‘Jeopardy!’ Summer TV Schedule & Season 40 Update
Jeopardy!‘s 39th season came to a close last Friday, July 28, and the show will now be airing reruns until Season 40. But the ongoing writers’ strike has caused significant changes for the game show for the remainder of the year, beyond the summer schedule.
Below is everything you need to know about the upcoming Jeopardy! plans.
What is the Jeopardy! Summer Schedule?
Jeopardy! kicked off its run of repeat episodes on Monday, July 31, starting with the first-ever Second Chance Tournament, which is set to air through August 11. The two-week competition originally aired last year and saw 18 past players return for a second shot at making the 2022 Tournament of Champions.
After the Second Chance rerun, the show will re-broadcast the three-week 2022 TOC, which featured super-champs Amy Schneider, Matt Amodio, and Mattea Roach.
This will be followed by a selection of “producers’ picks” running from September 4 to September 8. The producers will select a handful of their favorite episodes from Jeopardy!‘s past.
Why The Reruns?
The ongoing WGA strike is the reason Jeopardy! will be airing reruns across the summer rather than the previously planned post-season tournaments. Jeopardy! uses WGA writers, who have joined the picket lines to protest against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
Before the strikes, Jeopardy! planned to hold a number of post-season tournaments, including a new Second Chance competition, Champions Wildcard, and, of course, the 2023 Tournament of Champions.
However, several Season 39 champions, including Ray LaLonde, Hannah Wilson, and Cris Pannullo, said they would refuse to participate in the TOC until the strikes were resolved.
In response, Jeopardy! producers said they had no intention to film any of the post-season competitions while the strikes are ongoing.
Will Season 40 Still Air?
While the post-season tournaments have been postponed, Season 40 is still scheduled to proceed with recycled material from WGA writers. This decision to re-use past questions has caused controversy among Jeopardy! fans and former contestants.
“Jeopardy! has a long history with and tremendous respect for the WGA and our writers,” Sony Pictures Television said in a previous statement. “We have always been careful to honor our WGA agreements and we would never air game material not created by WGA writers. However, just as we did, led by Alex Trebek, during the 2007-2008 strike, we will deliver first-run episodes again this fall.”
According to the website on-camera-audiences.com, where fans can buy tickets to attend studio tapings, Jeopardy! Season 40 is scheduled to begin taping on August 15.
Season 40 is expected to start airing on September 11.
Who Will Host Season 40?
An official decision has yet to be made, but it’s safe to say that Mayim Bialik won’t be returning to host just yet. Back in May, The Big Bang Theory alum stepped away from Season 39 in solidarity with the striking writers.
Ken Jennings filled in for Bialik for the remainder of Season 39, and most expect him to continue as host for Season 40. However, the Jeopardy! GOAT has faced mounting pressure from viewers in recent weeks to join Bialik in her stand.
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Make ken the sole host miyam has zero personality
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Why don’t we cancel you from watching jeopardy altogether. The show is about the contestants not the host. Get over it. Unfortunately spoiled fans like you wil, get what they want as long as the strike is going on. Ken Jennings will probably be the host while a Mayim stands by the writers.
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I could put up "zero personality"; she has an annoying, off-putting personality. Compared to the warm, Tony Randall-like Ken Jennings, she's obnoxious.
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Spot on! She brightens a room by leaving it.
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Just never mind these Schneider, Bialik, Holzhauer disgusting things just give us Jennings
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It’s rude to call people “things.”
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Everything is political today
Maybe there should be a boycott like movement like bud light against Jeopardy
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As Alex always said, the show is about the contestants, not the host(s). I think the 'personality' argument is stupid. Neither host goes out his/her way to interject much of anything other than the bare basics...just like Alex did. They started out trying to add some personality but were stopped when folks started complaining about just that. Neither can win for losing. Both do a credible job. Bellyaching because your favorite isn't on all the time is a waste of time. Contracts are signed. Don't like it, change the channel.
I find it odd that you now have to pay to get tickets to watch the show tape. I am sure the argument is that the studio is attempting to avoid lines or some such nonsense. Odd they never seemed to have such a problem in decades past. (/s)
I predict a drop in the number of viewers if they insist on recycling clues. When the champions refuse to cross picket lines in support of the writers, it is time for management to face facts.
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The ongoing WGA strike has absolutely nothing to do with the summer reruns from July 31 to mid-September. That has been the traditional six week summer hiatus for "Jeopardy" for as long as I can remember. I think the article meant to say that the ongoing WGA strike is why when the show returns in September, it will feature regular contestants in regular competitions......where reportedly previously used clues from the series 39 year history will be used instead of newly written clues.
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Jeopardy reusing old clues is a mistake, Google Jeopardy archive and you’ll come across 39 years of questions and answers from regular syndicated games and tournaments.
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Cancel the show! Cannot replace Alex! I like the fact that they alternate hosts!
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Jeopardy well when alex died I stopped watching until myim started hosting then I watched regularly like when alex did but then ken the big boring and no way was I watching that creep he sucks as a host heyyy 😁😁come back soon myim please so i can start watching again
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Creepy? Mayim is the creepy and contrived one. I like Ken. And, I watch the show regardless of the host just because the game is fun.
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Regarding "creepy", google her "art piece", her subway incident and her views on rape victims.
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She is a repellant creature. She was ugh on TBBT and worse on Jeopardy because one realizes she was playing herself.
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