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Hot BenchMany 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.S10, EP5 "Unsecured Deposit"A tenant renewed her lease for a year but left after a month for personal and family reasons; the landlord withheld her security deposit, citing a lease break fee, but she says that wasn't in the original lease.
S1, EP40 "Terrible Nanny; Fight Over Fungus"A former nanny demands unpaid severance and holiday pay; a couple say their town home was full of mold.
S1, EP41 "Tough Love Family; Ill-Fated Roommates"A woman and her son fight over charges on a credit card she opened on his behalf, and he insists it was free money; roommates feud over missing and damaged property.
S9, EP60 "Tripod Charlie"A radio personality sues a dog groomer for injuring his Yorkshire terrier, causing its leg to need amputation.
S9, EP129 "Whomever Smelt It Dealt It"To avoid a painful eviction process, a landlord pays his tenant to vacate early but changes his mind about the deal after finding broken eggs behind the TV.
S9, EP80 "Five Grand Theft Auto"A mother-of-seven blames her aunt for ruining her 15-year-old son's life by having him arrested for stealing her car.
S10, EP105 "Under Fire"A man having a medical emergency crashed into a fire hydrant, and his landlady got stuck with the bill; he denies responsibility and says she should be suing the HOA for poorly kept roads.
S1, EP42 "Poisoned Children?; Mustang Family Feud"A woman finds black mold in her home and sues her former landlords; a man and his friend's son dispute the sale of a vehicle.
S1, EP43 "Driving Blind!; Mother and Son Feud"An uninsured motorist denies hitting a car at a gas station; a grandmother sues her son and his fiancee for rent, phone bills and storage fees.
S9, EP73 "Double-Cross Training"A man gave a business loan to his personal trainer, who resists paying him back and claims the man defamed him by telling a prospective client he's a con artist.
S9, EP128 "Not 50/50"An insurance provider determined that liability for a crash was 50/50, but each driver says the other is entirely to blame.
S9, EP76 "Couch-Surfing Cousin"A woman who moved to Denver for a new job and temporarily stayed with her cousin says the cousin's children stole her credit card and damaged her cellphone, and a mountain of clothes went missing.
S10, EP165 "Hot Bench"Three judges argue the merits of a case among themselves and render a verdict.
S1, EP44 "Burned Property Blowout!; Co-Worker War"A woman says her in-laws and her neighbor broke into her home, stole her property and burned it; a woman sues her co-worker for destruction of property and thousands of dollars in emotional distress.
S1, EP46 "Handsome Contractor Woes; Parking Sideswipe!"A client sues a contractor for a TV cabinet he never finished; a woman sues her neighbor for hitting her car.
S9, EP85 "Are You Faux Real?"Masked thieves, a run-over foot, security cam tampering: accusations fly in a dispute over a storage property; video evidence shows that the situation got nasty.
S10, EP33 "Door Jam"The judges debate the issue of who is more at fault after a woman cleaning her car left her doors open into the street, and a man driving by hit one.
S9, EP37 "Loan Snark"When a personal loan enters the mix, sweethearts turn sour, and the terms of the deal may be usurious.
S10, EP166 "Hot Bench"Three judges argue the merits of a case among themselves and render a verdict.
S1, EP45 "Eviction Education!; Gift or a Loan?!"A tenant accuses her landlady of sneaking into her home; a woman sues her ex for repayment of loans.
S1, EP48 "Ex-Lovers' Battle; Boyfriend Sells Fun!"Women sue their ex-lovers for repayment of loans.
S10, EP60 "Parking Problems"A woman says her neighbor hit her car over and over while pulling into his parking spot, and others in their complex witnessed it but didn't want to get involved.
S10, EP29 "Don't Play-Date Me"A playdate organized by two young moms turns ugly fast: their anger escalates into a confrontation involving pepper spray and a candy bar jammed into a gas tank; the defendant says the vandal must have been another of the plaintiff's many "enemies."
S9, EP97 "Babysitting for Beers"A stay-at-home mom agreed to babysit her friend's son, but not for free; she says he never paid her, but he says he did -- in beer and vape pods.
S10, EP104 "Daycare Swindler"When a property owner learned her tenant was running a daycare out of her unit, she became concerned about her own liability; the tenant says she did everything above board and filed a restraining order for what she considered harassment.
S1, EP47 "Landlord Tenant Chaos"A man's criminal record is submitted as evidence.
S1, EP49 "Flooding Damage; Attack in a Dog Park!"A landlord accuses a single mother of causing flooding damage to her home; dog owners fight over whose animal was responsible for an attack.
S10, EP55 "LIEcensed Driver"A man says he had to undergo back surgery after a teenager rear-ended his car -- but he has a history of back injuries and didn't bring any paperwork linking this surgery to this accident.
S10, EP14 "Copped at the Beauty Shop"A woman thinks the stylists at a salon stole her purse; a series of mishaps ruined her anniversary celebration, and on top of everything, she hated her hairstyle.
