Matlock (1986)
Cast & Crew
![Andy Griffith](https://ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/77346_v9_ba.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Andy Griffith Benjamin L. Matlock
![Julie Sommars](https://ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/35201_v9_ba.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Julie Sommars Asst. D.A. Julie March
![Linda Purl](https://ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/77745_v9_ba.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Linda Purl Charlene Matlock
![Nancy Stafford](https://ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/70982_v9_bb.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Nancy Stafford Michelle Thomas
![Brynn Thayer](https://ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/9752_v9_bb.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Brynn Thayer Leanne McIntyre
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Carol Huston Jerri Stone
![Kene Holliday](https://ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/171218_v9_ba.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Kene Holliday Tyler Hudson
![Clarence Gilyard](https://ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/69482_v9_ba.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Clarence Gilyard Conrad McMaster
![Daniel Roebuck](https://ntvb.tmsimg.com/assets/assets/14742_v9_bb.jpg?w=270&h=360)
Daniel Roebuck Cliff Lewis
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Kari Lizer Cassie Phillips
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David Froman Lt. Bob Brooks
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Fred Silverman Executive Producer
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Dean Hargrove Executive Producer
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Dean Hargrove Creator
⨁Full Cast & CrewUpcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Friday, July 26
The Obsession
Season 7 • Episode 14
Nightmares give Ben clues to the murderer of a celebrity doctor.
Friday, July 26
The Divorce
Season 7 • Episode 15
Ben agrees to handle the divorce of his friends Clara and Duncan Farmington.
Friday, July 26
The Verdict
Season 9 • Episode 11
A district attorney (Jane Sibbett) prosecutes her ex-lover (Josh Taylor), Ben's client, for murder.
Sunday, July 28
The Final Affair
Season 7 • Episode 16
The murders of a football coach and his wife have Matlock looking to a church for clues.
Sunday, July 28
The Final Affair
Season 7 • Episode 17
The murders of a football coach and his wife have Matlock looking to a church for clues.
Sunday, July 28
The Competition
Season 7 • Episode 18
Ben investigates the apparent suicide of an accomplished young pianist.
Sunday, July 28
The Play
Season 8 • Episode 1
Ben defends a community play's director, accused of murdering the leading lady.
Sunday, July 28
The Diner
Season 8 • Episode 4
In an extended flashback, Ben remembers his first case as a defense lawyer.
Monday, July 29
The Deadly Dose
Season 9 • Episode 12
Jerri's sister is accused of killing surgeon who had her fired.
Tuesday, July 30
The Fatal Seduction
Season 8 • Episode 2
Mystery follows when Ben travels to the funeral of his high-school sweetheart.
Tuesday, July 30
The Fatal Seduction
Season 8 • Episode 3
Ben defends a man against murder charges stemming from a date-rape shakedown scheme.
Tuesday, July 30
The Target
Season 9 • Episode 13
A friend is killed in an explosion, but Matlock may have been the target.
Wednesday, July 31
The View
Season 8 • Episode 5
Ben becomes involved in a murder case when he witnesses a heated argument from his hotel window.
Wednesday, July 31
The Last Laugh
Season 8 • Episode 6
An old-time comedian (Milton Berle) is accused of killing his young replacement at a comedy club.
Wednesday, July 31
The Haunted
Season 8 • Episode 8
A dissatisfied patient is suspected of murdering her plastic surgeon, but Ben thinks otherwise.
Wednesday, July 31
The Haunted
Season 8 • Episode 9
A dissatisfied patient is suspected of murdering her plastic surgeon, but Ben thinks otherwise.
Wednesday, July 31
The Capital Offense
Season 8 • Episode 7
A con artist facing execution for murder exasperates Ben while having his case appealed.
Wednesday, July 31
The Conspiracy
Season 8 • Episode 10
Ben defends a young lawyer involved in blackmail, jury tampering and murder.
Wednesday, July 31
Matlock's Bad, Bad, Bad Dream
Season 8 • Episode 11
Ben dreams he's a washed-up lawyer in the 1930s defending a nightclub owner.
Thursday, August 1
The Defendant
Season 8 • Episode 12
Leanne falls for a client, a philanthropist (Richard Gilliland) accused of murdering his partner.
Thursday, August 1
The Temptation
Season 8 • Episode 15
Leanne falls for a guy who robbed her house and stole her diary.
Thursday, August 1
The Heist
Season 9 • Episode 15
Matlock defends a longtime friend against unjust murder charges.
Friday, August 2
The Kidnapping
Season 8 • Episode 13
An FBI agent investigating the kidnapping of Ben's friend is accused of killing a colleague.
Friday, August 2
The Kidnapping
Season 8 • Episode 14
Ben must prove the innocence of an FBI agent set up for another agent's murder.
Friday, August 2
The Temptation
Season 8 • Episode 15
Leanne falls for a guy who robbed her house and stole her diary.
Friday, August 2
The Crook
Season 8 • Episode 16
Ben discovers a fellow church parishioner is accused of murder.
Friday, August 2
The Murder Game
Season 8 • Episode 17
Ben's murder mystery weekend becomes all too real when the host is found dead.
