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Kathy Bates is headed back to television for her last acting project!

The 76-year-old actress will be starring in the upcoming Matlock reboot series for CBS and it will mark her first TV series since American Horror Story: Apocolypse (season eight) in 2018.

In a new interview, Kathy said the new show will be her last, after spending the last 54 years in film and television!

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“This is my last dance,” she told The New York Times.

Kathy was actually ready to retire before Matlock came around, after a movie shoot turned sour for her. She really gave her all for the role, and it went underappreciated, so the next day, she called her agents and told them she wanted to retire.

However, a few weeks later and her agents sent her the script for Matlock and it moved her so much that she decided to pause those plans.

Kathy Bates is ready to roll the credits on her decades-long acting career.

In an interview published in the New York Times on Sunday, Bates reveals she will retire after CBS’ upcoming legal drama Matlock comes to an end. “This is my last dance,” she said.

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In fact, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress says she was ready to retire after an unnamed movie shoot went badly.

After five decades in Hollywood, Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress Kathy Bates says she is ready to yell cut. The esteemed performer will put away her scripts following CBS’ reboot of Matlock, premiering Sept. 22 and later dropping on Paramount+.

“This is my last dance,” she told the New York Times simply in a new interview published Sunday.

In fact, Bates revealed that she was ready to retire earlier, after a film shoot had soured for her (she did not specify the production) late last year. However, in January 2024, her agents sent her the script for the procedural, the premise of which — a reimagining on the classic legal TV drama, featuring a septuagenarian righting wrongs — intrigued the actress as a person who has faced injustice earlier in her career, she said.

“Everything I’ve prayed for, worked for, clawed my way up for, I am suddenly able to be asked to use all of it,...

When Kathy Bates read the script for “Matlock” in January she wasn’t exactly interested in the role, she told the New York Times in an interview published Sunday. She was ready to retire, but the script paused those plans — though not for good. Bates revealed that once the show is finished, so is she. “This will be my final dance,” the actress told the outlet.

The CBS series has, perhaps surprisingly, become an outlet for what she has left to release. “Everything I’ve prayed for, worked for, clawed my way up for, I am suddenly able to be asked to use all of it,” she explained. “And it’s exhausting.”

Bates seems to be an actor who is incredibly aware of what she feels and how deeply she feels it. When she and writer Alexis Soloski met for dinner, the actress said, “Pain, pain, pain, pain, pain. Do...

CBS sure does love its spinoffs — but what about the team behind the network’s newest hit series, Tracker?

It was midway through Season 1 of the Justin Hartley procedural that the show introduced Blood & Treasure vet (and Hartley’s real-life spouse) Sofia Pernas as fellow reward seeker Billie Matalon. Six weeks later, Supernatural’s Jensen Ackles made his debut as Colter’s brother Russell, an Army vet who works cases as a civilian contractor for a shadowy organization called The Horizon Group. Either guest star would seem well-suited to lead a second show set in the Tracker Televisual Universe, but...

You, I hope, have never seen a wedding crashed like this before!

Fire Country showrunner Tia Napolitano told TVLine as part of our upcoming Fall Preview package that when Season 3 arrives on Friday, Oct. 18 at 9/8c, “Everyone’s going to get all of the answers they were itching for at the end of Season 2” — including whether Gabriela (played by Stephanie Arcila) actually will actually exchange vows with Diego (Rafael de la Fuente) after 1) Bode (series co-creator Max Thieriot) nearly interrupted their wedding and 2) the father of the bride, Manny, was hauled away by the sheriff’s department.

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Matlock is arriving later this month on CBS, and the network has released a new preview teasing Kathy Bates in a reboot of Andy Griffith's 1986-95 series.

Starring Bates, Skye P. Marshall, Jason Ritter, David Del Rio, and Leah Lewis, the series will feature “Matty” as she returns to the workforce at a prestigious law firm. The show was developed by Jennie Snyder Urman.

