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Although episodes of “Beyond the Gates” had been available to view as an On Demand option with only four episodes available at a time after a one week delay from originally being broadcast on CBS, Pluto TV, the Fast (free ad-supported television) service owned by Paramount, announced on Thursday that it has formally launched a dedicated channel for the daytime drama series which allows fans new and old to watch the soap opera live 24/7.

The dedicated “Beyond the Gates” channel on Pluto TV features more than 90 episodes of the series at launch, with additional episodes joining the channel eight days after their CBS premiere. Meanwhile, the On Demand option to watch the four most recent episodes at any given time remains available.

To watch the soap through its dedicated Pluto TV channel, click here, or check for it under the Daytime TV section under the Pluto TV channel lineup. To...

With the Television Academy officially revealing this year’s Emmy nominees, attention turns not only to who’s in the running — but what episodes the actors are submitting. Though the Emmys have increasingly become dominated by buzz and momentum, official episode submissions can play a critical role. But as full-season sweeps have become more common, it’s worth asking: Does the individual episode still carry as much weight?

In the lead drama actress category, frontrunner Kathy Bates — who made history as the oldest nominee ever — opted for the penultimate 17th episode of “Matlock’s” inaugural season from CBS. “I Was That, Too” reveals the truth about Matty (Bates) to Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) and provides an absolute masterclass in acting from Bates, blowing the story wide open.

Her closest competitor, Britt Lower, submitted the acclaimed “Attila” episode from Apple TV+’s dystopian “Severance” — where “Innie” Helly R. learns that her...

I’m sure we’re all doom scrolling through social media these days, and it has most certainly not been good for my mental health. But one bright spot that actually was good for my psyche came from “Matlock” creator Jennie Snyder Urman and her team.

Recently, when the iconic Kathy Bates was recognized with a well-deserved Emmy nomination for playing the unexpectedly complex “Matty” Matlock, Urman and team were ready with their flowers. Literally. The team formed a spirit tunnel, filled with cheers and balloons as well. They filmed that moment, and it was a joy to see on my feeds.

“We’re inspired every single day by your hard work and your grace and your humility and your talent and the way that you lead this set,” Urman said through tears on the video. Quipped Bates: “This has been an extraordinary experience for an old broad like me.

Kathy Bates could be heading for one of the rarest wins in Emmy history. The Oscar winner and two-time Emmy champ is Matlock’s only nomination at the 2025 Emmys — and if she wins Best Drama Actress, she’d be the first performer to take the prize for a lone-nominated show since Tatiana Maslany. Only two other women — Patricia Arquette and Sela Ward — have pulled off the feat this century.

Bates currently leads Gold Derby's odds over Britt Lower (Severance), Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Keri Russell (The Diplomat), and Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters). Bates' industry gravitas, a Critics Choice Award win earlier this year for Matlock, and the show’s status as one of the most-watched programs on television weigh in her favor.

Drama ActressContenderOdds 1.Kathy Bates Matlock68.6% 2.Britt Lower Severance19.4% 3.Bella Ramsey The Last of Us9.1% 4.Keri Russell The Diplomat2.0% 5.Sharon Horgan Bad Sisters0.9%

With episode submissions...

The rumor is true: None of last year’s Lead Actress in a Drama Series contenders are in the running this go ’round, so it’s virtually impossible for 2025 to be a repeat of 2024.

That’s not to say there’s a great deal of suspense surrounding this category, because there most definitely is not. You see, the eventual winner is about as fait accompli-sh as they come. Basically, the trophy is Kathy Bates’ to lose. (Fun fact: Should the Matlock star prevail on Sept. 14, she will become the oldest Lead Drama Actress winner in Emmy history.)

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Exclusive: The new, post-Skydance merger Paramount has two major TV studio units: the existing CBS Studios, led by David Stapf and overseen by Paramount Chair of TV Media George Cheeks, and the newly formed Paramount TV Studios, headed by former Skydance TV President Matt Thunell and overseen by Dana Goldberg, Co-Chair of Paramount Pictures and Chair of Paramount Television.

In an encouraging sign for their future interactions (and possible collaborations), on Day 1 of the two studios existing alongside each other when the Skydance acquisition closed August 7, they had already agreed on how to split the majority of overlapping existing series and projects in development.

As Deadline reported last week, CBS Studios’ primary focus will remain supplying the CBS broadcast network while still being able to do streaming series for Paramount+ and outside streamers when an opportunity presents itself, especially extensions of existing franchises like the NCIS: Tony & Ziva offshoot...

David Ellison finally has his prize.

