Jeopardy!
Sign in to saveJeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given general knowledge clues in the form of answers and they must identify the person, place, thing, or idea that the clue describes, phrasing each response in the form of a question.
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★ 6.8America's favorite quiz show where contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in question form.
- Aired
- 1984–2026
- Seasons
- 42 · 9318 episodes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Created by
- Merv Griffin
- Network
- Syndication
- Genres
- Reality, Family
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Key facts
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- Jeopardy!_logo.svg
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- The stylized Jeopardy! wordmark, used since 1986. The wordmark is based on URW Type Foundry's "Annual" font. In title cards and bumper cards, the wordmark usually appears in gold or silver against a background colored in shades of blue or red.
- Television.genre
- Game show
- Television.creator
- Merv Griffin
- Television.end_theme
- "Think!"
- Television.country
- United States
- Television.language
- English
- Television.num_seasons
- 42
- Television.num_episodes
- 9,000+
- Television.producer
- see below
- Television.runtime
- 22–26 minutes
- Television.location
- The Alex Trebek Stage (Stage 10)Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City
- Television.network
- NBC
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- Weekly syndication
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- NBC
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- Daily syndication
- Television.last_aired4
- present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- quiz
- Award
- Peabody Awards
- Genre
- game show
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Creator
- Merv Griffin
- Composer
- Merv Griffin
- Production company
- Columbia TriStar Television
- Filming location
- Sony Pictures Studios
- Duration
- 30
- Distribution format
- terrestrial television
- Official website
- www.jeopardy.com
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- Commons category
- Jeopardy!
- topic's main category
- Category:Jeopardy!
- original broadcaster
- NBC
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 16:9
- narrator
- Johnny Gilbert
- distributed by
- CBS Media Ventures
- start time
- 1964-03-30
- social media followers
- 246000
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- presenter
- Mayim Bialik
- title
- Jeopardy!
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
31 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Final Jeopardy!
- Winnings
- Returning champions
- Variations for tournament play
- Conception and development
- Personnel
- Hosts
- Announcers
- Clue Crew
- Production staff
- Production
- Set
- Theme music
- Audition process
- Broadcast history
- Archived episodes
- Reception and legacy
- Tournaments and other events
- Regular events
- Special events
- Record holders
- Record tables
- Other media
- Portrayals and parodies
- Merchandise
- Internet
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given general knowledge clues in the form of answers and they must identify the person, place, thing, or idea that the clue describes, phrasing each response in the form of a question.
The original daytime version debuted on NBC on March 30, 1964, and aired until January 3, 1975. A nighttime syndicated edition aired weekly from September 1974 to September 1975, and a revival, The All-New Jeopardy!, ran on NBC from October 1978 to March 1979 on weekdays. The syndicated show familiar to modern viewers and aired daily (currently by Sony Pictures Television) premiered on September 10, 1984.
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