Not That Expensive
Unlike most court programs out there, Judge Judy is actually inexpensive to produce! No, really. Therefore it generates a considerable income. The budget for a mere week’s worth of Judge Judy episodes is in fact just half the cost of a single network sitcom episode.
Tick Tock
Most of the cases that are on the show, if we don’t include any footage that was deleted to meet the time constraints of the show, typically lasts from anywhere from 12 to 45 minutes. That’s really not much when you think about it.