‘Jeopardy!’ Fans Want This Throwback Element Back
Jeopardy! is currently on summer hiatus, but fans are already talking about what they’d like to see when the show returns with new episodes this fall.
On the Reddit fan thread, one poster suggested the return of a long-forgotten tradition of Jeopardy!: episodes on location.
“Will Jeopardy! ever travel to other U.S. states again to tape episodes for certain tournaments?” the fan asked in a thread. “They used to do this for some tournaments like the College & Teen championship many years ago.”
“I think the last time Jeopardy! was taping shows somewhere outside of their main studio was in 2016 for the Teacher’s Tournament,” the fan continued. “Ever since then, they haven’t gone anywhere else. Do you think we’ll see episodes taped outside of California?”
In response to the original poster’s comment, other fans weighed in with their takes on taking Jeopardy! back on the road.
“Never say never, but it doesn’t seem to be a priority for the team right now,” one person wrote. “They seem to be using the ‘Jeopardy! Live’ events as well as the bar trivia league to give the brand an in-person footprint outside of Culver City. Not quite the same as taking the show on the road, but also much less expensive.”
Culver City is the location of the studio, which houses the Alex Trebek Stage, on the Sony Entertainment lot.
Another fan pointed out that Jeopardy! isn’t the only show that’s been tabling such travel sessions lately: “Wheel of Fortune used to travel even more.”
The original poster’s suggestion that road shows stopped taping around 2016 may be referring to the fact that Jeopardy! previously hosted a show at DAR Constitution Hall in Season 33. Other notable locations where the show was taped include Watson Research Facility and the CES tech convention.
The “Inside Jeopardy! Live on Tour” is a ticketed event that features a live taping of Inside Jeopardy! with hosts Michael Davies and Sarah Foss and featuring several champions as special guests. The next such event takes place on September 12 in Chicago.
Jeopardy! returns for Season 42 in September — and chances are, those episodes will be straight from the studio.
Jeopardy!, Season 42 Premiere, September, check local listings
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Food for the Wise: Do not give ANY serious attention to ANY headlining articles from TV Insider or other entertainment sites that infer "fans" want to GO BACK to something, key word being, "BACK"! ⚠️😦😖 True "fans" (and writers!) don't keep looking to the past, but embrace the forward movement; and so should all TV Insider writers (and all other media entertainment magazine writers) who seem to be easily (and annoyingly) drawn away by random Reddit/Instagram/etc. posts. Simply put, based on all sound point of views, whether mental, emotional, religious, philosophical, or psychological, going backwards instead of forwards is literally a no-gainer. The fact that writers continue to feed us what even one Reddit or Instagram comment says and then take that one, find an "agree", then make the "fan" post seem like it's part of a social network phenomenon and; therefore, now one of a quazillion brainstorming ideas worthy of consideration by Jeopardy! production staff & the world! 🙄 I love you, Jeopardy!, the way you were, the way you are and the way you're going ➡️ 💯
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This fan would like to go back to the Grolier Encyclopedia for a third-place finish.
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Jeopardy does not employ any CREW CLUE anymore, whereby they filmed the answers to various questions for future Jeopardy games. This is just not done anymore.
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That happened because God is merciful.
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