When does Matlock return?

Matlock premiered with a sneak peek on September 22, 2024, before its timeslot premiere on October 17 on CBS. The show draws from the original Matlock TV series which starred Andy Griffith, but with a gender flipped lead character played by Kathy Bates. In October 2024, the series was renewed for a second season.
The show centers on widower Ben Matlock (Andy Griffith), a renowned, folksy and popular though cantankerous attorney. Matlock studied law at Harvard Law School and, after several years as a public defender, established his law practice in Atlanta, living in a modest farmhouse in a neighboring suburb. He is known to visit crime scenes to discover clues otherwise overlooked and come up with viable alternative theories of the crime in question.