On Thursday, the Skydance Media founder closed the $8 billion merger with Paramount Global that he orchestrated, enduring political turbulence and skepticism about the viability of the company’s TV and movie empire for over a year. In order for the deal to pay off, Ellison, who will serve as chairman and CEO of the newly rechristened Paramount Skydance, must maintain strong partnerships with the creative community. Before the sale, Paramount has lacked the financial resources of competitors like Disney and Netflix, but it has been the home of top talent. Keeping them happy and busy cooking up ideas for new film, TV and streaming franchises will be critically important if Paramount Skydance wants to outmaneuver other studios.

On the film front, look for the new regime to try to maintain or even extend some crucial first-look deals as Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg, who will oversee the studio,...

The television networks introduce dozens of new TV shows each season, hoping each will be a big hit in the ratings. Unfortunately, most are cancelled after one season. How are the new 2024-25 TV series doing? Which have the best ratings and which have the worst? How many will survive to see a second season? Stay tuned.

Here are the final season average ratings of the new 2024-25 network TV shows -- through the end of week 45.

New ABC TV series this season (so far): Doctor Odyssey, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, The Golden Bachelorette, High Potential, Match Game, Scamanda, and Shifting Gears.

New CBS TV series this season (so far): Big Brother: Unlocked, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Matlock, NCIS: Origins, Poppa's House, The Summit, and Watson.Read More…...

Back in early June, a couple of days before Emmy nomination voting began, I wrote a column that included a wish list of what I’d like to see in the nominations. It was a modest list, only four items, built around the idea that what I really wanted was a slate that was a little less predictable than most recent years.

So now that we’re halfway between the announcement of the nominations and the beginning of final voting, it’s time to look back at that list and see how many of my wishes came true.

Spoiler alert: not many.

Randall Park and Uzo Aduba in “The Residence” (Netflix) Wish 1: “Pleasant surprises of any kind”

This was aimed at the Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Drama Series categories, where I worried that most of the nominees were all but locked in. And yes, all those locks got...

Stephen Colbert has found a new late-night gig… in CBS primetime.

The Late Show host is set to guest-star in an upcoming episode of Elsbeth, on which he’ll appear as the host of fictitious late-night program Way Late With Scotty Bristol. (Vulture was first to report the news.)

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Elsbeth Season 3 kicks off on a special night — Sunday,...

Stephen Colbert will return to late-night television this fall, but as a fictional host instead of himself: CBS confirmed that the comedian will appear in season three of its crime comedy Elsbeth, portraying Scotty Bristol, the sardonic anchor of the in-universe program Way Late with Scotty Bristol.

Filmed in New York last week, the episode is slated to air in October, only days after the series’ 12 October premiere, and adds another marquee guest to a show that has already enlisted Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick.

Colbert’s route to the case-of-the-week began during a February segment of The Late Show with Elsbeth star Wendell Pierce, when he joked about wanting to play a corpse on a procedural; Pierce vowed to “make it happen,” and producers upgraded the gag to a speaking role within days.

In the script, Bristol’s topical monologue becomes crucial evidence after a backstage slaying, giving the...

Yes, “Eo” fans: Your favorite pair of detectives are sharing the screen again.

Chris Meloni will return to Law & Order: Svu in the upcoming Season 27, reprising his role as Elliot Stabler as a guest star, Give Me My Remote reports. (When reached by TVLine, NBC declined to comment.)

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Meloni confirmed the news himself on Saturday by posting a number of photos from the Svu set on Instagram,...

Matlock season 2's cast sets up a reunion from a 100% Rotten Tomatoes comedy between a newcomer to the legal TV series and someone already involved. Matlock season 2 will continue the story of Kathy Bates' Matty Kingston, who used the name of the '80s lawyer as an alias to investigate a law firm, seeking justice for her deceased daughter.

Now, Deadlineconfirms that Justina Machado will be portraying Eva in Matlock season 2. Eva is Senior's fourth ex-wife, a fierce attorney who runs Jacobson Moore's Miami office. This reunites the actor with series creator Jennie Snyder Urman, having worked with her before on the CW series Jane the Virgin, where Machado was recurring as Rogelio's ex-girlfriend, Darci Factor.

What Machado's Casting Means For Matlock Season 2 Eva Sounds Like A Force To Be Reckoned With

Eva is the ex-wife of Senior's that made him swear off ever getting married again. Based on her character description,...

Justina Machado is headed back to TV with a new role on Matlock!

The 52-year-old actress has been tapped for a major recurring role in the CBS drama’s upcoming second season, according to Deadline.

