HBO's lavish period drama, created by " Downton Abbey's " Julian Fellowes, returned for its third season on June 22 to record-high viewership. About 2.7 million U.S. viewers tuned in across platforms within the first three days of the season premiere, HBO said.

Matlock fans are sure to be excited as CBS announced that the courtroom show with Kathleen Bates has been picked up for a second season, which will air in the 2025–26 season.

CBS has unveiled the schedule for the Fall 2026 TV Season for your favorite shows, including FBI, NCIS, Boston Blue, and Matlock, among others.

Matlock Season 2 premieres Sunday, October 12, at 8:30/7:30c on CBS. Note that it’s coming out on a Sunday for Season 2 Episode 1, but it will still air on Thursdays throughout the season after that. The Matlock Season 2 premiere will be one hour long. It will be followed by the Elsbeth Season 3 premiere at 9:30/8:30c.

Matlock will release its second season on Sunday, Oct. 12 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT and then return to its regular 9:00 p.m. Thursday timeslot with an original episode on Oct. 16 Filming began with this Matlock cast table read on July 9, and Parade was there to grab these photos. Matlock will air Thursday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

CBS today unveiled its fall schedule, with premiere dates for Watson, Ghosts, FBI, an all NCIS Tuesday, Boston Blue, Matlock and more.

Per TVLine, CBS has announced its fall premiere dates. The network has confirmed that the FBI spinoff CIA has moved to midseason, while the medical drama Watson has shifted to debuting its second installment in the fall. The full CBS line-up of new and returning scripted series can be viewed below.

Among the top 20, CBS also added seven additional shows for a total of 11 top shows cross-network. The other titles were Elsbeth (sixth), NCIS (11th), FBI (12th), Watson (14th), Blue Bloods (15th), Fire Country (18th), and NCIS:Origins (19th).