Hot Bench (2014)
A panel of three judges hear court cases, argue the merits of the case amongst themselves, and render a verdict.
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8x01 Take a Dance on Me
13 September, 2021 10:00 pm
COVID cancels a quinceañera, and a "non-refundable" vendor deposit hangs in the balance.
8x02 Bail Me Out
14 September, 2021 10:00 pm
A disabled veteran bails a woman's reputedly abusive boyfriend out of jail -- and the boyfriend wants an apology.
8x03 Ex Ed
15 September, 2021 10:00 pm
A woman went on a first date, and the guy moved into her house; she tries to get back her money for the car she bought for him.
8x05 Hell's Kitchen
17 September, 2021 10:00 pm
A realtor and a contractor strike a deal on a remodeling job; a "friends discount" causes the friendship to fall apart.
8x06 Poultry in Motion (Part 1)
20 September, 2021 10:00 pm
A grieving family seeks retribution after their neighbor clubs their dog to death.
8x07 Poultry in Motion (Part 2)
21 September, 2021 10:00 pm
Hospitalized by vicious bees, his dog beaten to death with an ax handle, the plaintiff needs more than a perfunctory apology letter from his neighbor.
8x08 Charge It to the Game
22 September, 2021 10:00 pm
A landlady wants her rowdy cruise-line bartender ex-friend to pay the $5,000 he owes her in rent.
8x10 Trucker's Blues
24 September, 2021 10:00 pm
Veteran big-rig drivers duel it out in the courtroom over the fairness of wages.
8x11 Bond Ambition
27 September, 2021 10:00 pm
When a financial adviser with a drug problem is incarcerated for stealing a trailer, her estranged sister bails her out and puts a roof over her head; she repays her by walking out and leaving her 8-year-old son unattended.
8x12 Flipping Car Accident; Sublet Mess
28 September, 2021 10:00 pm
A delivery driver decides to knock back a few beers before his morning shift; a pot-smoking landlord charges his pot-smoking tenant with getting the smell out of his carpet.
8x13 Promise Me Not
29 September, 2021 10:00 pm
A man owes his mother's best friend $2,000 for a loan to keep his truck -- and his only defense is arguing semantics with Judge DiMango.
8x14 Money for Nothing
30 September, 2021 10:00 pm
When an elderly couple sue their daughter's boyfriend over a missing rent check, someone does not tell the truth in court.
8x15 Pretended Warranty
01 October, 2021 10:00 pm
A man drives his truck for three years without the warranty protection he bought; he wants his auto broker to pay up.
8x16 The Car-Nash-Ians
04 October, 2021 10:00 pm
A woman buys faulty parts online and sues her mechanic when her car starts making nasty noises.
8x17 Rent-Up Anger
05 October, 2021 10:00 pm
Falling stucco mangles a tenant's hand, causing him to lose work and fall behind on rent; in an effort to "punish" him, the landlord brings accusations of property damage.
8x18 Con Keys-to-Door
06 October, 2021 10:00 pm
A compassionate veteran takes in his homeless best friend, who breaks his ribs, damages his property and throws away the dentures he bought him.
8x19 Mismanaged Money
07 October, 2021 10:00 pm
A family man seeks justice after being evicted on Christmas Eve.
8x20 In-security Deposit
11 October, 2021 10:00 pm
A family fighting for their security deposit must prove that they left only normal wear and tear.
8x21 Tow Yard Nightmare
12 October, 2021 10:00 pm
Upon her release from the hospital, a hit-and-run survivor goes straight to the tow yard and says some things are missing from her smashed SUV: she wants the owner to pay for her stolen diamonds and designer bags.
8x22 Leaky Blinders
13 October, 2021 10:00 pm
A rancid, leaking hole in the ceiling brings a musician to the end of his rope, but something stinks about his story, and Judge Corriero can smell it from a mile away.
8x23 Not Fit for Humans
14 October, 2021 10:00 pm
A man sues his property manager for inhospitable living conditions but she says he did nothing to follow up.
8x24 Once Upon a Dime in Hollywood
18 October, 2021 10:00 pm
A movie producer has investors breathing down his neck for millions of dollars.
