‘Judge Judy’ Extends Daytime Reign As CBS Media Ventures Renews Repeat Package And ‘Hot Bench’ Through 2026
Both daytime strips have been renewed through the end of the 2025-26 season on stations covering 95% of U.S. TV households. Judge Judy has …
‘Hot Bench’ Season 9 Adds New Judges
When Season 9 of Hot Bench premieres on Monday, Oct. 31, Judge Yodit Tewolde and Judge Rachel Juarez will join series vet Judge Michael …
David Theodosopoulos Named ‘Hot Bench’ EP
David Theodosopoulos has been named executive producer of Hot Bench, the syndicated courtroom program. The announcement was made today …
Judge Michael Corriero Joins ‘Hot Bench’
CBS Television Distribution’s syndicated court series, Hot Bench, will add Judge Michael Corriero to the three-judge bench. Corriero …
Judge Judy’s ‘Hot Bench’ Is Surprise Hit
The new show, created by the star of Judge Judy, has defied the odds to become the No. 1 new syndicated offering of the 2014-15 season.
‘Hot Bench’ Gets Second Season, Upgrades
The CTD court show that is syndication’s No. 1 new entry is renewed and will also move to CBS-owned stations in New York, Los …
CBS Sees ‘Hot Bench’ As ‘Latifah’ Successor
The freshman three-judge panel show looks to move from the CBS duopoly stations to CBS-network stations in fall 2015 in timeslots now …
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Rookie ‘Hot Bench’ Heating Up Syndication
The show, which is carried on stations owned by CBS, Tribune, Sinclair and others, is the No. 1 freshman in first-run broadcast syndication …
Laying Out The Odds: The New Syndie Shows
Having a well-known host does not guarantee a new talk show’s survival. Just ask Katie Couric and Arsenio Hall, two of the …
Maureen Fitzpatrick Named EP Of ‘Hot Bench’
The former EVP of programming and development at CBS Television Distribution, Joins Randy Douthit to lead new syndicated court show debuting …
Syndicated ‘Hot Bench’ A Go For Fall 2014
CBS Television Distribution has sold the court strip from Judy Sheindlin to stations covering 75% of U.S. Station groups picking up …
CTD Prepping ‘Hot Bench’ Court Show
The new syndicated show is being prepped for next fall and will feature a panel of three judges.