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Judge Judy

1996–2021 · 25 seasons

A brisk, no-nonsense courtroom where sharp remarks and quick rulings turn petty disputes into oddly satisfying spectacle.

Created by
Judith Sheindlin
Genres
Crime
Starring
Judith Sheindlin, Petri Hawkins-Byrd, Jerry Bishop
Overview
Judge Judy is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by retired Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. The show features Sheindlin adjudicating real-life small claims disputes within a simulated courtroom set. All parties involved must sign contracts, agreeing to arbitration under Sheindlin. The series is in first-run syndication and distributed by CBS Television Distribution. Judge Judy, which premiered on September 16, 1996, reportedly revitalized the court show genre. Only two other arbitration-based reality court shows preceded it, The People's Court and Jones and Jury. Sheindlin has been credited with introducing the "tough" adjudicating approach into the judicial genre, which has led to several imitators. The two court shows that outnumber Judge Judy's seasons, The People's Court and Divorce Court, have both lasted via multiple lives of production and shifting arbiters, making Sheindlin's span as a television arbiter the longest.

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Created by
Judith Sheindlin
Genres
Crime
Starring
Judith Sheindlin, Petri Hawkins-Byrd, Jerry Bishop
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • class
  • family
  • deception
  • power
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
crime
Created by
Judith Sheindlin
Starring
Judith Sheindlin, Petri Hawkins-Byrd, Jerry Bishop, Michael Stull, Steven Kamer, Bea Arthur, David J. McMillan, Lisa Lange
Length
25 seasons, 2190 episodes, 22 min each
Network
Syndication
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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