8x25 Who Beat the Light?; Put It on My Tab
19 October, 2021 10:00 pm
Two motorists dispute what color the light was, and who was at fault; two businessmen decide to share a credit card for advertising expenses.
8x26 Pay for the Caf´é
20 October, 2021 10:00 pm
A small-business owner tries to blame his broken dreams on his landlords, but the lease states that they are not responsible for things falling apart.
8x27 A Couch and a Loan
25 October, 2021 10:00 pm
Judge Corriero questions the intentions of a plaintiff who brought a woman in off the street and bought her a car.
8x28 Salvaged Car Love; Flake Tahoe
26 October, 2021 10:00 pm
A Camry with faulty steering careens into a Jaguar parked on the street; a man buys a truck from his tattoo artist.
8x29 Risk Jockey
27 October, 2021 10:00 pm
A man sues the disk jockey he hired for his wedding anniversary party.
8x30 Everything but the Kitchen Sink
28 October, 2021 10:00 pm
A landlord's tenant moves out and takes the air conditioner with him.
8x31 Hit-and-Run Fallout
29 October, 2021 10:00 pm
A 20-year-old driver slams into a car driven by a mother and her three children.
8x32 Rid Me of My Roommate Part 1
01 November, 2021 9:00 pm
A woman listed a room for rent in her apartment, and says a man showed up with a towel, ready to take a shower.
8x33 Rid Me of My Roommate Part 2
02 November, 2021 9:00 pm
A woman says a blackmailer squatted in her apartment for 10 months.
8x34 Family Friend or Foe
03 November, 2021 9:00 pm
When a young woman's tenancy with a family friend devolves into her reportedly wielding a screwdriver against him, her own grandmother is a witness against her.
8x35 At Least Pay Off the Lease!
04 November, 2021 9:00 pm
A life coach and her roommate are so incompatible that they can only communicate through email; at first, she tried to help him through a rough patch, but now she has to sue for his half of the rent.
8x36 Motorbike and Sons
05 November, 2021 9:00 pm
An unlicensed child crashes his stepfather's motorbike.
8x37 Unauthorized Party
08 November, 2021 10:00 pm
A teenage Vrbo renter and his friends left bullet holes in the floor and scared the neighbors so badly that they moved away; the owners hired a PI to track the kid down; now they hope the judges will hold him accountable for destroying their home.
8x38 COVID-iot Relief
09 November, 2021 10:00 pm
A young woman files a restraining order against her boyfriend, then comes after him for his portion of the rent.
8x39 Put Out to Pasture
10 November, 2021 10:00 pm
A grown man throws a fit when the judges tell him he can't lease someone else's land to a cattle rancher.
8x40 Pro-ducers & Cons
11 November, 2021 10:00 pm
A security guard dreams of achieving B-list stardom; his idol, actor Richard Baker, presents an opportunity to invest in his next movie.
8x41 The Barter They Fall
12 November, 2021 10:00 pm
To adjudicate a carpenter's and a welder's barter dispute, the judges must determine the relative worth of carport frames and hydraulic bins.
8x42 Student Drive-Her
15 November, 2021 10:00 pm
A driving instructor's employer fails to protect her from the sexual harassment of being propositioned by a 19-year-old student.
8x43 Brother Brawl
16 November, 2021 10:00 pm
After a drunken man shakes his brother awake and breaks his nose, he tells the judges "I'm sorry" and "my brother got what he deserved" in the same breath.
8x44 The Harder the Fall (Out)
17 November, 2021 10:00 pm
Amid a turbulent child-custody battle, a man sues his ex-girlfriend over a measly broken window, but they've had so many similar altercations that neither can remember the details of the incident.
8x45 Designated Dog Zone Attack
18 November, 2021 10:00 pm
C.J., a pit bull, is too much dog for a 10-year-old to walk, and ends up attacking little Alan, a corgi/boxer mix, whose owner wants to recover money for medical bills.
8x46 Roaches, Mice & Mites, Oh My!
19 November, 2021 10:00 pm
A single mother of three tries to recover her security deposit, saying her son contracted mites from a dead bird.
8x47 Bad Car-ma Wash
22 November, 2021 10:00 pm
A man says a young woman rear-ended him in an automated car wash; she and her mom come armed to the teeth with video evidence and sound logic.
