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BԪַJudge JudyBԪַ will end 25-year run, but star sticking around

The 77-year-old mediator will be making a new show called BԪַJudy JusticeBԪַ that will debut in fall 2021
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BԪַJudge JudyBԪַ will be ending, but Judge Judy isnBԪַt going anywhere.

Confused? Judy SheindlinBԪַs announcement Monday that her popular syndicated courtroom show will end production in 2021 sets the stage for her return in a different format even as her old show may not really go anywhere.

The tough-talking former New York family court judge has ruled her television courtroom since 1996 and its popularity made her the highest-paid personality in TV. She announced on BԪַEllenBԪַ that next season will be her 25th and last making original episodes of BԪַJudge Judy.BԪַ

After that, the 77-year-old mediator will be making a new show called BԪַJudy JusticeBԪַ that will debut in fall 2021.

BԪַIf youBԪַre not tired, youBԪַre not supposed to stop,BԪַ Sheindlin told Ellen DeGeneres.

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CBS, meanwhile, has made a two-year deal with stations that currently carry BԪַJudge JudyBԪַ to air reruns of the program. Based on 25 years of a regular production schedule, itBԪַs likely there are some 5,000 episodes of the program in CBSBԪַ library, said Bill Carroll, a program consultant and expert in the syndication market.

Currently, most markets air two half-hour episodes of BԪַJudge JudyBԪַ back-to-back on weekdays, and the second one is usually a rerun from a past year. ItBԪַs done so seamlessly that many viewers donBԪַt notice itBԪַs an old episode; in fact, ratings for the second half hour are often better, Carroll said.

ItBԪַs a winner for CBS if the show continues to be successful without the production costs BԪַ particularly SheindlinBԪַs salary BԪַ of new material, he said.

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BԪַAt this point, if IBԪַm CBS I have an asset that IBԪַve already paid for,BԪַ he said. BԪַMy only costs are promotion and delivery. ThatBԪַs money in the bank.BԪַ

Sheindlin isnBԪַt saying anything about BԪַJudy JusticeBԪַ and its format, whether itBԪַs a talk show or some judging panel. Executives probably donBԪַt want anything that looks too much like BԪַJudge Judy.BԪַ

BԪַEven if itBԪַs not successful, sheBԪַs got enough money that it doesnBԪַt matter,BԪַ Carroll said. BԪַI donBԪַt see how she loses. I donBԪַt see how CBS loses.BԪַ

David Bauder, The Associated Press

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