Matlock (1986)

Sunday, April 13

The Personal Trainer

Season 5 • Episode 5

Ben defends a roofer against charges he murdered his wife's amorous personal trainer.

Sunday, April 13

The Narc

Season 5 • Episode 6

Ben defends a narcotics officer accused of murdering a fellow cop.

Sunday, April 13

The Brothers

Season 5 • Episode 9

Evidence indicates the twin brother of a doctor killed the latter's partner.

Sunday, April 13

The Secret

Season 5 • Episode 7

Ben defends a gambling blues singer (Ron Taylor) accused of killing his bookmaker.

Sunday, April 13

The Secret

Season 5 • Episode 8

Defending a gambler, Ben uncovers art theft, murder and blackmail.

Sunday, April 13

The Cover Girl

Season 5 • Episode 10

Ben defends a fashion photographer accused of murdering the head of a modeling agency.

Sunday, April 13

The Biker

Season 5 • Episode 11

A militant biker is accused of murdering a movie star, for whom he worked as a bodyguard.

Monday, April 14

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.

Monday, April 14

The Broker

Season 5 • Episode 12

Julie suspects suicide in the death of a broker client accused of killing his partner.

Monday, April 14

The Fighter

Season 5 • Episode 13

A boxer is accused of murdering a journalist who wrote a damaging article about him.

Monday, April 14

The Critic

Season 5 • Episode 14

The creator of a Broadway-bound musical is accused of murdering its powerful critic.

Monday, April 14

The Parents

Season 5 • Episode 15

A couple are accused of murdering the surrogate who promised them her baby, then reneged.

Monday, April 14

The Man of the Year

Season 5 • Episode 16

Ben encounters obstacles on his way to a luncheon honoring him as "Man of the Year."

Monday, April 14

The Arsonist

Season 5 • Episode 17

Ben's haberdasher faces charges of murdering his partner during an argument.

Tuesday, April 15

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.

Tuesday, April 15

The Formula

Season 5 • Episode 18

A company protecting a formula to cure baldness manipulates a young man.

Tuesday, April 15

The Billionaire

Season 2 • Episode 1

Matlock goes to London to defend a man convicted of killing his tycoon father.

Tuesday, April 15

The Trial

Season 5 • Episode 20

Ben's investigation pits him against one of the nation's top defense attorneys.

Tuesday, April 15

The Accident

Season 5 • Episode 21

A man is accused of killing a shyster who specialized in accident victims at a water-slide park.

Tuesday, April 15

The Celebrity

Season 5 • Episode 22

Ben defends an actress accused of killing her ex-lover to keep racy photos from getting into print.

Tuesday, April 15

The Strangler

Season 6 • Episode 3

A serial killer sabotages Ben's investigation by leaving false clues.

Wednesday, April 16

The Scandal

Season 9 • Episode 3

Ben's friend, a prominent attorney, is murdered and the prime suspect turns to Ben for her defense.

Wednesday, April 16

The Witness Killings

Season 6 • Episode 1

Ben attends his hometown's bicentennial and defends a local man for two murders.

Wednesday, April 16

The Witness Killings

Season 6 • Episode 2

Ben attends his hometown's bicentennial and defends a local man for two murders.

Wednesday, April 16

The Nightmare

Season 6 • Episode 4

Ben dreams of himself as a frontier lawyer with Conrad as a gunslinging client.

Wednesday, April 16

The Marriage Counselor

Season 6 • Episode 5

Ben's insurance agent is arrested for the murder of a marriage counselor.

Wednesday, April 16

The Dame

Season 6 • Episode 6

Ben tells Julie of a case he and his father investigated while Ben was a student.

Wednesday, April 16

The Defense

Season 6 • Episode 9

A teenager shoots his abusive father to save his mother's life.

Thursday, April 17

The Dare

Season 9 • Episode 4

Ben has trouble proving who killed his friend, even though he knows who did it.

Friday, April 18

The Tabloid

Season 9 • Episode 5

Ben defends a senatorial candidate who has been framed for the murder of a tabloid's editor.

Friday, April 18

The Suspect

Season 6 • Episode 7

Michelle believes Matlock's objectivity is being compromised by the young widow he is defending.

Friday, April 18

The Suspect

Season 6 • Episode 8

Evidence in the case Michelle is working on may incriminate Ben's client.

Friday, April 18

The Game Show

Season 6 • Episode 10

Game-show host is accused of killing producer.

Friday, April 18

The Foursome

Season 6 • Episode 11

Defending a client framed for murder, Ben accuses the prosecuting counsel of misconduct.