8x48 Dog Gone
23 November, 2021 10:00 pm
A fence-jumping pit bull roams the neighborhood; a man walking his puppy had no idea what tragedy lurked around the corner.
8x49 I Plant With You!
24 November, 2021 10:00 pm
The woman upstairs is too loud, while the woman downstairs keeps unsightly, dead plants; they have asked the police, the HOA, and now "Hot Bench," to get to the root of their problems.
8x50 What Goes Impound
29 November, 2021 10:00 pm
A woman says her granddaughter's mother borrowed her credit card and went on a spending spree; the "man" at the center of the dispute isn't even in the courtroom.
8x51 A Sinking Ship; Infinity and Beyond
30 November, 2021 10:00 pm
A plumber is hired to replace five toilets on a yacht, but nearly sinks it in the process; godsisters feud over an unpaid car loan.
8x52 Unbrotherly Loan Love
06 December, 2021 10:00 pm
A man who helped his brother out of a serious bind now wants his money back: a crash course in statute of limitations.
8x53 Bumper Cars
13 December, 2021 10:00 pm
An uninsured, unlicensed motorist gets angry after he rear-ends an Uber driver.
8x54 A Wrinkle in Time; Deposit Due Deposit Don't
14 December, 2021 10:00 pm
A couple is sued over a time share; a renter wants punitive damages from his landlord for withholding part of his security deposit.
8x55 A-Salty Sister
15 December, 2021 10:00 pm
An alcohol-fueled brawl between grandmothers, nieces, sisters and aunts.
8x56 The Lash Hurrah
03 January, 2022 10:00 pm
An eyebrow and lash technician says she was overworked by a salon owner who doesn't believe she deserves compensation.
8x57 Un-Rest Room; Nine Dogs, a Baby and a Boyfriend
04 January, 2022 10:00 pm
An unlicensed contractor defends his work, which he says he wasn't allowed to finish; 11 people live in a house, but only three of them are on the lease.
8x58 Roommate Rivals
05 January, 2022 10:00 pm
A man who says he wanted to "help out" his cousin appears bent on incriminating him.
8x59 Textual Her-assment
06 January, 2022 10:00 pm
A married couple fight with their landlady over the return of their security deposit and who is at fault for the dead lawn.
8x60 Too Little Space for Two
07 January, 2022 10:00 pm
When a single mother rents a room from a stranger, the living arrangement devolves into a back-and-forth of child abuse accusations; she seeks compensation for her Thanksgiving Day eviction.
8x61 Eyes on the Road
10 January, 2022 10:00 pm
8x62 Friendship or Deception?
11 January, 2022 10:00 pm
8x63 I'm a Mechanic, Not a Magician
12 January, 2022 10:00 pm
8x64 Hope Floats Not My Boat
13 January, 2022 10:00 pm
8x65 A Little Give and Take
14 January, 2022 10:00 pm
8x66 Cousins to Watch Over Me; The Car's Not Fixed Yet
17 January, 2022 10:00 pm
8x67 Stimulus Response
18 January, 2022 10:00 pm
8x68 Lease Breakers
19 January, 2022 10:00 pm
8x69 Shoe Me the Money
20 January, 2022 10:00 pm
8x70 Leave Me A-Loan; No Trucking Around
25 January, 2022 10:00 pm
8x71 Check Yourself
26 January, 2022 10:00 pm
An auto broker lies to his customer and in court papers.
8x72 Winter Break From Hell
27 January, 2022 10:00 pm
After subleasing his place for 30 days, a mechanical engineering student in the U.S. on visa comes home to a trashed apartment full of weed and hypodermic needles.
8x73 Custom Extensions Cost
31 January, 2022 10:00 pm
A salon stylist says she wanted to brighten her client's day after hearing her life story, but when the young woman ghosted her, she was left with 30 inches of dyed human hair and no head on which to put it.
8x74 Renter's Remorse; Lien on Me
01 February, 2022 10:00 pm
An out-of-work dog trainer is evicted during the pandemic after failing to pay her rent; a man says he bought a car from a strapped-for-cash seller, but with $6,000 still left to pay off, the car was repossessed.
