Gavels On Air
January 02, 2004
Court TV may be the dial's most dependable source of courtroom drama, but it is hardly the first. For decades, courtroom shows and cop shows have been riveting audiences with legal intrigue. How did we get from Perry Mason and The People's Court to Law and Order and Judge Judy? WNYC reporter Alicia Zuckerman takes a look at the history of TV's love affair with the gavel.
