Judge Judy

Judge Judy is an American streaming Court Show. The series premiered on September 16, 1996, and concluded on July 23, 2021.

Judge Judy
Genre	Arbitration-based reality court show
Created by	Kaye Switzer Sandi Spreckman
Directed by	Randy Douthit[1]
Presented by	Judge Judy Sheindlin Bailiff Petri Hawkins-Byrd
Narrated by	Michael J. Stull Jerry Bishop Steve Kamer
Theme music composer	Fred Lapides Bill Bodine Arden Hofheins, Lisle Moore, Randall Thornton
Opening theme	Symphony No. 5, First movement by Ludwig van Beethoven (seasons 9–25)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	25
No. of episodes	6,280
Production
Executive producer	Randy Douthit[1]
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Big Ticket Television Queen Bee Productions (CBS Primetime Special)
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	September 16, 1996 (1996-09-16) – July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)

The court show ended with its 25th season. This courtroom program stars former family court judge Judy Sheindlin. Each episode finds Judge Judy presiding over real small-claims cases inside a televised courtroom. Her no-nonsense approach has been unsuccessfully copied by other TV court judges.