Sam Dann
• March 26, 1974: "Tonight Is Friday the Thirteenth" - Ian Martin
• March 27, 1974: "The Book of Skulls" - Robert L. Fish
• March 28, 1974: "The Unearthly" - George Lowther
• March 29, 1974: "Double Entry" - Murray Burnett
• April 1, 1974: "Terror by Television" - Sam Dann
• April 2, 1974: "The Turn of the Screw" - Ian Martin (adaptation of Henry James' novella)
• April 3, 1974: "The Chinaman Button" - Robert L. Fish
• April 4, 1974: "The Fall of the House of Usher" - George Lowther (adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's story)
• April 5, 1974: "The Locked Room" - Elspeth Eric
• April 8, 1974: "The Perfect Crime" - Sam Dann
• April 9, 1974: "The Bridegroom" - Sidney Slon
• April 10, 1974: "Goodbye, George" - Robert L. Fish
• April 11, 1974: "The Girl with the Emerald Eyes" - George Lowther
• April 12, 1974: "The Lonely Wife" - Murray Burnett
• April 15, 1974: "Alter Ego" - Sam Dann
• April 16, 1974: "The Ring" - Ian Martin
• April 17, 1974: "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder" - Robert L. Fish (adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story)
• April 18, 1974: "The Mark of Cain" - George Lowther
• April 19, 1974: "The Garden of Death" - Elspeth Eric
• April 22, 1974: "The Edge of Evil" - Sam Dann
• April 23, 1974: "Vampires of the Desert" - Robert L. Fish
• April 24, 1974: "Only the Dead Return" - Sidney Slon
• April 25, 1974: "The Secret of Blyworth Manor" - George Lowther
• April 26, 1974: "End of the Run" - Murray Burnett
• April 29, 1974: "The Mists of Ballyclough" - Sam Dann
• April 30, 1974: "The Black Ferris Wheel" - Ian Martin
• May 1, 1974: "My Own Murderer" - Robert L. Fish
• May 2, 1974: "The Forbidden Tomb of Amasis" - George Lowther
• May 3, 1974: "The Frame" - Elspeth Eric
• May 6, 1974: "The Butcher" - Sam Dann
• May 7, 1974: "Poison" - Robert L. Fish (adaptation of Roald Dahl's short story)
• May 8, 1974: "The Man Who Died at Sea" - Sidney Slon
• May 9, 1974: "The Golden Blood of the Golden West" - George Lowther
• May 10, 1974: "Death by Arrangement" - Murray Burnett
• May 13, 1974: "The Hollow Man" - Sam Dann
• May 14, 1974: "The Mask of Medusa" - Ian Martin
• May 15, 1974: "Please Believe Me" - Robert L. Fish
• May 16, 1974: "The Ghost Writer" - George Lowther
• May 17, 1974: "A Test of Time" - Elspeth Eric
• May 20, 1974: "The Spy" - Sam Dann
• May 21, 1974: "The Ring of Magic" - Sidney Slon
• May 22, 1974: "The Other Room" - Robert L. Fish
• May 23, 1974: "Papa Benjamin" - George Lowther
• May 24, 1974: "The Fatal Phone Call" - Murray Burnett
• May 27, 1974: "Weekend Guests" - Sam Dann
• May 28, 1974: "Dream Girl" - Ian Martin
• May 29, 1974: "Concrete Evidence" - Robert L. Fish
• May 30, 1974: "The Curse of Hampton Manor" - George Lowther
• May 31, 1974: "Terror on the Moors" - Elspeth Eric

This list provides a foundational overview of the episodes broadcast during the initial year of CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Further research, including consulting radio program logs and archival resources, may be required to refine and expand this compilation for greater accuracy and completeness.