At the dawn of courtroom reality TV stood this addictive syndicated half-hour treating fictional family court cases as if they were real. “The Judge” melds melodramatic re-enactments with the stultifying acting style of a VCR board game. Tonight we’re showing a full episode about a controversial child custody case involving a local congressman!

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