Kathy Bates is back on our screens in Matlock. She plays Madeline Matlock, a former lawyer who is coming back into the workforce.
Matty isn’t afraid to use her age to her advantage. People look at her as an unassuming old woman, and she’s about to prove everyone wrong about that. The benefit is while those who work with her will see her in action, they are still going to forget what she can really do. This is great for her as it’s clear she has an ulterior motive to get into the workplace.
Matty wants to look at old case files. Why? Well, we need to watch more to find out.
Matlock has a strange release schedule
CBS opted for an odd release schedule for this new series, and it is worrying. We saw that it cause problems for Elsbeth last year by opting for one episode to air and then a long break. While Elsbeth was renewed, we worried about its future for a while.
CBS is trying this again, though. While the series premiere aired on Sunday, Sept. 22, don’t expect the show to return next Sunday. There will not be an episode now until October, and it’s not even going to be on a Sunday night!
Matlock Season 1, Episode 2 will air on Thursday, Oct. 17 instead. It will move to the 9 p.m. ET/PT timeslot, tucked in between Ghosts and Elsbeth. This is going to be the regular timeslot for the Kathy Bates episode.
Of course, there will be a break in November or December for the winter. The show will then likely return sometime in January. For now, we can expect to see a few Thursdays of new episodes. Here’s the release schedule:
Sept. 22: Episode 1, “Pilot”
Oct. 17: Episode 2, “Rome, In a Day”
Oct. 24: Episode 3, “TBA”
Oct. 31: Episode 4, “TBA”*
*We do want to note that this could change. Some networks don’t put new episodes on during Halloween night as there are so many people out. We’ll have to wait closer to the time to see if CBS will opt for a night off. It doesn’t usually, though.
Matlock will return on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 9/8c on CBS with new episodes.