Watch Order
0 / 5 watchedOriginal run first, then the reboot.
About Matlock
Matlock aired on NBC and ABC from March 1986 to May 1995 for nine seasons and 193 episodes. It follows folksy Atlanta lawyer Ben Matlock, played by Andy Griffith, winning jury trials against the odds with Tyler and Cassie assisting. The show moved networks mid-run without rebooting the practice.
The 2024 CBS reboot stars Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock joining a new firm under an assumed connection, running multiple seasons through 2025. The reboot shares the name and the courtroom formula with no shared plot, standing apart as its own firm story.
Good to know
Watch the original nine seasons in broadcast order, since the associate rotations and the fee-gag assume sequence even though most cases stand alone. The reboot works after as its own run with a serialized mystery behind the cases. Its third season is renewed for midseason with no date. Later original seasons lean into the travel trials, which play best with the Atlanta years fresh.
