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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Monday, July 14
Follow the Money!; Bootleg Cellphone Scam?
Season 1 • Episode 79
Teens fight over money lost when they bought a counterfeit cell phone online.
Monday, July 14
Purple Skittles Crown Vic Scam? Fit for a Native American Powwow!
Season 1 • Episode 81
Native American accused of failing to deliver an ornate, ceremonial outfit on time for a big event.
Monday, July 14
Unfinished Backyard Reception New
Season 11 • Episode 159
A bride blames her cousin-in-law for ruining her wedding; he argues she wrecked his yard.
Monday, July 14
A Ruff Attack
Season 11 • Episode 26
Plaintiff says a neighbor's pit bull attacked her Jack Russell terrier.
Tuesday, July 15
Facebook Attack and Criminal Mischief!; Mirror Knock-Off!
Season 1 • Episode 80
A woman admits to posting online terrible accusations against her son's ex-girlfriend.
Tuesday, July 15
Wild Housesitting Party Goes Viral!; Don't Block Me In ... or Else!
Season 1 • Episode 82
A young house-sitter insists that a homeowner said she could throw a party.
Tuesday, July 15
Sub-Letdown New
Season 11 • Episode 160
A man says he paid six months' rent and moved in his belongings only to be shut out.
Tuesday, July 15
The Auntie-Hero
Season 11 • Episode 52
When a man's son runs away to his great-aunt's house, he stops paying for his son's phone.
Wednesday, July 16
Homeless Mom No More!; Puerto Rican Ruckus!
Season 1 • Episode 83
A woman says she owes nothing for her trip to Puerto Rico with a friend, because it was a disaster.
Wednesday, July 16
Dognapping Drama!; Roommate Rampage
Season 1 • Episode 84
A woman insists that her former friend owes her for veterinary bills.
Wednesday, July 16
That Escaladed Quickly New
Season 11 • Episode 161
A routine car repair spirals into a legal inferno after another car at the shop bursts into flames.
Wednesday, July 16
That's What Friends Were For; Roomie Resentment
Season 11 • Episode 65
Longtime friends have a falling-out over unpaid loans; ex-roommates' record-keeping is spotty.
Thursday, July 17
Identity Theft Caper; Betrayal and the Blender!
Season 1 • Episode 85
A woman sues her former friend for the return of items left behind in a home she sold to her.
Thursday, July 17
Dog Bite Afternoon!; Not So Nice Niece?
Season 1 • Episode 86
A man says he was attacked by a dog, but the animal's owner says he is embellishing the story.
Thursday, July 17
Co-Worker Catastrophe
Season 11 • Episode 85
A man says his former co-worker accused him of being a "sugar daddy" at work and got him fired.
Thursday, July 17
Long Live the Kyng
Season 10 • Episode 66
A pet sitter says a businesswoman's beloved Pomeranian was killed by another client's dog.
Friday, July 18
Assault in the Workplace?!
Season 1 • Episode 87
A woman says her co-worker assaulted her and sues him for medical bills.
Friday, July 18
Headed Over a Cliff!; Bulldog vs. Chihuahua
Season 1 • Episode 88
A motorist says he chose to crash into rocks rather than drive off a cliff.
Friday, July 18
Boulevard of Broken Leases
Season 11 • Episode 92
A woman says she overpaid rent for a year and blames her landlord.
Friday, July 18
After a While, Crocotile
Season 10 • Episode 95
A homeowner and a tile contractor square off over a bathroom job gone wrong.
Monday, July 21
Hit and Run for It!; While the Mom Is Away ...
Season 1 • Episode 89
A motorist says another car's occupants jumped out and ran from the scene after hitting her vehicle.
Monday, July 21
Poisoning and Peepholes?!; Warring Uncle and Nephew!
Season 1 • Episode 90
A woman says she was poisoned and a peephole was made in her bathroom.
Monday, July 21 New
Season 11 • Episode 162
Three judges argue the merits of a case among themselves and render a verdict.
Monday, July 21
Terrible Tenant Troubles
Season 11 • Episode 51
An 11-year tenant is on the hook for unpaid rent, late fees, utilities and repairs.
