The book Television Series of the 1950s: Essential Facts and Quirky Details described Foster as "a very pretty girl who is called 'the cutest date in town'", adding, "Judy has a knack for finding mischief and has a firm belief that her family doesn't understand her.
Source: Total Television[1] The daytime version ran on Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to noon, Eastern Daylight Time.
[2] The primetime version was replaced by Saber of London, which had been on ABC on a different night the previous season.
[7] In the trade publication Billboard, a review of the first daytime episode described A Date with Judy as "a mildly diverting situation comedy aimed at teenagers".
Reviewer Leon Morse wrote that the program was cast well, but the script needed improvement.