The decline in broadcast pilots continues.CBShas ordered its fewest drama pilots ever in a pilot season: two.
Comedy pilot orders will be coming next.
They went on to help launch the streaming service that became Paramount+ with offshootThe Good Fight.
Carrie Preston, Kathy Bates and Andy Griffith in ‘Matlock’Courtesy/Philippe Benard/Everett
Prestons Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney, was a breakout onThe Good Wifewhere she heavily recurred.
She then reprised the fan-favorite role in five episodes ofThe Good Fight.
Bates, who boardedMatlockafter reading Urmans script, didnt mince words at the time.
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I think they treated us like sh*t. They kicked us to the curb.
They disrespected us; they disrespected our 7 [million to]-11 million viewers, she said.
Watson proceduralElementary,most of them as executive producer.
Based on the character featured inThe Good WifeandThe Good Fight.
Based on the classic television series of the same name.
Inspired by the characters from Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
