Judge Judy Takes Swipe At CBS For тАШDisrespectingтАЩ Her Show тАШHot BenchтАЩ: тАШYou Were WrongтАЩ
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Much-loved daytime TV star Judy Sheindlin is set to depart from CBS after a whopping 25-year run.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Sheindlin, 78, explains how her exit was affected by the way her show тАЬHot BenchтАЭ was handled.
The program, which premiered in 2014, was said to have been moved to CBSтАЩs secondary channels by тАЬsome CBS stations in major marketsтАЭ to make room for тАЬThe Drew Barrymore ShowтАЭ in September.
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As тАЬHot BenchтАЭ was said to have nabbed an average of 2.3 million viewers while Barrymore had 719,000 this season, Sheindlin voiced her displeasure over the move.
тАЬYou disrespected my creation,тАЭ Sheindlin says, according to Yahoo! тАЬAnd you were wrong. Not only in disrespecting my creation, but your gamble in what you put in its place.тАЭ
тАЬWe had a nice marriage,тАЭ she jokes. тАЬItтАЩs going to be a Bill and Melinda Gates divorce.тАЭ
CBS Media Ventures President Steve LoCascio told the WSJ, тАЬWe have had an incredibly successful relationship with Judy over the last 25 years. It has been an honour representing her show, and just like there has never been another Oprah, there will never be another Judge Judy.тАЭ
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Sheindlin has done incredibly well for herself over the years. Forbes reported in March 2020 that she had earned a fortune of $440 million, mainly from the $47 million a year sheтАЩs amassed on тАЬJudge JudyтАЭ since 2012.
The last new episode of the long-running show is scheduled to air July 23.
Forbes wrote, тАЬSince the show premiered in 1996, it has been the highest-rated courtroom program in the United States and the number 1 syndicated show on television, averaging more than 10 million viewers a day since 2009.тАЭ
The publication added Sheindlin also earned about $2 million more each year for producing тАЬHot BenchтАЭ.
SheindlinтАЩs new courtroom series тАЬJudy JusticeтАЭ is set to air on IMDb TV, AmazonтАЩs free, ad-supported streaming platform.
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