Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show features a quiz competition in which contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in the form of questions. The original daytime version debuted on NBC on March 30, 1964, and aired until January 3, 1975. A weekly nighttime syndicated edition aired from September 1974 to September 1975, and a revival, The All-New Jeopardy!, ran on NBC from October 1978 to March 1979. The version airing as of 2021, a daily syndicated show produced by Sony Pictures Television, premiered on September 10, 1984. Both NBC versions and the weekly syndicated version were hosted by Art Fleming. Don Pardo served as announcer until 1975, and John Harlan announced for the 1978–1979 season. The daily syndicated version featured Alex Trebek as host from 1984 until his death in 2020; his last episode as host aired January 8, 2021.
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Merv Griffin |
| Directed by | Bob Hultgren, Eleanor Tarshis, Jeff Goldstein, Dick Schneider, Kevin McCarthy, Clay Jacobsen |
| Presented by | Art Fleming, Alex Trebek |
| Narrated by | Don Pardo, John Harlan, Johnny Gilbert |
| Theme music composer | Julann Griffin, Merv Griffin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 37 |
| No. of episodes | over 8,000 |
| Executive producer(s) | Robert Rubin, Merv Griffin, Harry Friedman, Mike Richards |
| Producer(s) | see below |
| Running time | 22–26 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Jeopardy Productions, Inc, Merv Griffin Productions/Enterprises (1964-1994), Columbia TriStar (Domestic) Television (1994-2002), Sony Pictures Television (2002-present) |
| Distributor | King World Productions (1984-2007), CBS Media Ventures (2007-present) |
| Original network | NBC (1964–1979), Syndication (1974–1975, 1984–present) |
| Picture format | 480i, HDTV 1080i (downscaled to 720p locally in some markets) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Related shows | Jep, Rock & Roll Jeopardy, Sports Jeopardy, Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time |
| Netflix ID | 81034099 |
About Jeopardy!
Daytime Emmy Award record winning quiz competition game show which was honored with a Peabody Award in 1960. Merv Griffin created the show which became perhaps the most well known quiz show in history.
Achievement of Jeopardy!
The original run of the series was broadcast on NBC from 1964 to 1976, and again from 1978 to 1979. It then became a syndicated property in 1974-1975 and again beginning in 1984.
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