Will Leitch is the author of the novels “How Lucky” and “The Time Has Come,” a contributing editor at New York magazine and founder of the former sports website Deadspin. He also writes a ...

In the original Matlock series, Ben Matlock is a high-powered southern-based criminal defense lawyer who brings a legendary reputation into the courtroom. He exclusively tries murder cases, in ...

For her portrayal of an older lawyer who returns to the workforce on CBS's hit new show that shares a name but little else with the Andy Griffith classic, the 76-year-old Oscar winner is in serious ...

Yep, that's right, "Matlock," the throwback legal drama from the 1980s and '90s that originally starred TV veteran Andy Griffith. Griffith played a folksy, sometimes cantankerous Atlanta defense ...

Kathy Bates' Matlock included a twist about Matty's true motivates at the ... She does, however, want to believe that she can sneak references to The X-Files into daily conversation (and author ...

Four dramas. Four networks. ‘Matlock,’ ‘High Potential,’ ‘Brilliant Minds’ and ‘Rescue: HI-Surf’ showcase the variety, and the ongoing appeal, of broadcast television.

Warning: spoilers for Matlock's Episode 12 of Season 1, “This is That Moment,” are in session. If you’re not current, you’ve been warned. We saw quite a few flashbacks this week, fleshing ...

For Kathy Bates, Matlock was the miracle she’d been waiting for. “Even though I've had a long career and people know who I am, I was feeling a little bit invisible,” says Bates. “But more ...

Future TV reboots should take a page out of Matlock’s book. The reimagined version of the 1980s classic Andy Griffith vehicle is one of the biggest hits of the 2024-2025 season.

Matlock starring Kathy Bates on CBS has been winning this television season.Packed with humor, intrigue and charm, the show, audiences and critics have gleefully discovered, is not a reboot. Yes ...

Jennie Snyder Urman, showrunner of 'Matlock' on CBS, talks about reimagining the character and why Kathy Bates is perfect for the role.