8x75 Peanut Butter & Melee Sandwich
02 February, 2022 10:00 pm
The plaintiff's late mother's beloved dog, Peanut, is attacked by an emotional-support Rottweiler mix at a dog park.
8x76 House-tility
03 February, 2022 10:00 pm
A couple who moved from a homeless shelter into an apartment say the neighbors conspire to get them evicted and the landlord accuses them of vandalism and keeping a feral cat against the terms of the lease.
8x77 The Roof Is on the Cruze
04 February, 2022 10:00 pm
A huge hunk of wind-damaged roof lands on a tenant's car after the landlord ignores her requests to get the roof fixed.
8x78 New Roommate Nightmare
21 February, 2022 10:00 pm
Two young women with extreme anxiety lived together for three months, and recounting it all brings a deluge of tears.
8x79 It All Rent to Pot; Shaw Redemption
21 February, 2022 10:00 pm
A man says his roommate foiled his plan to take advantage of government rental assistance by using her savings to pay off their debt; a man leaving a party engaged his car's hydraulic suspension and ran into a parked luxury vehicle.
8x80 Drama Queens
22 February, 2022 10:00 pm
One drag queen buys hearing aids for another queen, but he feels she violated his privacy when she took pictures of his date calendar.
8x81 All-A-Loan; Bumper to Bumper
22 February, 2022 10:00 pm
A woman lends her husband's friend $2,400 in a casino parking lot; a man backs out of a parking space, colliding with a car coming up behind him.
8x82 Party Girls
23 February, 2022 10:00 pm
A grocery store employee decides to give all of her and her roommate's rent money to her boyfriend.
8x83 Community Car
23 February, 2022 10:00 pm
Discovering that a car comes with $700 worth of parking tickets, the buyer sends disparaging remarks about the seller's body.
8x84 Bathroom Blow-up
24 February, 2022 10:00 pm
A homeowner is adamant that his remodeling job was going over budget, even though it evidently wasn't.
8x85 Valued Garage
25 February, 2022 10:00 pm
A landlord rents both a garage and the space in front of it; a plumber who stores his tools in the garage says his access was blocked, so he withheld rent.
8x86 Too Short
28 February, 2022 10:00 pm
8x87 Dog Sitting Disaster
01 March, 2022 10:00 pm
8x88 Overpower of Attorney
02 March, 2022 10:00 pm
8x89 Rear Ending
03 March, 2022 10:00 pm
8x90 Escrow I Scream!
04 March, 2022 10:00 pm
8x92 Purple of Confusion
08 March, 2022 10:00 pm
A girlfriend, some cats and a bunch of international musicians were not on a tenant's lease; he says the place was uninhabitable.
8x93 Clean Up Your Lawn Act
09 March, 2022 10:00 pm
A landscaper is hired to rip out a lawn and put in drought-resistant plants, but she and her client make one prickly pair.
8x94 Rental Damage Debacle
10 March, 2022 10:00 pm
A Utah woman says she's never encountered such horrible people in her 20 years of being a landlady; the tenants say the home was falling apart before they moved in.
8x95 CARate Shop
11 March, 2022 10:00 pm
A man has been waiting two years for his truck to be painted.
8x96 Wrestle-Name-ia
14 March, 2022 9:00 pm
Parties fight over the trademarked name of a wrestling promotion
8x97 Where's My Tiny House?
15 March, 2022 9:00 pm
A man's dream to build a tiny house in Arizona is squashed by bureaucracy
8x98 Oh Plummer! My Plumber
16 March, 2022 9:00 pm
A dog breeder says her plumber overcharged her; the plumber says the woman is confused
8x99 T-Bone Ache
17 March, 2022 9:00 pm
A woman says a reckless driver hit her car as she was backing up out of an alleyway
8x100 Tangled Title
18 March, 2022 9:00 pm
A mother of three buys a used car only to have it repossessed due to a secret outstanding loan
8x101 Juggling Apartments
21 March, 2022 9:00 pm
A landlord and his realtor try to get their story straight over a rent reduction they offered their tenant.
8x102 Stench in the Clowns
22 March, 2022 9:00 pm
A struggling teacher tries to recover his security deposit from a persnickety landlord.