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Kathy Bates stars as the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock in the new drama series, Matlock, inspired by the classic television series of the same name. Madeline achieved success in her younger years and decides to rejoin the work force at a prestigious law firm, where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within. Matlock premiers in the 2023-2024 season on the CBS Television Network and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Pictured (L-r): Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock. Photo: Brooke Palmer/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Matlock stars Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline “Matty” Matlock. Set against the backdrop of modern-day Los Angeles, the show features a rich ensemble cast After a successful career, Matty returns to the workforce at a prestigious law firm. She uses her unassuming demeanor...

A new trailer for the upcoming series Matlock has been released, starring Emmy and Oscar winner Kathy Bates. The trailer offers a glimpse into the reimagined legal drama, which is set to premiere on CBS. The show, created by Jennie Snyder Urman, introduces the character of Madeline “Matty” Matlock, portrayed by Bates, who brings her […]

Matlock: Kathy Bates Stars in New Trailer for CBS Drama...

Get ready to watch Academy Award-winner Kathy Bates as she picks up the mantle left behind by the legendary Andy Griffith when CBS debuts its loosely based iteration of “Matlock” this fall.

Airing Thursday nights at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt, the all-new adaptation follows Madeline (“Matty”) Matlock (Bates), a brilliant septuagenarian who achieved success in her younger years and decides to rejoin the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases.

Although the series shares the same name as its predecessor, the show makes a point to note that the Matty character shares a familiar name with the original TV series, something that’s even brought up in the first episode.

Highlighted by music featuring Britney Spears (“Oops!… I Did It Again”), a newly released promo gives potential viewers their first real look at how Bates’ “Matlock” differs from the original series,...

As broadcast networks continue to look to the past for new offerings, CBS is rolling out an updated version of the 1986-1995 legal drama Matlock. Taking over for the late Andy Griffith in the title role is Academy Award winner Kathy Bates. The new Matlock, originally set for a 2023 bow, will finally premiere this fall, but the hype is already building. Bates herself gave TV Insider an exclusive preview of the reboot as part of our 2024 Fall Preview, revealing that her Madeline “Matty” Matlock (no relation to Griffiths’ character) has some tricks up her sleeve. “Matlock has an agenda that not everyone knows about,” Bates told TV Insider. The new Matlock trailer also implies she’s keeping a big secret. Here’s the need-to-know info about the new series. What is CBS’ Matlock reboot about? Bates stars as the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock in the new drama series, inspired by...

The original Matlock was a long-running network TV series in the 1980s and 1990s. It starred TV legend Andy Griffith as attorney Ben Matlock.

Debuting in 1986 on NBC, Matlock remained on that network until 1992, when it moved to ABC, where it remained until it wrapped up in 1995.

Matlock was a popular legal procedural created by Dean Hargrove, who was also behind the original Perry Mason.

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Ben Matlock was a defense attorney who often proved his clients innocent, usually in dramatic courtroom moments.

Since early 2023, a reboot of Matlock has been in the works, not on the original show’s networks but on CBS.

The other big change is that the Matlock character in this version is a woman, played by Kathy Bates.

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Over a year ago, Matlock was greenlit as a planned midseason replacement series,...

Madeline “Matty” Matlock is “not the Matlock you’re expecting,” teases a brand-new trailer for CBS’ Kathy Bates-led legal drama debuting this month.

“Inspired by” the classic, Andy Griffith TV series of the same name, Matlock stars Emmy and Academy Award winner Bates as the aforementioned septuagenarian, who achieved success in her younger years and decides to rejoin the work force at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases.

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It’s finally that time of year when we can get excited for the fall television schedule to begin! However, one network in particular will be short on premieres for September 2024: CBS. Instead of every one of their new and returning shows coming back during the regular schedule, a good majority of them are premiering in October. So which five shows are premiering in September?

