History FandomRivalry / LiveActionTV

** ''Wheel'' fans in particular have been upset at the difference in treatment of both shows by both its showrunners and the media. This started in the mid-90s when Harry Friedman was hired as executive producer of ''Wheel'' in 1995 and was later brought onto ''Jeopardy'' two years later. While Friedman was commended for his work on ''Jeopardy!'', he alienated many fans of ''Wheel'' by making numerous unpopular changes. One change that indirectly led to even more feuding was when he reduced appearances on ''Wheel'' to one and done while keeping the returning champion rule on ''Jeopardy!'' and removing the five-game limit completely. ''Jeopardy!'' has since seen increased ratings whenever a superchamp goes on a lengthy run while ''Wheel'' struggles to keep pace around the same time. It got to the point where fans thought Sony's budget gets affected by champions breaking the bank on ''Jeopardy!''. During James Holzhauer's reign on Jeopardy! in Spring 2019, ''Wheel'' had a BonusRound record of '''1-29''' in its last six weeks of the season. It doesn't help that whenever ''Wheel'' makes headlines, it's for instances where a contestant becomes the victim of a contentious judgment call. Fans noticed that ''Wheel'' finally started getting some respect after Mike Richards replaced Friedman in 2020, being nominated for an Emmy the following year for the first time in a decade. However, Richards' position was short-lived, and his successor Michael Davies has failed to impress ''Wheel'' fans so far. Many official game show fan sites or blogs, such as [=BuzzerBlog=], also show disdain for ''Wheel'' while praising ''Jeopardy!''.

** It doesn't help that ''Wheel'' fans have accused Harry Friedman, who was executive producer of both shows from the mid-90s until 2020, of showing favoritism towards ''Jeopardy!''. Many official game show fan sites or blogs, such as [=BuzzerBlog=], also show disdain for ''Wheel'' while praising ''Jeopardy!''.
** ''Wheel'' fans have also accused network O&Os for prioritizing ''Jeopardy!'' on their schedules whenever there are pre-emptions for sporting events, news coverage or special programming. Even ''infomercials'' seem to get better treatment in some markets than ''Wheel''. One huge factor is ''Jeopardy!'' having had returning champions since its inception, while ''Wheel'' hasn't had them since the late '90s. It reared its ugly head when some outlets aired a COVID-19 small business special in place of ''Wheel'' while a ''Jeopardy!'' episode emceed by [[Series/TheDoctorOzShow Dr. Oz]] was unaffected. Fans of both shows did agree that Dr. Oz had no business hosting ''Jeopardy!''.

** ''Wheel'' fans have also accused network O&Os for prioritizing ''Jeopardy!'' on their schedules whenever there are pre-emptions for sporting events, news coverage or special programming. One huge factor is ''Jeopardy!'' having had returning champions since its inception, while ''Wheel'' hasn't had them since the late '90s. It reared its ugly head when some markets aired a COVID-19 small business special in place of ''Wheel'' while a ''Jeopardy!'' episode emceed by [[Series/TheDoctorOzShow Dr. Oz]] was unaffected. Fans of both shows did agree that Dr. Oz had no business hosting ''Jeopardy!''.

* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' vs. ''The Last of Us'', two sci-fi shows in which Creator/PedroPascal plays an AntiHero entrusted to protect an orphan. Pascal's contract to play Joel in ''[=TLoU=]'' requires him to prioritize it over all of his other projects, raising ''Mandalorian'' fans' concern that he wouldn't become involved for much of Season 3 production. On the other side, Pascal fans more excited about ''[=TLoU=]'' than ''Mando'' S3 believe that its adult tone and Joel's lack of a mask will allow the series to make better use of Pascal's talents than ''The Mandalorian'' usually does.
* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' fans battle over which host was best: Joel, Mike or Jonah.
** In-universe, Crow and Tom Servo fight over various fandoms, including ''Franchise/StarTrek'' vs. ''Series/DoctorWho'', and Windows vs. Mac[[note]]"Anybody see the mouse for my Amiga?" says Joel, yanking their chains[[/note]].

** ''Wheel'' fans have also accused network O&Os for prioritizing ''Jeopardy!'' on their schedules whenever there are pre-emptions for sporting events or news coverage. One huge factor is ''Jeopardy!'' having had returning champions since its inception, while ''Wheel'' hasn't had them since the late '90s. It reared its ugly head when some markets aired a COVID-19 small business special in place of ''Wheel'' while a ''Jeopardy!'' episode emceed by [[Series/TheDoctorOzShow Dr. Oz]] was unaffected. Fans of both shows did agree that Dr. Oz had no business hosting ''Jeopardy!''.

