I'm a big fan of the judge shows. why do people put themselves through the humil!

I'm a big fan of the judge shows. why do people put themselves through the humiliation & who pays the rulings?

judge judy and judge joe are the greatest. do the sponsors pay the court costs and the verdict awards? is this why so may people get on these shows, so no money comes out of there pocket.

Good question. I do believe that the show does pay the fine for the litigants. I love the way Judge Judy doesn't take crap from anyone. Judge Joe Brown just lets people get by with a lot, but then he will step in. I also like the Peoples Court's Marilyn Milian. I liked Judge Larry Joe from Texas Justice but it is not on in my area anymore. Some of the others I can live without.
People are stupid. but maybe they think it is their 15 minutes of fame.