8x103 Accidental Rental
23 March, 2022 9:00 pm
A mysterious hunk of metal on the highway causes damage to a man's car.
8x104 Strumming My Pain
24 March, 2022 9:00 pm
A man sues the person who sold him a vintage Gibson guitar.
8x105 CON-struction Man
25 March, 2022 9:00 pm
A homeowner says he paid a contractor $5,000 to build a studio apartment; he alleges that all he ever got was a rough sketch and no actual labor.
8x106 Mechanic Mishap
28 March, 2022 10:00 pm
A man accuses his mechanic of getting his truck impounded; the mechanic says he's never saw the truck in his life.
8x107 Loaning My Heart
29 March, 2022 10:00 pm
A young woman who loaned money from her college savings to a man she met online says she never got paid back.
8x108 Eyes Wide Shut
30 March, 2022 10:00 pm
A young man is thankful to be alive after a high speed car wreck; the other motorist admits to falling asleep behind the wheel.
8x109 Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me
31 March, 2022 10:00 pm
A landlord and tenant argue over damages from a water leak.
8x110 Took the Money and Ran
01 April, 2022 10:00 pm
An on-again, off-again couple argue over a car loan.
8x111 Topsy Turvey
04 April, 2022 10:00 pm
The plaintiff's truck goes up on a lift for repairs and comes crashing down, needing more repairs.
8x112 Rent-Up Anger
05 April, 2022 10:00 pm
A landlord hears a rumor that his tenant wasn't laid off -- she quit her job to go on vacation in Arizona.
8x113 Drowning in Debt
06 April, 2022 10:00 pm
The judges try to pinpoint what went wrong between a woman and the contractor she hired to restore her pool.
8x114 U Can't Clutch This
07 April, 2022 10:00 pm
A man hires three mechanics to work on his truck, then a wheel falls off while he is driving.
8x115 The Paper Caper
08 April, 2022 10:00 pm
A customer offers to file court papers for a post-office worker, but he gets impatient and walks out on the deal.
8x116 God Bite
11 April, 2022 10:00 pm
Two dogs scrap through a fence, but no one is around to see it, so the matter of who should pay the veterinary bills is on the fence.
8x117 Hit & Run & Hide
12 April, 2022 10:00 pm
A woman says a driver fled the scene after sideswiping her car, but some elusive drag racers get blamed.
8x118 Get Out
13 April, 2022 10:00 pm
A man sues his roommate for what he calls wild, unacceptable behavior, including sanding the floors at 2:00 in the morning.
8x119 Un-Ensured; Wreck and Robbers
14 April, 2022 10:00 pm
Brothers sue over a rear-end collision; moments after he totaled his car, a young man and his pregnant girlfriend are robbed.
8x120 One Promise Two Late
15 April, 2022 10:00 pm
A man's friend guarantees him a return on his real estate investment, but when the foundation's asset manager dies, so apparently does that guarantee.
8x121 Taking a Heavy Toll
18 April, 2022 10:00 pm
A woman says her ex-boyfriend racked up thousands of dollars' worth of toll tickets with her car; he contends it's her duty to pay them.
8x122 Loaned the Wrong Friend; You're on Thin Ice!
19 April, 2022 10:00 pm
A man borrows money from his employer for a medical procedure; a woman sues an appliance repair company.
8x123 Ticket, Ticket... Boom!
20 April, 2022 10:00 pm
A woman is sued for not repaying money she borrowed to purchase tickets to a wrestling event.
8x124 Writings on the Shower Wall
21 April, 2022 10:00 pm
A contractor is sued for allegedly not finishing a job.
8x125 Tenant Mess
22 April, 2022 10:00 pm
A landlord sues her family friend for broken furniture and mold under the sink; the tenant says she never got an itemized damage list.
8x126 Faux Paw
25 April, 2022 10:00 pm
An out-of-work EMT admits she lied about her spleen exploding after falling behind on payments for her French bulldog puppy.
8x127 No Room, No More; Down Payment Downer
26 April, 2022 10:00 pm
A social media influencer says scammers posted a false ad to rent out her room, but she resists giving back a prospective tenant's money; a woman's ex-boyfriend kept some of her insurance settlement, saying he lent her money for a car's down payment.
