The COVID-19 pandemic drastically impacted every industry, from culture to education. The television production was not spared. Many television programs were forced to cancel production and postpone airing their scheduled episodes. With the pandemic not over and the threat still present, there is no telling how many future episodes will be affected.

The television industry was one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic affected human health and caused a severe shortage of doctors, nurses, and even hospital beds throughout the country.

Despite this, Randy Douthit of Court TV decided to continue producing new episodes of Judge Judy. Randy had to adapt to new ways of producing Judge Judy. Instead of using New York City to obtain a legal audience, he had to resort to video conferencing due to the lack of audience members. Even though this method was expensive and time-consuming, it allowed Randy Douthit to keep production going.

In addition, the elaborate courtroom set that Judge Judy is shot in had to be reduced by almost 75% to accommodate the space restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the pandemic continued, Randy became more creative in the ways to produce Judge Judy. Randy deviated from his initial shooting plan in New York City and used video conferencing to film episodes. Randy had to carefully study his legal cases and analyze which ones were suitable for filming to ensure that the show would be aired by the next day from its original air date.

Despite all the differences and obstacles Randy and his team had to overcome to produce new episodes of Judge Judy, they could still make it run efficiently. According to Randy, they did not encounter any major delays in production.

In the end, Randy says that the decision to continue with production was worth it. By doing so, he could keep his team employed and retain the large audience that Judge Judy had at the time. Another great thing about continuing with production is that people who could not get into a hospital or couldn’t afford to buy medicine could still see their favorite program, which helped them forget about their hardships for a while.