‘Judge Judy’ quits daytime tel

Judge Judy, Judith Sheindlin, on Set on February 14. 1997 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images.

‘Judge Judy’ quits daytime television after 25 years

Judge Judy revealed to Ellen DeGeneres that her long-running series ‘Judge Judy’ will end after its 25th season in 2021.

‘Judge Judy’ quits daytime tel

Judge Judy, Judith Sheindlin, on Set on February 14. 1997 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images.

Judy Sheindlin, better known to the world as television’s Judge Judy, recently announced that her courtroom reality show will come to an end after 25 seasons.

According to Forbes, the show, which features Sheindlin presiding over daytime audiences with her unique approach to small-claim disputes, will continue to air in re-runs while Sheindlin moves on to host a new programme, Judy Justice, though she hasn’t given any details about what the new show will be about or where to watch it. 

One of daytime’s highest-rated shows

The show has also been a hit in South Africa over the last couple of years.

As the host and namesake of Judge Judy, Sheindlin earned $47 million (about R73 million) a year since 2012 from CBS, making her one of television’s highest-paid hosts

It is said that since the show premiered in 1996, it has been the highest-rated courtroom programme in the United States and the number one syndicated show on television, averaging more than 10 million viewers a day since 2009.

About Judge Judy Sheindlin

Before her daily show propelled her to stardom, Sheindlin served as a judge in New York’s family court system for 25 years, during which she heard more than 20 000 cases. She gained a reputation for her wit, frankness and efficiency in the courtroom, and after a 1993 profile in the Los Angeles Times and an interview on 60 Minutes, she started to gain national recognition. 

At the age of 70, in 2013, she earned her first Emmy Award. Now she’s 77, and with plans for a new show, she doesn’t seem to be slowing down.

“Many people, as I did in the beginning, get stuck with a job they don’t really like,” Sheindlin said at the Forbes summit. “If you’re not doing something that you love to do, find something that you love to do because it will make your whole life different.”

Find out what Judge Judy had to say about her future plans on The Ellen DeGeneres Show: