Kathy Bates’ ‘Matlock’ Reboot Is Worth A Watch

Jason Ritter, Kathy Bates and Skye Marshall in the new CBS legal procedural "Matlock." While the show premiered Sunday night as “a sneak peek,” it will not return until mid-October, when it will then air in its actual time slot: Thursdays at 9 p.m. HuffPost’s Erin E. Evans and Marina Fang have seen the first six episodes of the series. Below, we discuss what we make of “Matlock” so far, its strengths and weaknesses, the big reveal at the end of Sunday night’s episode, and the perplexing release schedule. I also love that she stars opposite Sam Anderson It’s also been nice to see other aging actors on the series like Hal Williams and Patricia Belcher, who has been a working actor since the early ’90s and whom I’ve seen in everything from small roles in “Sister, Sister” to “Martin” to “One on One.” Like several procedurals, it follows one main case each week, so we get to see a variety of issues explored through the legal system and this law firm. A layered launch of the series, beginning with a Sneak Peek of the pilot, followed by an encore of the pilot in the series’ regular Thursday night timeslot, followed by an original episode during CBS’s official premiere week, will roll out as follows: Sunday, Sept. 22 : SNEAK PEEK of Premiere Episode following the season premiere of 60 MINUTES Thursday, Oct. 10 : ENCORE of Premiere Episode Thursday, Oct. 17 : CBS PREMIERE WEEK Episode Two So, if you’re trying to keep this straight: It’ll air Thursdays at 9 p.m. — eventually.