Friday, April 18

The Picture

Season 6 • Episode 12

Ben comes upon an altered photo that provides a needed clue in an unsolved murder.

Friday, April 18

The Picture

Season 6 • Episode 13

Evidence uncovers plot to conceal counterfeiting.

Sunday, April 20

The Outcast

Season 6 • Episode 14

Ben's decision to retire is shelved in the aftermath of a farmhand's mysterious death.

Sunday, April 20

The Outcast

Season 6 • Episode 15

Ben's decision to retire is shelved in the aftermath of a farmhand's mysterious death.

Sunday, April 20

The Big Payoff

Season 6 • Episode 16

Ben hires a singer to paint his house; Michelle investigates a murder.

Sunday, April 20

The Abduction

Season 6 • Episode 17

Michelle is held for ransom for information Ben was given by a slain mob attorney.

Sunday, April 20

Mr. Awesome

Season 6 • Episode 18

Ben defends a young mother who is accused of killing her estranged boyfriend.

Sunday, April 20

The Evening News

Season 6 • Episode 19

Ben defends a TV news reporter accused of murdering his producer.

Sunday, April 20

The Evening News

Season 6 • Episode 20

Conrad learns a producer, a murder victim, is really alive and in a real-estate scam.

Monday, April 21

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Monday, April 21

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Monday, April 21

The Coach

Season 9 • Episode 6

A college basketball coach is accused of killing the local booster club's leader.

Monday, April 21

The Assassination

Season 6 • Episode 21

Ben and Leanne link the mayor's assassination to a judge charged with sexual assault.

Monday, April 21

The Assassination

Season 6 • Episode 22

Ben and Leanne link the mayor's assassination to a judge charged with sexual assault.

Monday, April 21

The Vacation

Season 7 • Episode 1

Ben and Leanne run into his nemesis (Warren Frost) and murder on the North Carolina coast.

Monday, April 21

The Vacation

Season 7 • Episode 2

Ben and Leanne run into his nemesis (Warren Frost) and murder on the North Carolina coast.

Monday, April 21

The Legacy

Season 7 • Episode 3

Ben ponders a 40-year-old link between his own father and a playwright's murder.

Monday, April 21

The Legacy

Season 7 • Episode 4

Ben ponders a 40-year-old link between his own father and a playwright's murder.

Monday, April 21

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Monday, April 21

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Tuesday, April 22

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Tuesday, April 22

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Tuesday, April 22

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Tuesday, April 22

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Tuesday, April 22

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.

Tuesday, April 22

The Ghost

Season 7 • Episode 5

A ghost convinces Ben to look into the mysterious circumstances surrounding his untimely demise.

Tuesday, April 22

The Class

Season 7 • Episode 6

Ben and Leanne enlist the help of a criminal law class after a student disappears.

Tuesday, April 22

The Singer

Season 7 • Episode 7

Ben has too many suspects when he investigates the murder of a country singer.

Tuesday, April 22

The Mark

Season 7 • Episode 8

A country singer (Randy Travis) is accused of murdering his cheating partner in a nightclub.

Tuesday, April 22

The Juror

Season 7 • Episode 9

During a murder trial, the strong emotions of his cohorts amaze juror Ben.

Tuesday, April 22

The Debt

Season 7 • Episode 12

Leanne defends her ex-husband against charges he murdered his ex-boss.

Tuesday, April 22

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Tuesday, April 22

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Wednesday, April 23

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Wednesday, April 23

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Wednesday, April 23

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Wednesday, April 23

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Wednesday, April 23

The Confession

Season 9 • Episode 8

Ben's visiting friend Julie discovers she may have sent an innocent man to prison.

Wednesday, April 23

The Fortune

Season 7 • Episode 10

Matlock defends a murdered millionaire's disinherited nephew.

Wednesday, April 23

The Fortune

Season 7 • Episode 11

Matlock defends a murdered millionaire's disinherited nephew.

Wednesday, April 23

The Revenge

Season 7 • Episode 13

Witness Ben finds his professional reputation jeopardized during a robbery trial.

Wednesday, April 23

The Obsession

Season 7 • Episode 14

Nightmares give Ben clues to the murderer of a celebrity doctor.

Wednesday, April 23

The Divorce

Season 7 • Episode 15

Ben agrees to handle the divorce of his friends Clara and Duncan Farmington.

Wednesday, April 23

The Competition

Season 7 • Episode 18

Ben investigates the apparent suicide of an accomplished young pianist.

