Courthouse (TV series)

*Courthouse*
Courthouse
Genre	Drama
Created by	Deborah Joy LeVine
Written by	Ian Biederman; Dennis Cooper; Dan Levine; Deborah Joy LeVine; Roger Lowenstein; Gina Prince-Bythewood
Directed by	Ron Lagomarsino; Michael Fields; James Frawley; Dan Lerner; Alan J. Levi; Martha Mitchell; James Quinn; Jesús Salvador Treviño
Starring	Patricia Wettig
Composer	Jay Gruska
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producer	Deborah Joy LeVine
Producers	Dan Levine; Vahan Moosekian
Cinematography	Michael Gershman
Editors	Susan B. Browdy; David Post; Ron Rosen
Running time	60 minutes (with commercials)
Production companies	Kedzie Productions; Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 13 –; November 15, 1995
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Courthouse is an American drama television series that ran on CBS from September 13 to November 15, 1995. The series was created and executive-produced by Deborah Joy LeVine.^[1] The Courthouse plot centered on a tough female judge,^[2] and was partially inspired by NYPD Blue and the television coverage of the O. J. Simpson murder case.^[3] Patricia Wettig led the cast which also included Bob Gunton and Robin Givens.^[4] Wettig intended to leave the show due to "creative differences", with sources saying that she wanted the show to be more of a star vehicle for her, rather than an ensemble cast, but the show was cancelled before her character could be written out.^[1]^[5]

The show included Jenifer Lewis and Cree Summer as the first recurring African American lesbian characters on TV,^[6] but the role was ordered to be toned down for broadcast.^[3] Lewis played Juvenile Court judge Rosetta Reide, who was having a relationship with her housekeeper Danny Gates (played by Summer).

The show failed to catch on with audiences, the pilot ranked 47 out of 108 shows, according to the Nielsen ratings for that week, with 9.2 million viewers (16% share), and it was cancelled two months after it premiered.^[2]^[7]^[8] One critic described the show as "a hopeless amalgam that strains the senses".^[9]

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