** ''Wheel'' fans have also accused network O&Os for prioritizing ''Jeopardy!'' on their schedules whenever there are pre-emptions for sporting events or news coverage. One huge factor is ''Jeopardy!'' having had returning champions since its inception, while ''Wheel'' hasn't had them since the late '90s. It reared its ugly head when some markets aired a COVID-19 small business special in place of ''Wheel'' while a ''Jeopardy!'' episode emceed by [[Series/TheDoctorOzShow Dr. Oz]] was unaffected. Fans of both shows agreed that Dr. Oz had no business hosting ''Jeopardy!'' [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment for reasons which won't be discussed here]].

*** Within New Who, there's also fans of Creator/RussellTDavies vs. fans of Creator/StevenMoffat, the first two showrunners of the revived series - the former from 2005-2010 and the latter taking over from 2010 to 2017. Moffat fans argue that Davies episodes are too silly, too epic, have too many {{Deus Ex Machina}}s and {{technobabble}}, are too preoccupied with the Doctor's loneliness and angst, take place on Earth too much... while Davies fans say that Moffat episodes have too many {{plothole}}s, too many plotlines that put the Doctor at the center of the entire fate of the universe, aren't emotionally-engaging enough, and that Moffat isn't as good as writing strong female characters. Of course, many fans like both equally.
** During the mid-eighties, there was a serious rivalry between ''Doctor Who'' and ''Series/RobinOfSherwood'', which was scheduled against Creator/ColinBaker's era on Saturday evenings and also included significant fantasy elements. It was particularly notable as the first time that one of ''Doctor Who's'' rivals seriously trounced it in the ratings.

** The Original Series vs ''The Next Generation''.
** All non-''Deep Space Nine'' series vs ''Deep Space Nine''.

*** Within New Who, there's also fans of Creator/RussellTDavies vs. fans of Creator/StevenMoffat, the two showrunners of the revived series - the former from 2005-2010 and the latter taking over from 2010 to 2017. Moffat fans argue that Davies episodes are too silly, too epic, have too many {{Deus Ex Machina}}s and {{technobabble}}, are too preoccupied with the Doctor's loneliness and angst, take place on Earth too much... while Davies fans say that Moffat episodes have too many {{plothole}}s, too many plotlines that put the Doctor at the center of the entire fate of the universe, aren't emotionally-engaging enough, and that Moffat isn't as good as writing strong female characters. Of course, most fans like both equally.

* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' vs. ''The Last of Us'', two sci-fi shows in which Creator/PedroPascal plays an AntiHero entrusted to protect an orphan. Pascal's contract to play Joel in ''[=TLoU=]'' requires him to prioritize it over all of his other projects, which resulted in the show receiving [[https://collider.com/the-mandalorian-season-3-the-book-of-boba-fett-production-filming/ some blame]] for ''The Mandalorian'' Season 3 taking longer than expected to start filming. On the other side, Pascal fans more excited about ''[=TLoU=]'' than ''Mando'' S3 believe that its adult tone and Joel's lack of a mask will allow the series to make better use of Pascal's talents than ''The Mandalorian'' usually does.

** It all came to a head when Mike Richards was in "advanced negotiations" to succeed Alex Trebek as host, with the announcement becoming official in August 2021. While the online community for ''The Price Is Right'' sent its best wishes, this move upset many fans of ''Jeopardy!'' who claimed their intended replacements (including some of Alex's personal picks) weren't given a fair chance. They also felt that Mike was an outsider who didn't possess the qualities of a ''Jeopardy!'' host, some going as far as saying Mike took advantage of Alex's death to succeed him. ''Price'' fans brushed them aside by saying they should have looked into the hosting search further. They also claimed Mike tested well among focus groups—which fans of ''Jeopardy!'' felt were rigged in Mike's favor from the start—and that his shows had good ratings when he guest hosted earlier in Season 37. The revelations of Mike's troubled past, which included legal issues on ''Price'' and off-color comments on old podcasts, added fuel to the fire. ''Jeopardy!'' fans cheered when Mike stepped down from hosting, and they later got the last laugh when he was fired all together from Sony at month's end.

* ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' versus ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''. Fans of both shows were neutral among one another until the start of TheNewTwenties. This can be traced to 2019 when Sony announced that Mike Richards would be replacing the retiring Harry Friedman as executive producer of ''Jeopardy!'' and '"Wheel of Fortune''. While Mike's role on ''Price'' was [[BrokenBase divided]], his handling of ''Jeopardy!'' caused rifts between fans of both shows.

* ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' versus ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''. Fans of both shows were neutral among one another until the start of TheNewTwenties. This can be traced to 2019 when Harry Friedman announced his retirement from ''Jeopardy!'' with Sony naming Mike Richards as his successor later that year. While Mike's role on ''Price'' was [[BrokenBase divided]], his handling of ''Jeopardy!'' caused rifts between fans of both shows.

