Release Date

16 Sep, 1996

Runtime

00:22: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

1476/25

Synopsis

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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Season 1

16 Sep, 1996

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

03 Sep, 2001

Season 7

09 Sep, 2002

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17

10 Sep, 2012

Season 18

09 Sep, 2013

Season 19

08 Sep, 2014

Season 20

14 Sep, 2015

Season 21

Season 22

Season 23

10 Sep, 2018

Season 24

09 Sep, 2019

Season 25

14 Sep, 2020

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