Even though a majority of the shows coming in September are not the standard procedural or comedy shows, we will still have a dose of reality among the returning and new players. In addition, we will get to see a sneak peek of a new series, Kathy Bates’ Matlock, after the airing of CBS football on Sunday, Sept. 22.

If you are into news and investigative series, then you will be able to mark your calendars for two of the best-known shows, 48 Hours and 60 Minutes.

There’s a lot of good stuff coming to Paramount+ and Showtime this September so here’s a quick guide!

September will be a must for anyone who has Paramount+ as, obviously, it’ll be home for the various CBS shows making their debuts for the fall season. There’s also a few other shows coming from both Paramount+ and Showtime and providing some great stuff. Here’s a quick guide to the big shows coming to the streamer this September!

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It’s the end of the summer doldrums as TV is roaring back big time in September! Here’s a look at the highlights!

Last September was a rough period for TV as the strikes put off most of the regular fall schedule. Thankfully, this year is different as the networks are roaring out with new material and are matched by cable and streamers, too!

There’s the return of old favorites like Grey’s Anatomy, the One Chicago shows, Survivor, and scores of other network shows, while streamers have some fun stuff too. There’s so much to cover, but here are the highlights of what to watch this September to welcome back regular TV!

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It’s not a recast, either, and there are strong reasons for this return.

Still, Days of Our Lives needs to close its revolving door, especially if people are going to have emotional farewells only weeks before they return to our screens.

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Elsbeth stands out because it is one of the only lighthearted mysteries on television, but it never used to be that way.

These types of mysteries were extremely popular in the 1980s and 1990s. Murder She Wrote, Diagnosis: Murder, and Matlock were all top-rated shows, and that trend continued into the early 2000s when Monk and Psych captivated viewers.

Modern television is more likely to feature realistic, gritty police procedurals than lighthearted mysteries, but Elsbeth’s success suggests the tide could be turning back again.

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Although more lightheaded mysteries are far from dead as a genre, they virtually disappeared from the airwaves after CSI premiered.

It doesn’t seem like it now because we are drowning in police procedurals, but CSI was revolutionary in its early days.

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Apple TV+ is heading back to Las Colinas.

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Maria Bello is settling in on Kevin Williamson’s Waterfront.

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Exclusive: Andrea Londo (Narcos) is set for a key recurring role in Matlock, CBS‘ upcoming drama series inspired by the classic TV series of the same name, starring Kathy Bates.

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Londo will play Simone, a new junior associate at the law firm who remembers Sarah (Leah Lewis) fondly from law school. However, Sarah believes she is her arch nemesis and in this...

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The long awaited premiere of Matlock, starring Kathy Bates in the titular role, is almost here! The new CBS procedural was delayed due to the Hollywood strikes back in 2023 but now it has finally slid into the line-up. Bates has referred to her series as "not your grandfather's Matlock" which has left us intrigued on just how the show will walk a different path from its predecessor.

We got our first look at the program via its trailer which showcases Bates at her finest as she embodies Madeline "Matty" Matlock, a lawyer re-entering the field after decades of not practicing law. She lands a job at a prestigious law firm much to the chagrin of Olympia, a senior attorney with a thirst for justice who's described as a "rainmaker." Also unhappy about the turn of events is Sarah, an ambitious young associate who has been partnered with Matty along with the charismatic Billy,...

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Crafty seventy-something attorney Madeline “Matty” Matlock (Academy Award winner Kathy Bates) has an ulterior motive for bulldozing her way into a job at an esteemed Chicago law firm in this reimagining of legal drama Matlock. You’ll think you know her motivation by the end of the first hour, but Bates promises the twists keep coming until the final episode of the new Matlock. “Matlock has an agenda that not everyone knows about. I love playing all those different notes,” says the actress, who is famous for inhabiting characters that make us squirm. This time around, In the hands of executive producer Jennie Snyder Urman, creator of Jane the Virgin. Bates is someone more normal. We think. “I wanted to write about how older women are overlooked in society,” Urman says. “I wanted ...

