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'Matlock' Finale Scores 5.6 Million Viewers, Wrapping Up First Season as Broadcast's Most-Watched New Series

"Matlock" closed out its first season with an impressive audience, rounding out its first season as broadcast's most-watched new series.

ET on Thursday, scored 5.6 million viewers on CBS, according to Nielsen live-plus-same day figures, becoming the night’s most-watched program across broadcast. On broadcast alone, “Matlock” has averaged 9.67 million viewers after a week of viewing, according to Nielsen-live-plus-seven-day numbers through April 3, boosting it to win the 9 p.m. hour. “What I can say is that the mystery that opens up … is connected to the first, but it takes us in new directions in the law firm in interesting ways, and we will pose another set of questions that we will answer by the end.”

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