“CRISTINA’S COURT” NOMINATED FOR 2009
DAYTIME EMMY FOR "OUTSTANDING LEGAL/COURTROOM PROGRAM"
2008 Daytime Emmy Winner Looks for
Back-to-Back Wins
LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2009 –
“Cristina’s Court,” hosted by Cristina Perez, was nominated for its second Daytime
Emmy. In its debut year, Cristina’s
Court became the second highest-rated new show in U.S. syndication. In only its second year, Cristina’s Court won
the first-ever Emmy award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Show. Cristina’s Court is poised to once again prove
that quality is golden.
Regarding the announcement, Cristina commented, “We are
very excited! What a privilege to be named
along with the other nominees. I’ve had
an opportunity to work with amazing people that brought their personal best everyday
to Cristina’s Court. We appreciate the
academy’s recognition of that quality hard work. Personally, I am blessed that I’ve been able
to make a strong connection with viewers.”
“Cristina’s Court” is executive produced by court veteran
Peter Brennan, who launched “Judge Judy” and “Judge Joe Brown.” Peter Brenan stated, “This is wonderful. Cristina is amazing. She brings a special life to each show and
has the uncanny ability to bring out the best in all people before her. Her on-air presence, engaging personality,
legal expertise and ability to relate to people brought a new dimension to the court
genre.”
Cristina is considered an ultimate crossover host, who
while being a hip, professional, multicultural woman, always seeks to introduce
traditional values into the lives of people young and old. Consequently, she appeals to young and old
audiences everywhere. With a passion for
law, family and culture, Cristina was the first television judge ever to
crossover from Spanish-language to English-language television and previously
hosted Telemundo’s highly-rated “La Corte de Familia,” which was one of the
highest rated Spanish-language programs in the U.S. She made her television debut with “La Corte
Del Pueblo” (“The People’s Court”), on Los
Angeles’ KHWY-TV.
A 2008 Syndicated Network Television Association survey ranked Cristina
second (behind Oprah Winfrey) among adults age 18-34 as the “most trustworthy”
host on TV. In the “most influential”
category, she is ranked fourth in two separate demographic groups. Cristina is ranked in the top 20 or better in
all of the demographics surveyed, proving her ability to transcend gender and
age in attracting viewers. Cristina is
in development for several fresh, new programming concepts and is writing her
second book (Penguin Books) which is expected to be released in early 2010.
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