Amazon's IMDb TV Spins 'Judy Justice' into It's Own FAST Channel

By Daniel Frankel
( NextTV )
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IMDb TV puts the show in a live, linear format that longtime 'Judge Judy' fans might be more comfortable with

IMDb TV series 'Judy Justice'
(Image credit: Amazon)

IMDb TV (now Amazon Freevee) will launch a new FAST channel for Judy Justice on January 24, the same day the Amazon ad-supported streaming service debuts five new episodes of the court show. 

IMDb TV has close to 50 free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels, including recent additions such as The Price is Right: The Barker Era and Supermarket Sweep.

IMDb TV, which fashioned a new reality court series around retired Manhattan judge and longtime syndicated star Judy Sheindlin, debuted the first three Judy Justice episodes back on November 1, with a total of 45 installments posting before the series went on hiatus on December 17. 

That total is apparently enough for Amazon to feel comfortable programming a linear FAST channel, which will line the show up in a grid-like format that fans of Sheindlin's long-running, massively successful broadcast syndication series, Judge Judy, might be more comfortable with. ■

Daniel Frankel
Daniel Frankel

Daniel Frankel is the managing editor of Next TV, an internet publishing vertical focused on the business of video streaming. A Los Angeles-based writer and editor who has covered the media and technology industries for more than two decades, Daniel has worked on staff for publications including E! Online, Electronic Media, Mediaweek, Variety, paidContent and GigaOm. You can start living a healthier life with greater wealth and prosperity by following Daniel on Twitter today!