CBS duopoly KCAL Channel 9 has big changes in store this fall for it’s Southern California daytime television audience.

Emmy nominee Judge Kevin Ross at the 2014 Daytime Emmys Pre-Show Cocktail Party.

Starting September 15, mainstay America’s Court with Judge Ross will move from 10am to 8am with all new episodes to kick off it’s fifth season.

Judge Kevin Ross is taking over the former timeslot of celebrity chef Rachael Ray, who’s heading to KABC Channel 7 to fill the void left by the cancellation of Katie Couric (which ran for two seasons but was not renewed for a third). Ray’s show will now air at 1pm following The Chew.

Dr. Oz, who replaced Oprah Winfrey on KABC after she launched her OWN Channel in 2011, will instead be seen on KTTV Channel 11.

Fresh to KCAL at 9am is The 700 Club,  with the medical program The Doctors at 11am. Debuting at 10am will be a new court show from CBS Television Division (CTD) called Hot Bench. Featuring a trio of judges instead of one, Hot Bench is the creation of Judge Judith Sheindlin, better known to us all as Judge Judy.

With Judge Judy retaining her status as the number one show in syndication, it’s no wonder the legal genre is so popular. In fact, two additional court shows will also be launching during the 2014-2015 television season.

Mablean Ephriam is back and better than ever after seven seasons presiding over Divorce Court.

Justice with Judge Mablean  marks the anticipated return of popular attorney Mablean Ephriam (formerly of Divorce Court fame).  Also starting September 15, Judge Mablean can be seen in Los Angeles on KDOC at 10am within their Monday thru Friday scheduled court block.

Other KDOC shows include  Paternity Court and Judge Faith, the third new program debuting which features former Miss America runner-up Faith Jenkins.

All total, there will be eleven court shows vying for viewers in 2014, with a record breaking eight female judges of color (six African American and two Latina) presiding.

This year, Entertainment Studios once again leads the pack with four legal strips in broadcast as well as Justice Central, AT&T U-Verse Channel 166 (America’s Court, Justice For All with Cristina  Perez, Supreme Justice with Judge Karen and Judge Mablean). CTD (Judge Judy and Hot Bench) and Warner Bros (People’s Court, Judge Mathis) each have two, followed by one from 20th Television (Divorce Court), MGM (Paternity Court), and Trifecta (Judge Faith).