As of July 2026, Matlock Season 8 aired in 1993 with 22 episodes — streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Matlock Season 8

1993 22 Episodes Drama · Crime ⭐ 7/10

Right now you can watch Matlock Season 8 on and — and it earns its twists rather than manufacturing them. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. 137 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Watch Andy Griffith work — the performance is a masterclass in restraint. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Matlock Season 8 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The plotting in Matlock Season 8 is tight enough that the twists feel earned rather than assembled. Season 8 of Matlock includes 22 episodes. It aired from September 1993 to May 1994. This season stars Andy Griffith, Brynn Thayer and Daniel Roebuck. Andy Griffith and Brynn Thayer lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1993. What makes Matlock Season 8 hold up is that the resolution matters less than how the characters get there. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

If you cannot walk away from a good mystery, Matlock Season 8 will keep you hooked. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Andy Griffith's performance is the kind that shows up on best-of lists years later. If you have been looking for something to fill the gap left by a recently finished story, this is a reliable answer.

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🎬 Matlock Season 8 — Episode Guide

E1
The Play
1993-09-23
After an actress in The Last Cry of the Hounds is murdered, Matlock agrees to represent the director of a local community play...on the condition that the director not cut him from the play.
E2
The Fatal Seduction (1)
1993-09-30
Matlock, Leanne and Cliff go to North Carolina to attend Billy's sister's funeral. While there, they end up getting involved in a pair of murders connected to two young women. As a way to catch them, Leanne sets up a trap using Cliff as bait.
E3
The Fatal Seduction (2)
1993-10-07
Ben defends a man against murder charges stemming from a date-rape shakedown scheme.
E4
The Diner
1993-10-14
Matlock takes Leanne to meet Martha Jordan, the wife of his very first client back in 1962. Stan Shaw was the cook at the local diner when he was accused of killing the local sheriff after a disagreement in the diner. Charlie Matlock pushed Ben, who had recently quit his job as a district attorney t...
E5
The View
1993-10-28
Matlock realizes he has become a witness in a murder case involving two theater actors and an unhappy husband.
E6
The Last Laugh
1993-11-04
A comedian becomes accused of murdering another comic who had insulted him on stage.
E7
The Capital Offense
1993-11-11
Matlock continues his five-year struggle to save a con artist from the electric chair.
E8
The Haunted (1)
1993-11-18
While Cliff investigates a suit of medical malpractice and ends up getting more involved than he should with his client, Matlock investigates the case of the mysterious Rod Greenwood, who happens to bear an eerie resemblance to a dead businessman. Soon Cliff and Matlock realise that their cases are ...
E9
The Haunted (2)
1993-11-18
E10
The Conspiracy
1993-11-25
Matlock defends a lawyer accused of murdering an associate who'd accused him of botching a lawsuit involving toxic waster polluters.
E11
Matlock's Bad, Bad, Bad Dream
1993-12-02
Matlock dreams that he, Leanne, Billy and Cliff are in 1932 and are involved with the murder of a sax player.
E12
The Defendant
1993-12-16
Leanne falls for Matlock's new client, a philanthropist accused of murdering his business partner.
E13
The Kidnapping (1)
1994-01-13
Abductors tries to kidnap Leanne but takes Billy instead and hold him for ransom.
E14
The Kidnapping (2)
1994-01-20
The FBI agent who was in charge of Billy's kidnapping case is now accused of killing another agent.
E15
The Temptation
1994-01-27
A thug tries to make Leanne fall in love with him by using her journal that he stole from her house.
E16
The Crook
1994-02-03
A stealer is accused of murdering the man who closed the book on his thefts.
E17
The Murder Game
1994-02-10
Matlock reluctantly agrees to spend the weekend as part of a murder mystery with Cliff, Leanne, and three people who each paid $10,000 for the privilege of matching wits with Ben Matlock. When the pretend victim turns up really dead, they know that one of the three paying visitors killed him. Leanne...
E18
Brennen
1994-02-17
Ben vies with a formidable D.A. while defending a client accused of killing a city councilwoman, and discovers a secret hiding in the D.A.'s past that is affecting his judgment in this case.
E19
The P.I.
1994-03-03
A P.I.'s daughter shoots some photos that get the wrong man accused of murder.
E20
The Godfather
1994-04-28
Matlock reluctantly agrees to host a reception for his goddaughter's wedding at Leanne's prompting, but when one of the best men is murdered after the bachelor party, Matlock agrees to defend the brother of the bride when he is accused of murder. The case is hindered by cheating lovers, a bad histor...

🎭 Cast of Matlock Season 8

Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith
Ben Matlock
Brynn Thayer
Brynn Thayer
Leanne McIntyre
Daniel Roebuck
Daniel Roebuck
Cliff Lewis

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