Network TV dramas remain immensely popular on the small screen into the 2025 TV schedule, but anybody who stays tuned into the awards circuit knows that the big wins usually go to either streaming or premium cable shows that don't produce 20+ episodes in a season.

Bates added another trophy to her collection, winning Best Actress in a Drama Series for her work on the CBS legal drama.

Kathy Bates is giving her Critics Choice Award for 'Matlock' to series executive producer Eric Christian Olsen who lost his house in the LA fires.

Kathy Bates had an unbelievable night at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards—literally! The actress, 76, took home the award for best actress in a drama series for her performance in Matlock at the awards show, held Friday, Feb. 7, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. And her reaction was priceless.

Kathy Bates’ win for Best Actress in a Drama Series at Friday night’s Critics Choice Awards was also a rare major win for broadcast TV, which is scarcely represented on the awards circuit these days,

People are loving the reaction Kathy Bates had when she won a Critics Choice Award for her part in Matlock. She was up for the Best Actress in a Drama Series gong and seemed to be quite surprised when it was announced she was meant to go up on stage and collect the award.

As Kathy Bates accepted the award for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards, she revealed she would be giving her trophy to actor Eric Christian Olsen. Find out why!