CBS is shifting the season premieres of “Tracker” and “The Equalizer” to earlier dates.

Both shows were originally scheduled to premiere on Oct. 27 following an NFL doubleheader. Instead, Season 2 of “Tracker” will now premiere at the beginning of CBS premiere week on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, serving as the lead in for the season finale of “Big Brother.”

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The full updated schedule can be seen below.

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Here is what Olsen is doing now and why it might surprise some of his fans.

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Thanks to Knotts’ impeccable comic skills, Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife became one of television’s most beloved characters, an peacekeeper with loads of insecurities which he tries to cover up with a show of bravado that is both hilarious and endearing. His brilliant comic performance earned Knotts five consecutive Emmy Awards, which was unmatched at the time.

In 1955, on the stage of Broadway’s Alvin Theater, Andy Griffith and Don Knotts first bonded as they co-starred in the stage production of “No Times for Sergeants,” cementing a friendship that continued when they were both asked to reprise their stage roles in the 1958 Mervyn LeRoy film. Years later, when Knotts happened to learn about a TV project starring Griffith as a small town sheriff, he called up his old friend and asked “Don’t you think Sheriff Andy Taylor ought to have a deputy?” Griffith loved the idea, and television history was made.

Thanks to Knotts’ impeccable comic skills, Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife became one of television’s most beloved characters, an peacekeeper with loads of insecurities which he tries to cover up with a show of bravado that is both hilarious and endearing. His brilliant comic performance earned Knotts five consecutive Emmy Awards, which was unmatched at the time.

The fall premiere dates for CBS' new and returning TV series have been set. The network announced its full 2024-25 schedule in May.

In the fall, viewers can expect to see the returns of 48 Hours, 60 Minutes, Blue Bloods (resuming its final season), Elsbeth, The Equalizer, FBI, FBI: International, FBI: Most Wanted, Fire Country, Ghosts, NCIS, The Neighborhood, Survivor, Swat, and Tracker. The new fall series are Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (Young Sheldon spin-off), Matlock (reboot of the 1986-95 legal drama), NCIS: Origins (NCIS prequel), Poppa's House, and The Summit.

The Amazing Race, NCIS: Sydney, and Raid the Cage are among the shows that will return later in the season. New series like Hollywood Squares (reboot of the classic game show), Sheriff Country (Fire Country spin-off), and Watson (based on Sherlock Holmes characters) are expected to launch in 2025.Read More…...

The classic TV show “Matlock” is coming back to screens next year – but with a twist. Kathy Bates will take on the lead role as a lady lawyer named Madeline “Matty” Matlock in CBS’s reimagined version of the legal drama.

Matty is joining a prestigious law firm later in life, looking to prove that experience counts just as much as youth. As a woman in her 70s, she’ll show viewers that older people still have a lot to offer. “I wanted to write a character who challenges ageism,” says producer Jennie Snyder Urman.

Bates, who is 76 herself, thinks Matty’s role is long overdue. “You never see women my age as the lead on TV,” she points out. Her character will have depth, taking on complex cases and corrupt bosses week after week.

Helping Matty in the courtroom is Olympia, played by Skye P. Marshall. Olympia is a senior attorney,...

CBS has announced the fall premiere dates for its five new and 15 returning series for the 2024-25 primetime schedule. The official “CBS Premiere Week” kicks off with a full week of original episodes beginning Monday, Oct. 14, with the 22nd season premiere of NCIS and two hours of the new drama NCIS: Origins starring Austin Stowell as a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs and narrated by Mark Harmon.

The fall lineup includes two special “Sneak Peeks” before CBS Premiere Week: The new Thursday night drama series Matlock, starring Kathy Bates, on Sunday, Sept. 22 and the new Wednesday night action-adventure reality competition series The Summit, set in the New Zealand Alps and hosted by Manu Bennett, on Sunday, Sept. 29.

