Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has greenlit “Justice for the People with Judge Milian,” a new daily one-hour court series that will debut in fall 2023 on broadcast television stations nationwide.
The first Hispanic arbitrator to preside over an English-language American court series, Judge Marilyn Milian completed her 22nd season of “The People’s Court” prior to its cancellation — making her the longest-presiding judge of the iconic courtroom series. Milian replaced Jerry Sheindlin as judge of “The People’s Court” in 2001.
During Milian’s 22 seasons as host and judge, the show was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program 15 times and won 4 times – the most wins in the court show genre.
“I am extremely proud and excited to work with Byron Allen and Allen Media Group to bring “Justice for the People with Judge Milian” to television while helping to enhance legal news coverage for local stations this fall,...
The first Hispanic arbitrator to preside over an English-language American court series, Judge Marilyn Milian completed her 22nd season of “The People’s Court” prior to its cancellation — making her the longest-presiding judge of the iconic courtroom series. Milian replaced Jerry Sheindlin as judge of “The People’s Court” in 2001.
During Milian’s 22 seasons as host and judge, the show was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program 15 times and won 4 times – the most wins in the court show genre.
“I am extremely proud and excited to work with Byron Allen and Allen Media Group to bring “Justice for the People with Judge Milian” to television while helping to enhance legal news coverage for local stations this fall,...
- 4/6/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Raven-Symoné will receive the Icon Award at this year’s Better Brothers LA Truth Awards.
Broadcasting on Fox Soul, the gala, which is co-presented by Sheryl Lee Ralph and her The Diva Foundation, will also honor Netflix’s The Upshaws (Cultural Affirmation Award), Judge Greg Mathis, Greg Mathis Jr. and “Mathis Family Matters” (Family Award), Starz #TakeTheLead (Corporate Leadership & Diversity Award), Tabitha Brown (Ally Award), Byron Perkins (Courage Award), Dr. Darnell Hunt (Excellence in Education Award), Dr. David Malebranche (Advocate Award) and the Unique Woman’s Coalition (Advocate Award).
Better Brothers Los Angeles (Bbla) is a networking and social organization for members of the Black LGBTQ+ community.
Truth Awards executive producer Scott Hamilton also announced on Tuesday that presenters will include Brandee Evans, Kim Coles, Tre’vell Anderson, Ashlee Marie Preston and Netflix’s Darnell Moore. They join previously announced presenters Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jason Lee, Judge Mablean Ephriam, Eric Scott Ways,...
Broadcasting on Fox Soul, the gala, which is co-presented by Sheryl Lee Ralph and her The Diva Foundation, will also honor Netflix’s The Upshaws (Cultural Affirmation Award), Judge Greg Mathis, Greg Mathis Jr. and “Mathis Family Matters” (Family Award), Starz #TakeTheLead (Corporate Leadership & Diversity Award), Tabitha Brown (Ally Award), Byron Perkins (Courage Award), Dr. Darnell Hunt (Excellence in Education Award), Dr. David Malebranche (Advocate Award) and the Unique Woman’s Coalition (Advocate Award).
Better Brothers Los Angeles (Bbla) is a networking and social organization for members of the Black LGBTQ+ community.
Truth Awards executive producer Scott Hamilton also announced on Tuesday that presenters will include Brandee Evans, Kim Coles, Tre’vell Anderson, Ashlee Marie Preston and Netflix’s Darnell Moore. They join previously announced presenters Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jason Lee, Judge Mablean Ephriam, Eric Scott Ways,...
- 2/28/2023
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Now, this is a turn of events we did not expect.
Just days after Warner Bros. Discovery canceled Judge Mathis after decades on the air, comes a surprising announcement:
Mathis will headline a new series in the fall.
According to reports, Mathis Court with Judge Mathis is in the works for a fall 2023 bow.
Allen Media Group is pitching the first-run one-hour series for broadcast, cable, and distribution platforms.
"Judge Greg Mathis is an outstanding, charismatic, and iconic television host, and we are extremely confident that our eighth and newest court series with Judge Mathis will be very successful for years to come as he joins our outstanding roster of talent, including Judge Kevin Ross, Judge Mablean Ephriam, Judge Christina Perez, Judge Karen Mills-Francis, Judge Glenda Hatchett, Judge Lauren Lake, and Judge Eboni K. Williams," said Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group, in a statement with Variety.
