Judge Judy

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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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Judith Sheindlin

Petri Hawkins-Byrd

Jerry Bishop

Michael Stull

Steven Kamer

In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.

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Date	Judge Judy	Veronica Mars
Apr 15, 2026Apr 15, 2026	1.888	1.888
Apr 14, 2026Apr 14, 2026	1.77	1.92
Apr 13, 2026Apr 13, 2026	1.712	2.078
Apr 12, 2026Apr 12, 2026	1.483	2.161
Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 2026	1.477	2.113
Apr 10, 2026Apr 10, 2026	1.969	1.967
Apr 9, 2026Apr 9, 2026	2.48	1.877

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