Jerry Springer returning to Stamford with ‘Judge Jerry’ show

One of the guiltiest pleasures of daytime television is returning to Stamford with a new program that, ironically, is based on the question of guilt and innocence.

Jerry Springer, whose eponymous talk show was produced at NBCUniversal”™s Stamford Media Center from 2009 through June 2018, is returning to television with “Judge Jerry,” a syndicated court show that is scheduled to debut in the fall of 2019. According to a report in Variety, NBCUniversal Television Distribution will distribute the hourlong program, which is expected to be picked up by most of stations that carried Springer”™s long-running show.

NBCUniversal stated that “Judge Jerry” will “render a verdict with a fair yet firm hand and always leave litigants with a dose of classic Springer wisdom,” with production before a live audience at NBCUniversal”™s Stamford Media Center. For Springer, whose earlier talk show was infamous for on-stage fisticuffs among its dysfunctional subjects, the new format brings a degree of intellectual respect that eluded him during his previous daytime television production.

“For the first time in my life, I am going to be called honorable,” the 74-year-old Springer said. “My career is coming full circle and I finally get to put my law degree to use after all these years.”