This will reunite her with Jane the Virgin creator Jennie Snyder Urman, who also heads Matlock, as well as Jane‘s Yael Grobglas, who recurs on the legal series.

Keep reading to find out more…

In Matlock, Justina will play Eva, who is “a formidable, smart, and ambitious attorney and Jacobson Moore managing partner Howard ‘Senior’ Markston (Beau Bridges) 4th ex-wife. The one who made him swear off marriage. Eva runs Jacobson Moore’s Miami office and she arrives in New York for an emergency meeting… which she uses to her advantage.”

If you missed it, Matlock kicked off production on season two earlier this month.

Earlier this year, Justina was starring on Broadway in...

New Matlock Season 2 casting details are coming through. TV Insider can confirm that Justina Machado is joining the CBS drama in a major recurring role, one connected to Beau Bridges‘ character. Machado will play Senior’s fourth ex-wife, Eva. Previously teased to TV Insider as a noteworthy character in the second season by showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman, Eva is formidable, smart, ambitious, and Senior’s 4th ex-wife. The one who made him swear off marriage. Eva runs Jacobson Moore’s Miami office and she arrives in New York for an emergency meeting… which she uses to her advantage. Machado and Snyder Urman previously worked together on Jane the Virgin. Another alum of The CW series, Yael Grobglas, is a recurring guest star in Matlock. Matlock was one of the hit new shows of 2024. Case in point: It scored the first series renewal of the season after just two episodes aired last fall.

Jennie Snyder Urman is reuniting with another of her Jane the Virgin alumni in the law offices of Jacobson Moore. According to Deadline, Justina Machado is coming aboard in Season 2 of the creator's smash-hit legal drama series Matlock at CBS. She's set to have a big hand in the series going forward, playing Eva, the fourth ex-wife of Beau Bridges's managing partner, Senior, who may be planning some power plays of her own when she shows up in New York. For Matty (Kathy Bates), she may prove to be a complicating presence in her plans when the series returns to television on a special night on October 12.

Eva is described as a "formidable, smart, and ambitious attorney" in her own right, and she serves as the head of Jacobson Moore’s Miami office. She's also the woman who made Senior swear off marriage altogether. In Season 2, an emergency meeting...

“Matlock” has added a fresh but familiar face to its Season 2 cast. “One Day at a Time” and “Pulse” star Justina Machado will recur on the CBS legal drama.

The actress will play Eva, “a formidable, smart and ambitious attorney” who happens to be the fourth ex-wife of Jacobson Moore managing partner Howard “Senior” Markston (Beau Bridges). She runs the firm’s Miami offices and comes to New York for an emergency meeting, which she uses as an opportunity to advance her own career ambitions.

The casting reunites Machado with “Matlock” showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman, as the duo previously collaborated on The CW drama “Jane the Virgin.” The actress also recently starred in “The Horror of Dolores Roach” at Amazon.

“Matlock” follows Madeline “Matty” Matlock (Kathy Bates), who infiltrates the firm Jacobson Moore in an effort to investigate a previous case with which she has a personal connection. As her mission unfolds,...

Exclusive: Meet Senior’s ex (No.4). Justina Machado (One Day At a Time) has been tapped for a major recurring role on Season 2 of CBS’ breakout hit legal drama Matlock for its upcoming season.

She will play Eva, a formidable, smart, and ambitious attorney and Jacobson Moore managing partner Howard “Senior” Markston’s (Beau Bridges) 4th ex-wife. The one who made him swear off marriage. Eva runs Jacobson Moore’s Miami office and she arrives in New York for an emergency meeting… which she uses to her advantage.

Machado is reuniting with Matlock creator Jennie Snyder Urman and studio CBS Studios who were also behind Jane the Virgin. Machado, who recurred on the CW dramedy, is the second cast alum to join Matlock, along with Yael Grobglas who also is recurring on the CW drama headlined by Kathy Bates.

Machado is coming off a Broadway run in Real Women Have Curves,...

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Previously on Inside Track, we looked at how Emmy season is impacting HBO Max, Netflix, and Apple TV+ — the top three platforms in terms of overall nomination count with 142, 120, and 79 nods, respectively. But if you bet the house on the parlay that the top five most-nominated outlets would all be streamers … then you’ll have to find a new place to live.

Yes, FX on Hulu claimed the No. 5 spot with 35 nominations, down from 93 nods last cycle when the streamer/cable channel combo was powered by the statuette-winning machine that was Shōgun. But fourth place didn’t go to Peacock, Disney+, Paramount+, or another other streaming service followed by a “+.” Instead, ABC put the broadcast networks on the Emmy board with 37 nominations. While that’s down slightly from its 2024 haul of 38 nominations, ABC still rose from fifth to fourth place in the overall standings compared to last year.