Just days after Warner Bros. Discovery canceled Judge Mathis after decades on the air, comes a surprising announcement:
Mathis will headline a new series in the fall.
According to reports, Mathis Court with Judge Mathis is in the works for a fall 2023 bow.
Allen Media Group is pitching the first-run one-hour series for broadcast, cable, and distribution platforms.
"Judge Greg Mathis is an outstanding, charismatic, and iconic television host, and we are extremely confident that our eighth and newest court series with Judge Mathis will be very successful for years to come as he joins our outstanding roster of talent, including Judge Kevin Ross, Judge Mablean Ephriam, Judge Christina Perez, Judge Karen Mills-Francis, Judge Glenda Hatchett, Judge Lauren Lake, and Judge Eboni K. Williams," said Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group, in a statement with Variety.
- 2/22/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Just days after Warner Bros. announced the cancellation of “Judge Mathis” after 24 seasons, Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has scooped up the services of Judge Greg Mathis to host a new first-run one-hour strip for fall 2023.
“Mathis Court with Judge Mathis” has been given a “firm go” by Allen Media Group, which is now pitching the show for broadcast, cable and distribution platforms.
In addition to broadcast syndication, the show will join Allen Media Group’s eight court series are carried on its television network Justice Central, available in more than 50 million U.S. homes. Allen Media Group’s “America’s Court with Judge Ross” (which premiered in fall 2010), as well as “Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez,” “Justice with Judge Mablean,” “Supreme Justice with Judge Karen,” “The Verdict with Judge Hatchett,” “We the People with Judge Lauren Lake” and “Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams.” (“Equal Justice...
“Mathis Court with Judge Mathis” has been given a “firm go” by Allen Media Group, which is now pitching the show for broadcast, cable and distribution platforms.
In addition to broadcast syndication, the show will join Allen Media Group’s eight court series are carried on its television network Justice Central, available in more than 50 million U.S. homes. Allen Media Group’s “America’s Court with Judge Ross” (which premiered in fall 2010), as well as “Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez,” “Justice with Judge Mablean,” “Supreme Justice with Judge Karen,” “The Verdict with Judge Hatchett,” “We the People with Judge Lauren Lake” and “Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams.” (“Equal Justice...
- 2/21/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Days after it was revealed that Judge Mathis would end its long run in daytime syndication, Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has announced that it will launch Mathis Court with Judge Mathis in the fall.
The new court series will be a daily one-hour strip and will be available to broadcast television stations, as well as global network, cable, and digital distribution platforms later this year.
For 24 consecutive seasons, Warner Bros./Telepictures produced and distributed Judge Mathis, which was the second longest-running court show in continued production with the same host behind Judge Judy (which ran for 25 seasons). Judge Mathis won the Daytime Emmy in 2018 for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program, as well as the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information Series in 2004.
Judge Greg Mathis is a former judge of Michigan’s 36th District Court.
“We at Allen Media Group are proud to add Mathis Court...
The new court series will be a daily one-hour strip and will be available to broadcast television stations, as well as global network, cable, and digital distribution platforms later this year.
For 24 consecutive seasons, Warner Bros./Telepictures produced and distributed Judge Mathis, which was the second longest-running court show in continued production with the same host behind Judge Judy (which ran for 25 seasons). Judge Mathis won the Daytime Emmy in 2018 for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program, as well as the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information Series in 2004.
Judge Greg Mathis is a former judge of Michigan’s 36th District Court.
“We at Allen Media Group are proud to add Mathis Court...
- 2/21/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Raven-Symoné will be honored for her decades of commitment to kids and family programming, as well as LGBTQ+ visibility during the 9th annual Truth Awards.
The event, produced in association with Emmy-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph’s Diva Foundation and in partnership with Better Brothers Los Angeles, will take place at Hollywood’s Taglyan Cultural Complex on March 4. The annual ceremony, which is being hosted by transgender rights advocate and Pose actress Angelica Ross, talk show personality and Cocktails With Queens’ host Claudia Jordan, and NBC Bay Area News anchor Marcus Washington, will also stream exclusively on Fox Soul on March 18.
Symoné is being honored for her three-decade-long career, which spans memorable roles on TV series like The Cosby Show, That’s So Raven and its Disney spinoff Raven’s Home, as well as her persistent presence in kids and family entertainment. The Daytime Emmy nominee and NAACP Image Award winner will...
