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''The People's Court'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show currently presided over by retired Florida State Circuit Court Judge Marilyn Milian (her 15th season as the show's arbitrator by September 7, 2015). Milian, the show's longest-reigning arbiter, handles small claims disputes in a simulated courtroom set.〔 ''The People's Court'' is the first court show to use binding arbitration, introducing the format into the genre in 1981. The system has been duplicated by most of the show's successors in the judicial genre. Moreover, ''The People's Court'' is the first popular, long-running reality in the judicial genre. It was preceded only by a few short-lived realities in the genre; these short-lived predecessors were only loosely related to judicial proceedings, except for one: ''Parole'' (1959) took footage from real-life courtrooms holding legal proceedings.〔http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/exhibits/mason_&_associates/documents/reality_series_by_title.pdf〕 Prior to ''The People's Court'', the vast majority of TV courtroom shows used actors, and recreated or fictional cases (as did radio before that). Among examples of these types of court shows include ''Famous Jury Trials'' and ''Your Witness''. ''The People's Court'' has had two incarnations. The show's first life was presided over solely by former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Joseph Wapner.〔("TV: 'People's Court', 'Reality' in the Morning" ), ''New York Times'', September 8, 1981〕 His tenure lasted from the show's debut on September 14, 1981, until May 21, 1993, when the show was cancelled due to low ratings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=People's Court Free TV Show Tickets in New York City )〕 This left the show with a total of 2,484 ½-hour episodes and 12 seasons. The show was taped in Los Angeles during its first life. After being cancelled, reruns aired until September 9, 1994.〔The Intelligencer – September 9, 1994〕 On September 8, 1997, after being out of production for four years, ''The People's Court'' was revived for a second life in first-run syndication as a 60-minute program. Former lawyer and Mayor of New York Ed Koch was chosen as arbiter, which he maintained for 2 seasons. By the 1999–00 season, former New York State Supreme Court Judge Jerry Sheindlin (husband of Judy Sheindlin from ''Judge Judy'') succeeded Koch. Sheindlin only lasted one and a half seasons and was replaced towards the end of the 2000–01 season. In spring 2001, Milian took over ''The People's Court'' and has presided over the show ever since. With 31 seasons total as of September 7, 2015, ''The People's Court'' ranks as the 2nd longest-running courtroom series in history (behind ''Divorce Court''). Its current production life entered its 19th season on September 7, 2015. ==Conception== When John Masterson devised the original camera-in-court concept in 1975, he first pitched it to Monty Hall, the producer and host of the game show ''Let's Make a Deal'', and his partner, producer-writer Stefan Hatos. They put a young associate, Stu Billett, in charge of selling it, but the networks were not interested. Billett later went out on his own and refined the concept into a show shot in a studio rather than a real courtroom. Small claims court participants agreed to drop their court case and accept binding arbitration in a simulated courtroom. The networks expressed interest but still did not buy it; however, it did sell into the first run syndication market. The series was executive produced by Ralph Edwards, who also created and hosted the documentary show ''This Is Your Life'', and Stu Billett, who later went on to create ''Moral Court''. John Masterson, who many consider a pioneer and originator of "reality TV" also created ''Bride and Groom'' and ''Breakfast in Hollywood''.... 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The People's Court」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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