Judge Judy 1996

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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    Specials

    1970

    38 episodes

    Specials of Judge Judy premiered on -.

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    Season 1

    1996

    95 episodes

    Season 1 of Judge Judy premiered on September 16, 1996.

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    Season 2

    1970

    10 episodes

    Season 2 of Judge Judy premiered on -.

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    Season 3

    1970

    0 episodes

    Season 3 of Judge Judy premiered on -.

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    Season 4

    1970

    0 episodes

    Season 4 of Judge Judy premiered on -.

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    Season 5

    1970

    0 episodes

    Season 5 of Judge Judy premiered on -.

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    Season 6

    2001

    186 episodes

    Season 6 of Judge Judy premiered on September 3, 2001.

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    Season 7

    2002

    6 episodes

    Season 7 of Judge Judy premiered on September 9, 2002.

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    Season 8

    1970

    0 episodes

    Season 8 of Judge Judy premiered on -.

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    Season 9

    1970

    0 episodes

    Season 9 of Judge Judy premiered on -.

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    Season 10

    1970

    1 episodes

    Season 10 of Judge Judy premiered on -.

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    Season 11

    1970

    0 episodes

    Season 11 of Judge Judy premiered on -.

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    Season 12

    1970

    11 episodes

    Season 12 of Judge Judy premiered on -.

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    Season 13

    1970

    17 episodes

    Season 13 of Judge Judy premiered on -.

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    Season 14

    1970

    10 episodes

    Season 14 of Judge Judy premiered on -.

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    Season 15

    1970

    6 episodes

    Season 15 of Judge Judy premiered on -.

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    Season 16

    1970

    3 episodes

    Season 16 of Judge Judy premiered on -.

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    Season 17

    2012

    260 episodes

    Season 17 of Judge Judy premiered on September 10, 2012.

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    Season 18

    2013

    260 episodes

    Season 18 of Judge Judy premiered on September 9, 2013.

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    Season 19

    2014

    260 episodes

    Season 19 of Judge Judy premiered on September 8, 2014.

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    Season 20

    2015

    121 episodes

    Season 20 of Judge Judy premiered on September 14, 2015.

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    Season 21

    1970

    19 episodes

    Season 21 of Judge Judy premiered on -.

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    Season 22

    2017

    120 episodes

    Season 22 of Judge Judy premiered on September 11, 2017.

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    Season 23

    2018

    58 episodes

    Season 23 of Judge Judy premiered on September 10, 2018.

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    Season 24

    2019

    47 episodes

    Season 24 of Judge Judy premiered on September 9, 2019.

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    Season 25

    2020

    41 episodes

    Season 25 of Judge Judy premiered on September 14, 2020.