# Night court **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [May 2, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847 "2022-05-02T20:19:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stosh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/1 "2022-05-02T20:19:21Z")
I like a lot of old TV shows, but I have never seen “Night Court”. Does anybody know why? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/2 "2022-05-02T20:21:13Z")
I, for one, don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/3 "2022-05-02T20:23:30Z")
How could we possibly know why you never saw a particular tv series? ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/4 "2022-05-02T20:24:23Z")
I’m not sure what you mean- but it seems to be available on freevee, (which used to be IMDb tv and is included with Amazon prime) ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/5 "2022-05-02T20:25:28Z")
I mean, I could speculate. But that wasn’t the question. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/6 "2022-05-02T20:25:37Z")
I say it’s aliens. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/7 "2022-05-02T20:27:20Z")
Maybe the original run was broadcast the same night as Nude Bingo down at the I.O.O.F. hall, and you never missed a night? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/8 "2022-05-02T20:29:12Z")
I think I know what the OP is getting at. It is not on the normal cable TV old classic show rotation, like MeTV , etc. You can find some on Youtube. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/9 "2022-05-02T20:29:25Z")
You have a phobia about tall people? > **[\`NIGHT COURT' - TV'S TALLEST TEAM](https://www.deseret.com/1990/3/14/18851218/night-court-tv-s-tallest-team)** > > In the spirit of \`\`March Madness,'' let us consider prime time's tallest - and most effective - team: the Night Court (8 p.m., Ch. 2) ensemble. Up front are a pair of 6-foot, 4-inch forwards: Harry Anderson as maverick judge Harry Stone and John... As for finding episodes…wait for it. It was on MeTV in regular rotation a couple of years ago. It will be back. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/10 "2022-05-02T20:36:50Z")
I blame the…uh…better not say—they have space lasers. ---
**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/11 "2022-05-02T20:44:39Z")
I believe the OP is asking “Why isn’t this show being broadcast today.” I can’t speak for this particular show, but I’ll give a couple of guesses that might apply to any show: The show was never that popular to begin with. Whoever is holding the rights thinks they have a gold mine and wants an exorbitant fee. There is something about the show that would be considered offensive now, and no one wants to open that can of worms. The show’s recordings have deteriorated and most people would not want to watch them. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/12 "2022-05-02T20:54:08Z")
It is being broadcast on Laff TV at 11:00 am EDT Mondays and at 11:00 PM weekdays. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/13 "2022-05-02T20:54:42Z")
> [@Bonum\_Legatum](#): > > The show was never that popular to begin with. I doubt this is it. Didn’t it run on NBC immediately after _Cheers_? That scheduling alone ought to have garnered it millions of viewers. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/14 "2022-05-02T20:58:55Z")
Yeah, it was a big hit in its day. Ran for nine seasons and won about a half-dozen Emmies. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/15 "2022-05-02T21:01:11Z")
No show makes it to 9 seasons without being at least a little popular. Also, popular enough that there’s a sequel series in development. John Larroquette set to reprise his role. Unfortunately much of the principle cast has passed over the last 30 years. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/16 "2022-05-02T21:10:27Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Unfortunately much of the principle cast has passed over the last 30 years. Break up hard voodoo. ---
**Author:** ![stosh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/17 "2022-05-02T21:10:12Z")
Not popular? It was on for 9years. ---
**Author:** ![stosh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/18 "2022-05-02T21:12:32Z")
Is that on cable? I don’t watch a lot of TV. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/19 "2022-05-02T21:14:14Z")
> [@stosh1](#): > > I don’t watch a lot of TV. Mm-hmm. And that’ll do it. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847/20 "2022-05-02T21:15:58Z")
Why don’t you watch a lot of TV? Lie down on this couch and tell us about your parents. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-court/963847.md?page=2)