Court TV Adds the Irreverence of Lionel to Evening Schedule With Snap Judgment.

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 24, 1999--

Humorist and Radio Personality Lionel to Offer his 'Judicially

Incorrect' View of the Legal System in New Nightly

Series Premiering on April Fools' Day 

--SNAP JUDGMENT As Described By Lionel: "The Show That Holds a

Mirror Up to the Justice System...and Shrieks in Horror"--

Continuing to broaden its crime and justice themed evening lineup, Court TV has teamed up sardonic radio personality Lionel and Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead, for an April 1 launch of the new nightly series Snap Judgment, airing weeknights at 7:30 p.m./ET and repeating at 11:30 p.m./ET.

In a bold move for Court TV, Snap Judgment will present an irreverent, satirical and 'judicially incorrect' look at the absurdities that exist in all areas of the legal system.

"With the addition of Snap Judgment to our schedule, Court TV now reflects the spectrum of crime and justice programming," commented Henry Schleiff, President and Chief Executive Officer, Court TV. "In a departure from the more traditional way in which we generally cover the American justice system, Snap Judgment takes a look at the strange, the ridiculous, and the frequently unbelievable parts of that system, all presented in Lionel's unmistakably outspoken style. We think he is clearly a breakout talent in the tradition of Dennis Miller and Bill Maher."

Snap's host Lionel, once a defense attorney and a prosecutor, has seen it all, and realizes he would rather offer his unique irreverent commentary on the judicial system than participate in, as Lionel says, "The train wreck they refer to as a system."

"And there's no better conductor for this train wreck than Lionel," adds Winstead, executive producer of Snap Judgment.

Lionel will open each show with a no-holds-barred "op-ed" based on legal stories culled from dozens of national newspapers. One episode will feature a rant about New York Mayor Giuliani's proposal to seize the vehicles of drunk drivers. Lionel believes it should be taken to the next 'logical' step: "Let's take it one step further and start arresting people in liquor store parking lots."

Snap Judgment also has assembled a team of producers and roving field correspondents (former Daily Show producer Liz Layton and actor/writer James Greenberg) who will cover offbeat disputes and issues from all over America. For example, the Snap Judgment crew has already caught up with a South Carolina man who sells his clean urine to employees subjected to drug tests and also will interview the state senator who is trying to get the practice outlawed. Snap Judgment has also sat down with a Vermont junkyard owner who is challenging zoning laws by opening up a strip club at his refuse site.

Other features include profiles of some of the more obscure players in the legal profession, clips of celebrities on the witness stand, and "Lionel On The Loose" man on the street interviews questioning the masses about their feelings on the law. In each episode Lionel, with the help of an in-studio "expert" (using the term loosely) will offer legal advice to those in need of his unique take on the law...desperate though they may be. Beginning April 1, viewers will have the opportunity to email Lionel at ([e-mail]).

Court TV, a 24-hour basic cable network, provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming, which both informs and entertains. As the first and only cable network dedicated to crime and justice, Court TV broadcasts live trials by day and crime and justice programming at night. A service of Time Warner Entertainment and Liberty Media Corp., Court TV (http://www.courttv.com) is distributed to 34 million households.