New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- CBS moves fast after a co-star's report, writes out a regular, and keeps the 'Matlock' Season 2 rollout on track.

Los Angeles - CBS Studios has dismissed actor David Del Rio from "Matlock" after a co-star reported a sexual assault and the studio opened an internal inquiry, according to multiple people familiar with the production and trade reports. The decision lands on the eve of a planned second-season premiere, forcing writers to revise scripts and explain the sudden absence of a regular whose character, a junior associate at the show's central law firm, had been positioned for a larger arc. As the industry's post-#MeToo safeguards have matured, studios have learned to move rapidly when serious allegations surfac...