Upholding the rules by day. Breaking them by night.

2014 · 1 season · Comedy

6.2 Modest

Series canceled

Comedy

The series chronicles the personal life (and the wild lifestyle) of Rebecca Wright, a tough-as-nails judge serving on the Los Angeles County Circuit Court, whose time off the bench is spent partying and displaying a reckless behavior. Her reputation is about to be tamed—and judged—by Robby Shoemaker, a eight-year-old boy whose parents Rebecca put behind bars. He might be the one that can turn Rebecca's life around.

Country of origin: 🇺🇸 United States
Year: 2014

Created by: Энн Хеч
Channel: NBC
Studio: Gary Sanchez Productions · Universal Television

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Origins

Bad Judge was co-created by Chad Kultgen and Anne Heche, who also served as executive producers alongside Will Ferrell, Kate Walsh, Adam McKay, Chris Henchy, and Betsy Thomas for Universal Television.

Reception

NBC cancelled Bad Judge less than a month after its premiere, on October 31, 2014, but still honored the full 13-episode order, with the finale airing on January 22, 2015.

Reception

The series received mostly negative reviews, holding a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 38/100 on Metacritic, indicating 'generally unfavorable reviews'.

Reception

The Miami-Dade chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers publicly criticized the show and asked NBC to cancel it, arguing it was offensive and reinforced sexist stereotypes about women judges.

Reception

Despite its poor critical reception, Bad Judge received a People's Choice Award nomination for Favorite New TV Comedy.

Themes

sitcom workplace comedy

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