The People's Court

The People's Court

The People's Court is an American arbitration-based reality court show, featuring an arbitrator handling small claims disputes in a simulated courtroom set. Within the court show genre, it is the first of all arbitration-based reality-style programs, which has overwhelmingly become the convention of the genre. The original series ran from 1981 to 1993, and the revival ran from 1997 to 2023. Both versions ran in first-run syndication. The show ranks as the longest-running traditional court show and second-longest-running court show in general, having a total of 38 overall seasons as of the 2022–23 television year, behind only niche court show Divorce Court by 2 seasons. The first version of The People's Court was presided over solely by former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Joseph Wapner.

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• Entity:  Television

• Genre:  Arbitration-Based Reality Court Show
• Based on:  An Idea By John Masterson
• Presented by:  Doug Llewelyn, Curt Chaplin, Carol Martin, Harvey Levin
• Theme music composer:  Alan Tew
• Country of origin:  United States
• Original language(s):  English
• No. of seasons:  38 (12 Original, 26 Revival)
• Executive producer(s):  Ralph Edwards, Stu Billett
• Location(s):  Los Angeles, California, U.s. (1981–93), New York City, U.s. (1997–2012), Stamford, Connecticut, U.s. (2012–23)
• Camera setup:  Multi-Camera
• Running time:  30 Minutes (1981–93), 60 Minutes (1997–2023)
• Production company(s):  Ralph Edwards Productions (1981–86, 1987-93 (Copyright Only), Stu Billett Productions (1981–86, 1987-93 (Copyright Only), Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions (1986-87, 1997–2023), Warner Bros. Television
• Original network:  Syndication
• Related shows:  Judge Wapner's Animal Court
• Wikidata description:  Us Television Program
• Wikidata label:  The People's Court
• Wikidata aliases:  The People's Court

• Related Topics:  Television Series By Ralph Edwards Productions, Court Shows