Court TV
Gavel-to-gavel broadcasting
Court TV is a cable television network that broadcasts coverage of criminal trials, legal proceedings, and true crime programming.
Launched in 1991, the network pioneered live courtroom coverage, including the O.J.
Simpson trial that captivated American audiences in 1995.
The name is sometimes used generically for any televised trial coverage: The hearing turned into a Court TV spectacle.
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- verdictOfficial court decision
- judgeOne who decides
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
crime · crime scene · testimony · witness · jury · opening statement · lawyer · prosecution · defense · murder · scandal · media circus · live · broadcast · cable · legal analyst · breaking news · true crime
- true crimetrue crime, cold case, crime docs, unsolved mystery, murder mystery
- TV NetworksABC, NBC, Fox, CBS, CNN
- Defunct ChannelsG4, H2, Vine
- legal medialegal drama, courtroom drama, legal analysis, Judge Judy, trial coverage
- news medianews agency, newspaper, documentary, article, news photo
- tabloidsNational Enquirer, TMZ, Daily Mail, People, Globe
Court TVLaw & Order
Enforcement and adjudication
Perry Mason · The Good Wife · Boston Legal · LA Law · Matlock
Court TVHGTV
Home improvement cable network
Food Network · Comedy Central · Cartoon Network · MTV · ESPN
court, courts, courting, courted, courtship, courtly, courtier, courtesy, courteous