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MATLOCK
Air Date: Sunday, October 12, 2025
Time Slot: 8:30 PM-9:30 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#MAT201) "The Before Times"
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MATTY QUESTIONS THE PATERNITY OF THE MAN CLAIMING TO BE ALFIE'S FATHER, AND THE TEAM TAKES ON AN ARSON CASE WHILE OLYMPIA TRIES TO PROTECT JULIAN'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE WELLBREXA CASE, ON THE SECOND SEASON PREMIERE OF "MATLOCK," SUNDAY, OCT. 12

"The Before Times" - Matty questions the paternity of the man claiming to be Alfie's father. Also, the team takes on an arson case while Olympia tries to protect Julian's involvement in the Wellbrexa case, on the second season premiere of MATLOCK, Sunday, Oct. 12 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.

WRITTEN BY: Jennie Snyder Urman and Nicki Renna

DIRECTED BY: Gina Lamar







MATLOCK (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/22/24 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (fall 2025)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (??? episodes)
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DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, October 2025) Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates stars as Matty Matlock, a brilliant attorney who rejoins the work force at a prestigious law firm where she uses clever tactics to win cases while hiding a hidden agenda. Matty works for Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), a new partner, whose ex-husband Julian (Jason Ritter) is the son of the head of the firm. She works alongside the firm’s younger associates, including Sarah (Leah Lewis).
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· David Del Rio as Billy
· Jason Ritter as Julian
· Kathy Bates as Madeline "Matty" Matlock
· Leah Lewis as Sarah
· Skye P. Marshall as Olympia
CREW INFORMATION:
· Eric Christian Olsen as EP
· Jennie Snyder Urman as CRTR/EP
· Joanna Klein as EP
· John Will as EP
· Kat Coiro as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Kathy Bates as EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios