Court TV®, a Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. company, provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both informs and entertains. Seen in 86 million U.S. homes, Court TV NetworksTM is comprised of Court TV NewsTM, which provides live trial coverage in daytime; Court TV: Seriously EntertainingTM in prime time, featuring investigative drama, expert reality and compelling nonfiction series; and Court TV ExtraTM, a subscription Web-based service offering viewers an interactive opportunity to watch multiple live trials on the Internet, while accessing the tremendous resources of Court TV OnlineTM. The Court TV Web sites can be accessed via www.courttv.com and www.courttvnews.com.
COURT TV: Seriously EntertainingTM
Court TV is the only network dedicated to investigation, captivating viewers with original primetime programs in the genre, including Forensic Files®; Dominick Dunne’s Power, Privilege and Justice®; Body of EvidenceTM: From the Case Files of Dayle Hinman; Psychic Detectives® and Haunting EvidenceTM. Action-packed shows in the weekday RED° (Real, Exciting, Dramatic) programming block include Beach PatrolTM, Most Shocking, and Hot PursuitTM. In March 2007, Court TV premiered its first original non-scripted series, ‘Til Death Do Us Part Starring John Waters and this summer, Court TV will introduce Bounty Girls, The Real Hustle, and Most Daring.
Court TV is hailed for its diverse schedule of award-winning documentaries, specials and original movies which tackle crucial news-making, social and judicial issues, such as Al Roker Investigates, Inside and Under Investigation.
COURT TV NEWSTM
Trial coverage, the cornerstone of Court TV’s daytime programming, focuses on newsworthy and controversial legal proceedings, delivering powerful, real-life drama that provides an insider’s look at the justice system and its high-profile players, including the recent trial coverage of Anna Nicole Smith, Phil Spector, Michael Jackson, Scott Peterson, Saddam Hussein and many more. Since Court TV’s inception in 1991, the network has covered more than 900 criminal and civil proceedings in the U.S. and abroad.
ANCHORS
Washington D.C. veteran and duPont-Columbia Award-winning journalist
Fred
Graham is Court TV's Senior Editor.
Bloom & Politan: Open Court® (9-11am ET/PT), the network’s morning trial coverage program, is co-anchored by trial attorneys Vinnie Politan and Lisa Bloom.
Former defense attorney Jami Floyd re-joined Court TV from ABC News in February 2005 and now anchors her own daily show, Jami Floyd: Best DefenseSM (11am-1pm, ET).
Veteran news correspondent formerly of MSNBC, Ashleigh Banfield joins Jack Ford as co-anchor of Banfield & Ford: CourtsideSM (1-3pm, ET/PT).
Star Jones was just added to the Court TV docket and will join the network officially this Fall.
Court TV News correspondents Beth Karas and Jean Casarez cover trials around the country, and Savannah Guthrie serves as Washington correspondent. Adaora Udoji anchors Headlines, the network’s hourly news updates.
COURT TV ONLINE
Court TV Online is the corporate umbrella for all Court TV websites: Courttv.com, Courttvnews.com, TheSmokingGun.com, CrimeLibrary.com and Court TV Extra. These websites are the premier source for comprehensive reporting, analysis, coverage and viewing of the country’s hottest trials and legal stories, as well as in-depth investigative reporting and comprehensive accounts of significant historical crimes. In 2006, Courttv.com was honored by the Radio and Television News Directors Association with the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for the best national television network website.
In response to the huge popularity of forensic science and its signature series “Forensic Files®,” Court TV, in partnership with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the National Science Teachers Association, developed “Forensics in the Classroom,” a nationally standard based forensic science curriculum supplement for middle school and high school students. The education units are available to educators to download for free at www.courttv.com/forensics_curriculum.
“Forensics in the Classroom” is a comprehensive educational program that combines standard middle school and high school science experiments used in chemistry, biology and physics classes along with the latest forensics techniques. The initiative is presented in five units, each involving a mystery for students to solve. The activities incorporate forensic techniques including fingerprint matching, liquid flame tests, footprint castings and Kastle-Meyer tests, which check for the presence of blood at a crime scene. The equipment and materials required are found in standard high school laboratories.
The exercises are fun and engaging and allow students to use real clues and investigative methods in the experiments. The curriculum supplemental units are designed to demonstrate the application of science to everyday life and introduce students to potential careers in the field.
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