There's some bittersweet news to share with Matlock fans, but depending on how you look at it, the latest development about the CBS legal drama's second season could be exciting. We might be without a new episode, but thanks to new scheduling information from Paramount+ and CBS, the plan for the remaining episodes have come closer into view.
Matlock season 2 remains on a break, the second week of a two-week break thanks to NCAA March Madness basketball games. While the series won't air a new episode on Thursday, March 26, fans can rest assured that new episodes will resume on Thursday, April 2. From there, celebrations are in order! The remaining episodes will air uninterrupted until the season 2.
Matlock season 2 finale date set for April on CBS
Paramount+ shared a list of highlights coming to the streaming service throughout April 2026, which included the Matlock season 2 finale. According to Paramount+'s list, the Matlock season 2 finale will air on Thursday, April 23, 2026 on CBS. That means, after the show's return on April 2, the last five episodes of the season will air without any further breaks or weeks off.
However, if you take a peek at the calendar and do the math, you will realize that there are five episodes left in Matlock season 2 and the season is set to end on the fourth week of April. Like the first season's finale, CBS appears to have a two-part season finale planned for Matlock season 2 that will air back-to-back. See? We said this update would be exciting!
CBS hasn't yet officially announced its plans for the Matlock season 2 finale, or any of its other scripted original series, but concrete details should soon follow. The Paramount+ list of April highlights doesn't include more CBS series and their season finale dates. For that reason, we can expect the network to end most of its current seasons in May as is tradition. Matlock wraps up its second season in April, just like its first, due to its reduced episode count.
In addition to the Matlock season 2 finale becoming available to stream on Paramount+ on Friday, April 24, the streamer boasts a wide number of additional shows being added throughout the month. On the first of April, shows like All the Queen’s Men, Love & Hip Hop, Digman! season 2, The Soul Man, and more will join the streamer's ranks along with tons of movies from past and present, including Adventureland, Arrival, He's Just Not That Into You, Paranormal Activity, and more.
First Wives Club season 3, Tyler Perry’s The Oval seasons 5-7, and Kenan & Kel seasons 3 and 4 are other television series coming to Paramount+ in April that will surely attract a wide audience. Those who stream CBS shows on Paramount+ the day after they air, plenty more season finales will be coming to the streamer throughout May. As the network continues to share more details and fill in its finale calendar, we'll share when fans can expect their favorite shows to end for the season!