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 ...

Although Matlock has returned to the screen in name, that’s about where the similarities end with the new reboot. The original series starred Andy Griffith as criminal defense lawyer Ben Matlock, ...

The new series “Matlock” has the same title as the hit series that starred Andy Griffith (1986-1995) as defense attorney Ben Matlock. However, this time around, Kathy Bates is Madeline Matlock, who is ...

He also had star turns in 'Walker, Texas Ranger,' 'Top Gun' and 'Die Hard.' ...

When Matlock returned for its later seasons in the early ’90s, one of the most notable new additions was Brynn Thayer, who stepped into the role of Ben Matlock’s daughter, Leanne MacIntyre. Leanne ...

Matlock is back on CBS, but it isn’t your grandmother’s television show starring Andy Griffith; this is an all-new compelling series starring the iconic Kathy Bates. Kathy Bates has been in so many of ...

Millennials might be the last generation to feel nostalgia for NBC’s Matlock, TV’s answer to the question “what if Colonel Sanders was also Hercule Poirot?”—so much so that they may feel obligated to ...

Kathy Bates knows what it's like to feel overlooked and underestimated, especially in youth-obsessed Hollywood. Politely warning, "Excuse my language," beforehand, Bates, 76, tells a favorite story ...

Jen Vestuto is a TV Features Writer for Collider. A born and raised New Yorker, she started her career on set as a production assistant for shows like Law & Order: SVU and Person of Interest. In LA, ...

(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 ...