The Awards Magnet team is back to dish all the drama over drama at the 2025 Emmys.

While senior editors Marcus James Dixon and Denton Davidson agree on who will win most categories, they fiercely clash on others like Best Drama Series (The Pitt vs. Severance), Best Drama Guest Actress (Merritt Wever vs. Kaitlyn Dever), and Best Drama Casting (The Pitt vs. The White Lotus). Oh, the humanity!

In the lead races, they debate the closely watched contests of Kathy Bates vs. Britt Lower for Best Drama Actress, and Noah Wyle vs. Adam Scott for Best Drama Actor. Does Bates have an uphill climb because she's the only Emmy nominee from her show, Matlock? Or could Lower take her down as part of a Severance sweep? They also note how Wyle submitted the season finale of The Pitt instead of his heralded breakdown episode, while Scott put forth the absolute best option he could have,...

The television networks introduce dozens of new TV shows each season, hoping each will be a big hit in the ratings. Unfortunately, most are cancelled after one season. How are the new 2024-25 TV series doing? Which have the best ratings and which have the worst? How many will survive to see a second season? Stay tuned.

Here are the final season average ratings of the new 2024-25 network TV shows -- through the end of week 44.

New ABC TV series this season (so far): Doctor Odyssey, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, The Golden Bachelorette, High Potential, Match Game, Scamanda, and Shifting Gears.

New CBS TV series this season (so far): Big Brother: Unlocked, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Matlock, NCIS: Origins, Poppa's House, The Summit, and Watson.Read More…...

Every year, the Television Academy bestows Emmy Awards for lead, supporting, and guest acting performances, depending on screen time and/or eligibility factors like episode count. It's quite rare for someone to win in all three categories throughout their careers — but not impossible.

At the 2025 Emmys, Best Drama Actress nominee Kathy Bates (Matlock) and Best Comedy Actress nominee Uzo Aduba (The Residence) could join the esteemed list that includes some truly iconic television personalities.

Bates, our predictions frontrunner for CBS' reimagined Matlock, previously won in supporting for the limited series American Horror Story: Coven (2014) and in guest for the comedy series Two and a Half Men (2012). Aduba, currently ranked fifth for the recently canceled The Residence, is a double champion in supporting for the limited series Mrs. America (2020) and the drama series Orange Is the New Black (2015), plus she won in guest for the latter when it was classified as...

Every Emmy acting nominee gets to submit a specific episode for voters to consider as they fill out their final ballots. Gold Derby has confirmed the episodes submitted by the seven nominated performers for Best Drama Supporting Actress.

Read on below to learn the which episodes nominees like Kathy Bates, Sharon Horgan, Britt Lower, Bella Ramsey, and Keri Russell submitted for their respective series.

Best Drama Actress

Kathy Bates as Madeline "Matty" Matlock in Matlock

Episode: "I Was That, Too"

Recap: Tensions between Matty and Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) come to a head at the same time that Matty is assigned a divorce case involving a shady prenup agreement.

Emmy history: This is Bates's 15th Primetime Emmy nomination; she previously won Best Limited/Movie Supporting Actress for American Horror Story: Coven (2014) and Best Comedy Guest Actress for Two and a Half Men (2012).

Sharon Horgan as Eva Garvey in Bad Sisters...

Good news for fans of Grey’s Anatomy and the 9-1-1 universe as ABC is moving up the season premieres for the three drama series.

The Disney-owned network is moving up the return of Grey’s Anatomy and 9-1-1 as well as the launch of new series 9-1-1: Nashville by a week. The three shows were set to debut on Thursday, October 16, but instead will premiere on Thursday, October 9.

Ryan Murphy’s flagship 9-1-1 will air its ninth season at 8 p.m., new spinoff 9-1-1: Nashville airs at 9 p.m. and Grey’s Anatomy, the longest-running medical drama on television, will premiere Season 22 at 10 p.m.

No other changes to its schedule, which also includes breakout drama High Potential returning for its second season, the return of The Golden Bachelor and returning comedies Shifting Gears and Abbott Elementary.

9-1-1: Nashville is an action procedural about heroic first responders,...

