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No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Viewers (millions) 92: 1 "The Mother" Robert Scheerer: Michael Marks: September 18, 1990 (): 23.6 [1]: 93
Benjamin Leighton "Ben" Matlock is a renowned, folksy yet cantankerous defense attorney who charges a fee of $100,000 to take a case. He is known for visiting crime scenes to discover overlooked clues, as well as his down-home style of coming up with viable, alternative theories of the crime in question (usually murder) while sitting in his office playing the banjo or polishing his shoes.
Matlock is an American mystery legal drama television series created by Dean Hargrove and starring Andy Griffith that ran from March 3, 1986, to May 8, 1992, on NBC and from November 5, 1992, to May 4, 1995, on ABC. A total of 9 seasons and 193 episodes were produced, including a pilot movie.
Jennie Snyder Urman, showrunner of 'Matlock' on CBS, talks about reimagining the character and why Kathy Bates is perfect for the role.
The show is about widower Ben Matlock (Andy Griffith), a renowned, folksy and popular though cantankerous attorney.Usually, at the end of the case, the person who is on the stand being questioned by Matlock is the actual perpetrator and Matlock will expose them, despite making clear that his one goal is to prove reasonable doubt in the case of his client's guilt or to prove his client's innocence.
Andy Griffith (left) as Ben Matlock in the original "Matlock" series, which premiered on NBC in 1996 and Kathy Bates as Madeline “Matty” Matlock in CBS' new reboot of the how.
CBS’ Bates-led Matlock is “inspired by” the classic series of the same name, which first aired in 1986 and ran for six seasons on NBC, and then another three seasons on ABC. In the original ...
Main Cast 1990 Quantum Leap: Violet Walters Episode: "Pool Hall Blues" Matlock: Model Carla Royce Episode: "The Cover Girl" 1991–96 All My Children: Detective Mimi Reed Regular Cast 1995 New York Undercover: Leanne Episode: "Brotherhood" 1996 Walker, Texas Ranger: Vanessa St. John Episode: "Behind the Badge" Cosby: Victoria the Nude Model