People's Court

People's Court Ticket Information

Each People's Court show taping takes about two hours to tape one 30 minute episode and free tickets to the taping are available. No transportation to the studio is provided. The show usually tapes either three or four episodes a day.

You can get tickets directly from the show or through a 3rd party. The advantage of getting tickets direct from the show is that you can leave at the end of a segment of the show taping and you do not have to stay for the whole day. The segment taping takes 2 hours.

Full day Tapings for this show can last up to eight hours with a 1 hour lunch break where lunch and snacks are provided by the production team.

This Show Has Paid Audience Members $77 To Attend a Taping

In the past, this show has paid audience members $77 per day per person, in cash to see this show.

The deal was negotiated by On-Set Productions, which is an external production company. To get paid, audience members cannot leave this show and must stay to the very end of the taping day to get paid. This may be up to eight hours on just one ticket.

Some audience members have complained that they have stayed for the whole day and were not paid for their services. Only persons signed up through the 3rd party organization will be paid. Attendees who get tickets directly from the show are not paid and can leave at any time. So it is their choice to stay for the whole day.

It is for this reason we do not work with the third party production company as we would never want our clients caught in this situation of not being paid.

People's Court Show Schedule

The show tapes on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays. They tape three shows a day and have both morning and afternoon sessions that begin at 10AM and 2PM. The taping of the third show is often filmed in the morning and the concluding half in the afternoon.

People's Court Broadcast Time

In the New York area, The People's Court airs 3 – 4 pm on FOX 5. The show has a second run at 12 noon – 1pm on WWOR My 9. The People's Court TV show is syndicated to the domestic United States. The show is also broadcasted in Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands.

In the state of Texas nineteen of their stations carry the show during daytime TV scheduling. This state has the most broadcast stations in the Union that air this show. The show is also sold to foreign television markets including France, Belgium, Italy, etc.

People's Court Background

Judge Milian's 'supporting cast' on People's Court includes the court reporter, which is currently Curt Chaplin, the bailiff which is Douglas Macintosh and the lawyer and legal expert, Harvey Levin of TMZ fame.

On the show, many viewers do not realize that the "outside" shots of Harvey Levin are shot at an entirely different time and location than the show - the show is shot in Connecticut and Harvey Levin's public reaction shots are taped in Times Square in New York City, over 40 miles away.

This would explain why there is no back and forth between Levin and his cast. Audience members hoping to meet Levin will be disappointed as he does not visit the studio and is primarily based in Los Angeles.

People's Court is not a judicial court at all. When litigants go on the show, they are consenting to what is known as "binding arbitration," with the judge acting as the arbiter over the case. The "court room" in People's Court, where the action takes place, is just a television set to add to the drama to the show. The litigants are paid an appearance fee of $250 so even the court show "losers" get to take something home.

The People's Court has been delivering reality television to viewers for over three decades beginning with the no-nonsense Judge Joseph Wapner in September 1981. Doug Llewelyn was the court reporter who summarized each case at the end of the show. The first version was based in Los Angeles and ran until June 1993. A team of researchers canvas courts across the country in search of the most compelling, unique and entertaining cases. The litigants all agree to have their disputes settled on "The People's Court." The decisions, based on current law, are final and binding.

Judge Wapner's original "The People's Court" ran from September 1981 before being cancelled in June of 1993. In 1997, the show was resurrected and production was moved to New York City. The first judge on the bench was former NYC mayor, Ed Koch. Two years later, Jerry Sheindlin, husband of Judge Judy, took over the courtroom. In 2001 Judge Marilyn Milian took over the bench and is still dispensing justice on the Emmy award winning program. In 2012 the show moved the studio to its current location in Stamford, Connecticut.

Judge Milian is joined by in-court reporter Curt Chaplin, affectionally known as "the hallway guy" who interviews litigants after each decision. The bailiff, Douglas McIntosh, assists Milian in maintaining courtroom order. Harvey Levin serves as the series' host and legal reporter. Levin takes the show to the people by polling viewers who watch the cases via monitor.

The People's Court was previously taped at NEP Studio 5th Avenue A in New York City. The show moved to the Stamford Connecticut studio in 2012

People's Court Notes

Free Bus Ride From NYC - No Longer Provided

The External Production Company used to provide a free bus ride from New York City for this show but the company no longer provides the free ride. You must drive yourself to CT to see any taping. The free bus would only be at East 57th street at 8:30 AM and returned at 5PM for Tuesday shows.

Noteworthy Dates for this TV Show:

First Life (Seasons 1–12) October 1980 - June 1993

Filmed in Hollywood, CA

Second Life (Seasons 13–26) September 1997 - October 2002

Filmed in New York City, NY

Third Life (Seasons 27 - Present) 2002 - Present

Filmed in Stamford, Connecticut