{"id":236811,"date":"2026-04-26T09:16:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T09:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/cbs-hit-series-matlocks-planned-season-3-time-jump-explained-after-major-schedule-change\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T09:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T09:16:52","slug":"cbs-hit-series-matlocks-planned-season-3-time-jump-explained-after-major-schedule-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/cbs-hit-series-matlocks-planned-season-3-time-jump-explained-after-major-schedule-change\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS\u2019 Hit Series Matlock\u2019s Planned Season 3 Time Jump Explained After Major Schedule Change"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Matlock<\/em> isn\u2019t just getting<\/a> a schedule change \u2014 but a time jump as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeason 3 will not pick up directly [after the season 2 finale],\u201d creator Jennie Snyder Urman<\/strong>\u00a0told Deadline<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019ll be six months to a year, I would say.\u201d<\/p>\n

Urman also confirmed this in an interview with TVLine, teasing how Matty (Kathy Bates<\/strong>) and Olympia (Skye P. Marshall<\/strong>) will be working in a new firm.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be a little time jump: six to nine months, something like that,\u201d she continued. \u201cNot like five years later and everything has changed. But we\u2019re not a direct pickup, like we were this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Why Are Many CBS Shows Facing Major Shakeups? Fall Lineup Changes Explained<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tThe fall 2026 lineup is going to look a little different for CBS after some shows went through surprising changes. CBS announced its schedule on Wednesday, April 15, with viewers noticing some substantial changes. Ghosts, Matlock and NCIS: Sydney received a shakeup by having their premieres moved to 2027 for midseason. They will join the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Before the season 2 finale, it was confirmed that Matlock<\/em> is returning for a third season \u2014 but will go through a schedule change after a \u201ccomplete reset\u201d for the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cI asked for it with the network. We had a talk,\u201d Urman told TV Insider. \u201cI just feel like we had so much stuff to think about because we really landed the plane on this, and we really thought that was important because we didn\u2019t want to keep dragging out the same story, and the characters have to get to someplace real emotionally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Urman confirmed that season 2<\/a> would wrap up the Wellbrexa story line, which meant a complete \u201creset\u201d for the series.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we took this two-hour finale and really paid a lot of things off, what came with that was I\u2019m going to need time after that to really build the architecture so that we have it for the next seasons,\u201d she teased. \u201cI\u2019m excited about it, but I am also grateful because we needed a little bit of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Urman addressed possible disappointment<\/a> from viewers, adding, \u201cSad for audiences, but actually really good for me and the writers because I want us to plot this new mystery and make sure it\u2019s airtight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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