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' ...

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 ...

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 new Matlock has turned out to be a major hit for CBS. Featuring Kathy Bates in the lead role, the series is a quasi-reboot of the original Matlock, and following a successful first season, another ...

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When CBS announced a reboot of Matlock, the classic 1986-95 legal drama starring renowned acting veteran Andy Griffith, most assumed it would be a simple gender-swapped reboot of the show, hitting all ...

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SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details about the premiere episode of Matlock on CBS. Although Matlock has returned to the screen in name, that’s about where the similarities end with the new ...

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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(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 ...