The People's Court

The People's Court

2023-07-21 44 minutes.
6.80 17 votes

Season - Episode

26 Season 26 Jan 01, 1970
25 Season 25 Sep 06, 2021
24 Season 24 Sep 07, 2020
23 Season 23 Sep 09, 2019
22 Season 22 Sep 03, 2018
21 Season 21 Sep 04, 2017
20 Season 20 Jan 01, 1970
19 Season 19 Jan 01, 1970
18 Season 18 Jan 01, 1970
17 Season 17 Jan 01, 1970
16 Season 16 Jan 01, 1970
15 Season 15 Sep 12, 2012
14 Season 14 Jan 01, 1970
13 Season 13 Jan 01, 1970
12 Season 12 Jan 01, 1970
11 Season 11 Jan 01, 1970
10 Season 10 Jan 01, 1970
9 Season 9 Jan 01, 1970
8 Season 8 Jan 01, 1970
7 Season 7 Jan 01, 1970
6 Season 6 Jan 01, 1970
5 Season 5 Jan 01, 1970
4 Season 4 Jan 01, 1970
3 Season 3 Jan 01, 1970
2 Season 2 Jan 01, 1970
1 Season 1 Aug 20, 1981

Overview

The People's Court is an American arbitration-based reality court show currently presided over by retired Florida State Circuit Court Judge Marilyn Milian. Milian, the show's longest-reigning arbiter, handles small claims disputes in a simulated courtroom set. The People's Court is the first court show to use binding arbitration, introducing the format into the genre in 1981. The system has been duplicated by most of the show's successors in the judicial genre. Moreover, The People's Court is the first popular, long-running reality in the judicial genre. It was preceded only by a few short-lived realities in the genre; these short-lived predecessors were only loosely related to judicial proceedings, except for one: Parole took footage from real-life courtrooms holding legal proceedings. Prior to The People's Court, the vast majority of TV courtroom shows used actors, and recreated or fictional cases. Among examples of these types of court shows include Famous Jury Trials and Your Witness. The People's Court has had two contrasting lives. The show's first life was presided over solely by former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Joseph Wapner. His tenure lasted from the show's debut on September 14, 1981, until May 21, 1993, when the show was cancelled due to low ratings. This left the show with a total of 2,484 ½-hour episodes and 12 seasons. The show was taped in Los Angeles during its first life. After being cancelled, reruns aired until September 9, 1994.

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Popularity 2119.438
Language English