Divorce Court is an American court show that revolves around settling
the disputes of couples going through divorces. The current edition of
Divorce Court premiered in September 1999, is conducted as an court
show, and has been presided over by Lynn Toler since 2006. Beginning
in fall 2020, the presiding judge will be Faith Jenkins.Each edition
of Divorce Court has aired in syndication, and with a total of
thirty-five seasons spread across its three incarnations, it is one of
the longest-running syndicated television programs of all time.
Divorce Court holds the record for the longest-running court show of
all time, leading the second-place show The People's Court by five
years. Due to its number of temporary cancellations and varying
arbitrators, however, Divorce Court does not boast the longest
individual series run or longest arbitrator, records held by Judge
Judy.Each edition of Divorce Court has aired in syndication, and with
a total of thirty-five seasons spread across its three incarnations,
it is one of the longest-running syndicated television programs of all
time. Divorce Court holds the record for the longest-running court
show of all time, leading the second-place show The People's Court by
five years. Due to its number of temporary cancellations and varying
arbitrators, however, Divorce Court does not boast the longest
individual series run or longest arbitrator, records held by Judge
Judy.Prior to the premiere of the currently running version, all of
the previous incarnations of Divorce Court were presented in the form
of court show of real-life divorce cases.The first Divorce Court
series began airing in 1957 and ran until 1962, to be revived in 1967
for an additional two-season run. The first two versions starred actor
Voltaire Perkins in the role of the jurist, with Colin Male as the
court reporter. In its first year, Divorce Court aired locally in Los
Angeles on independent station KTTV as a weekly, live, one-hour
program. In 1958, KTTV began recording Divorce Court on Ampex
videotape and syndicated the program nationally. Production resumed in
the fall of 1967 following a five-year hiatus, this time as a
half-hour daily series recorded in color. This second series of
Divorce Court ended in 1969, though reruns continued to be offered to
some stations throughout the early 1970s. Divorce Court Top Movies & Young Movies