Judge Judy

Judge Steve Harvey

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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Syndication

Steve Harvey employs his own life experiences and some good old common sense as he expands his resume by taking on the roles of judge and jury in the courtroom. Harvey welcomes a variety of conflicts and characters to his courtroom -- from small claims to big disputes and everything in between -- where, playing by his own rules, he helps to settle his guests' cases with his own unique comedic flair.

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	Judge JudySyndication · 1996	Judge Steve HarveyABC · 2022
Current Buzz ScoreMay 7, 2026	2.0 #318	0.1 #2,477
1-Year Buzz ScoreDaily average	3.2 #223	0.1 #2,290
Peak Buzz ScoreHighest 30-day average	6.8 Apr 23 – May 22, 2020 #1,077	1.7 Dec 29, 2021 – Jan 27, 2022 #2,006

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