S9, EP75 "Bee Bang Boom!"When a bee flies into a car, the unlicensed driver crashes into a parked truck.
S10, EP106 "Storage Wars"A mother had power of attorney when her son went to jail but says the property manager of his apartment refused to let her collect his belongings; the manager moved everything to the shared garage, and items subsequently went missing.
S1, EP50 "Fishing Trip and a Pit Bull; Landlord Accused of Theft"Former friends fight over a pit bull attack and the sale of a scooter; a landlord and tenant feud over missing and damaged property.
S1, EP51 "Wardrobe Malfunction Mash-Up!; When Cat Lovers Fight"One motorist says another smashed her car door in an attempt to squeeze by; potential roommates fight over a stop-payment rent check and the "smell of sadness."
S10, EP58 "From Best Friends to Frenemies"A woman lets her friend sublease a bedroom behind her landlord's back, thinking the friend will move out when she marries a neighbor, but she stays put and stops paying rent.
S10, EP30 "Counter Intelligence"A homeowner accuses a handyman of stealing her deposit and being involved in a check washing scheme against her.
S9, EP67 "Neigh-sayer"A mother and daughter say their horse was abused; the buyer is offended and backs out of the sale.
S10, EP7 "Friendship Fallout"After a disastrous fashion-show trip to Ghana, friends and business partners bring their atrocious bookkeeping before the court for a determination of who owes what.
S1, EP52 "Flight From Toxic Health Scare; Church Friends Turned Lovers"A man says lead dust in their rented home forced him to move his family into a shelter; ex-lovers feud over repayment of loans and accusations of cheating.
S1, EP53 "Suicide's Unanswered Questions; Ex-Lovers Trade Blows?"A man sues his late son's friend for the unpaid balance on property she purchased from his son; a woman accuses her ex-boyfriend of assault.
S9, EP162 "Handyman Damage"Bullet holes in the windows, holes punched in the doors, holes dug in the yard by an unauthorized dog -- ex-tenants have explanations for all of them, but the landlord is hoping he can find a hole in their defense and recover his repair costs.
S10, EP15 "Don't Vent, Just Pay Your Rent!"After a nine-year tenancy, a man says his landlords became condescending and retaliatory when he was hospitalized and fell behind on rent.
S9, EP40 "Wish Upon a Car"A used car's engine starts smoking 15 minutes after a family buys it; the seller says they must have caused the massive coolant leak in that short time.
S10, EP167 "Hot Bench"Three judges argue the merits of a case among themselves and render a verdict.
S1, EP54 "Misplaced Meth Pipe?; Flirtatious eBay Power Play?"Ex-lovers feud over ownership of a meth pipe; an online buyer and seller fight over vintage model airplane kits.
S1, EP55 "Casino Payout Gone Bad!; Teen Motorcyclist Test-Drive Crash?"Co-workers dispute ownership of a truck; a teen admits he lost control of a motorcycle he wanted to purchase.
S9, EP92 "Whoopsie Daisy"A woman describes a harrowing incident in which several intimidating dogs attacked her Chihuahua-mix on a walk; their owner says they were provoked.
S10, EP31 "In Despair With In Vitro Fertilization"After losing her unborn child, a distraught woman wants the man who began the IVF journey with her to pay his half of the medical bills.
S9, EP99 "Real Roommates of Long Beach"A deaf woman awakes in the middle of the night to police and firefighters breaking down her bedroom door; her landlord charges her for damages.
S10, EP168 "Hot Bench"Three judges argue the merits of a case among themselves and render a verdict.
S1, EP56 "Last Will & Testament Wedding Drama; Child vs. Adult Bike Race Disaster!"A woman presents her will as evidence that her nephew owes for a wedding-ring loan; a man is injured in a bike race with a 7-year-old.
S1, EP57 "High-Speed Brake Fail?!; Texts Escalate to Restraining Order"A woman accused of falling asleep at the wheel blames her crash on a mechanical failure; a woman says she was so scared of her former employee's threats that she filed a restraining order.
S9, EP88 "A Tale of Two Tenants"A fistfight broke out between a hairstylist and his subtenant, whose witness calls the hairstylist the most evil human being she's ever met.
S10, EP32 "All Bite No Bark"A man's midnight jog on the beach with his Chihuahua turns scary when a 110-pound Akita attacks; the Akita's owner refuses to pay the veterinary bill.
S9, EP39 "Blinded by the Light"A truck driver regains his vision after nine eye surgeries to find his ranch looking like a junkyard; he had let a friend stay in a mobile home on his property, and now he wishes he hadn't; he says the friend caused him to lose wages.
S10, EP94 "Trouble Brewing"A man sues a coffee shop manager for a $5 refund.
S1, EP58 "Emergency Anxiety Meds; World's Best Stepmother?"A woman accuses her former landlord of rifling through her underwear drawer; a woman supports her stepdaughter in an emotional family feud.
