Editing Judging Amy (section)

===Critical reception===
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Judging Amy}}
Several reviewers have suggested the show took inspiration from the formula established by ''[[Providence (American TV series)|Providence]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,271497,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517084225/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,271497,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2007|title=Entertainment Weekly's EW.com| magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=March 19, 2015}}</ref> Reviewers also cite the relationship between Brenneman and Daly's characters as the selling point of the show.<ref name=pop>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/tv/reviews/j/judging-amy.html|title=Television Reviews, Essays, Features, Columns, News and Blogs in TV – PopMatters|work=PopMatters|access-date=March 19, 2015}}</ref> Also likely is the physical similarities at the time between Brenneman and the lead actress in ''Providence'', [[Melina Kanakaredes]].

Amy Gray makes reference to ''Providence'' in episode 3.18, "The Justice League of America". In this episode, Amy is attending her Harvard Law School class' tenth reunion, and her old friends cannot seem to remember Amy has moved to [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]. They think she resides in [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]. Finally, Amy is pushed to state, "It's Hartford, David. [[Meta-reference#Television|Providence is a whole other universe]]."