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MATLOCK
Air Date: Thursday, April 09, 2026
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "The Future Is Nigh"
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OLYMPIA AND THE TEAM TAKE ON A CLIENT, VICKI, WHO IS FIGHTING TO GAIN FULL CONTROL OF AN AI AFTERLIFE SOFTWARE COMPANY, ON "MATLOCK," THURSDAY, APRIL 9

Yara Martinez Guest Stars as Vicki

Edwin Hodge Returns as Langston

"The Future Is Nigh" - Olympia and the team take on a client, Vicki (Martinez), who is fighting to gain full control of an AI afterlife software company she developed with her late sister. Also, Olympia tries to repair her relationship with Sarah and Matty gets a troubling call from Joey, on MATLOCK, Thursday, April 9 (9:01-10:00 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)*. Edwin Hodge returns as Langston, Remy's cousin.

WRITTEN BY: Helen Childress & Michelle Leibel

DIRECTED BY: Kat Coiro







MATLOCK (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/22/24 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (spring 2026)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (16 episodes)
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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