ShowsJudge MathisandThe People’s Courthave been canceled after more than 20 seasons on the air.Judge MathisandThe People’s Courtwill end with seasons 24 and 26 after they premiered in 1999 and 1997, respectively.Judge Mathissees titular Judge Greg Mathis serving sentences in the courtroom. Judge Mathis is the longest-running Black male host on television and the second-longest judge to serve in courtroom television history after Judith Sheindlin, also known asJudge Judy, according toDeadline.The series also became the first court show with a Black jurist to win a Daytime Emmy for outstanding legal/courtroom program in 2018.Meanwhile,The People’s Courtfollows former Florida prosecutor Marilyn Milian judging real small-claims court cases, making her the first Latina judge to host anationally syndicated television court show, perThe Hollywood Reporter.The People’s Courtcurrently on air is a reboot of the original series that ran from 1981 to 1993 with Judge Joseph Wapner, totaling 39 seasons altogether.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Receiving 12 nominations total,The People’s Courtwon four DaytimeEmmy Awardsfor Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program — the most wins for a court show in the category, perThe Hollywood Reporter.It’s also the first popular, long-running reality series in court television history and became the first court show to use binding arbitration after introducing the format into the judicial genre in 1981, Deadline reported.The end of these shows comes amid the ending of other daytime talk shows likeDr. Phil,TheWendy WilliamsShow, TheEllen DeGeneresShow, Dr. Oz, andThe Real.
ShowsJudge MathisandThe People’s Courthave been canceled after more than 20 seasons on the air.
Judge MathisandThe People’s Courtwill end with seasons 24 and 26 after they premiered in 1999 and 1997, respectively.
Judge Mathissees titular Judge Greg Mathis serving sentences in the courtroom. Judge Mathis is the longest-running Black male host on television and the second-longest judge to serve in courtroom television history after Judith Sheindlin, also known asJudge Judy, according toDeadline.
The series also became the first court show with a Black jurist to win a Daytime Emmy for outstanding legal/courtroom program in 2018.
Meanwhile,The People’s Courtfollows former Florida prosecutor Marilyn Milian judging real small-claims court cases, making her the first Latina judge to host anationally syndicated television court show, perThe Hollywood Reporter.
The People’s Courtcurrently on air is a reboot of the original series that ran from 1981 to 1993 with Judge Joseph Wapner, totaling 39 seasons altogether.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Receiving 12 nominations total,The People’s Courtwon four DaytimeEmmy Awardsfor Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program — the most wins for a court show in the category, perThe Hollywood Reporter.
It’s also the first popular, long-running reality series in court television history and became the first court show to use binding arbitration after introducing the format into the judicial genre in 1981, Deadline reported.
The end of these shows comes amid the ending of other daytime talk shows likeDr. Phil,TheWendy WilliamsShow, TheEllen DeGeneresShow, Dr. Oz, andThe Real.
source: people.com
