Matlock hit the airwaves last year with Kathy Bates as leading lady and a quick path to becoming CBS’ biggest freshman hit of the season . Bates and Co. are on the way back to the small screen in the 2025 TV schedule , and the network has shed some light on how Season 2 is going to pick up where Season 1 left off with Olympia facing a big decision about Julian vs. Matty. While it’s going to be rough on the characters, I can already imagine Bates and Skye P. Marshall crushing the storyline.

CBS is giving Matlock a special premiere on Sunday, October 12 before moving the hit drama back to its usual Thursday time slot ahead of Carrie Preston’s Elsbeth . Called “The Before Times,” the premiere’s description from the network suggests to me that fans aren’t in for a huge time jump

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