Broadcast television is in the middle of a major surge, especially over on CBS, where a bunch of United States viewers have been treated to hits like "Elsbeth" and the new version of "Matlock." Streaming has brought a wealth of choice, but the general cost of maintaining a bunch of subscriptions, and the relative ease of turning on the TV for predictable programming, has seen some people flocking back to the big four networks. In spite of this renewed interest in broadcast television from people who might have cut the cord last decade, CBS has been putting a bunch of shows out to pasture, and "The Neighborhood," starring Cedric the Entertainer and Max Greenfield, was one of the unlucky victims this year. If that wasn't bad enough, a planned spin-off for "The Neighborhood," focusing on the characters Marty and Malcolm, also got the boot recently.

CBS decided to let go...

A major firm like Jacobson Moore employs numerous people to ensure that it gives its clients the best possible chance of winning their case. When Madeline Matlock (Kathy Bates) infiltrated the firm in Matlock Season 1, she was met with a surprise in the name of Shae Banfield (Yael Gobglas). Dubbed the "human lie detector," Shae is capable of detecting lies and deceit from afar. So good was she, in fact, that she nearly exposed Matty's mission. Matlock's showrunner told TV Line that the character will be back in Season 2, even though Matty's secret is out — at least to some people. “[Shae] will definitely be back this season,” Jennie Snyder Urman told the outlet. She also teased an expanded role for the character beyond jury consulting. "The way in which she enters the story will be very surprising….” teased the showrunner.

Shae's involvement with the narrative extends beyond her work, as Olympia...

The television networks introduce dozens of new TV shows each season, hoping each will be a big hit in the ratings. Unfortunately, most are cancelled after one season. How are the new 2024-25 TV series doing? Which have the best ratings and which have the worst? How many will survive to see a second season? Stay tuned.

Here are the final season average ratings of the new 2024-25 network TV shows -- through the end of week 43.

New ABC TV series this season (so far): Doctor Odyssey, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, The Golden Bachelorette, High Potential, Scamanda, and Shifting Gears.

New CBS TV series this season (so far): Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Matlock, NCIS: Origins, Poppa's House, The Summit, and Watson.Read More…...

CBS’ missing persons drama Tracker just got a bit smaller.

As reported by Deadline’s sister site, TVLine, yesterday, the Justin Hartley vehicle saw the departures of series regulars Eric Graise (computer expert Bobby Exley) and Abby McEnany (business handler Velma Bruin), leaving Hartley’s one-man-operation Colter Shaw and Fiona Rene’s lawyer Reenie Green as the sole stars going into Season 3.

Based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver, Tracker stars Hartley as Colter Shaw, “a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a reward seeker, using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family,” per the official logline.

The series has been a major draw for the network,...

Don’t wait up, Wongers. Madisynn King wants to party with Eve Tessmacher, in what could be the most awaited Marvel/DC crossover since Deadpool/Batman #1.

Who Is Eve Tessmacher?

Coming out of the first wave of showings for James Gunn’s Superman movie, many were abuzz about Sara Sampaio as Eve Tessmacher. Supervillain Lex Luthor’s superfashionable girlfriend is seen forever snapping selfies, and allegedly has “mutant toes” (per Jimmy Olsen’s Caller ID for her) that “look like someone spilled shrimp cocktail on the floor.”

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Are we in store for more “Emmy sweepers?”

With more than 25,000 voting members, the Television Academy is made up of 31 peer groups, each representing a specific field of expertise — actors, writers, editors, and so on. Of the many categories, only 15 are voted on by the entire membership. These include outstanding comedy, drama, limited or anthology series, television movie, talk series, variety special (live and pre-recorded), short form, hosted nonfiction series, structured and unstructured reality, reality competition, scripted variety and game show.

Unlike the Oscars, which allow all eligible members to vote in the final round, the Emmys restrict both nomination and winner selection to designated peer groups. That exclusivity shapes the voting landscape — and it explains the rise of a modern phenomenon: the Emmy sweep.

Only once before 2020 had a series ever won all seven major categories: HBO’s “Angels in America” in 2004. Then came the Covid-era stunner: Pop TV’s “Schitt’s Creek,...

Jay-Z and Beyoncé are the Emmys’ “’25 Bonnie and Clyde.” Let’s just hope the power couple stays Drunk in Love even after this year’s competition, where they’re competitors in the outstanding variety special (live) category.

Jay-Z, under his real name Shawn Carter, is among the executive producers nominated for Fox’s “The Apple Music Super Bowl Lix Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar,” which earned four nods total. Beyoncé is up for Netflix’s “Beyoncé Bowl” as executive producer and performer (billed as Beyoncé Knowles-Carter); that Christmas event also landed four nods.

Perhaps Jesse Collins can keep the peace. Not only is Jesse Collins Entertainment once again producing this year’s Emmy telecast, but the company was part of both the Kendrick Lamar halftime show and the Beyoncé event. On Emmy night in the production truck, Collins is likely to face 99 problems — hopefully this isn’t one.