Friday, August 2
Brennan
Season 8 • Episode 18
Matlock vies against a powerful district attorney in a murder case.
Friday, August 2
P.I.
Season 8 • Episode 19
Ben's friend and his estranged daughter try to re-establish their relationship.
Sunday, August 4
The Godfather
Season 8 • Episode 20
Ben throws a prenuptial party for his goddaughter at his house, resulting in murder.
Sunday, August 4
The Idol
Season 8 • Episode 21
A young lawyer (Scott Stevens) who apes Ben's style is involved in blackmail and murder.
Sunday, August 4
The Idol
Season 8 • Episode 22
A young lawyer (Scott Stevens) who apes Ben's style is involved in blackmail and murder.
Sunday, August 4
The Accused
Season 9 • Episode 1
A writer who claims she killed in self-defense turns to Ben for help; Ben hires a new investigator.
Sunday, August 4
The Accused
Season 9 • Episode 2
A writer who claims she killed in self-defense turns to Ben for help; Ben hires a new investigator.
Monday, August 5
The Scam
Season 9 • Episode 17
Matlock sidelines plans to attend a class reunion when Cliff is accused of murder.
Tuesday, August 6
The Scandal
Season 9 • Episode 3
Ben's friend, a prominent attorney, is murdered and the prime suspect turns to Ben for her defense.
Tuesday, August 6
The Dare
Season 9 • Episode 4
Ben has trouble proving who killed his friend, even though he knows who did it.
Tuesday, August 6
The Scam
Season 9 • Episode 18
Matlock sidelines plans to attend a class reunion when Cliff is accused of murder.
Wednesday, August 7
The Tabloid
Season 9 • Episode 5
Ben defends a senatorial candidate who has been framed for the murder of a tabloid's editor.
Wednesday, August 7
The Coach
Season 9 • Episode 6
A college basketball coach is accused of killing the local booster club's leader.
Wednesday, August 7
The Dating Game
Season 9 • Episode 7
Ben and Jerri pose as video-dating customers to find a murderer who may have used the service.
Wednesday, August 7
The Confession
Season 9 • Episode 8
Ben's visiting friend Julie discovers she may have sent an innocent man to prison.
Wednesday, August 7
Dead Air
Season 9 • Episode 9
A radio personality is accused of killing his partner, but Ben suspects the victim's girlfriend.
Wednesday, August 7
The Getaway
Season 9 • Episode 10
Only a 12-year-old delinquent can exonerate Ben's client, framed for two bank heists.
Wednesday, August 7
The Verdict
Season 9 • Episode 11
A district attorney (Jane Sibbett) prosecutes her ex-lover (Josh Taylor), Ben's client, for murder.
Wednesday, August 7
The Deadly Dose
Season 9 • Episode 12
Jerri's sister is accused of killing surgeon who had her fired.
Thursday, August 8
The Target
Season 9 • Episode 13
A friend is killed in an explosion, but Matlock may have been the target.
Thursday, August 8
The Assault
Season 9 • Episode 14
Ben's client is accused of assaulting the landlord he is suing.
Thursday, August 8
Diary of a Perfect Murder
Season 1 • Episode 2
An Atlanta lawyer and his daughter defend a TV journalist accused of killing his ex-wife.
Friday, August 9
The Heist
Season 9 • Episode 15
Matlock defends a longtime friend against unjust murder charges.
Friday, August 9
The Heist
Season 9 • Episode 16
Matlock defends a longtime friend against unjust murder charges.
Friday, August 9
The Scam
Season 9 • Episode 17
Matlock sidelines plans to attend a class reunion when Cliff is accused of murder.
Friday, August 9
The Scam
Season 9 • Episode 18
Matlock sidelines plans to attend a class reunion when Cliff is accused of murder.
Friday, August 9
Diary of a Perfect Murder
Season 1 • Episode 1
Ben and his daughter Charlene (Lori Lethin) defend a TV journalist charged with murder.
Friday, August 9
Diary of a Perfect Murder
Season 1 • Episode 2
An Atlanta lawyer and his daughter defend a TV journalist accused of killing his ex-wife.
Friday, August 9
The Judge
Season 1 • Episode 3
A repugnant judge murders his lover and then presides over the murder trial.
Friday, August 9
The Stripper
Season 1 • Episode 4
Matlock defends a stripper accused of murdering her ex-husband.
Sunday, August 11
The Affair
Season 1 • Episode 5
A socialite hires Matlock to defend a maid who is charged with murdering the master of the house.
Sunday, August 11
The Seduction
Season 1 • Episode 6
A veteran football star is accused of murdering his girlfriend -- the team's owner.
Sunday, August 11
The Don
Season 1 • Episode 7
Matlock defends a dying crime boss, who is being framed for murder.
Sunday, August 11
The Don
Season 1 • Episode 8
Matlock faces harassment for his defense of dying crime boss Nicholas Baron.
Sunday, August 11
The Sisters
Season 1 • Episode 9
Two murder-mystery buffs frame their doltish uncle in the slaying of their wealthy aunt.
Monday, August 12
The Affair
Season 1 • Episode 5
A socialite hires Matlock to defend a maid who is charged with murdering the master of the house.