A Date with Judy (TV series) for finding mischief and has a firm belief that her family doesn't understand her." The "Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010" described her as "bright, enthusiastic and 'blessed' with a knack for finding trouble." Judy's parents were Melvyn and Dora Foster, and she had a 12-year-old brother, Randolph. Her boyfriend was Oogie Pringle. The program was derived from the radio show of the same name. The table below shows the actors who portrayed the main characters in the two versions of the program. Source: "Total Television" The daytime version ran on Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to noon, Eastern Daylight
Judge Judy their highest to date, peaking at a 9.3 rating. At this point, Sheindlin's courtroom series was still more than ever the highest rated program in daytime. It was also at this point that "Judge Judy" held a record of increasing its ratings for each successive season since its debut. Because of the program's success, "Judge Judy" began airing at better time periods. It was by the show's 5th season (2000–01) that "Judy's" streak of growing in ratings from season to season since its debut had ceased. However, the court show still remained the highest-rated program in daytime that season with