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MATLOCK
Air Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#MAT214) "Day One"
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AS THE TEAM CONTINUES TRACING SENIOR'S MONEY TRAIL, THEY ARRANGE A DELICATE MEETING WITH A KEY ACCOMPLICE, ON "MATLOCK," THURSDAY, APRIL 16

Melanie Lynskey Returns as Debra

"Day One" - As the team continues tracing Senior's money trail, they arrange a delicate meeting with a key accomplice, one that could expose them all. Also, the team takes on a criminal justice student's personal case involving a hit and run, on the CBS Original series MATLOCK, Thursday, April 16 (9:01-10:00 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: Jenny Raftery & Katie Wech

DIRECTED BY: Hanelle Culpepper







MATLOCK (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/22/24 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (spring 2026)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (16 episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 3 ordered on 1/22/26
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