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CBS Schedules 'Judge Judy' Primetime Special for 30th Anniversary

The 90-minute tribute uses home movies and celebrity testimony to map how Sheindlin’s courtroom style reshaped daytime TV and its streaming afterlife.

Overview

  • CBS announced the 90-minute special Judge Judy: Unfiltered, Unforgettable will air Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. ET/PT and will be available the next day on Paramount+ Premium.
  • The program draws on never-before-seen home movies and personal archives to trace Judy Sheindlin’s path from a Brooklyn childhood to the New York City Family Court and national television.
  • The special includes interviews and tributes from high-profile figures such as Steven Spielberg, Samuel L. Jackson, Amy Poehler, RuPaul and Sherry Lansing, plus Sheindlin’s son Judge Adam Levy and other family members.
  • See It Now Studios produced the special with John R. Green, Susan Zirinsky and Terence Wrong as executive producers and credited producers including Gary Rosen and David Perozzi.
  • The broadcast marks the franchise’s 30th anniversary and follows a run that made Judge Judy a syndication powerhouse for 25 seasons and led Sheindlin to launch the streaming series Judy Justice, keeping the brand active across linear and streaming platforms.