The People's Court is a US television court show in which small claims court cases are heard, though what is shown is actually a binding arbitration. The People's Court is the first reality court show that did not use actors, but showed the actual cases with the actual parties involved. Prior to The People's Court, popular TV courtroom shows such as Traffic Court and People's Court of Small Claims only presented recreated or fictional cases . Originally taped in Los Angeles, The People's Court had its pilot episode taped on October 23, 1980, with a second pilot episode taped on January 13,... 1981. It then ran in syndication from September 14, 1981 to May 21, 1993 for 2,484 ½-hour episodes, with reruns airing until September 9, 1994. Reruns later aired on the USA Network from October 16, 1995 to June 6, 1997. Currently taped in New York City, it has run in its present 1-hour format since September 8, 1997.
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| On the air: | September 14, 1981 |
| Network: | Television syndication |
| Producer: | Ralph Edwards, Lorimar-Telepictures |