Judge Judy

Judge Judy
Judge Judy
Genre	Arbitration-based reality court show
Created by	Kaye Switzer; Sandi Spreckman
Directed by	Randy Douthit
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(s)	English
No. of seasons	25
No. of episodes	6,280
Production
Executive producer(s)	Randy Douthit
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Big Ticket Television; Queen Bee Productions (CBS Primetime Special)
Distributor	Worldvision Enterprises; (1996–1999); (seasons 1–3); Paramount Domestic Television; (1999–2006); (seasons 4–10); CBS Paramount Domestic Television; (2006–2007); (seasons 10–12); CBS Television Distribution; (2007–2021); (season 12–25); CBS Media Ventures; (2021); (season 25)
Release
Original network	Syndication
Original release	September 16, 1996 –; July 23, 2021
Chronology
Followed by	Judy Justice (Sheindlin as judge); Tribunal (Upcoming/Byrd as bailiff)
Other websites
	Website

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

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.