Sony’s Judge Karen to Bang Gavel in 72% of U.S.

Sony cleared new court series Judge Karen in 72% of the country, including 13 of the top 15 markets, said John Weiser, the company’s president of distribution.

Stations that have picked up the show include Sinclair Broadcast Group’s WBFF/WNUV Baltimore; WLFL/WRDC Raleigh, N.C.; WCGV/WVTV Milwaukee; KVCW/KVMY Las Vegas; and several others in their group. Raycom Media also acquired the show for WOIO/WUAB Cleveland and WXIX Cincinnati. Meredith Broadcast Group purchased it for KSMO in Kansas City. And Media General opted in for WSPA/WYCW Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C.

Karen Mills-Francis hails from Miami, where she has defended kids in juvenile court and tried more than 100 cases as an attorney in private practice.

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Contributing editor Paige Albiniak has been covering the business of television for more than 25 years. She is a longtime contributor to Next TV, Broadcasting + Cable and Multichannel News. She concurrently serves as editorial director for The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (G.E.M.A.). She has written for such publications as TVNewsCheck, The New York Post, Variety, CBS Watch and more. Albiniak was B+C’s Los Angeles bureau chief from September 2002 to 2004, and an associate editor covering Congress and lobbying for the magazine in Washington, D.C., from January 1997 - September 2002.