It's way too much fun to watch Kathy Bates in CBS' 'Matlock' reboot

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Did you have "Kathy Bates plays a septuagenarian lawyer in a shockingly good 'Matlock' reboot on CBS" on your 2024 TV bingo card? Because I sure didn't!

But in this day and age on TV - with the chaos of streaming and the decline of traditional broadcast - there's no limit to the Mad-Libs-style shenanigans we'll see when it comes to what makes it on the air.

And while it could have been a train wreck of an intellectual property grab (we're looking at you, "Murphy Brown" revival), it is actually a darling little legal drama.

Bates, 76, is a doll, the cast is charming and the legal-plots-of-the-week are compelling.

At: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/09/22/matlock-reboot-cbs-kathy-bates-review/75248246007/

Legendary actress Kathy Bates is on the case as Madeline "Matty" Matlock in CBS' masterful reboot of "Matlock" - 9 EDT/PDT Thursdays on Oct. 17.