From Jail To Judge: ‘Judge Mathis’ Ending After Two Decades
He is the longest-running Black male host on television.
After over 20 seasons on air — 24 to be exact — Judge Mathis has been canceled.
According to PEOPLE, the syndicated legal show which premiered in 1999 will be coming to an end. Gregory Ellis Mathis, who became known as Greg Mathis, is the longest-running Black male host on television. He’s second to Judge Sheindlin (Judge Judy) in longest-serving judge in courtroom television.
In 2018, Judge Mathis won a Daytime Emmy for outstanding legal/courtroom program, making the series the first court show with a black jurist to win the honor. He was able to turn his life around after serving time in jail on a gun charge as a member of one of Detroit’s most violent street gangs, according to the Judge Mathis website.
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