''Judge Jerry'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by

Jerry Springer Gerald Norman Springer (born February 13, 1944) is a British-American broadcaster, journalist, actor, producer, former lawyer, and politician. He hosted the tabloid talk show '' Jerry Springer'' between September 30, 1991 and July 26, 2018, an ...

, who previously hosted ''

'' from 1991 to 2018. The series began its run in

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on September 9, 2019, and was distributed by

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. In February 2020, the series was renewed for a second season. In March 2021, the series was renewed for a third season. In March 2022, the series was canceled after three seasons.

Production

Development

Host

had planned on retiring after his tabloid talk show ended production in 2018. NBCUniversal, which had syndicated that tabloid talk show, was interested in retaining Springer's services and convinced him to take on hosting duties for an arbitration court show, the distributor's first entry into the genre. Springer was intrigued by the opportunity to host a more "grown-up" program and to use his law school education. The signature "Jerry! Jerry!" chant had been carried over to ''Judge Jerry'', albeit only during the warm-up and never during the actual proceedings. Cases for ''Judge Jerry'' were chosen from pending

small claims court Small-claims courts have limited jurisdiction to hear civil cases between private litigants. Courts authorized to try small claims may also have other judicial functions, and go by different names in different jurisdictions. For example, it may ...

cases that had already been filed in jurisdictions across the United States; according to Springer, this was to prevent litigants from purposely seeking out the show to earn

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, a problem that had occasionally come up during the run of ''Jerry Springer''. In regard to his judicial style, Springer largely played it straight, though he noted: "invariably I crack jokes because I can't help it... even if I have to be stern I'm never going to be mean." On February 5, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season. On March 23, 2021, the series was renewed for a third season, with the intent of presiding over more outrageous and entertaining cases compared to the previous two years. On March 9, 2022, the series was canceled after three seasons.

Filming

The show was filmed in front of a live audience at

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's Stamford Media Center in

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. The show was taped in sessions of 30 to 35 cases every other week.

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* * {{The Jerry Springer Show 2010s American legal television series 2010s American reality television series 2019 American television series debuts 2022 American television series endings 2020s American legal television series 2020s American reality television series Arbitration courts and tribunals Court shows English-language television shows First-run syndicated television programs in the United States Television series by Universal Television Television shows filmed in Connecticut