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Matlock

Television series (1986–1995)

TV seriestelevision seriesQ1031383

Started: March 3, 1986
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1.Stated in fernsehserien.defernsehserien.de/matlockRetrieved 2020-05-28
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Ended: May 7, 1995
Creator: Dean Hargrove
Network: NBC
Seasons: 9
Episodes: 194
Cast: Andy Griffith
, Linda Purl
, Kene Holliday
, Nancy Stafford
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Genre: crime television series
, legal drama

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Matlock is an American mystery legal drama television series created by Dean Hargrove and starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. Debuting on March 3, 1986, the series aired on NBC until the sixth-season finale on May 8, 1992; it was moved to ABC on November 5, 1992, continuing there for the remainder of its run until the series finale aired on May 7, 1995. The series was produced by The Fred Silverman Company and Dean Hargrove Productions in association with Viacom Productions. This series marked Griffith's return to a series for the first time since The New Andy Griffith Show ended in 1971.

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Narrative location: Atlanta
Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)(1992) winner: Bruce Babcock
Nominations: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)(1992)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics(1991)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)(1990)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)(1987)
Composer: Bruce Babcock
Title: Matlock
Members / parts: Matlock, season 1
Matlock, season 2
Matlock, season 3
Matlock, season 4
Matlock, season 5
Matlock, season 6
Matlock, season 7
Matlock, season 8
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Matlock, season 9
List of episodes: list of Matlock episodes
Distributor: Viacom
Derivative work: Matlock
Director of photography: Frank Thackery
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1.“Frank Thackery - IMDb”imdb.com/name/nm0856845/#creditsRetrieved 2026-06-16
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