Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andy Griffith (left) as Ben Matlock in the original "Matlock" series, which premiered on NBC in 1996 and Kathy Bates as Madeline ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Read on to see how Matlock connects to the original series and learn about whether Kathy Bates is a fan. How the new 'Matlock' ...

Kathy Bates is starring in the new Matlock reboot on CBS. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/Carrie-nelson Matlock is back on CBS with a new star, Kathy Bates, and it ...

The original Matlock was a long-running network TV series in the 1980s and 1990s. It starred TV legend Andy Griffith as attorney Ben Matlock. Debuting in 1986 on NBC, Matlock remained on that network ...

Don’t call it a comeback if it’s only a reboot by name alone. Even if it’s a name as well-known as Matlock. Having recently glimpsed the newest iteration in the franchise about a sharp-as-a-tack, wily ...

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Kathy Bates is back for Season 2 of her new spin on “Matlock,” which debuted last year to glowing acclaim from critics and quickly came a hit with audiences too. The SAG, Emmy and TCA Award-nominated ...

When Matlock debuted last year, viewers assumed the show was going to be a straightforward reboot of the popular '80s legal drama, but this quickly proved not to be the case. The new Matlock, which ...

(Warning: The following contains spoilers for the "Matlock" pilot that airs in an encore episode on Oct. 10.) Kathy Bates is getting high praise for breathing new life into "Matlock." Yep, that's ...