Judge Mathis Responds To Show Cancellation After 20 Years On Air
Judge Greg Mathis is letting his fans know what’s next for him after his famed show Judge Mathis was recently canceled by Warner Brothers after a 20-year run.
Taking to his Instagram account on Monday (February 20), Mathis noted that his show was ended because the network is looking to get “out of the judge show business.”
“Hey folks, I’m sure by now you know that Warner Brothers is getting out of the judge show business — canceling me and People’s Court — but the good news is, the other studios aren’t getting out of the judge show business,” he said in a selfie video, still wearing his judge robe. “And as you can see with this robe still on, something might be happening real soon. And in fact if it does happen, it’s going to be — and it will — with a Black studio this time.”
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Mathis, 62, also says his commitment will shift to Black creatives and business people who are looking to get some air time.
“I want to be able to empower Black businessmen and Black studios so that they can hire more Black people and put more Black shows on the air, because the commitments we’ve received from corporate America and Hollywood have been rescinded for the most part,” he continued. “One of the studios dismissed all the people of color and hired white males to take their places, reportedly. Others are dropping shows as you see, when there’s this push for African-American images.
“Nonetheless, I’m happy to be able to announce to you that you’re still gonna have me around, perhaps for a judge show, perhaps for a judge show and a talk show on political issues, or perhaps just the talk show,” he concluded regarding his plans in the short term. “We’ll have to wait and see, this week you’ll hear. But I wanna thank you more than anything for all the support you have given me. And your demonstration of so much love, based on the news we’ve received, has shown me how much our love is shared.”
The Judge Mathis Show made its debut in 1999 after Mathis served on Michigan’s 36th District bench. He would go on to make history as the longest-running Black male host on television and won a Daytime Emmy in 2018 for “Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program,” which also made history for being the first court show with a Black judge to win the honor.
