Divorce Court
| Divorce Court | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Nontraditional court show |
| Starring |
Voltaire Perkins (1957–1962; 1967–1969) Colin Male (1957–1962; 1967–1969) William B. Keene (1984–1993) Jim Peck (1984–1989) Martha Smith (1989–1993) Mablean Ephriam (1999–2006) Lynn Toler (2006–present) |
| Voices of | Gabriel Collier |
| Theme music composer | Sonic Librarian |
| Opening theme | Judge Lynn's Here |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 36 |
| No. of episodes | 5,767 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
Sunset Bronson Studios Hollywood, California |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 60 minutes (1957–1967) 30 minutes (1967–present) |
| Production company(s) | Monet Lane Productions (1999–2014) Lincolnwood Drive, Inc. (2014-present) |
| Distributor |
KTTV (1957–1961) Storer Broadcasting (1961–1967) NBC Films (1967–1969) Blair Television (1984–1993) 20th Television (1999–present) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndication |
| Picture format |
Black-and-white (1957–1962) Color (1967–present) 480i (SDTV) (1957–2011) 480i 16:9 (2011–2014) 1080i (HDTV) (2014-present) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 1957–1962 1967–1969 1985–1992 1999 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Divorce Court is an American nontraditional court show that revolves around settling the disputes of couples going through divorces. The current edition of Divorce Court premiered in September 1999, is conducted as an arbitration-based reality court show, and is presided over by Lynn Toler, a former municipal court judge from Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The series is currently produced by Lincolnwood Drive, Inc. and distributed by 20th Television.
Each edition of Divorce Court has aired in syndication, and with a total of thirty-five seasons spread across its three incarnations it is one of the longest-running syndicated television programs of all time. Divorce Court holds the record for longest running court show of all time, leading the second place show The People's Court by five years.
On September 8, 2015, Divorce Court entered its 36th season, marking the 17th season of its current production life. On April 9, 2014, Divorce Court was renewed for two more seasons, taking it into 2016–17.
Prior to the premiere of the currently running version, all of the previous incarnations of Divorce Court were presented in the form of dramatic reenactments of real-life divorce cases.
The first Divorce Court series began airing in 1957 and ran until 1962, to be revived in 1967 for an additional two-season run. The first two versions starred actor Voltaire Perkins in the role of jurist, with Colin Male as the court reporter. In its first year, Divorce Court aired locally in Los Angeles on independent station KTTV as a weekly, live, one-hour program. In 1958, KTTV began recording Divorce Court on Ampex videotape and syndicated the program nationally; Divorce Court was the first American television program to be distributed through the then-new, revolutionary technology. Production resumed in the fall of 1967 following a five-year hiatus, this time as a half-hour daily series recorded in color. This second series of Divorce Court ended in 1969, though reruns continued to be offered to some stations throughout the early 1970s.
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