<P> Spawning from her "Judge Judy: Justice Served" DVD, Sheindlin's regular phrases on the program have become known as "Judyisms". Some of these Judyisms are intended to provide a lesson, such as "A good deed never goes unpunished", "Beauty fades, dumb is forever", "If It doesn't make sense, it's not true", "Do you know when teenagers are lying? When their mouths move ." Sheindlin has used the position of television arbitrator to impart guidance, direction, and life lessons not only to her litigants but her viewers and public at large . An example of guidance often stressed by Sheindlin is to be independent through employment, especially so as to not live off the government where unwarranted or other people directly where oppression from or friction with the provider may eventuate . In the former, Sheindlin can often be quoted as stating, "No, you aren't supporting yourself . Byrd and I are supporting you ." Sheindlin has stated that the main message she wants viewers to take from her program is that people must take responsibility for their actions and do the right thing . </P> <P> 1996--1998 </P> <P> Judge Judy went on the air in September 1996 . By the end of October of that year, the show was averaging only a 1.5 rating, putting it in the mid-rank of the 159 syndicated shows on the air . At that time, it was never expected that the show's ratings would ever compete with highly successful daytime TV shows of the time, such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show and The Jerry Springer Show . According to Biography's documentary film on Sheindlin, "Judge Judy: Sitting in Judgment" (aired February 21, 2000), producers of Judge Judy were disappointed that the show was barely making it on the radar . However, it did not take long for the court show to pick up momentum as Judge Judy rose to a 2.1 rating by the end of that first season . By its 2nd season (1997--98), the court show had already risen into the 4 ratings ranges, averaging a 4.3 . </P> <P> The 3rd season (1998--99) of Judge Judy was the show's first season as the highest - rated program in daytime television, having surpassed the highly rated Jerry Springer Show and even then daytime powerhouse The Oprah Winfrey Show for the first time (King World Productions which launched Oprah was a corporate sibling of CBS Television Studios, which distributed Judge Judy): the program's ratings more than doubled to a 5.6 for that season, marking Judge Judy as an early success . </P>

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