The event, produced in association with Emmy-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph’s Diva Foundation and in partnership with Better Brothers Los Angeles, will take place at Hollywood’s Taglyan Cultural Complex on March 4. The annual ceremony, which is being hosted by transgender rights advocate and Pose actress Angelica Ross, talk show personality and Cocktails With Queens’ host Claudia Jordan, and NBC Bay Area News anchor Marcus Washington, will also stream exclusively on Fox Soul on March 18.
Symoné is being honored for her three-decade-long career, which spans memorable roles on TV series like The Cosby Show, That’s So Raven and its Disney spinoff Raven’s Home, as well as her persistent presence in kids and family entertainment. The Daytime Emmy nominee and NAACP Image Award winner will...
- 2/21/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group is set to launch another court series — Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. The daily one-hour strip will bow fall 2023 and will be available to broadcast on television stations, as well as global cable, network, and digital distribution platforms.
A lawyer, author and television host, Williams is a former guest host on ABC’s The View and a correspondent for CBS News and Fox News. Williams is currently host of her own series on Allen Media Group’s The Grio Television Network – the daily one-hour news program The Grio with Eboni K. Williams. Williams also starred on season 13 of The Real Housewives of New York City.
As an attorney, Williams provided legal counsel in family law and civil litigation, and was also a public defender. She also worked in private practice. Williams authored the best-selling book Pretty Powerful, as well as a...
A lawyer, author and television host, Williams is a former guest host on ABC’s The View and a correspondent for CBS News and Fox News. Williams is currently host of her own series on Allen Media Group’s The Grio Television Network – the daily one-hour news program The Grio with Eboni K. Williams. Williams also starred on season 13 of The Real Housewives of New York City.
As an attorney, Williams provided legal counsel in family law and civil litigation, and was also a public defender. She also worked in private practice. Williams authored the best-selling book Pretty Powerful, as well as a...
- 1/30/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
All rise!
Star Jones is joining Fox’s Divorce Court as a judge beginning in September. She will preside over all cases brought to mediation, ranging from divorce court proceedings to other domestic disputes.
“We’ve been very lucky to have had exceptionally talented judges helm Divorce Court,” said Stephen Brown, Executive Vice President of Programming and Development for Fox First Run and Fox Television Stations.
He continued, “Beginning next season, Star Jones will bring her life experiences, her knowledge as a litigator, and her forceful personality to that storied bench. She aspires to make the show more meaningful, more interactive, and more impactful for the couples and we can’t wait.”
Jones brings to the bench years of experience as a former prosecutor and later, senior assistant district attorney. She’s also served as a legal correspondent on NBC’s Today and Nightly News, as well as for MSNBC,...
Star Jones is joining Fox’s Divorce Court as a judge beginning in September. She will preside over all cases brought to mediation, ranging from divorce court proceedings to other domestic disputes.
“We’ve been very lucky to have had exceptionally talented judges helm Divorce Court,” said Stephen Brown, Executive Vice President of Programming and Development for Fox First Run and Fox Television Stations.
He continued, “Beginning next season, Star Jones will bring her life experiences, her knowledge as a litigator, and her forceful personality to that storied bench. She aspires to make the show more meaningful, more interactive, and more impactful for the couples and we can’t wait.”
Jones brings to the bench years of experience as a former prosecutor and later, senior assistant district attorney. She’s also served as a legal correspondent on NBC’s Today and Nightly News, as well as for MSNBC,...
- 1/10/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has ordered We the People With Judge Lauren Lake, a daily/strip one-hour syndicated court series that will be available to broadcast TV and global cable, network and digital platforms in fall 2022. The series will be produced and distributed by Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios.
Lake, a family lawyer and legal analyst, previously hosted the nationally syndicated Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court, from MGM Domestic Television Distribution. The show, which featured Lake helping litigants resolve paternity-related legal issues, ran for seven seasons and was nominated for four Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program (including the past three years in a row), winning in the category in 2019. It was not renewed for Season 8 as MGM, over the past year, pulled away from the court show arena, with all three of its series — Paternity Court, Couples Court With the Cutlers and Personal Injury Court — coming to an end.
Lake, a family lawyer and legal analyst, previously hosted the nationally syndicated Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court, from MGM Domestic Television Distribution. The show, which featured Lake helping litigants resolve paternity-related legal issues, ran for seven seasons and was nominated for four Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program (including the past three years in a row), winning in the category in 2019. It was not renewed for Season 8 as MGM, over the past year, pulled away from the court show arena, with all three of its series — Paternity Court, Couples Court With the Cutlers and Personal Injury Court — coming to an end.
