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MATLOCK
Air Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "Collateral"
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OLYMPIA AND MATTY EACH PUT TOGETHER THEIR OWN COLLATERAL FOR JULIAN, HOPING TO REGAIN HIS TRUST AFTER HE MAKES A SHOCKING DISCOVERY, ON "MATLOCK," THURSDAY, FEB. 26

"Collateral" - Olympia and Matty each put together their own collateral for Julian, hoping to regain his trust after he makes a shocking discovery. Meanwhile, an injunction case takes a turn when their client is detained by ICE agents, forcing the team to shift gears to keep him with his family and prevent deportation, on MATLOCK, Thursday, Feb. 26 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.

WRITTEN BY: Conway Preston & Sarah Gertrude Shapiro

DIRECTED BY: Michele LaBrucherie







MATLOCK (CBS)
Returns Thursday, February 26
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/22/24 - ???
STATUS:
returning this winter (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (16 episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 3 ordered on 1/22/26
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, October 2025) Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates stars as Matty Matlock, a brilliant attorney who rejoins the work force at a prestigious law firm where she uses clever tactics to win cases while hiding a hidden agenda. Matty works for Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), a new partner, whose ex-husband Julian (Jason Ritter) is the son of the head of the firm. She works alongside the firm’s younger associates, including Sarah (Leah Lewis).
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· David Del Rio as Billy
· Jason Ritter as Julian
· Kathy Bates as Madeline "Matty" Matlock
· Leah Lewis as Sarah
· Skye P. Marshall as Olympia
CREW INFORMATION:
· Eric Christian Olsen as EP
· Jennie Snyder Urman as CRTR/EP
· Joanna Klein as EP
· John Will as EP
· Kat Coiro as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Kathy Bates as EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios