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| Judge Joe Brown |
According to TheRoot.com, Judge Joe Brown has been cancelled
from television. CBS has axed his show due to a 17% ratings drop. The Hollywood
Reporter reported that Judge Joe Brown was making $20 million a year. CBS
Television Distribution wanted Judge Joe Brown to take a salary cut due to his
ratings drop, but he wouldn’t, and his show has been cancelled. It has been a
good 15 seasons, and it is time for Judge Joe Brown to say farewell to judging
cases on the air with CBS.
Judge Joe Brown is a former Criminal Court judge from Shelby
County, Tennessee, but was born and raised in South Central, L.A. He got his
degree from UCLA.
Wikipedia says, “Joe Brown is the first black male to
preside over a courtroom television show and the first black person to preside
over a “long-running” courtroom seres…” Obviously, this statement was before the breaking news that Judge Joe Brown's courtroom TV series has been cancelled.
Other television distributors could pick up where CBS left
off, but chances are they won’t pay $20 million a year.
Judge Joe Brown was originally discovered by the producers
of Judge Judy. His set is located next to the set of Judge Judy’s in Sunset
Bronson Studios in California, and both are produced by Big Ticket Television
and syndicated by CBS Television Distribution.
Judge Judy - which airs on the CW – apparently made $45
million a year (as of 2012). That’s more than any other personality on TV.
David Letterman makes $28 million (as of 2012) and Jay Leno made $25 million
(as of 2012). For scripted drama, Mark Harmon from NCIS is the highest paid
television star making $11 million for a full season.
These salaries were shared in TV Guide’s “Who Earns What”
survey.
Image credit: Phil Konstantin
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