David Del Rio, Matlock and actor behind Billy Martinez
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Showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman promises joy and answers when the Kathy Bates-starring drama returns in February 2026.
CBS's Matlock Season 2 is currently in its midseason break. Viewers have to wait for at least two months for the Kathy Bates series to return to CBS and Paramount+.
The season 2 fall finale of Matlock raised the stakes with someone getting fired — and someone else discovering Matty’s secret. During the Thursday, December 11, episode of the hit CBS series, the plan to take down Senior (Beau Bridges) took a turn when he suffered a heart attack.
Here's our updated preview for tonight's holiday-themed episode of CBS's Kathy Bates-starring Matlock, S02E08: "Call It a Christmas Gift."
CBS's legal drama, Matlock Season 2, starring Kathy Bates and Skye P. Marshal, is heading towards the midseason break.
Fans of the CBS series should brace themselves as Julian continues to follow his own suspicions down the rabbit hole.
Matlock Season 2 is adding two new characters following David Del Rio ‘s exit from the series. Sarah Wright Olsen and Henry Haber will make their debuts in the second half of the season, which premieres in February. The December 11 midseason finale revealed how Del Rio’s Billy has been written out, with potential updates to come in future episodes.
A Parks and Recreation actress is joining Matlock. Deadline reports that Sarah Wright Olsen will be recurring in the second half of the CBS legal drama’s second season in the New Year. Wright Olsen is set to play Gwen,