"Judge Mathis" and "The People's Court" have been canceled by Warner Bros.

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The Hollywood Reporter and Variety announced the fate of the long-running, legal-themed series recently, citing the decline in daytime syndicated television programming in favor of expanded local news broadcasts.

The current 24th and 26th seasons of "Judge Mathis" and "The People's Court" will be their last respectively.

Neither Judge Greg Mathis nor "People's Court" jurist, Marilyn Milian publicly commented on the cancellations.

The original "People's Court" starred Judge Joseph Wapner, and ran 1981 to 1993.

It was revived in 1997 with Ed Koch as judge, followed by Jerry Sheindlin.

Milian has been on the show's bench since 2001.

People.com noted the Daytime Emmy-winning series are ending as "Dr. Phil," "The Wendy Williams Show," "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," "Dr. Oz" and "The Real" have all wrapped.