That’s...

Kathy Bates on Tuesday earned her 13th career Emmy Award nomination for acting — but it was nonetheless a noteworthy one.

That is because the Matlock headliner, at age 77, now stands as the oldest person to vie for Lead Actress in a Drama. Angela Lansbury previously held the record as a 70-year-old contender in 1996, for playing Murder, She Wrote‘s Jessica Fletcher.

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The television networks introduce dozens of new TV shows each season, hoping each will be a big hit in the ratings. Unfortunately, most are cancelled after one season. How are the new 2024-25 TV series doing? Which have the best ratings and which have the worst? How many will survive to see a second season? Stay tuned.

Here are the final season average ratings of the new 2024-25 network TV shows -- through the end of week 42.

New ABC TV series this season (so far): Doctor Odyssey, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, The Golden Bachelorette, High Potential, Scamanda, and Shifting Gears.

New CBS TV series this season (so far): Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Matlock, NCIS: Origins, Poppa's House, The Summit, and Watson.Read More…...

Every Emmy nominations morning, there's such a deluge of information for awards enthusiasts to sift through that the list can be a bit overwhelming.

A massive surprise or snub might jump out on first glance, but there are always interesting stories buried among the nominees list.

In our deep dive of the 2025 Emmy nominations, these are the numbers that surprised us the most.

77

The age of Matlock star Kathy Bates, who set the record as the oldest nominee in the Best Drama Actress category.

0

The number of previous nominations for Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons, Harrison Ford, and Colin Farrell. (They're all first-time nominees.)

26

The years since The Pitt star Noah Wyle's last Emmy nomination, back in 1999 for that other medical drama, NBC's ER.

23

The most nominations ever received by a comedy in its freshman year, for The Studio.

23

The most nominations ever received by a comedy in any year,...

Here's a case for Matlock to solve: will Kathy Bates make Emmys history this year?

In 2009, then-62-year-old Glenn Close became the oldest Best Drama Actress winner to date. It was her second consecutive trophy for Damages, and when she won the year prior at age 61, she overtook the category's previous oldest champion, Sally Field, who was 60 when she prevailed for Brothers & Sisters in 2007.

Bates turned 77 on June 28, which means, should she prevail at the 2025 Emmys on Sept. 14, she'd beat Close's record by 15 years. But as we all know, age is just a number!

"I am deeply grateful to the Television Academy for this honor," said the former Best Actress Oscar winner for 1980s' Misery. "My heartfelt thanks to CBS ... for believing in us every step of the way on this beautiful journey and for being such delightful people to work with. Every day on set is a gift thanks to the dedication,...

Matlock star Kathy Bates has just set an Emmy record that has been a long time in the making. The Primetime Emmys are the perfect platform to celebrate the best-in-class for the top programs across network television, and give the stars who make these shows what they are the recognition they deserve.

Bates' gender-flipped legal drama Matlock is a remake of the 1980s show of the same name, and though Matlock has a stellar cast, Bates is truly the star. She has had a long, successful career and has already scooped Primetime Emmys for Two and a Half Men and American Horror Story: Coven, but this nomination is special for a reason.

Per THR, Bates has officially become the oldest nominee for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the 2025 Emmys, with her nomination for the CBS legal drama coming at the age of 77. She's nominated alongside Sharon Horgan for Bad Sisters,...

On one level, the biggest surprise about Tuesday morning’s Emmy nominations was how unsurprising they were — indeed, my final pre-noms forecast correctly projected, of the eventual nominees for best series, seven of eight dramas, eight of eight comedies and five of five limited/anthology series. But when you put them under a microscope, I think they tell an interesting story about today’s TV landscape.

HBO/HBO Max collected a platforms-leading and company-best 142 noms. Meanwhile, the biggest hauls for individual shows all traced back to Apple TV+ (which had its best year yet with 81 overall noms) and HBO/HBO Max, with the leaderboard topped by Apple’s sophomore drama Severance (27, up from 14 for its prior season), HBO’s limited series The Penguin (24), Apple’s rookie comedy The Studio (23, matching the comedy series record set last year by FX’s The Bear), the third installment of HBO’s drama franchise...

Kathy Bates has become a superstar in the last year thanks to her role in Matlock, the hit legal thriller series streaming on Paramount+, but almost 35 years ago, she starred in a period drama that’s returned to streaming charts. Bates stars alongside Jessica Tandy and Mary Stuart Masterson in Fried Green Tomatoes, the 1991 film following Evelyn (Bates), a housewife who befriends an older woman at a nursing home.Fried Green Tomatoes is currently streaming for free on Tubi in America, and it’s one of the most popular movies on the streamer, sitting at #8 at the time of writing. The film earned scores of 76% from critics and 88% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and it grossed an impressive $119 million against an $11 million budget.

