Court Cam
{{Short description|American documentary courtroom television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Court Cam Logo.png
| genre = Documentary
| presenter = Dan Abrams{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/live-pd-host-dan-abrams-new-court-show-court-cam-video/|title='Live PD' Host Dan Abrams Sets New Court Show 'Court Cam' at A&E – Watch Its Wild Teaser (Video)|last=Nakamura|first=Reid|date=October 24, 2019|publisher=The Wrap|website=www.thewrap.com|accessdate=July 20, 2021}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 8{{Cite web|title=Court Cam (A&E) TV Listings|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/showatch/court-cam/listings/|access-date=June 7, 2025|website=The Futon Critic}}
| num_episodes =
| runtime = 24 minutes
| company = {{ubl|Law & Crime Productions|Trifecta Entertainment & Media (syndication)}}
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Dan Abrams
- Paul Kaup
}}
| channel = A&E
| first_aired = {{start date|2019|12|5}}
| last_aired = present
}}
Court Cam is an American documentary television series hosted by Dan Abrams that airs premiered on A&E on December 5, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/AE-Network-Premieres-New-Series-COURT-CAM-on-December-5-20191024|title=A&E Network Premieres New Series COURT CAM on December 5|last=Milligan|first=Kaitlin|date=October 24, 2019|publisher=Broadway World|website=www.broadwayworld.con|accessdate=July 20, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lawandcrime.com/high-profile/get-the-stories-behind-shocking-courtroom-footage-court-cam-premieres-thursday-on-ae/|title=Get the Stories Behind Shocking Courtroom Footage: Court Cam Premieres Thursday on A&E|date=December 3, 2019|publisher=Law and Crime Magazine|website=www.lawandcrime.com|accessdate=July 20, 2021}} The series has currently aired eight seasons, and has been in broadcast syndication since September 11, 2023, under the distribution of Trifecta.{{Cite web |title=Syndication: What's new this fall – T Dog Media |url=https://www.tdogmedia.com/2023/09/syndication-whats-new-this-fall.html |access-date=2024-03-28 |language=en-US}}
Overview
Dan Abrams commentates on closed circuit television footage of courtrooms, interrogation rooms and other public buildings, and the events which occur in each clip, which may include the description of the case, the defendant's previous criminal history, if any, and the fate of their case, with a generic disclaimer that guilt is not implied for events still in the legal process. The participants in each case, including lawyers, witnesses and victims and rarely, the judge themselves, though usually local reporters or contributors to Abrams's Law & Crime Network and their commentary are the main commentators on each clip.{{cite web|url=https://www.dan-abrams.com/is-dan-abrams-court-cam-realistic/|title=Does A&E's 'Court Cam' Accurately Reflect American Courtrooms?|last=Banner|first=Adam|date=February 24, 2021|website=www.danabrams.com|accessdate=July 20, 2021}}
Format
When the show first aired in 2019, Abrams conducted interviews with guests in person. In the second season, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote interviews began to be blended in.
References
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External links
- [https://www.aetv.com/shows/court-cam Court Cam] on A&E
- {{IMDb title|11210072}}
{{A&E original programming}}
Category:2010s American documentary television series
Category:2019 American television series debuts
Category:2023 American television series endings
Category:2020s American documentary television series
Category:A&E (TV network) original programming