‘Judge Steve Harvey,’ a courtroom comedic reality TV show, is real or fake? Here’s all you need to know about show.
Fans are most likely familiar with Steve Harvey from The Steve Harvey Morning Show and Family Feud, while he is also known as a judge on ABC’s Judge Steve Harvey. The reality TV courtroom show takes court cases front and center during primetime, and viewers get to witness Harvey do hilarious faces while he listens to individuals who are in front of him. So, is Judge Steve Harvey fake? Here’s all you need to know about show.
Is ‘Judge Steve Harvey’ fake?
Fans of Judge Steve Harvey have probably watched legal dramas on television. Two participants enter the courtroom before Steve Harvey and make their respective arguments. In order to engage viewers, Harvey listens to them out and injects humor into the mix.
Then, is Judge Steve Harvey real or fake? While certain components of the show seem legitimate, Harvey himself lacks any legal training and doesn’t own any licenses. Other television programs with a focus on entertainment, like Judge Judy and The People’s Court, used judges with experience in the legal system.
Having said that, Judge Steve Harvey doesn’t follow a script. Harvey may not have background serving as a judge, but it appears that he is open to hearing about the serious issues that contestants bring up. Harvey also responds honestly to the problems in front of him.
The cast members’ requirement to behave spontaneously while on-screen lends further believability to the program. They reportedly aren’t permitted to plan out the events that will take place while they’re filming.
Like numerous reality programs, the participants are carefully chosen by the show’s producers. However, after undergoing a lengthy screening process, cast members are urged to speak and behave honestly while Harvey listens to them.
Participants are paid to take part in the show.
Most of Judge Steve Harvey comes across as genuine rather than staged, and it all starts with the performers. Production goes through a hefty process to pick who will appear before Steve Harvey, and those chosen get paid to appear. According to the casting team, the show offers a “$1,000 honorarium” to “litigants for their appearance.” All applicants must be US citizens or legal residents and also they should be at least 18 years old.
While paying contestants may make the series feel less legitimate, it doesn’t impact whether the show has real or scripted moments. Although production probably makes them aware that Harvey doesn’t actually have any credentials as a judge, it pays contestants to play themselves and present their real-life cases to Harvey.
Steve Harvey admits he doesn’t know much about law.
Judge Steve Harvey revealed why he makes such a flawless judge in order to sell the series, which is why he requires the ideal lead. And it has to do with the fact that he doesn’t have a law degree.
“I have a very keen awareness of judging people and listening to what they say and reading between the lines,” he said, according to On the Red Carpet. “And plus, I don’t just use the law. I look at the story. I’m more concerned with the story than anything. And so when people are talking to me, I’m listening to the story. So I make my ruling based on the story — I don’t really care what the law is because I don’t really know it anyway.”
Judge Steve Harvey airs Wednesdays on ABC at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
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