Judge Judy Sheindlin is changing the course of her career.
The TV personality, 77, says on Monday’s edition of Ellen that her Judge Judy show will end after its 25th season, at which time she will focus her energies on what appears to be a rebooted version of the show called Judy Justice.
‘I’ve had a 25-year-long marriage with CBS, and it’s been successful; next year will be our 25th season, silver anniversary,’ she said.
‘And CBS sort of felt, I think, they wanted to optimally utilize the repeats of my program, because now they have 25 years of reruns; so what they decided to do was to sell a couple of years’ worth of reruns.’
The latest: Judge Judy Sheindlin, 77, says on Monday’s edition of Ellen that her Judge Judy show will end after its 25th season, at which time she will focus her energies on what appears to be a rebooted version of the show called Judy Justice
Amazing run: The series first debuted on syndicated TV on September 16, 1996
‘But I’m not tired, so Judy Justice will be coming out a year later.’
Ellen asked Sheindlin what network the show would air on, to which she replied, ‘I can’t tell you yet.’
The series first debuted on syndicated TV on September 16, 1996, and has remained on the air since, making the charismatic courtroom leader the highest-paid personality on TV with an annual salary of $47 million.
The New York native explained how the last season of Judge Judy will air from the fall of 2020 until the spring of 2021, and reruns will be in circulation, as she prepares for her new endeavor.
‘Judge Judy, you’ll be able to see next year – a full year, all new shows. With a ponytail!’ she said.
‘The following couple of years, you should be able to catch all the reruns that CBS has sold to the stations that are currently carrying Judge Judy, and Judy Justice will be going elsewhere – isn’t that fun? You know how much fun that was.’
Raking it in: The charismatic courtroom leader is the highest-paid personality on TV with an annual salary of $47 million
Plan in place: The last season of Judge Judy will air from the fall of 2020 until the spring of 2021, and reruns will be in circulation, as she prepares for her new endeavor
Keep on going: Judy told Ellen, ‘If you’re not tired, you’re not supposed to stop’
She told Ellen, ‘If you’re not tired, you’re not supposed to stop, we talked about that the last time we were here.’
Sheindlin’s most recent pact with CBS came in 2015, keeping her on the syndicated show – which gets in excess of nine million daily viewers – through this year, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The CBS Reality schedule plays four episodes from various seasons each day.
In 2017, she sold CBS more than 5,200 hours of content for almost $100million in a transaction that sparked a suit from two producers she created the show with, Kaye Switzer and the estate of Sandi Spreckman (who died 11 years ago).
Sheindlin’s most recent pact with CBS came in 2015, keeping her on the syndicated show – which gets in excess of nine million daily viewers – through this year, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In 2017, she sold CBS more than 5,200 hours of content for almost $100million in a transaction that sparked a suit from two producers she created the show with, Kaye Switzer and the estate of Sandi Spreckman (who died 11 years ago).
Feted: Judge Judy posed with a Daytime Emmys Lifetime Achievement Award she received last May in LA
Judy was a family court judge in Brooklyn until she was discovered for the show in 1995.
She is described in the show’s synopsis as ‘real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional case’.
Judy Judy has aired over 5,000 episodes and she was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Daytime Emmys.
At the time NATAS President & CEO Adam Sharp said: ‘The Daytime Emmy Awards recognize both the excellence and vibrant diversity of daytime television programming. Judge Judy Sheindlin epitomizes both, shaping one of the mainstay genres of our medium.’
David Michaels, senior vice president and executive producer of the Daytime Emmy Awards, added: ‘Daytime television wouldn’t be what it is today without Judy Sheindlin.
‘Judy Judy redefined and reinvigorated the courtroom format propelling the genre to new heights.’