It’s been a remarkable 30 years for Judge Judy. CBS will celebrate America’s highest-rated court TV show in Judge Judy: Unfiltered, Unforgettable, a 90-minute primetime anniversary special timed to the show’s debut in the fall of 1996. It will air Tuesday, Sept. 22 (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT) on CBS and stream live on Paramount+ (Premium) and next day.
The special reveals how the last three decades cemented Judy Sheindlin (aka Judge Judy) as one of television’s most iconic personalities. It includes interviews with Steven Spielberg, Samuel L. Jackson, Amy Poehler, RuPaul and Sherry Lansing, along with Judge Judy’s son, Judge Adam Levy (Adam’s Law), and other family members, lifelong friends, former colleagues, litigants and people whose lives she touched through the years.
In the special, Judge Judy tells her story in her own words, tracing her journey from a spirited childhood in Brooklyn to the New York City Family Court, where she earned a reputation as one of the toughest judges in the country.
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The original Judge Judy series stopped filming new episodes in 2021 after 25 seasons, but reruns still air in syndication and on streaming networks such as Pluto TV.
Judge Judy: Unfiltered, Unforgettable is produced by See It Now Studios. Executive producers are John R. Green, Susan Zirinsky and Terence Wrong. Gary Rosen is a consulting producer. David Perozzi serves as senior producer; Aysu Saliba and Cara Tortora are supervising producers.