A Date with Judy (TV series) A Date with Judy (TV series) A Date with Judy is an American situation comedy television series, two versions of which were broadcast on ABC between 1951 and 1953. A daytime version ran on weekly on Saturdays from June 2, 1951 to February 23, 1952. A primetime version with a different cast ran from July 10, 1952 to September 30, 1953. The title character was teenager Judy Foster. The book "Television Series of the 1950s: Essential Facts and Quirky Details" described Foster as "a very pretty girl who is called 'the cutest date in town'", adding, "Judy has a knack
Judge Judy mid-rank of the 159 syndicated shows on the air. At that time, it was never expected that the show's ratings would ever compete with highly successful daytime TV shows of the time, such as "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" and "The Jerry Springer Show". According to "Biography"s documentary film on Sheindlin, "Judge Judy: Sitting in Judgment" (aired February 21, 2000), producers of "Judge Judy" were disappointed that the show was barely making it on the radar. However, it did not take long for the court show to pick up momentum as "Judge Judy" rose to a 2.1