Jerry Springer Is Reportedly In Talks To Create A New Courtroom Show Called "Judge Jerry" And I Am All In On It

THR- Jerry Springer’s long-running talk show is not in production at the moment, but he may not be done with daytime TV just yet. NBCUniversal, which produces The Jerry Springer Show, and the host are developing another syndicated show, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The show, Judge Jerry, would have Springer, a former lawyer and the one-time mayor of Cincinnati, presiding over small-claims cases a la Judge Judy and numerous other courtroom shows.

NBCUniversal declined comment on the project. It’s being targeted for a potential fall 2019 launch.

JERRY! JERRY! JERRY!!!!!! I don’t understand how this story is out there with Jerry Springer “being in talks” for a show called Judge Jerry. If Jerry Springer wants to do be a judge on a courtroom show and NBC wants to air it, why the fuck hasn’t all the paperwork been signed and the pilot been shot? Can’t everyone just blindly agree to agree to everything like its new terms and services for your phone before either Jerry or the network think of something else to do instead? It’s a match made in heaven. We all know that the Jerry Springer Show is a first ballot Hall of Fame junk TV show.

And I can always lose a half hour of my life watching two crazy people argue in court over the most preposterous shit on Earth. In fact, the only thing that stopped me from crashing after those World Cup highs during the day was the incredible drama of The People’s Court.

Now take characters like that, add Jerry Springer’s crazy brand of TV to the mix, put Steve Wilkos as his bailiff/comic relief and anything is possibllllllle. Fights in the court room, scintilating sex scandals, and potentially the most vicious beef in TV history with the Queen of the Courtroom, Judge Judy.

Can you imagine if Jerry vs. Judy became a legitimate rivalry?

The only way this could all be better is if Vince McMahon had his own courtroom show. But considering he is about to relaunch the XFL and still has that little company called the WWE to run, Jerry Springer is the man for the job because he eats scandals with weirdos and craps content. And even when Jerry doesn’t have a bunch of imbreds caught in a love rhombus yelling at each other, he can create memorable moments. Because I don’t know how he was able to squeeze this in as a part of the Jerry Springer Show back when I was a kid during MTV Spring Break. But I do know it was the moment I promised myself that I would never miss a spring break trip while I was in college.

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Also my lowkey favorite thing about Jerry Springer is that he used to be mayor of Cincinnati. Cincinnati is the home of facts that could be told in two truths and a lie, yet all three are somehow true. Jerry Springer was the mayor, Marvin Lewis has coached the Bengals for 15 years despite never winning a playoff game, and Skyline Chili is the beloved local dish of its residents. What a mindfuck that sentence is. On the bright side, at least the good people of Cincinnati don’t live in Cleveland.

(No offense Cleveland, I love you too. But I had to include that clip)