8x128 Pain in My Grass
27 April, 2022 10:00 pm
When a California lawn turns brown, a landscaper finds himself defending his sprinkler installation and blaming the homeowner.
8x129 Shun-in-Law
28 April, 2022 10:00 pm
A woman wants the homeless father of her grandchild to repay her for an apartment deposit
8x130 Race Boat Rip Off?
29 April, 2022 10:00 pm
A recreational boat racer says his engine builder placed the wrong gears in his boat.
8x131 The Dogfather
02 May, 2022 10:00 pm
A pit bull's bite ends a woman's dreams of joining the police academy.
8x132 Keeper of the Property
03 May, 2022 10:00 pm
A late man's girlfriend accuses his daughter of stealing all of his possessions, including the bed, the TV, oil paintings, and a signed letter from Teddy Roosevelt.
8x133 Ghosted Writer
04 May, 2022 10:00 pm
A Black writer is hired to pen a white woman's memoir, but after the writer accuses her of racism, compensation ceases and she moves away, leaving the writer in misery.
8x134 All That Glitters
05 May, 2022 10:00 pm
A woman is led to believe that a $17 chain is made of real gold, and she buys it from her 13-year-old grandnephew for $200.
8x135 Between Rock and a Hard Place
06 May, 2022 10:00 pm
When accusations of making racist remarks get a man fired from his job, his son feels obligated to quit too.
8x136 Momma Drama
09 May, 2022 10:00 pm
A 25-year-old sues her mother for the return of a drill and a pillow -- but troubled tears from all parties suggest a deeper frustration in the relationship.
8x137 Dash Delivery Dog Attack
10 May, 2022 10:00 pm
A guard dog lunges out and bites a dog food delivery driver.
8x138 Retaining Balance
11 May, 2022 10:00 pm
The plaintiff has no reason to believe that her grandson's father, who has been charged with three counts of battery against women, would pay her back for attorney fees.
8x139 Motel ... Gunning for Eviction!
12 May, 2022 10:00 pm
A man checks into a family-run motel, trouble arises, and the owner and her mother want him out of there in a hurry; he says he was wrongfully evicted.
8x140 Room Renting & Friends Venting
13 May, 2022 10:00 pm
A man opened his home to a struggling divorcée but says her barbecuing boyfriend damaged the side of his house and her increasingly present kids cramped his lifestyle; he wanted her out fast but sues because she didn't give 30 days' notice.
8x141 Nothing But the Tooth
16 May, 2022 10:00 pm
A young man is sued for dental bills after punching an alleged bully in the mouth.
8x142 A Ring of Truth
17 May, 2022 10:00 pm
After a failed relationship, a man's former fiancée returns the ring; now he claims she switched it out with a cheap knockoff.
8x144 No Good Breed Goes Unpunished
19 May, 2022 10:00 pm
A man sues the woman who sold him his dachshund puppy, claiming it has a genetic overbite.
8x145 Watering the Bill; Drugs, Bed Bugs, & Covid
20 May, 2022 10:00 pm
A landlord notices his water bill is exceedingly high and asks his young tenants for help finding the leak; a landlord wants his tenants out after the results of an at-home test for methamphetamine contamination.
8x146 Smokey and Mirrors
23 May, 2022 10:00 pm
Oliver, the terrier, suffers a broken rib and must undergo hip replacement surgery and physical therapy after being attacked by a neighbor's pit bull.
8x147 Bad Business at the Baddie Chateau
24 May, 2022 10:00 pm
A hairstylist feels betrayed by her business partner, who filed to have her name removed from their license.
8x148 What to Do When Rent Is Due
22 August, 2022 10:00 pm
8x149 Little Black Corvette; Bumper Thumper
23 August, 2022 10:00 pm
8x150 Dead Man's Dwelling
29 August, 2022 10:00 pm
8x151 Boozing and Cruising; Sod Be Gone
30 August, 2022 10:00 pm
8x152 Truck in the Middle
31 August, 2022 10:00 pm
8x153 No Good Deed
06 September, 2022 10:00 pm
8x154 Phoning It In
07 September, 2022 10:00 pm
8x155 A Smogless Condition
08 September, 2022 10:00 pm
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