Tuesday, July 22
Mother Daughter Pile-Up!; Graveyard Shift Grief!
Season 1 • Episode 92
A night-shift worker accuses her neighbor of making intentional, persistent noise.
Tuesday, July 22
Hostile Living Environment?; Dog Gone Crazy!
Season 1 • Episode 91
Sisters say their neighbor's dog attacked two of their dogs, causing one to lose its leg.
Tuesday, July 22 New
Season 11 • Episode 163
Three judges argue the merits of a case among themselves and render a verdict.
Tuesday, July 22
Re-Lease Me
Season 11 • Episode 9
A former tenant thinks she can recoup three times her rent deposit by suing for punitive damages.
Wednesday, July 23
Mommy Dearest No More!; Don't Fence the Pony In!
Season 1 • Episode 93
Homelessness, abuse and prison time come into play when a woman fights with her ex-lover's son.
Wednesday, July 23
Family Night Flight!; Police Draw Guns in Tenant Dispute
Season 1 • Episode 94
A woman blames her ex-roommate for calling the police when she showed up to retrieve her property.
Wednesday, July 23 New
Season 11 • Episode 164
Three judges argue the merits of a case among themselves and render a verdict.
Wednesday, July 23
Ex-cuses, Ex-cuses
Season 11 • Episode 71
Ex-wives battle over the cost of a virtual reality headset they bought for their son.
Thursday, July 24
Firefighter Dreams, Sister Screams; Pay Me for My Stress!
Season 1 • Episode 95
A waitress sues a bar patron who failed to pay her car registration for her.
Thursday, July 24
Rambles About Shambles; When Pit Bulls Attack ... Other Pit Bulls!
Season 1 • Episode 96
Neighbors feud over liability after their pit bulls get into a vicious fight with each other.
Thursday, July 24
Striking Out
Season 11 • Episode 39
A sports card collector declines a seller's offer to have his dream cards authenticated.
Thursday, July 24
Scratch 'N' Dash
Season 11 • Episode 59
A man says he pulled a knife on someone because he was trying to keep up his action-hero persona.
Friday, July 25
Which Lab Mauled the Shih Tzu?; Harley D. Custody Battle!
Season 1 • Episode 97
Neighbors fight over whose Labrador retriever is to blame for a vicious attack on a smaller dog.
Friday, July 25
The Daycare Debacle; Vacation Lodge Disaster!
Season 1 • Episode 98
A day-care provider denies that a toddler was injured in her care.
Friday, July 25
You Can't Buy Me, Love
Season 11 • Episode 91
A man says his younger ex-boyfriend accepted a car loan but refuses to repay him.
Friday, July 25
In Despair With In Vitro Fertilization
Season 10 • Episode 31
After losing her unborn child, a distraught woman wants the father to pay half of the medical bills.
Monday, July 28
Single Mom vs. Handyman!; High Stakes Hair Restoration
Season 1 • Episode 99
A woman says her handyman's behavior around her children was suspicious.
Monday, July 28
College Party House of Horrors!; Electric Daisy Disaster
Season 1 • Episode 100
A slide from a roof into a pool, artwork on a fence and more than 200 partygoers at a rental home.
Monday, July 28 New
Season 11 • Episode 165
Three judges argue the merits of a case among themselves and render a verdict.
Monday, July 28
One Flight Stand
Season 11 • Episode 6
A flight school owner says a student is trying to exploit a tragedy.
Tuesday, July 29
Season 11 • Episode 165
Three judges argue the merits of a case among themselves and render a verdict.
Tuesday, July 29
One Flight Stand
Season 11 • Episode 6
A flight school owner says a student is trying to exploit a tragedy.
Tuesday, July 29
Case From Hell!
Season 1 • Episode 101
A landlord says his tenants are double-talkers; they call him a slumlord.
Tuesday, July 29
Near Death Pit-Bull Encounter!; Hostile Hard Drive
Season 1 • Episode 102
A couple say their dog was nearly killed by their neighbor's pit bull.
Tuesday, July 29 New
Season 11 • Episode 166
Three judges argue the merits of a case among themselves and render a verdict.
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