Matlock won’t be airing for the next two weeks, and fans might be wondering why.

The Kathy Bates-led TV show quickly became a fan favorite after debuting earlier this fall on CBS.

However, it’ll be a bit before you can catch the seventh episode in season 1. So, why is the television series taking a two week hiatus?

Keep reading to find out more…

Tonight (November 21), Matlock will not be airing in its usual 9 pm timeslot. Instead, this week, CBS is airing a TV movie, Nugget is Dead? A Christmas Story as part of some holiday programming. Then next week (November 28), the show won’t air a new episode as it’s Thanksgiving.

Season 1, episode 7 will return on Thursday (December 5) with an all new episode titled “Belly of the Beast.”

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