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Matlock Sets Season 2 Premiere Date as Jason Ritter Teases Surprises, Jokes About Tracker Crossover

Ritter says the new season moves fast, upending fan theories.

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Matlock stars Jason Ritter, Kathy Bates, and Skye P. Marshall
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Overview

  • CBS will launch Season 2 on Sunday, Oct. 12 at 8:30 p.m. ET, then shift the series to its regular Thursday slot on Oct. 16, with episodes streaming the next day on Paramount+.
  • Ritter confirms his return and describes Julian’s next chapter as a reckoning marked by fear and consequence, without revealing plot specifics.
  • He playfully suggested a crossover with CBS’s Tracker and Justin Hartley’s Colter Shaw, a speculative idea with no official plans announced.
  • Ritter says Season 2 opens at a brisk pace with unexpected character moves and a widened mystery that invites viewers to reassess assumptions.
  • Production is underway, and Ritter will briefly step away to host Laguna Beach’s Festival of Arts event on Aug. 23, including a raffle drawing.