Courthouse (TV series)

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Courthouse
Genre
Michael Fields
James Frawley
Dan Lerner
Alan J. Levi
Martha Mitchell
James Quinn
Jesús Salvador Treviño
StarringPatricia Wettig
ComposerJay Gruska
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producerDeborah Joy LeVine
ProducersDan Levine
Vahan Moosekian
CinematographyMichael Gershman
EditorsSusan B. Browdy
David Post
Ron Rosen
Running time60 minutes (with commercials)
Production companiesKedzie Productions
Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 13 (1995-09-13) –
November 15, 1995 (1995-11-15)

Courthouse is an American

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]

Synopsis

Courthouse is a TV drama with much sex and violence; it follows the lives of the judges and lawyers and all the staff at a big-city courthouse in fictional Clark County. The court has a limited budget and an overcrowded case load, and the courthouse itself is falling into disrepair.[1]

The court is led by the no-nonsense presiding judge, Justine Parkes.[3] Then, amid all the turmoil, Wyatt Jackson, a hunky new judge, arrives from Montana.[10] He gets off to a shaky start with Parkes as he is not used to the way big-city courts are run, but there is a hint of romantic tension between the two.[1]

There are several romantic couplings among the staff, including an interracial coupling of two prosecutors in Moore and Graham[4][10] and a lesbian affair between Judge Reide and her housekeeper.[3][6]

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Characters

  • Judge Justine Parkes (Patricia Wettig) – the no-nonsense presiding judge
  • Judge Homer Conklin (Bob Gunton) – an autocratic "hanging judge" and a by-the-book traditionalist
  • Judge Wyatt E. Jackson (Brad Johnson) – a hunky, non-conformist recently arrived from Montana
  • Judge Myron Winkleman (Michael Lerner) – a neurotic Family Court judge
  • Judge Rosetta Reide (Jenifer Lewis) – a struggling, gay single mother presiding over Juvenile Court
  • Jonathan Mitchell (Dan Gauthier) – conceited prosecutor, was dating public defender Gilbert
  • Veronica Gilbert (Nia Peeples) – public defender, dating Mitchell
  • Edison Moore (Jeffrey D. Sams) – hard-charging young prosecutor in a secret romantic relationship with Graham
  • Suzanne Graham (Robin Givens) – an investigator for the D.A.'s office
  • Lenore Laderman (Annabeth Gish) – a naive young prosecutor just reassigned to the sex crimes unit
  • Danny Gates (Cree Summer) – housekeeper and lesbian girlfriend of Judge Reide

Other cast members included

Christopher Michael, Larry Joshua, Kelly Rutherford, Cotter Smith, George Newbern
, David L. Crowley and John Mese.

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)[11]
1"Pilot"Ron LagomarsinoDeborah Joy LeVineSeptember 13, 1995 (1995-09-13)9.2
2"One Flew Over the Courthouse"Bill D'EllaDeborah Joy Levine & Dennis CooperSeptember 20, 1995 (1995-09-20)7
3"Conflict of Interest"UnknownUnknownSeptember 27, 1995 (1995-09-27)5.7
4"Order on the Court"UnknownUnknownOctober 10, 1995 (1995-10-10)7
5"Sex, Law and Videotape"UnknownUnknownOctober 11, 1995 (1995-10-11)7.3
6"Child Support"UnknownUnknownOctober 18, 1995 (1995-10-18)6.3
7"One Strike and You're Out"UnknownUnknownNovember 1, 1995 (1995-11-01)5.4
8"Fair-Weathered Friends"UnknownUnknownNovember 8, 1995 (1995-11-08)5.8
9"Injustice for All"UnknownUnknownNovember 15, 1995 (1995-11-15)5.1
10"Mitigating Circumstances"TBDTBDUNAIREDTBD
11"Justice Delayed"TBDTBDUNAIREDTBD

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-345-45542-8
    .
  2. ^ a b "Courthouse Episodes". TV Guide.
  3. ^
    Sun-Sentinel
    .
  4. ^ a b "Robin Givens returns to TV in legal drama 'Courthouse'". Jet. September 18, 1995.
  5. ^ Wire Reports (October 11, 1995). "Bette Midler Sitcom On CBS Next Season". The Spokesman-Review.
  6. ^
    TheFreeLibrary.com
    .
  7. ^ Margulies, Lee (September 20, 1995). "TV Ratings : Networks' Fall Warm-Up Gets Cool Reception". Los Angeles Times.
  8. Sun-Sentinel. September 21, 1995. Archived from the original
    on 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  9. Philly.com
    .
  10. ^ a b c "Courthouse (CBS)". New York. September 11, 1995.
  11. ^ "Courthouse – Series – Episode List". TV Tango.

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