Watch Hot Bench with Fubo for $0 Today
Many popular court shows are on TV. How can the genre improve? How about using a three-judge panel? That's the concept of "Hot Bench," created by Judge Judy Sheindlin. After hearing each case, the judges discuss it among themselves before rendering a verdict. The show's title comes from a term describing a court action in which a judge frequently interrupts lawyers with questions.
S12, EP15 "Washer Woes and Tire Blows"
A man says his ex-wife's nephew slashed his tires, costing him a day of work, but the nephew says the plaintiff made up the story to avoid paying for a washer and dryer.
S11, EP19 "Dear Sis I Hit a Deer"
A woman takes her sister's car late at night to buy beer and blames a deer for damaging the car; her sister accuses her of drinking beforehand and taking her keys without permission.
S13, EP39 "Un-Split Rent"
A woman says she covered her friend's unpaid rent with help from her father, while the friend argues that everyone knew her seasonal income meant she couldn't always pay.
S11, EP74 "Tenant Compliance or Tenant Defiance"
A substitute schoolteacher sues her former student and his mother, who she says were great landlords for years -- until they started harassing her; the son says he felt the need to pepper spray her in self-defense.
