Judge Judy to end in 2021 after 25 seasons, but new show Judy Justice is in the works

The Hollywood Reporter

Judy Sheindlin reveals on Monday's pre-taped Ellen show that the upcoming 25th season of her lucrative syndicated court show will be its last. But Sheindlin says she's working on a new court show that she couldn't offer details about, titled Judy Justice. "CBS (Television Distribution, which distributes the show) sort of felt, I think, they wanted to optimally utilize the repeats of my program," she says, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Now they have 25 years of my reruns. What they decided to do is sell a couple of years' worth of reruns. But I'm not tired, so Judy Justice will be coming out a year later." Sheindlin adds that she couldn't go into detail, but says: "Judge Judy, you'll be able to see next year — a full year, all new shows. The following couple of years, you should be able to get all the reruns that CBS has sold on the stations currently carrying Judge Judy, and Judy Justice will be going elsewhere. Isn't that fun?" Sheindlin is TV's highest-paid personality, earning $47 million per year from Judge Judy, which launched in September 1996.