Wednesday, April 23

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Wednesday, April 23

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Thursday, April 24

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Thursday, April 24

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Thursday, April 24

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Thursday, April 24

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Thursday, April 24

Dead Air

Season 9 • Episode 9

A radio personality is accused of killing his partner, but Ben suspects the victim's girlfriend.

Thursday, April 24

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Thursday, April 24

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Thursday, April 24

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Thursday, April 24

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Friday, April 25

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Friday, April 25

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Friday, April 25

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Friday, April 25

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Friday, April 25

The Getaway

Season 9 • Episode 10

Only a 12-year-old delinquent can exonerate Ben's client, framed for two bank heists.

Friday, April 25

The Final Affair

Season 7 • Episode 16

The murders of a football coach and his wife have Matlock looking to a church for clues.

Friday, April 25

The Final Affair

Season 7 • Episode 17

The murders of a football coach and his wife have Matlock looking to a church for clues.

Friday, April 25

The Play

Season 8 • Episode 1

Ben defends a community play's director, accused of murdering the leading lady.

Friday, April 25

The Fatal Seduction

Season 8 • Episode 2

Mystery follows when Ben travels to the funeral of his high-school sweetheart.

Friday, April 25

The Fatal Seduction

Season 8 • Episode 3

Ben defends a man against murder charges stemming from a date-rape shakedown scheme.

Friday, April 25

The Diner

Season 8 • Episode 4

In an extended flashback, Ben remembers his first case as a defense lawyer.

Friday, April 25

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Friday, April 25

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Saturday, April 26

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Saturday, April 26

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Sunday, April 27

The View

Season 8 • Episode 5

Ben becomes involved in a murder case when he witnesses a heated argument from his hotel window.

Sunday, April 27

The Last Laugh

Season 8 • Episode 6

An old-time comedian (Milton Berle) is accused of killing his young replacement at a comedy club.

Sunday, April 27

The Capital Offense

Season 8 • Episode 7

A con artist facing execution for murder exasperates Ben while having his case appealed.

Sunday, April 27

The Haunted

Season 8 • Episode 8

A dissatisfied patient is suspected of murdering her plastic surgeon, but Ben thinks otherwise.

Sunday, April 27

The Haunted

Season 8 • Episode 9

A dissatisfied patient is suspected of murdering her plastic surgeon, but Ben thinks otherwise.

Sunday, April 27

The Conspiracy

Season 8 • Episode 10

Ben defends a young lawyer involved in blackmail, jury tampering and murder.

Sunday, April 27

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.

Monday, April 28

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Monday, April 28

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Monday, April 28

The Verdict

Season 9 • Episode 11

A district attorney (Jane Sibbett) prosecutes her ex-lover (Josh Taylor), Ben's client, for murder.

Monday, April 28

The Defendant

Season 8 • Episode 12

Leanne falls for a client, a philanthropist (Richard Gilliland) accused of murdering his partner.

Monday, April 28

The Kidnapping

Season 8 • Episode 13

An FBI agent investigating the kidnapping of Ben's friend is accused of killing a colleague.

Monday, April 28

The Kidnapping

Season 8 • Episode 14

Ben must prove the innocence of an FBI agent set up for another agent's murder.

Monday, April 28

The Temptation

Season 8 • Episode 15

Leanne falls for a guy who robbed her house and stole her diary.

Monday, April 28

The Crook

Season 8 • Episode 16

Ben discovers a fellow church parishioner is accused of murder.

Monday, April 28

The Murder Game

Season 8 • Episode 17

Ben's murder mystery weekend becomes all too real when the host is found dead.

Monday, April 28

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Monday, April 28

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Tuesday, April 29

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Tuesday, April 29

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Tuesday, April 29

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Tuesday, April 29

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Tuesday, April 29

The Deadly Dose

Season 9 • Episode 12

Jerri's sister is accused of killing surgeon who had her fired.

Tuesday, April 29

Brennan

Season 8 • Episode 18

Matlock vies against a powerful district attorney in a murder case.

Tuesday, April 29

P.I.

Season 8 • Episode 19

Ben's friend and his estranged daughter try to re-establish their relationship.

Tuesday, April 29

The Idol

Season 8 • Episode 21

A young lawyer (Scott Stevens) who apes Ben's style is involved in blackmail and murder.

Tuesday, April 29

The Idol

Season 8 • Episode 22

A young lawyer (Scott Stevens) who apes Ben's style is involved in blackmail and murder.

Tuesday, April 29

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.

Tuesday, April 29

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.

Tuesday, April 29

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.

Tuesday, April 29

A brilliant attorney takes on tough cases.