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Deadline Hollywood reports:

All hail Kathy Bates. The Oscar-winning veteran’s return to broadcast TV with CBS‘ Matlock delivered Live+Same Day linear viewership numbers we rarely see anymore.

The “sneak peak” premiere of Jennie Snyder Uraman’s reimagining of the Andy Griffin classic with Bates as the eponymous attorney averaged 7.73 million viewers Sunday in time adjusted Fast National L+SD Nielsen ratings.

That was CBS’ largest audience for a non-post-Super Bowl series premiere in five and a half years, since The Code‘s April 9, 2019 debut after NCIS.

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‘Matlock’ Off To Strong Start With 7.73M Viewers, Sets 5-Year Non-Super Bowl Premiere High For CBS https://t.co/dms8WmRdVs

— Deadline (@DEADLINE) September 23, 2024