- Dates: September 23, 1986 - May 7, 1995
- Type: Television Series
This Television Series is referred to by Aunt Ginger part of Shameless Season 1
This is one of the TV shows that "Aunt Ginger" highlights in the TV Guide.
The format of the show was similar to that of Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the murderer and then confronting him or her in a dramatic courtroom scene near the end. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.