Kathy Bates made history today as the oldest Emmy nominee for Lead Drama Actress in history. At 77 years old, Bates is still turning in career-best performances, and...

It's about that time again, people. The Oscars are over, the BAFTAs are behind us, and the Golden Globes were certainly a thing that happened, so all eyes are now firmly locked on the 2025 Emmy Awards. And this afternoon, Harvey Guillén and Brenda Song took to the stage of the Wolf Theatre in the Saban Media Centre to unveil the nominees for this year's upcoming 77th Emmys. And after what has been a pretty exceptional past twelve months in the world of television, Apple TV+'s Severance finds itself in(nie) pole position. Dan Erickson's water cooler dominating sci-fi series leads the pack so far with a staggering 27 nominations, while HBO's The Penguin and Apple's own The Studio are nipping at its heels with a heady 24 and 23 nods of their own respectively.

Severance heads up a sure-to-be hotly contested Outstanding Drama Series field, where it'll face off against Andor,...

Variety is celebrating the 2025 Emmy nominees who have graced the magazine’s covers and participated in Actors on Actors. The nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Tuesday morning, with “Severance” leading the pack with 27 nominations. “The Penguin” followed closely behind with 24 nods, while “The Studio” and “The White Lotus” each scored 23 nominations.

The 2025 Emmy Awards will take place Sept. 14.

Revisit Variety‘s best coverage and interviews with the nominees below.

Actors on Actors:

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Kathy Bates almost called it quits with her acting career before accepting the lead role in Matlock. Now, she's able to add another impressive accomplishment to her list of accolades by setting a new record with her latest award nomination.

For this year's Primetime Emmy Awards, Bates was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Matlock. At 77 years old, this makes Bates the oldest-ever nominee for that category. The record was held by Imelda Staunton, who was 68 when nominated for playing Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix series The Crown. While Bates has the record for that category, Carol Burnett has the record for the oldest performer to have ever been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award; she was up last year for Palm Royale at the age of 91.

With Matlock, Bates has already garnered nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Golden Globe Awards.

As summer winds down, CBS is wasting no time building excitement for the fall as the network has unveiled its schedule for the much-anticipated new TV season. Given the wave of cancellations that shook fans towards the end of last season, some beloved staples like Blue Bloods, FBI: Most Wanted, and The Equalizer are, sadly, missing this time around. But as we say goodbye to long-running hits, CBS is hoping to win us over with a slate of new titles ready to fill the void. The bulk of these new offerings come in the form of spin-offs, stepping up to build upon the legacy of their predecessors. From dramas and procedurals to comedies, the fall schedule is packed, and we can’t wait to see how it unfolds.

CBS’s fall schedule officially kicks off on Sunday, October 12, with a special event night featuring the Kathy Bates-led legal drama...

At 77, Oscar-winner Kathy Bates has carved a new path through Emmy history, becoming the oldest performer ever nominated for lead actress in a drama series thanks to her sharp-witted turn as retired lawyer-turned-sleuth Madeline “Matty” Matlock in CBS’s reboot of “Matlock.”

The milestone eclipses the mark set by Angela Lansbury, who was 70 when “Murder, She Wrote” earned its final nod in 1996. Bates’s latest recognition pushes her career tally to 14 Primetime Emmy nominations, which already include two wins for guest and supporting roles.

“Matlock” has proved more than a nostalgia play; the legal caper averages 13.5 million weekly viewers—making it broadcast television’s most-watched freshman series and a rare network entry in an awards race now dominated by cable and streaming. Co-star Jason Ritter credits the show’s on-set tone to its leading lady: “If you try to put her on a pedestal, she’ll stop you—she’s a true collaborator,...

Kathy Bates has just become the oldest nominee for best drama actress for the 2025 Emmys at the age of 77. Bates was nominated for her role as Madeline “Matty” Matlock on the CBS revival of the legal drama Matlock, which debuted on Oct. 17, 2024.

Nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards were presented by Harvey Guillén and Brenda Song at a ceremony held on Tuesday, July 15. Also nominated in the Emmy category of best lead actress in a drama series are Sharon Horgan for Bad Sisters, Britt Lower for Severance, Bella Ramsey for The Last of Us and Keri Russell for The Diplomat.

