"Judge Mathis" (1999) TV series 1999-????

Director:

Joey Ford

Writer:

Jeffrey Hackl (writer) (1999-2000)

Seasons:

1 | 8 | unknown

Release Date:

29 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Reality-TV

Tagline:

Real people with real disputes before a real judge delivering real justice

Plot Keywords:

Judge | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Dec. 17	2:00 PM	CW
Fri. Dec. 18	2:00 PM	CW

Cast

Judge Greg Mathis

...

Himself (2 episodes, 1998-2004)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Syndicated Productions

Quotes:

Judge Greg Mathis: [narration for second-season opening-montage] Troubled kids? I was one. Gangs? Jail? I was there. Second chances? I got one. I went to law school, became a lawyer, and then a judge. Now I get to *give* second chances. It's time for hard decisions and tough love. Justice that makes a difference; *that's* what I'm about!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-04-24)" (2008)

Day Time TV

Judge Mathis is very average Day Time TV. The type of show you watch to waste a half hour, its not a great show but its watchable. The main problem with Judge Mathis and ever day time court is that you feel like the judge has already made up his mind before the people even plead there cases, not to mention its kind of boring just to hear people talk and they often interrupt one another. The entire show is just so....fake. Everything about it screams that its fake from the cases to the people. Its just boring Daytime TV. I honestly don't know what to say about Judge Mathis its not great TV and its really dry and stale. There's nothing interesting or exciting in the show and you can usually guess the way the case is going to turn out. If you ever have a half hour you want to kill you should watch Judge Mathis or any Judge TV Show.