Hot Bench has garnered its first award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program at the 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
The courtroom series, produced by Judith “Judge Judy” Sheindlin, has been nominated three times before this win.
It was up against Judge Judy’s Judy Justice, Star Jones’ Divorce Court, Justice for the People with Judge Milian and We the People With Judge Lauren Lake.
Hot Bench is produced by CBS Media Ventures and premiered in September of 2014. In 2024 it was renewed for two more years.
The court room drama underwent a cast change in early 2025 when the longest-running member of the bench, Judge Michael Corriero, stepped down. He was replaced by Judge Daniel Mentzer, who joined existing Judges Yodit Tewolde and Rachel Juarez, for Season 12 this fall.
Hot Bench kicked off Season 12 with strong syndicated ratings the week of Sep. 8-14. It was the sixth-ranked show in syndication and the top-ranking court room show. According to Variety, it had its best premiere ratings in four years and improved over 2024 by 15 percent.
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