Judge Judy

The story

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.

The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 1996 · 95 episodes Season details＋

Sept. 16, 1996

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Season 2 Season 2 10 episodes Season details＋

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Season 3 Season 3 2 episodes Season details＋

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Season 4 Season 4 0 episodes Season details＋

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Season 5 Season 5 0 episodes Season details＋

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Season 6 Season 6 2001 · 186 episodes Season details＋

Sept. 3, 2001

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Season 7 Season 7 2002 · 6 episodes Season details＋

Sept. 9, 2002

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Season 8 Season 8 0 episodes Season details＋

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Season 9 Season 9 0 episodes Season details＋

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Season 10 Season 10 1 episode Season details＋

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Season 11 Season 11 0 episodes Season details＋

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Season 12 Season 12 11 episodes Season details＋

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Season 13 Season 13 17 episodes Season details＋

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Season 14 Season 14 10 episodes Season details＋

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Season 15 Season 15 6 episodes Season details＋

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Season 16 Season 16 3 episodes Season details＋

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Season 17 Season 17 2012 · 260 episodes Season details＋

Sept. 10, 2012

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Season 18 Season 18 2013 · 260 episodes Season details＋

Sept. 9, 2013

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Season 19 Season 19 2014 · 260 episodes Season details＋

Sept. 8, 2014

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Season 20 Season 20 2015 · 121 episodes Season details＋

Sept. 14, 2015

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Season 21 Season 21 2017 · 260 episodes Season details＋

Sept. 12, 2017

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Season 22 Season 22 2017 · 260 episodes Season details＋

Sept. 11, 2017

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Season 23 Season 23 2018 · 260 episodes Season details＋

Sept. 10, 2018

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Season 24 Season 24 2019 · 121 episodes Season details＋

Sept. 9, 2019

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Season 25 Season 25 2020 · 41 episodes Season details＋

Sept. 14, 2020

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Special episodes

Specials 38 episodes Season details＋

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