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‘Matlock’ Episode 17 Preview: Olympia Wants Answers

April 4, 2025

Things have gotten incredibly juicy on CBS’s Matlock, haven’t they? Episode 16 ended with the bombshell disclosure that Olympia has been busy piecing together clues about Matty. Episode 17 teases a showdown is in store. “I Was That, Too” episode 17 will air on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT.

The one-hour drama stars Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock, Skye P. Marshall as Olympia, Jason Ritter as Julian, David Del Rio as Billy, and Leah Lewis as Sarah. Bates, Jennie Snyder Urman, Kat Coiro, Joanna Klein, and Eric Christian Olsen executive produce.

“I Was That, Too” Plot: A pregnant woman asks for Olympia’s help obtaining a divorce from her husband, whose family is a client of the firm. Hanelle Culpepper directed from a script by Sarah Gertrude Shapiro.

Matlock Episode 17 — Kathy Bates as Madeline Matlock in episode 17 (Photo: Sonja Flemming © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

Matlock Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:

Matlock stars Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as Madeline “Matty” Matlock, 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. Matty is assigned to Olympia (Marshall), a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice, Olympia’s ex-husband, Julian (Ritter), the son of the head of the firm, is intrigued by Matty and her clever skills.

As Matty endeavors to establish herself in her new high-stakes world, she works alongside the firm’s younger associates—the charismatic Billy (Del Rio) and the uber-ambitious Sarah (Lewis).