- 6/22/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Faith Jenkins is approaching the “Divorce Court” bench: Judge Faith is set to replace longtime “Divorce Court” judge Lynn Toler on the syndicated daytime program in July.
Additionally, the series is relocating to midtown Atlanta, at the Georgia Public Broadcasting Studios. It had filmed nearby at Tyler Perry’s Atlanta studio following a 2018 relocation from Los Angeles.
“We are confident that Judge Faith’s energy and passion for each case will build on the legacy of this program created by the exceptional talents of Judge Mablean and Judge Lynn Toler,” Stephen Brown, executive vice president of programming for Fox Television Stations, said in a statement on Thursday.
Mablean Ephriam presided over the program from 1999 to 2006, when Toler grabbed the gavel.
Jenkins added: “I started watching ‘Divorce Court’ in law school, so to be now joining the show is quite surreal. My legal expertise combined with my personal life experience – including...
Additionally, the series is relocating to midtown Atlanta, at the Georgia Public Broadcasting Studios. It had filmed nearby at Tyler Perry’s Atlanta studio following a 2018 relocation from Los Angeles.
“We are confident that Judge Faith’s energy and passion for each case will build on the legacy of this program created by the exceptional talents of Judge Mablean and Judge Lynn Toler,” Stephen Brown, executive vice president of programming for Fox Television Stations, said in a statement on Thursday.
Mablean Ephriam presided over the program from 1999 to 2006, when Toler grabbed the gavel.
Jenkins added: “I started watching ‘Divorce Court’ in law school, so to be now joining the show is quite surreal. My legal expertise combined with my personal life experience – including...
- 3/5/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Exclusive: There will be a new judge presiding over Divorce Court. Former Judge Faith star Faith Jenkins will headline the long-running syndicated program effective July 2020. She will succeed Judge Lynn Toler who has departed after 13 years on the show.
On Divorce Court, produced by Lincolnwood Productions and distributed by Fox First Run, Jenkins will provide judgement for all the cases brought to mediation on the program, ranging from divorce court proceedings to other domestic disputes. She is only the third arbitrator on the program since its 1999 relaunch, following Mablean Ephriam (1999-2006) and Lynn Toler (2006-2019).
Jenkins has a syndicated court show experience as the star of Judge Faith, which ran for four years, from 2014-2018.
“We are confident that Judge Faith’s energy and passion for each case will build on the legacy of this program created by the exceptional talents of Judge Mablean and Judge Lynn Toler,” said Stephen Brown,...
On Divorce Court, produced by Lincolnwood Productions and distributed by Fox First Run, Jenkins will provide judgement for all the cases brought to mediation on the program, ranging from divorce court proceedings to other domestic disputes. She is only the third arbitrator on the program since its 1999 relaunch, following Mablean Ephriam (1999-2006) and Lynn Toler (2006-2019).
Jenkins has a syndicated court show experience as the star of Judge Faith, which ran for four years, from 2014-2018.
“We are confident that Judge Faith’s energy and passion for each case will build on the legacy of this program created by the exceptional talents of Judge Mablean and Judge Lynn Toler,” said Stephen Brown,...
- 3/5/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Daytime Emmy-winning producer Taj Paxton is teaming with Don Handfield to develop a family drama series inspired by the true-life story of Paxton’s mother, Judge Mablean Ephriam, the first presiding judge of the syndicated TV series Divorce Court.
Ephriam, who hosts Justice with Judge Mablean, was the first African American woman to have a nationally televised court show. A former Los Angeles prosecuting attorney, she also served as a lead attorney in L.A.’s inaugural Domestic Violence Unit.
When Mablean first opened her private family law practice, however, money was so tight that her young children worked as her employees. A 10-year-old Paxton would serve as her legal secretary, typing up court briefs while her older brothers filed court documents and assisted in serving subpoenas. Inspired by those beginnings, the series will center on a tenacious but tender working-class black mother who, like Ephriam,...
Ephriam, who hosts Justice with Judge Mablean, was the first African American woman to have a nationally televised court show. A former Los Angeles prosecuting attorney, she also served as a lead attorney in L.A.’s inaugural Domestic Violence Unit.
