SeriesOn air
The People's Court (1997–2023)
26 seasons1,255 episodes60 min per episode
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.
- Network
- Syndication
- Country of origin
- United States
Seasons
- 1Season 11 episode · 1981
- 2Season 21 episode
- 3Season 31 episode
- 4Season 41 episode
- 5Season 50 episodes
- 6Season 61 episode
- 7Season 70 episodes
- 8Season 80 episodes
- 9Season 90 episodes
- 10Season 100 episodes
- 11Season 110 episodes
- 12Season 121 episode
- 13Season 131 episode
- 14Season 140 episodes
- 15Season 156 episodes · 2012
- 16Season 161 episode
- 17Season 170 episodes
- 18Season 18137 episodes
- 19Season 1911 episodes
- 20Season 208 episodes
- 21Season 21219 episodes · 2017
- 22Season 22205 episodes · 2018
- 23Season 23183 episodes · 2019
- 24Season 24183 episodes · 2020
- 25Season 25150 episodes · 2021
- 26Season 26171 episodes
Where to watch
Free with ads
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Cast
- Marilyn Milian as Self
- Marilyn Milian as Self - Judge
- Harvey Levin as Self
- Harvey Levin as Self - the Legal Reporter
- Harvey Levin as Self - Legal Reporter
- Douglas McIntosh as Self
- Douglas McIntosh as Self - Bailiff
- Douglas McIntosh as Self - the Court Officer (2001-)
- Doug Llewelyn as Self
- Doug Llewelyn as Self - Reporter
- Curt Chaplin as Self - Announcer and Court Reporter
- Curt Chaplin as Self - the Announcer and Court Reporter
- Jena Finn as Self - Guest Host
- Ed Koch as Self - the Judge
- Ed Koch as Self - The Judge
- Jerry Sheindlin as Self - the Judge
- Josephine Ann Longobardi as Self - the Court Officer (1997-2001)
- Eddie Hardy as Plaintiff
- Eddie Hardy as Self