FORMATS 2025
You Be the Judge
What would you decide?
There are few issues as divisive as how to punish convicted criminals in society today. You Be the Judge is a groundbreaking social experiment which takes a provocative look at the justice system, allowing viewers to compare their judgements about convicted criminals against those of real judges.
In each episode, real sentencing hearings are reconstructed. The facts of each case are examined, allowing viewers to decide what sentence they think a criminal offender deserves before it’ s revealed what sentence the judge actually passed. Also commenting on the cases are groups of people who are connected to the justice system, such as former inmates, retired judges and relatives of crime victims. The sentences are often not what everyone expects. What would you decide?
Duration 1 hr
Originally produced by Good TV for Channel 5, UK
Highlights
• UK season 1 launching on Channel 5 Q1 2026
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