When Mablean first opened her private family law practice, however, money was so tight that her young children worked as her employees. A 10-year-old Paxton would serve as her legal secretary, typing up court briefs while her older brothers filed court documents and assisted in serving subpoenas. Inspired by those beginnings, the series will center on a tenacious but tender working-class black mother who, like Ephriam,...
- 5/31/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Judge Lynn Toler is staying on the bench. Fox TV stations have renewed Divorce Court through 2015.
It's TV’s longest running legal franchise and recently scored its highest sweeps numbers in three years. Divorce Court is in its third revival and started in 1957 as a drama with actors re-enacting real divorce court proceedings. The current version started in 1999 with Mablean Ephriam on the bench, is unscripted and shows real-life couples. Toler took over in 2006.
Twentieth Television executive VP and general sales manager Paul Franklin said, “Lynn’s ability to simultaneously entertain viewers while compassionately counseling her litigants is translating to ratings hights. We are thrilled that Divorce Court will remain a key component on local station’s daytime blocks."
What do you think? Have you watched Divorce Court? Would you like to have Toler as your judge?...
It's TV’s longest running legal franchise and recently scored its highest sweeps numbers in three years. Divorce Court is in its third revival and started in 1957 as a drama with actors re-enacting real divorce court proceedings. The current version started in 1999 with Mablean Ephriam on the bench, is unscripted and shows real-life couples. Toler took over in 2006.
Twentieth Television executive VP and general sales manager Paul Franklin said, “Lynn’s ability to simultaneously entertain viewers while compassionately counseling her litigants is translating to ratings hights. We are thrilled that Divorce Court will remain a key component on local station’s daytime blocks."
What do you think? Have you watched Divorce Court? Would you like to have Toler as your judge?...
- 12/11/2013
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Justice With Judge Mablean joins Entertainment Studios’ four other court shows: Justice For All With Christina Perez, We The People With Gloria Allred, America’s Court With Judge Ross and its newest series Supreme Justice With Judge Karen. Judge Mablean Ephriam presided as judge for seven seasons on Divorce Court from 1999-2006. Justice With Judge Mablean is produced and distributed by Entertainment Studios. It’s slated to debut in broadcast syndication in Fall 2014.
- 11/11/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Order in the court! Twentieth Television has renewed syndicated court shows Divorce Court and Judge Alex for two more seasons, through 2013-14.
Twentieth Television's Paul Franklin made the announcement about the weekday series via press release. Both shows are cleared in 75% of the country, including Fox affiliates in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas. Both shows also return to stations owned by Tribune, Sinclair, CBS, Local TV, Belo. and Newport.
Judge Alex is currently in its seventh season and features cases that are presided over by Judge Alex E. Ferrer, a former police officer, lawyer, and Florida judge. The series debuted on September 12, 2005.
Divorce Court features Judge Lynn Toler and is currently in its 13th season. The series debuted on March 30, 1999 and Mablean Ephriam ruled the court until 2006.
Twentieth Television's Paul Franklin made the announcement about the weekday series via press release. Both shows are cleared in 75% of the country, including Fox affiliates in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas. Both shows also return to stations owned by Tribune, Sinclair, CBS, Local TV, Belo. and Newport.
Judge Alex is currently in its seventh season and features cases that are presided over by Judge Alex E. Ferrer, a former police officer, lawyer, and Florida judge. The series debuted on September 12, 2005.
Divorce Court features Judge Lynn Toler and is currently in its 13th season. The series debuted on March 30, 1999 and Mablean Ephriam ruled the court until 2006.
- 1/23/2012
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
See from interview video clips, new clips, spots, trailers"Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail." Movie Jungle has interviews with Tyler Perry, Reuben Cannon, Derek Luke Robin Coleman, Tamela Mann, David Mann, Vanessa Ferlito, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Judge Mablean Ephraim, Judge Mathis, Ion Overman and Ronreaco Lea. There are spots, trailers and clips from the film as well. All videos are within the same player for your embedding ease of use. Tyler Perry writes and directs the Lionsgate distributed comedy which comes out next weekend (February 20th). ...
- 2/13/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See from interview video clips, new clips, spots, trailers"Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail." Movie Jungle has interviews with Tyler Perry, Reuben Cannon, Derek Luke Robin Coleman, Tamela Mann, David Mann, Vanessa Ferlito, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Judge Mablean Ephraim, Judge Mathis, Ion Overman and Ronreaco Lea. There are spots, trailers and clips from the film as well. All videos are within the same player for your embedding ease of use. Tyler Perry writes and directs the Lionsgate distributed comedy which comes out next weekend (February 20th).