S1, EP60 "Explicit Photos Lure Vietnam Vet?; I Don't Flirt With Short Women!"A woman admits to sending intimate photos to an older man but denies taking advantage of him; an insurance agent says her client harassed her when an automatic payment did not go his way.
S9, EP115 "Party Girls' Party House"A landlord claims raucous parties caused extensive filth and fire damage to an apartment; the tenants deny having a party or a fire.
S10, EP13 "Sin City Shakedown"When a woman found out her subletter wasn't paying rent because of a government subsidy, she decided it was unfair for herself to have to pay; she says the subletter is an "evil genius" who also owes her $5 for fast food.
S9, EP74 "Brought Up On Charges"A man's mom paid for a lawyer to keep him out of jail, but the loan agreement she had him sign included a six-month celibacy clause; after a fight over banana pudding and being "evicted" from her house, he doesn't think he owes her the money anymore.
S10, EP164 "Check Yourself"Two men got engaged, but it didn't work out; one sues for a bounced rent check and the other says he owes nothing because money was taken from his account without permission; their voicemails are all the judges need to determine credibility.
S10, EP163 "Tow de Force"A woman's car was towed by mistake, and when she went to retrieve it, she found scrapes on both bumpers, but the tow man denies causing the damage.
S10, EP103 "You Wreck It, You Replace It"A woman is on the hook for crashing her friend's car, but she says it was stolen from her and crashed by someone else; Judge Corriero's line of questioning makes her change her tune and admit responsibility.
S10, EP99 "Pile High Club"Dog excrement in a shared yard leads to a messy altercation between neighbors who have wildly different accounts of the incident, one saying the other brutally assaulted him.
S9, EP146 "Wouldn't Put It Pastor"A pastor's son accuses the church treasurer of stealing $30,000; she admits she moved the funds into her personal account, but only for "safekeeping" during a power struggle among church leadership, and calls the son's accusation defamation.
S9, EP126 "Clipper Slipper"A woman who took her disabled sister for a haircut says the stylist got angry and aggressive with the clippers, causing red welts on her neck.
S9, EP125 "Wrecked & Robbed"A man's car was drivable after a rear-ending but remained in the shop for 47 days while the insurance company claim dragged on; he wants the other driver to reimburse him for his rental car expenses.
S9, EP124 "It's My Cousin's Bill, Not Mine"A woman rushes her cousin's asthmatic child to the hospital, believing that insurance will cover the bill; six years later, a collections agency takes her to court, and she sues her cousin for reimbursement.
S9, EP121 "A Loan Again, Naturally"A woman lends her new boyfriend $600 for marijuana, and he never pays her back; she wants an additional fee for the inconvenience.
S9, EP84 "Why'd You Stop Bumper Thumper"After being rear-ended on a freeway on-ramp, a woman put her car in "sport mode" and prepared to chase the other driver -- and is still gunning for them in court.
S9, EP79 "Give Me My Money, Honey"Three renowned judges discuss the case of a couple breaking up after one lends the other $5,000 to fix her roof.
S9, EP61 "Saving Dasher the Dog; Vanity Insanity"A man wants his money back after paying for his brother's dog's life-saving surgery; a woman sues a woodworker over a vanity.
S9, EP57 "Property Smothers"A landlady inherits rental property from her husband, claims it had been mistreated, and evicts a nine-months-pregnant tenant.
S9, EP49 "Phone Charge-her"A convict cuts off his ankle monitor, leaves the house, and drunkenly loses the cell phone his sister bought for him.
S9, EP47 "Flipped the Script"A chiropractor asks a patient on several dinner dates and accuses her of stealing his manuscript.
S9, EP44 "Ex CATastrophe"A woman thought she was being rescued when her boyfriend moved her out of a housing project to live with him, but, within three months, she was accusing him of conspiring with a raccoon to kill her cat.
S1, EP39 "Ammo Explodes in Face!"A man says defective bullets injured him when they exploded in his gun.
S1, EP38 "Smog Test Scam?; Teen Money Matters"A couple sue a mechanic for the return of money paid to fix their old car, and he countersues for slander to his business; a college student accuses her former roommate of breaking their apartment lease.
S1, EP37 "Scamming the System?"A landlady says former tenants scammed her out of rent and destroyed her property.
S1, EP36 "Hovercraft Builder Burn?; Exercise Machine Wars"A man sues for the return of a down payment and parts to build a hovercraft; a woman sues her ex for the return of an exercise machine and damages for slander.
S1, EP35 "Criminal Texting?"Disturbing text messages trouble the judges, and they advise that the police get involved when a woman breaks down over a dispute with a former friend.
S1, EP34 "Stealing Water?!; Xbox War!"A landlord accuses a former tenant of stealing his water supply by sharing it with a neighbor; exes feud over flirtatious texts, an assault and an Xbox.
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.
Original Air Date: Sep 15, 2014
Genres: RealityTV Series
Rating: TVG
Playback: HD
3 seasons available on demand (22 episodes)
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