Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character is a judge who serves in a family court, and in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes of the show focus on her own experiences as a divorced mother, and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker who works in the field of child welfare. This series was based on the life experiences of Brenneman's mother.
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Amy Brenneman
Amy Gray
Richard T. Jones
Bruce Van Exel
Dan Futterman
Vincent Gray
Jessica Tuck
Gillian Gray
Marcus Giamatti
Peter Gray
Karle Warren
Lauren Cassidy
Jillian Armenante
Donna Kozlowski
Timothy Omundson
Sean Potter
Tyne Daly
Maxine Gray
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23 episodes • 1999Avg: 8.4Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Sep 19, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Short Calendar | Sep 21, 1999 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Trial By Jury | Sep 28, 1999 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Victim Soul | Oct 5, 1999 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Last Tango in Hartford | Oct 12, 1999 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Witch Hunt | Oct 19, 1999 | 8.5 |
| 7 | An Impartial Bias | Nov 2, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Near Death Experience | Nov 9, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Persistence of Tectonics | Nov 23, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Crowded House | Nov 30, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Presumed Innocent | Dec 14, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Spoil the Child | Jan 11, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Zero to Sixty | Jan 18, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Shaken, Not Stirred | Feb 8, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Culture Clash | Feb 15, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Wee Hours | Feb 22, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Drawing the Line | Feb 29, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Human Touch | Mar 21, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Out-of-Towners | Apr 18, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The God Thing | May 2, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Gray vs. Gray | May 9, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Not With a Whimper | May 16, 2000 | 7.0 |
| 23 | Blast From the Past | May 23, 2000 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 2000Avg: 7.3Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zero Tolerance | Oct 10, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 2 | You're Not the Boss of Me | Oct 24, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Instincts | Oct 31, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Convictions | Nov 14, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Unnecessary Roughness | Nov 21, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Burden of Perspective | Nov 28, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Dog Days | Dec 5, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Waterworld | Dec 19, 2000 | 7.3 |
| 9 | The Undertow | Jan 9, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Adoption Day | Jan 16, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Claw is Our Master | Jan 30, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 12 | 8 1/2 Narrow | Feb 6, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Beginning, the End, and the Murky Middle | Feb 13, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 14 | One For the Road | Feb 20, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Treachery of Compromise | Feb 27, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Everybody Falls Down | Mar 20, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Romeo and Juliet Must Die--Well, Maybe Just Juliet | Apr 10, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Unforgiven | Apr 24, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Between the Wanting and the Getting | May 1, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Grounded | May 8, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Redheaded Stepchild | May 15, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Hold on Tight | May 22, 2001 | 0.0 |
24 episodes • 2001
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Last Word | Sep 25, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Off the Grid | Oct 2, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Darkness For Light | Oct 9, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Right Thing To Do | Oct 16, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Look Closer | Oct 23, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Unbearable Lightness of Being Family | Oct 30, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Imbroglio | Nov 6, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Rights of Passage | Nov 20, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Surprised by Gravity | Nov 27, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Beating the Bounds | Dec 11, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Crime and Puzzlement | Dec 18, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Who Shot Dick? | Jan 8, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Cook of the Money Pot | Jan 15, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Extinction of the Dinosaurs | Jan 22, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Can They Do That With Vegetables? | Feb 5, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Woman in Cacti With a Curled Up Rat | Feb 26, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Not Stumbling, But Dancing | Mar 5, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Justice League of America | Mar 26, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Men Aren't Monsters | Apr 2, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Bottle Show | Apr 9, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Tidal Wave | Apr 23, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Boston Terriers From France | May 7, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition | May 14, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Come Back Soon | May 21, 2002 | 0.0 |
24 episodes • 2002
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lost in the System | Oct 1, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Thursday's Child | Oct 8, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Every Stranger's Face I See | Oct 15, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Frozen Zone | Oct 22, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Cause For Alarm | Oct 29, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Roses and Truth | Nov 5, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Damage Control | Nov 12, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 8 | A Pretty Good Day | Nov 19, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Boys to Men | Nov 26, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 10 | People of the Lie | Dec 10, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Lost and Found | Dec 17, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ye Olde Freedom Inn | Jan 7, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Best Interests of the Child | Jan 21, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Wild Card | Feb 4, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Maxine, Interrupted | Feb 11, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Sixteen Going on Seventeen | Feb 18, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Judging Eric | Feb 25, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Looking For Quarters | Mar 18, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Just Say Oops | Apr 1, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Requiem | Apr 15, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Picture of Perfect | Apr 22, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 22 | CSO: Hartford | Apr 29, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Marry, Marry Quite Contrary | May 6, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Shock and Awe | May 13, 2003 | 0.0 |
23 episodes • 2003
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motion Sickness | Sep 23, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Going Down | Sep 30, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Ex Parte of Five | Oct 7, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Tricks of the Trade | Oct 14, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Wrong Man | Oct 21, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Into the Fire | Oct 28, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Kilt Trip | Nov 4, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Long Goodbye | Nov 11, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Rumspringa | Nov 25, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Sex and the Single Mother | Dec 16, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Christenings | Jan 6, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Dancing in the Dark | Jan 13, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Sins of the Father | Feb 3, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Roadhouse Blues | Feb 10, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Werewolves of Hartford | Feb 17, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Baggage Claim | Feb 24, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Song That Never Ends | Mar 2, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Disposable | Mar 16, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Quick and the Dead | Apr 6, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Slade's Chophouse | Apr 27, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Predictive Neglect | May 4, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 22 | My Little Runaway | May 11, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Sex, Lies and Expedia.com | May 18, 2004 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 2004Avg: 7.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accountability | Sep 28, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Lullaby | Oct 12, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Legacy | Oct 19, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Consent | Oct 26, 2004 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Order and Chaos | Nov 23, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Catching It Early | Nov 30, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Early Winter | Dec 7, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Conditional Surrender | Dec 14, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Silent Era | Jan 11, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Long Run | Jan 18, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 11 | 10,000 Steps | Jan 25, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 12 | You Don't Know Me | Feb 1, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Dream a Little Dream | Feb 15, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Happy Borthday | Feb 22, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Hard To Get | Mar 8, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Paper War | Mar 15, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The New Normal | Mar 22, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Sorry I Missed You | Apr 5, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Revolutions Per Minute | Apr 12, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Too Little, Too Late | Apr 19, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Getting Out | Apr 26, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 22 | My Name is Amy Gray... | May 3, 2005 | 0.0 |