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CBS has set a premiere date for NCIS Season 22. The network has also revealed when fans will see the highly anticipated new NCIS prequel series, NCIS: Origins.

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NCIS returns for its 22nd season on Monday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. Et. That’s followed at 9 p.m. by the two-hour series premiere of NCIS: Origins, featuring Austin Stowell as a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs and narrated by Mark Harmon.

NCIS moves to its regular 9 p.m. timeslot starting Monday, Oct. 21, with NCIS: Origins airing at 10 p.m.

The dual NCIS premieres kick off premiere week at CBS.

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While talking with reporters Saturday at the Television Critics Tour, Carrie Preston explained why her quirky character Elsbeth Tascioni carries not one, but three bags at any one time on her CBS drama.

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“She needs to always be carrying a bunch of things. We got very specific about what those bags were,” Preston explained. “She won’t carry a briefcase. She doesn’t think of herself in that way. They became a fun accessory. She has bags in her brain, she has Rolodexes in her brain. She’s picking out little things that she put there 20 years ago, and she’s like ‘I can use that here.'...

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CBS on Saturday became the fourth broadcast network (after ABC, The CW and NBC) to lock down premiere dates for the Fall TV season.

Survivor is first out the gate when it returns for Season 47 on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Meanwhile, two of the Eye network’s high-profile launches will receive “sneak peeks” later that month, with Kathy Bates’ Matlock reimagining premiering on a special night, Sunday, Sept. 22, followed by reality competition series The Summit, which will bow Sunday, Sept. 29.

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CBS will load up the majority of its fall debuts in a single week in October, creating its own premiere week a month into the 2024-25 season.

The network will feature a dozen season and series premieres in the week of Oct. 14, including those for two of its new series: NCIS: Origins (a two-hour debut on Oct. 14), a prequel to the flagship series, and the Young Sheldon follow-up Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage (Oct. 17). Prior to that, CBS will air the series debuts of its Kathy Bates-led Matlock update and competition series The Summit on Sundays — when there’s a big NFL audience flowing into primetime — before they move to their regular homes on, respectively, Thursday and Wednesday nights.

CBS will also heavily promote its premieres during other NFL and college football telecasts in an attempt to re-create the concentrated, post-strike launch of most of its scripted lineup in February,...

CBS isn’t eager for summer to end. The Eye network has opted to push its premiere week — normally held the third week of September — to mid-October, with one big exception: “Survivor.”

The landmark unscripted series is indeed CBS’ sole September “Survivor,” premiering its 47th season on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. Et. CBS will also air sneak peeks of two more entertainment series during the month: Newbie “Matlock,” starring Kathy Bates, will get an special early premiere on Sunday, Sept. 22, while new competition skein “The Summit” will also get a Sunday sneak, on Sept. 29.

But for the most part, CBS will wait until the week of October 14 to take the bow off its fall 2024 primetime package. In doing so, it runs the risk of competing for attention right when the presidential campaign could be at its apex.

But the network is hoping that an extra month of promotion during...

CBS today revealed its fall schedule, which features the final episodes of Blue Bloods’ 14th and final season, comedy Ghosts, the three FBI and two NCIS dramas, Survivor, the new Matlock reboot starring Kathy Bates.

Also slated are rookie comedies Poppa’s House and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage and competition series The Summit and new seasons of Ghosts, S.W.A.T., Fire Country, Tracker, The Equalizer, The Neighborhood and others. See the full lineup below.

The remaining episodes of the long-popular generational New York cop drama Blue Bloods begin at 10 p.m. Friday, October 18, following the Season 8 premiere of rescued crime drama S.W.A.T. at 8 and third season of Fire Country at 9.

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Tuesdays will look familiar to CBS viewers, with the FBI trio returning October 15. Season 7 of the mothership series launches as 8 p.

