Judge Judy is returning to television with “Judge Judy: Unfiltered, Unforgettable,” a 90-minute primetime special chronicling her three decades as America’s favorite TV judge.
\n\nThrough home movies and personal archives, Judith Sheindlin offers an intimate look into how she became the sharp-tongued, no-nonsense jurist who sat on the bench in Manhattan for nearly 20 years before she segued into television with the syndicated daytime court show “Judge Judy.”
\n\nThe special, which airs Sept. 22 at 8-9:30 p.m. ET on CBS and will be available the following day Paramount+ (Premium), traces Sheindlin’s journey from her childhood in Brooklyn to the New York City Family Court, where she established herself as a tough but fair judge who brought empathy to her work.
\n\nHollywood notables including Amy Poehler, RuPaul, Samuel L. Jackson, Steven Spielberg and former Paramount Pictures chief Sherry Lansing appear on the special to share their favorite “Judge Judy” stories. Sheindlin’s son, Judge Adam Levy, who leads the upcoming daytime court show “Adam’s Law,” was also interviewed along with other family members, friends and former colleagues who share a connection with Sheindlin.
\n\nSpielberg recalls his mother’s love for the show, sharing, “My mom watched her religiously, and one day I asked…
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