- 2/13/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See from interview video clips, new clips, spots, trailers"Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail." Movie Jungle has interviews with Tyler Perry, Reuben Cannon, Derek Luke Robin Coleman, Tamela Mann, David Mann, Vanessa Ferlito, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Judge Mablean Ephraim, Judge Mathis, Ion Overman and Ronreaco Lea. There are spots, trailers and clips from the film as well. All videos are within the same player for your embedding ease of use. Tyler Perry writes and directs the Lionsgate distributed comedy which comes out next weekend (February 20th).
- 2/13/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
TV One, which targets black viewers, has snapped up rights to the off-net comedy "The Hughleys" as part of a multiyear licensing agreement with Twentieth Television.
Also as part of the deal, the network has acquired rights to Twentieth's long-running court show "Divorce Court". The agreement, which includes a VOD component on both titles, marks the first cable deal for both shows.
For "Hughleys", TV One has rights to air all 89 episodes of the comedy starting next month as well as rights to air episodes in limited numbers at a time on its VOD platform.
The comedy, based on comedian D.L. Hughley's real-life experiences, will debut April 5 with a seven-hour marathon starting at 8 p.m. EDT. It will join the regular schedule two days later, airing weeknights at 7:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. EDT.
"Hughleys", which also stars Elise Neal and John Henton, originally aired from 1998-2002 on ABC and UPN.
Meanwhile, TV One has acquired a "best of" package of 120 "Divorce Court" episodes featuring Judge Mablean Ephriam (new syndicated episodes star Judge Lynn Toler) as well as rights to air episodes on its VOD platform.
Also as part of the deal, the network has acquired rights to Twentieth's long-running court show "Divorce Court". The agreement, which includes a VOD component on both titles, marks the first cable deal for both shows.
For "Hughleys", TV One has rights to air all 89 episodes of the comedy starting next month as well as rights to air episodes in limited numbers at a time on its VOD platform.
The comedy, based on comedian D.L. Hughley's real-life experiences, will debut April 5 with a seven-hour marathon starting at 8 p.m. EDT. It will join the regular schedule two days later, airing weeknights at 7:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. EDT.
"Hughleys", which also stars Elise Neal and John Henton, originally aired from 1998-2002 on ABC and UPN.
Meanwhile, TV One has acquired a "best of" package of 120 "Divorce Court" episodes featuring Judge Mablean Ephriam (new syndicated episodes star Judge Lynn Toler) as well as rights to air episodes on its VOD platform.
- 3/12/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Divorce Court will have a new judge on the bench come fall. Twentieth Television, which distributes the syndicated strip, said Monday that Lynn Toler is stepping onto the bench for the upcoming eighth season of the show, replacing Mablean Ephriam. Toler served as administrative judge in Cleveland Heights Municipal Court for eight years after working as an attorney specializing in civil matters. Her relationship with Twentieth extends to 2001, when she hosted its court show Power of Attorney.
- 3/28/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Years ago, in the original "Divorce Court", actors took the parts of real couples engaged in the financial and emotional struggle of separation. In those innocent, pre-Springer days, it was considered unseemly for people to parade their dirty laundry before an audience of millions. Now, the notion of modesty about one's intimate personal life seems practically quaint.
In the new version of "Divorce Court", actors are superfluous. In this brash display of raw emotion, fueled by perceived hurts and fiery tempers, members of each broken union are more than convincing. And what the viewer gets out of the performances -- an embarrassing mix of superiority, sympathy, contempt and surprise -- may be exactly enough to keep this show running for a long, long time.
In interviews, TV judge Mablean Ephriam said people come on the show because it gives them a chance to vent, something real courts don't provide. There's also another reason, flashed in small print after the closing credits: "Consideration has been given to each litigant in connection with his/her appearance on the program."
In each half-hour show, the litigants stand in separate docks before Ephriam, a 50-year-old divorced resident of Silver Lake, Calif., and an activist on domestic abuse issues who has practiced family law for more than two decades. In the first few moments, we learn how long the couple was married and if there are children. Then comes the good part, as spousal arguments over assets become grist for daytime entertainment.