Two new US dramas are set to air in the UK this year. ‘Elsbeth’ and ‘Matlock’, both legal dramas with strong female leads, will be available on Sky and streaming service Now. ‘Elsbeth’, which aired on CBS in the US, stars Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, an unconventional attorney with a unique perspective. Viewers may […]

US Legal Dramas “Elsbeth” and “Matlock” to Premiere in UK on Sky...

If the 1950s and '60s were the golden age of the television sitcom, the 1970s were its in-the-pocket prime. And when risk-averse TV execs saw the astronomical ratings of hit sitcoms like "All in the Family," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," and "M*A*S*H," they exploited this ratings-rich phenomenon by diving into the same-but-different world of spinoffs.

Norman Lear's "All in the Family" was the '70s spinoff king with seven total offshoots, but James L. Brooks and Allan Burns' "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" proved plenty durable by spawning "Rhoda," "Phyllis," and "Lou Grant." Of these, "Rhoda" was by far the biggest hit. Valerie Harper's four seasons as Mary Richards' lovably vivacious neighbor more than confirmed she could carry a series of her own. So, Brooks and Allan sent Rhoda back to her hometown of New York City, where she immediately found love (her...

When it comes to police procedurals, whether on the ground or in the courtroom, audiences can usually count on the series staying on for much longer than most other genres.

However, NCIS seems to be an immortal juggernaut that is only gaining more steam with every season it earns and every spinoff it gains, primarily due to fans who can't get enough of its stories and characters.

And, sure, the series has had its fair share of cast and character shake-ups, but that is to be expected after over two decades of a successful broadcast run.

The most recent season, in particular, left viewers at the edge of their seats foaming at the mouth for more, but don't worry because TV Fanatic has you covered with everything we know so far about NCIS Season 22!

Has NCIS Been Renewed for Season 22?

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After four successful seasons, Queen Latifah's Robyn McCall is not slowing down now in the exciting CBS show, The Equalizer.

It can't be easy to reimagine a role that the legendary Denzel Washington once played, but Queen Latifah does it with all the grace and strength of someone who has been in the television industry for over thirty years.

She has amassed over one hundred award nominations and thirty wins in her career, including two Critics' Choice awards, two Golden Globes, a Grammy, an Emmy, a People's Choice award, and three Screen Actors Guild awards.

Wouldn't you give her her own show?!

Queen Latifah is film and television royalty who continues to remind us of why she's an industry staple.

She is versatile enough to easily step into any genre, from action and drama to comedic and romantic.

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Audiences everywhere weren't prepared for the whirlwind action and addictive drama that came with Tracker, but they certainly figured it out quickly and latched on.

Variety reported that Tracker was the most-watched series of the 2023-2024 television season, with more than eleven million viewers tuning in each week.

There's always an audience for novel adaptations.

And when you couple that with actors, directors, and producers who have worked nonstop in the television industry for decades, you get a show that people can't get enough of.

Audiences are already foaming at the mouth for more of everyone's favorite survivalist, but you won't need expert tracking skills to hunt down the details for the next season because here's everything we know so far!

Has Tracker Been Renewed for Season 2?

Yes. A very emphatic yes! CBS wasted no time ensuring audiences knew this series wasn't going anywhere by renewing it in March of...

Grab your magnifying glass, deerstalker hat, and pipe, fellow TV Fanatics, because a new Holmes-inspired show called Watson is coming to television screens everywhere as a midseason treat for the 2024-2025 broadcast schedule.

Interestingly, this will be the second CBS series to adapt the Sherlock stories, the first being Elementary, starring Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson.

The upcoming series, Watson, won't take place in the same universe, but as it shares similar elements, it'll be an amazing new show for audiences who miss the 2012 series that ended after seven seasons in 2019.

Some viewers might find the premise a touch different from the usual murder mystery plot in a good Sherlock Holmes story, but don't worry -- we're here to tell you everything we know so far!

What Is Watson About?

In Watson, a year after the death of his friend and...