Matlock is an
American television legal drama, starring
Andy Griffith in the title role of
criminal-defense attorney
Ben Matlock. The show, produced by Intermedia Entertainment Company (first season only), The
Fred Silverman Company,
Dean Hargrove Productions,
Viacom Productions, and
Paramount Television (season 9 only), originally aired from March 3, 1986, to May 8, 1992, on
NBC; and from November 5, 1992, until May 7, 1995, on
ABC.