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This is not your grandma's Matlock… but also it sort of is?

It’s a reboot of the original TV show starring an elder Andy Griffith as a criminal defense attorney … sort of. In the new version, Kathy Bates plays Madeleine Matlock, who talks her way into a new job at a high-powered law firm because she’s become the primary caregiver for her grandson, and she tells her colleagues that it’s just a coincidence that her last name is Matlock, like on the old TV show. Except! At the end of the pilot there’s a twist! Not everything about Madeleine Matlock is as it seems! — Kathryn VanArendonk, “Now That’s What I Call Network TV!”

  1. Episode 8 No, No Monsters
    Matlock Recap: The Nanny State After another close call, we can’t help but wonder how long it’ll be until Matty’s lies spin out of her control.
  2. Episode 7 Belly of the Beast
    Matlock Recap: Pharma Woes Matty has to defend the amoral corporate villains she’s trying to take down — is this Matlock’s idea of a holiday episode?
  3. Episode 6 Sixteen Steps
    Matlock Recap: Spilt Milk Matty’s feelings about her departed daughter begin to weigh on her the further her mission within Jacobson-Moore goes.
  4. Episode 5 Claws
    Matlock Recap: Relevance, Your Honor? The case of the week is flimsy, but the episode really hits on all of Matty’s non-courtroom drama.
  5. Episode 4 The Rabbit and the Hawk
    Matlock Recap: The Web, So Tangled Matty’s constant lies are starting to catch up to her.
  6. Episode 3 A Guy Named Greg
    Matlock Recap: Getting Fresh Ladies and gentlemen of the Matlock jury, we finally have a decent case!
  7. Episode 2 Rome in a Day
    Matlock Recap: Rope-a-Dope Matty’s attempts to win over her boss have mixed results.
  8. Episode 1 Pilot
    Matlock Season-Premiere Recap: Not What You’d Expect Kathy Bates is terrific to watch in the not-quite-a-remake, not-quite-a-reboot version of Matlock.

The Latest on Matlock

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  2. buffering
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  3. network notes
    Now That’s What I Call Network TVA promising slate of new dramas counters prestige fatigue with tried-and-true procedural appeal.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  4. obits
    Andy Griffith Dead at 86Mayberry’s flags are at half-staff.
    By Margaret Lyons