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FRIDAY, JULY 23

Judge Judy

SERIES FINALE Syndicated, check local listings

Judith Sheindlin—aka Judge Judy, the sharp-tongued wit we know, love and fear—didn’t invent the unscripted court show genre. She revolutionized it. Before her series debuted in 1996 (above), one, let the squabbling plaintiffs and defendants take the spotlight, while Joseph Wapner presided with a staid style.

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