Kathy Bates has been having a very successful year on the small screen thanks to Matlock becoming a smash hit for CBS, and the legal drama is just weeks away from arriving for Season 2 in the 2025 TV schedule . The success of Matlock doesn't mean that the cancellation of another one of her shows years ago doesn't still sting, and she opened up with a NSFW reaction years later about Harry's Law getting the axe after just two seasons on NBC.
Harry's Law was a legal dramedy that hailed from Boston Legal 's David E. Kelley, and did well in the ratings for NBC but was cancelled anyway after two seasons from 2011-2012. Bates had been nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress for both seasons for her performance as Harriet "Harry" Korn opposite costars including Nate Corddry