Entertainment Weekend: CBS-Paramount+ have a winner with Kathy Bates as “Matlock.”

MATLOCK episode two will air at its regularly scheduled night and time beginning Thursday, Oct. 17 (9:01-10:00 PM, ET/PT).

The first episode is currently streaming on Paramount+ with encore broadcasts scheduled on the CBS Television NetworkAlso playing on Paramount+

  • The series premiere of MATLOCK has grown to 10.67 million viewers with three days of multiplatform viewing, a +38% lift from its Live+SD linear only viewership (7.74m).
  • With seven days of multiplatform viewing, MATLOCK is expected to be seen by 11.6 million viewers. (L+7s will be available Tues. Oct. 1.)
  • With L+3 playback lift of +1.97 million, MATLOCK remains CBS’ most-watched series premiere, excluding post-Super Bowl programming, in five years.
  • On Paramount+ and CBS TVE (CBS.com/CBS app) MATLOCK’s 3-day premiere streaming is CBS’ second most-streamed series premiere, only trailing TRACKER.
  • MATLOCK has received strong critical acclaim, including a current score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.