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Night Court
1984–1992
· TV Show
· 30 min episodes
· 9 seasons
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An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
Details
- Created by
- Reinhold Weege
- Released
- 4 January 1984
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Episodes
- 193 across 9 seasons
- Awards
- 9 wins, 33 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 42 →9 wins from 42 nominations across 35 ceremonies
| Television Programs — Hall of Fame 2013 | Television Programs — Hall of Fame | Night Court | Winner |
| Outstanding Lighting for a Comedy Series ("A Guy Named Phantom – Part 1") 1992 | Outstanding Lighting for a Comedy Series ("A Guy Named Phantom – Part 1") | Charles L. Barbee | Nominee |
| Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series ("A Guy Named Phantom – Part 2") 1992 | Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series ("A Guy Named Phantom – Part 2") | Robert Bonas, Rick Caswell, Rocky Danielson, Robert G. Holmes, Tom Tcimpidis, Jeffrey Wheat | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lighting for a Comedy Series ("Hey Harry", "F' Cryin' Out Loud", "It's A Wonderful Like..Sorta") 1991 | Outstanding Lighting for a Comedy Series ("Hey Harry", "F' Cryin' Out Loud", "It's A Wonderful Like..Sorta") | Charles L. Barbee | Nominee |
| Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a Television Series 1990 | Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a Television Series | John Larroquette | Nominee |
| Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series ("Come Back To the Five and Dime, Stephen King") 1990 | Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series ("Come Back To the Five and Dime, Stephen King") | Rick Caswell, Rocky Danielson, Robert G. Holmes, Leigh V. Nicholson, Thomas G. Tcimpidis, Jeffrey Wheat | Nominee |
| Episodic Comedy ("No Hard Feelings") 1989 | Episodic Comedy ("No Hard Feelings") | Tom Straw | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lighting for a Comedy Series ("Danny Got His Gun – Part 3") 1989 | Outstanding Lighting for a Comedy Series ("Danny Got His Gun – Part 3") | Robert Berry | Nominee |
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Full cast — Night Court
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42 awards — Night Court
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Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic | Gilda Stratton | Winner |
| Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic | Harriet B. Helberg | Nominee |
| Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic | Eileen Mack Knight | Nominee |
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series ("Her Honor – Part 1")
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series ("Her Honor – Part 1") | Jerry Davis | Winner |
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special ("The Last Temptation of Mac")
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special ("The Last Temptation of Mac") | Klaus Landsberg, Allen Patapoff, Craig Porter | Winner |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ("Best of Friends")
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ("Best of Friends") | John Larroquette | Winner |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ("Dan's Operation")
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ("Dan's Operation") | John Larroquette | Winner |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ("Dan's Parents or Married Alive")
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ("Dan's Parents or Married Alive") | John Larroquette | Winner |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ("No Hard Feelings")
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ("No Hard Feelings") | John Larroquette | Winner |
Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series ("Yet Another Day in the Life")
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series ("Yet Another Day in the Life") | Rocky Danielson, Robert G. Holmes, Leigh V. Nicholson, John Repczynski, Thomas G. Tcimpidis, Jeffrey Wheat | Winner |
Television Programs — Hall of Fame
1 nomination, 1 won
| Television Programs — Hall of Fame | Night Court | Winner |
Outstanding Comedy Series
3 nominations
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Night Court | Nominee |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Night Court | Nominee |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Night Court | Nominee |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
3 nominations
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Harry Anderson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Harry Anderson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Harry Anderson | Nominee |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
2 nominations
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Selma Diamond | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Paula Kelly | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actor — Series, Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor — Series, Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | John Larroquette | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress — Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress — Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Selma Diamond | Nominee |
Episodic Comedy ("Best of Friends")
1 nomination
| Episodic Comedy ("Best of Friends") | Howard Ostroff | Nominee |
Episodic Comedy ("Contempt of Courting")
1 nomination
| Episodic Comedy ("Contempt of Courting") | Tom Straw | Nominee |
Episodic Comedy ("No Hard Feelings")
1 nomination
| Episodic Comedy ("No Hard Feelings") | Tom Straw | Nominee |
Episodic Comedy ("Once in Love with Harry")
1 nomination
| Episodic Comedy ("Once in Love with Harry") | Reinhold Weege | Nominee |
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a Television Series
1 nomination
| Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a Television Series | John Larroquette | Nominee |
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Night Court | Nominee |
Outstanding Costumes in a Series ("A Day in the Life")
1 nomination
| Outstanding Costumes in a Series ("A Day in the Life") | Dan Frank, Molly Harris Campbell | Nominee |
Outstanding Costumes in a Series ("Halloween, Too")
1 nomination
| Outstanding Costumes in a Series ("Halloween, Too") | Dan Frank, Molly Harris Campbell | Nominee |
Outstanding Costumes in a Series ("Welcome Back, Mam")
1 nomination
| Outstanding Costumes in a Series ("Welcome Back, Mam") | Barbara Murphy | Nominee |
Outstanding Lighting for a Comedy Series ("A Guy Named Phantom – Part 1")
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lighting for a Comedy Series ("A Guy Named Phantom – Part 1") | Charles L. Barbee | Nominee |
Outstanding Lighting for a Comedy Series ("Danny Got His Gun – Part 3")
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lighting for a Comedy Series ("Danny Got His Gun – Part 3") | Robert Berry | Nominee |
Outstanding Lighting for a Comedy Series ("Hey Harry", "F' Cryin' Out Loud", "It's A Wonderful Like..Sorta")
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lighting for a Comedy Series ("Hey Harry", "F' Cryin' Out Loud", "It's A Wonderful Like..Sorta") | Charles L. Barbee | Nominee |
Outstanding Lighting for a Series ("Billie's Valentine")
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lighting for a Series ("Billie's Valentine") | John Appleroth | Nominee |
Outstanding Lighting for a Series ("Bull Gets a Kid")
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lighting for a Series ("Bull Gets a Kid") | Mark Buxbaum | Nominee |
Outstanding Lighting for a Series ("Bull's Baby")
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lighting for a Series ("Bull's Baby") | John Appleroth | Nominee |
Outstanding Lighting for a Series ("Constitution – Part 2")
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lighting for a Series ("Constitution – Part 2") | George Spiro Dibie | Nominee |
Outstanding Lighting for a Series ("Leon We Hardly Knew Ye")
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lighting for a Series ("Leon We Hardly Knew Ye") | George Spiro Dibie | Nominee |
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series ("Hurricane")
1 nomination
| Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series ("Hurricane") | Jerry Davis | Nominee |
Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series ("A Guy Named Phantom – Part 2")
1 nomination
| Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series ("A Guy Named Phantom – Part 2") | Robert Bonas, Rick Caswell, Rocky Danielson, Robert G. Holmes, Tom Tcimpidis, Jeffrey Wheat | Nominee |
Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series ("Come Back To the Five and Dime, Stephen King")
1 nomination
| Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series ("Come Back To the Five and Dime, Stephen King") | Rick Caswell, Rocky Danielson, Robert G. Holmes, Leigh V. Nicholson, Thomas G. Tcimpidis, Jeffrey Wheat | Nominee |
Outstanding Videotape Editing for a Series ("The Blizzard")
1 nomination
| Outstanding Videotape Editing for a Series ("The Blizzard") | Jerry Davis | Nominee |