Judge Judy
| Judge Judy | |
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| Genre | Court show |
| Directed by | Randy Douthit |
| Judges | Judy Sheindlin |
| Narrated by | Jerry Bishop |
| Opening theme | Symphony No. 5, First movement written by Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 21 |
| No. of episodes | 5,425 (as of June 4, 2015) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Randy Douthit |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Big Ticket Entertainment Worldvision Enterprises (1996–1999) Paramount Domestic Television (1999–2006) CBS Paramount Television (2006–2007) CBS Television Distribution (2007–present) Queen Bee Productions (CBS Primetime Special) |
| Distributor |
Worldvision Enterprises (1996–1999) Paramount Domestic Television (1999–2006) CBS Paramount Television (2006–2007) CBS Television Distribution (2007–present) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndication |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) (seasons 1–16) 1080i (HDTV) (season 17–) |
| Original release | September 16, 1996 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Judge Judy is a long-running American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by retired Manhattan family court Judge Judy Sheindlin. The show features Sheindlin adjudicating real-life small claim 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 (its first life canceled in 1993 from low ratings) and Jones & Jury (lasting only the 1994–95 season, short-lived from low ratings). Sheindlin has been credited with introducing the "tough" adjudicating approach into the judicial genre, which has led to several imitators. The only 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. Thus Sheindlin's span as a television judge or arbitrator has lasted longer than any other—a distinction that rewarded her a place in the Guinness World Records in September 2015. With no cancellations or temporary endings in its series run, Judge Judy also enjoys the longest lasting individual production life of any court show.
By 2011, Judge Judy had been nominated 14 consecutive years for Daytime Emmy Awards without ever winning.Judge Judy won its first Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program in 2013, on its 15th nomination. It is the first long-running, highly rated court show to win an Emmy.
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