Bad Judge | |
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Intertitle, showing Kate Walsh as Judge Rebecca Wright
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by |
Chad Kultgen Anne Heche |
Starring |
Kate Walsh Tone Bell Ryan Hansen John Ducey Miguel Sandoval |
Composer(s) | Wayne Kramer |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Chad Kultgen Anne Heche Chris Henchy Will Ferrell Kate Walsh Adam McKay Betsy Thomas Jill Sobel Messick |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Gary Sanchez Productions Two Out Rally Productions Squirrelius Productions Universal Television |
Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
Original release | October 2, 2014 | – January 22, 2015
External links | |
Official website |
Bad Judge is an American legal comedy television series co-created by Chad Kultgen and Anne Heche. Kultgen and Heche also serve as executive producers, along with Will Ferrell, Kate Walsh, Adam McKay, Chris Henchy, Betsy Thomas, and Jill Sobel Messick for Universal Television.
The series premiered on NBC on October 2, 2014. NBC canceled the series on October 31, 2014; however, the network aired the full series 13-episode order. The series finale aired on January 22, 2015.
The series chronicles the personal life (and wild lifestyle) of Rebecca Wright, a tough-as-nails judge serving on the Los Angeles County Circuit Court, whose time off the bench is spent partying and displaying reckless behavior.
Bad Judge has received mostly negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the show holds a rating of 20%, based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 4.5/10. The site's consensus reads, "A [sic] alleged comedy charged with minimal wit, Bad Judge is benched by stale jokes and a lead performance that lacks conviction." On Metacritic, the show has a score of 38 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
Bad Judge was nominated for a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy.