Twentieth's 'Divorce Court' Renewed Through 2015

Twentieth’s Divorce Court has been renewed through next year, taking it through the 2014-15 TV season, said Paul Franklin, Twentieth’s executive VP and general sales manager. Stations groups renewing the show include Tribune, Sinclair, Meredith and Scripps-Howard.

“Divorce Court continues to thrive on daytime television thanks to Judge Lynn Toler and the outrageous couples that enter her courtroom each day,” said Franklin in a statement. “Lynn’s ability to simultaneously entertain viewers while compassionately counseling her litigants is translating to ratings highs; we are thrilled that Divorce Court will remain a key component on local station’s daytime blocks.”

Divorce Court is produced by Monet Lane Prods., Inc. and distributed by Twentieth Television. Gail Steinberg serves as executive producer.

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.