Kathy Bates might not have ended up making history as the oldest Emmy winner in the Lead Actress in a Drama Series category this past weekend — instead, Britt Lower ended up taking home that trophy for her work in Apple TV's "Severance" — but she's still acting royalty with or without the gold hardware.

And Bates will surely have a second shot at awards season with "Matlock" season 2, which is set to return to CBS with a two-night premiere on Sunday, October 12 at 8:30 p.m. ET and Thursday, October 16 at 9 p.m. ET. Thursdays at 9 p.m. will be the show's usual timeslot moving forward, with the legal drama available to stream on Paramount Plus Premium live and on demand the next day for Essential subscribers.

Now, viewers can get an early peek at how all of that law-firm hijinks play out i

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