Don’t be surprised if Kathy Bates wins the Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama Series.

With “Matlock,” she prompted viewers to mark CBS as home to at least one “must-see” broadcast show.

The series wasn’t just another rewarmed reboot. It took an old Andy Griffith title, turned it on its head and gave it a new spin that kept viewers watching throughout the entire season.

Key was Bates as Madelyn Matlock, a 70-something attorney who was trying to get a job at one of the most powerful law firms in New York. Her secret was to fly under the radar. She did it to get into the building, then the boardroom, then onto a key case. Most people, she explained, look past her.

That allowed her to use old-fashioned wiles on new-fangled clients. In the series’ opener, she put the tested the skill in a cas

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