"LAUREN LAKE'S PATERNITY COURT" RETURNS FOR THIRD SEASON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

Major Station Upgrades in San Francisco & Charlotte; Courtroom Series to Air Multiple Times in More than a Dozen Markets

Special Celebrity Episode Airing Premiere Week

Los Angeles, CA August 26, 2015 - LAUREN LAKE'S PATERNITY COURT will have its third season premiere on Monday, September 21. The syndicated courtroom series, produced by 79th & York Entertainment and distributed by Orion TV Productions (Orion Television), features the sharp-witted presiding judge Lauren Lake who helps litigants resolve legal issues involving paternity using DNA results.

As the courtroom series enters its third season, Orion TV has announced two major station upgrades, one in San Francisco, where it moves to CBS owned KBCW and the other in Charlotte, where it will air on Cox Broadcasting owned and operated Fox affiliate, WAXN.

Appealing to a diverse demographic, LAUREN LAKE'S PATERNITY COURT has become a popular and reliable offering for its affiliates as well as a binge-worthy viewing option for audiences. Throughout this year and in planning for season three, more than a dozen affiliates in major markets including Chicago (WCIU), Atlanta (WUPA), Tampa (WTOG), Houston (KUBE), Orlando (WKCF), Las Vegas (KPVM, MPVM, NVCW), Memphis (WLMT) and Tulsa (KQCW) have been running the program three or four times per day in various time periods and across their duopolies.

During its premiere week, LAUREN LAKE'S PATERNITY COURT will feature a celebrity-themed episode with BET reality stars Frankie and Elite who star in the reality series FRANKIE & NEFFE. The mother and daughter appear in an emotional and painful episode revealing DNA test results for Elite and reuniting them with Lake, who served as their motivational coach on a previous season of their BET show.

LAUREN LAKE'S PATERNITY COURT is among the top three court shows for the 2014-2015 television season among females 18-34. The daytime courtroom series offers litigants the chance to resolve their differences and make it through the emotionally charged moment of discovery, while offering heartfelt advice and counseling to help them integrate the outcome into their lives. The series also lends support to litigants after the show, offering family counseling as well as funding for GED diplomas, college tuition and nursing school expenses.

Since the series debut, the dynamic Lauren Lake has become a respected expert on many shows including the "Today Show" "Wendy Williams," "Dr. Drew," "Access Hollywood Live," and the top rated nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning show, among many others.

About Lauren Lake's Paternity Court

LAUREN LAKE'S PATERNITY COURT is a nationally syndicated 30-minute court show presided over by the sharp-witted and opinionated Lake, who helps real people with real stories resolve legal paternity issues by rendering incisive judgments using DNA evidence. The show offers litigants the chance to resolve their differences and make it through the emotionally charged moment of discovery, while offering heartfelt advice and counseling to help them integrate the outcome into their lives. "Lauren Lake's Paternity Court" premiered in more than 92% of the country in September 2013, and currently airs five days a week in all top 50 markets and on station groups including Tribune, CBS, Sinclair, Weigel, Hearst, Fox, Scripps, and others, encompassing more than 140 stations nationwide. The show is produced by 79th & York Entertainment and distributed by Orion TV Productions (Orion Television), a subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. David Armour serves as executive producer. For more information, please visit the official LAUREN LAKE'S PATERNITY COURT Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/PaternityCourt, and follow the show on Twitter, @PaternityCourt, using the hashtag #PaternityCourt, as well as on Instagram, @PaternityCourtTV.

About Lauren Lake

Lauren Lake is a renowned attorney and legal expert and the judge we have all come to know from TV's hit syndicated courtroom series, LAUREN LAKE'S PATERNITY COURT which enters its third season this fall. She built a prominent law career as a member of the New York, New Jersey, and Michigan bars with a concentration in family, criminal, and entertainment law. Lake co-founded the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network (WEEN), which promotes the positive portrayal of women in entertainment and society through nationwide mentoring and outreach programs for young women. Lauren is a legal and lifestyle expert who has frequently appeared on the "Today Show," "Access Hollywood Live," "The Wendy Williams Show," CNN / HLN, "The Insider" and many others.

About Orion TV Productions

Orion TV Productions, Inc., a subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., produces content for television distribution.