Court is adjourned: Daytime courtroom exhibits The People’s Court and Judge Mathis have each been cancelled after greater than twenty years on the air every, based on our sister website Variety.
The determination got here down on Friday from producers Warner Bros. Unscripted Television and Telepictures Productions, who cited “the declining nature of the daytime syndication landscape” in making their determination, per Variety.
The present model of The People’s Court, with decide Marilyn Milian presiding, has aired since 2001, with Milian now the longest-serving host within the present’s storied historical past. Prior to Milian, Ed Koch served because the decide starting in 1997, succeeded by Judge Judy’s husband Jerry Sheindlin. The authentic People’s Court, with decide Joseph Wapner, aired from 1981 to 1993.
Judge Mathis, hosted by former district courtroom decide Greg Mathis, debuted in 1999, with Mathis turning into the second longest-serving decide in TV courtroom present historical past, behind solely Judge Judy.
The People’s Court earned 4 Daytime Emmys for greatest courtroom present throughout Milian’s run, in 2014, 2015, 2020 and 2021. Judge Mathis received the award in 2018, turning into the primary courtroom present led by a Black decide to take action.
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