Fox Sports to Launch a Courtroom Sports Debate Show With Skip Bayless

By JJ Foster - 12/20/21

Apparently, Fox Sports is eager to use the talents of Skip Bayless after he signed an extension to his contract for four years and $32 million. Bayless will receive a $2 million annual increase to his $6 million-a-year salary.

The New Fox Sports Production Is Said to Resemble the Format of the Judge Judy Show

The Fox Sports studio
Reportedly, Fox Sports has had internal discussions about creating some kind of a faux courtroom show with the 69-year-old Bayless as the host. It would have courtroom-like discussions and debates regarding sports topics but would feel a lot like the Judge Judy show. This is apparently just one of the ideas that Fox Sports is currently considering. It was also reported that Shannon Sharpe, Jenny Taft, Emmanuel Acho, Joy Taylor, Nick Wright, Marcellus Wiley, and Charissa Thompson were also suggested as possible debate participants in the new show.

Nothing Is Set In Stone for Fox Sports' New Judge Skip Concept

Skip Bayless
It seems nothing has truly been decided for the Judge Skip concept as it is just one of several ideas Fox Sports is considering. Another of the new shows could be Skip & Shannon: Undisputed, a morning debate show that could air on weekday afternoons. It is even possible that the new sports debate show would not include Bayless, Shannon Sharpe, or Jenny Taft at all. Still, it is true that this is a real idea that the people at Fox Sports are discussing.

Some believe that Fox Sports is definitely trying to do everything they possibly can to get the most of their contract with Bayless after agreeing to pay him $8 million a year. Considering that such a program would be very cheap to produce, many believe it will turn into a train wreck that will have the attention of many people. While people who make the decisions at Fox Sports will probably not take such a risk and settle on another idea, sports fans have already speculated how funny it could be to watch serious sports commentators take part in a Judge Judy type-of-show.