Upon the series premiere of Matlock last year, Bates told The Hollywood Reporter that she wasn’t looking to take on a lead role in a TV show when the opportunity to portray the wealthy retired lawyer who returns to the workforce under false pretenses came to her. In fact,...

Kathy Bates, 77, has become the oldest woman Nominated In the Lead Drama Actress category for playing the titular role in the CBS hit series Matlock. She beats the previous record set by Imelda Staunton, who was nominated in 2024 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for playing Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix’s The Crown.

Carol Burnett, at 91 in 2024, became the oldest performer ever nominated for a Primetime Emmy, specifically for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

From Jennie Snyder Urman, Matlock stars 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 (Skye P. Marshall), a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice. Olympia’s ex-husband, Julian (Jason Ritter), the son...

Harrison Ford has scored his first ever Emmy nomination – days after celebrating his 83rd birthday.

The Star Wars star was nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category for his role in the second season of Apple’s Shrinking.

He will compete against Ike Barinholtz, Colman Domingo, Jeff Hiller, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Michael Urie and Bowen Yang

Ford had been tipped to receive a nomination last year for the show’s debut season but he was bested by The Bear’s Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who won, and Lionel Boyce, Hack’s Paul W. Downs, Only Murders In The Building’s Paul Rudd, Abbott Elementary’s Tyler James Williams and SNL’s Bowen Yang.

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Last year, the show did snag an Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series nomination for Jason Segel and an Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Jessica Williams.

Kathy Bates made Emmy history Tuesday, becoming the oldest performer ever nominated in the lead drama actress category at age 77 for her role in the CBS reboot of “Matlock.”

With the nomination, Bates surpasses a record previously held by Angela Lansbury, who was 70 when she received her final nod in 1996 for “Murder, She Wrote.”

In “Matlock,” Bates stars as Madeline “Matty” Matlock, a shrewd and resilient attorney who reenters the legal world decades after a mysterious and tragic retirement. The public version of her backstory is one of personal loss: widowed and left financially devastated by her husband’s gambling, she’s forced to raise her grandson after the death of her daughter in a car accident. Matty is hired at the high-powered law firm Jacobson Moore, where she reports to Olympia, a sharp, younger partner, despite her decades of legal expertise.

The performance has earned widespread acclaim for Bates,...

“Severance” is the clear frontrunner for the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards. The Apple TV+ dystopian thriller from Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller scored 27 nominations, the most of any one program, on Tuesday morning.

Altogether, there were four shows that scored more than 20 nominations. HBO’s “The Penguin” was the second most-nominated series of the year with 24 nods. That was followed by Apple TV+’s “The Studio” and HBO’s “The White Lotus,” both of which secured 23 nominations.

Harvey Guillén and Brenda Song announced the nominees for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Earlier on Tuesday, “CBS Mornings” revealed the nominees for reality competition series and talk series, which largely went as predicted.

The 77th Primetime Awards will take place live at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on September 14, 2025. The show will air on CBS and Paramount+ and will be hosted by Nate Bargatze.

Here are the major nominations for the 2025 Primetime...

Emmy voters sure know how to take a bite of the Apple. As the Television Academy unveiled nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards on Tuesday, Apple TV+’s hits “Severance” and “The Studio” led the tallies for both drama and comedy series, respectively.

HBO Max, meanwhile, led the overall network tally at 142 — thanks to shows including “The Penguin” (the most in limited/anthology), “The White Lotus,” “The Last of Us” and “Hacks.” That’s up from the outlet’s previous best, 140 in 2022.

But “Severance,” which scored 27 noms, and “The Studio,” which landed 23 noms, were undeniable. In particular, “The Studio” has now earned the most comedy nominations in a single year, ever — tying Season 3 of “The Bear,” which earned 23 nods in 2024.

HBO Max’s massive tally puts it back on top, a place where it has spent the majority of the last two decades. In more recent years, it has battled...

CBS has unveiled its fall premiere dates, becoming the first network to pull back the curtain on when popular shows will make their way back. At a time when there has been a lot of coverage about broadcast networks pulling back on scripted programming, CBS is charging full speed ahead with a healthy and popular primetime line-up.

The network has dramas like Tracker and Matlock, which are among the most-watched new shows on television, as well as long-running staples like NCIS. But it's also trying its hand at new spinoffs such as Boston Blue and the Fire Country offshoot Sheriff Country.

Per TVLine, CBS has announced its fall premiere dates. The network has confirmed that the FBI spinoff CIA has moved to midseason, while the medical drama Watson has shifted to debuting its second installment in the fall. The full CBS line-up of new and returning scripted series can be viewed below.