KTTV runs two episodes back to back. On Tuesday, the first couple, married 4 1/2 years with no kids, fought over her collection of 205 Beanie Babies. In the second episode, the couple was married 17 years with six children. There was scant reference to the kids, but it was hard to forget them as he and she exchanged charges of infidelity and discussed possession of the TV and VCR.
The show is part of the next wave of court shows inspired initially by the success of "The People's Court" and, more recently, "Judge Judy". Although these shows nominally are about the application of legal rules to conflicts, it's actually the personality of the judge that determines the popularity of the program.
In that regard, Ephriam should do well. Although she allows the couples to engage in more verbal sparring than most of her fellow TV jurists, she is able to regain control quickly and assert her authority. She is less reserved than the other TV judges and seems to practically enjoy exposing the underbellies of the unraveling relationships. When the husband in Tuesday's first show points out how his wife spent money on breast enlargement, Ephriam calls out: "Hooo, we gonna get to the bottom of this in a minute." Sadly, we do.
DIVORCE COURT
KTTV
Monet Lane Prods. Inc.
in association with Twentieth Television
Executive producer: Jill Blackstone
Supervising producer: Laura Gelles
Consulting producer: Melissa Geiger
Producers: Adam J. Brauer, Angela C. Ford, Adam Spiegelman, Alexandra Szymborski
Associate producers: Paul Boese, Cristina Bonilla, Heather McGray, Josef L. LeBeau, Gina Michelle Madrid, Lisa R. Steinke
Directors: Paul Casey, Steve Grant
Production designer: Bruce Ryan
Editors: Scott Bloom, Scott Riddle
Music: Scooter Pietsch
Host: Mablean Ephriam
Bailiff: Joe Catalano
Announcer: Jimmy Hodson
Airdates: Monday-Friday, 9...
In the new version of "Divorce Court", actors are superfluous. In this brash display of raw emotion, fueled by perceived hurts and fiery tempers, members of each broken union are more than convincing. And what the viewer gets out of the performances -- an embarrassing mix of superiority, sympathy, contempt and surprise -- may be exactly enough to keep this show running for a long, long time.
In interviews, TV judge Mablean Ephriam said people come on the show because it gives them a chance to vent, something real courts don't provide. There's also another reason, flashed in small print after the closing credits: "Consideration has been given to each litigant in connection with his/her appearance on the program."
In each half-hour show, the litigants stand in separate docks before Ephriam, a 50-year-old divorced resident of Silver Lake, Calif., and an activist on domestic abuse issues who has practiced family law for more than two decades. In the first few moments, we learn how long the couple was married and if there are children. Then comes the good part, as spousal arguments over assets become grist for daytime entertainment.
KTTV runs two episodes back to back. On Tuesday, the first couple, married 4 1/2 years with no kids, fought over her collection of 205 Beanie Babies. In the second episode, the couple was married 17 years with six children. There was scant reference to the kids, but it was hard to forget them as he and she exchanged charges of infidelity and discussed possession of the TV and VCR.
The show is part of the next wave of court shows inspired initially by the success of "The People's Court" and, more recently, "Judge Judy". Although these shows nominally are about the application of legal rules to conflicts, it's actually the personality of the judge that determines the popularity of the program.
In that regard, Ephriam should do well. Although she allows the couples to engage in more verbal sparring than most of her fellow TV jurists, she is able to regain control quickly and assert her authority. She is less reserved than the other TV judges and seems to practically enjoy exposing the underbellies of the unraveling relationships. When the husband in Tuesday's first show points out how his wife spent money on breast enlargement, Ephriam calls out: "Hooo, we gonna get to the bottom of this in a minute." Sadly, we do.
DIVORCE COURT
KTTV
Monet Lane Prods. Inc.
in association with Twentieth Television
Executive producer: Jill Blackstone
Supervising producer: Laura Gelles
Consulting producer: Melissa Geiger
Producers: Adam J. Brauer, Angela C. Ford, Adam Spiegelman, Alexandra Szymborski
Associate producers: Paul Boese, Cristina Bonilla, Heather McGray, Josef L. LeBeau, Gina Michelle Madrid, Lisa R. Steinke
Directors: Paul Casey, Steve Grant
Production designer: Bruce Ryan
Editors: Scott Bloom, Scott Riddle
Music: Scooter Pietsch
Host: Mablean Ephriam
Bailiff: Joe Catalano
Announcer: Jimmy Hodson
Airdates: Monday-Friday, 9...
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