Judge Rinder - New episodes?

[AllWillBeWell]

I noticed ITV are showing "new" episodes of Judge Rinder. I wonder as they obviously were not filmed since COVID, are these in fact previously unused footage/cases made into new episodes?

[Neil Jones]

A post on the "Judge Rinder Audience" Facebook page seems to suggest they were filming as late as 13th March last year and the next date was in April 2020 which probably never went ahead. Further posts on the page seem to suggest (as of last year) cases from 2018 were still airing to be aired. Although it'll be relatively easy to drop repeats in and nobody would be any the wiser until the end cap so the surplus can be stretched.

I wouldn't be surprised if they can knock this sort of show out relatively quickly. Its known the American programme it was based on, Judge Judy, was able to make an entire seasons worth of episodes (260?) in just 52 filming days.

[AllWillBeWell]

Wow they really pump them out like a factory.