‘Matlock’ and ‘High Potential’ Should Be in the Awards Conversation as Broadcast TV Flexes Its Muscle This Fall
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Can “Matlock” crack the case of the disappearing SAG Awards broadcast nominations?
The CBS drama has been an out-of-the-box hit this fall, earning acclaim for star Kathy Bates and even already landing a Season 2 pickup.
The folks at CBS Studios are bullish enough on its awards chances — particularly for the beloved Bates — that they’ve made it a priority in the kudo space this year.
And honestly, as it should be. Kathy Bates is an Oscar winner (for 1991’s “Misery”) and has earned three more Oscar noms since then — as recently as 2020, for “Richard Jewell.” The breadth of Bates’ work can be illustrated by her two wildly different Emmy wins: For sitcom “Two and a Half Men” in 2012 and the creepy series “American Horror Story” in 2014.
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