** It all came to a head when Mike Richards was in "advanced negotiations" to succeed Alex Trebek as host, with the announcement becoming official in August 2021. While the online community for ''The Price Is Right'' sent its best wishes, this move upset many fans of ''Jeopardy!'' who claimed their intended replacements (including some of Alex's personal picks) weren't given a fair chance. They also felt that Mike was an outsider who didn't possess the qualities of a ''Jeopardy!'' host, some going as far as accusing Mike of taking advantage of Alex's death to succeed him. ''Price'' fans brushed them aside by saying they should have looked into the hosting search further. They also claimed Mike tested well among focus groups—which fans of ''Jeopardy!'' felt were rigged in Mike's favor from the start—and that his shows had good ratings when he guest hosted earlier in Season 37. The revelations of Mike's troubled past, which included legal issues on ''Price'' and off-color comments on old podcasts, added fuel to the fire. ''Jeopardy!'' fans cheered when Mike stepped down from hosting, and they later got the last laugh when he was fired all together from Sony at month's end.

** It all came to a head when Mike Richards was in "advanced negotiations" to succeed Alex Trebek as host, with the announcement becoming official in August 2021. While the online community for ''The Price Is Right'' sent its best wishes, this move upset many fans of ''Jeopardy!'' who claimed their intended replacements (including some of Alex's personal picks) weren't given a fair chance. They also felt that Mike was an outsider who didn't possess the qualities of a ''Jeopardy!'' host, some going as far as accusing Mike of taking advantage of Alex's death to succeed him. ''Price'' fans brushed them aside by saying they should have looked into the hosting search further. They also claimed Mike tested well among focus groups—which fans of ''Jeopardy!'' felt was rigged in Mike's favor from the start—and that his shows had good ratings when he guest hosted earlier in Season 37. The revelations of Mike's troubled past, which included legal issues on ''Price'' and off-color comments on old podcasts, added fuel to the fire. ''Jeopardy!'' fans cheered when Mike stepped down from hosting, and they later got the last laugh when he was fired all together from Sony at month's end.

** When it became known that Mike was firing long-time staffers from ''Jeopardy!'' (such as senior contestant coordinator [[https://thejeopardyfan.com/2020/10/jeopardy-sued-by-former-employee-for-age-discrimination.html Glenn Kagan]]), fans, other staff members and even former contestants were outraged. Mike had a history of this on ''Price'', having a role in letting producer Roger Dobkowitz and announcer Rich Fields go. Fans of ''Price'' have accused both of [[UnreliableExpositor warping their stories against Mike]], to the point where they see Mike's staffing decisions on ''Jeopardy!'' as no big deal.

* ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' versus ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' Both shows were created by the same person, are made by the same production team, and air one before the other in most markets (the order depends on the station), but that doesn't mean everybody loves to watch both shows. Even though they're arguably one of TV's most popular program pairs, the games themselves play out quite differently. ''Jeopardy!'' is more about general knowledge/trivia while ''Wheel'' is more of a luck-based word/puzzle game. The differences between the two shows link to many different views on one show in comparison to the other.

* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' vs. ''The Last of Us'', two sci-fi shows in which Creator/PedroPascal plays an AntiHero entrusted to protect an orphan. Pascal's contract to play Joel in ''[=TLoU=]'' requires him to prioritize it over all of his other projects, which resulted in the show receiving [[https://collider.com/the-mandalorian-season-3-the-book-of-boba-fett-production-filming/ some blame]] for ''The Mandalorian'' Season 3 taking longer than expected to start filming. On the other side, Pascal fans more excited about ''[=TLoU=]'' than ''Mando'' S3 believe that its adult tone and Joel's lack of a mask will allow the series to make better use of Pascal's talents than ''The Mandalorian'' usually does.

* One particularly sad one, largely based on RealLife events, exists between fans of ten-year-old ''Series/ShakeItUp'' actor Creator/DavisCleveland and fans of Music/DemiLovato, largely due to comments made by Lovato in 2011 on Website/{{Twitter}} criticizing a joke about anorexia Demi witnessed on SIU. Lovato made a rhetorical Twitter post observing that Creator/DisneyChannel actresses seemed to look skinnier and skinnier, a comment that, while meant as a general statement, seemed to hurt the feelings of SIU star Creator/{{Zendaya}}. Coleman's dad took to Twitter to defend his daughter, asking for an apology, and Lovato offered one and explained she had only wanted to see more diversity and acceptance in body shapes and did not mean to hurt anyone. Davis also seemed to take it hard, defensively and angrily criticizing Demi for her use of drugs and alcohol prior to stint in rehab, and accusing Demi's fans of putting her up on too high of a pedestal. These statements only seemed to inspire Demi's fans to insult and threaten Davis on Twitter regularly. Though Davis and Demi have attempted to move on, there seem to be constant flame wars and drama between "Lovatics" and Davis, and between Lovatics and Davis' fans up to mid-2012. As of this update, said drama and flame wars has long been gone, meaning either one or the other had called a truce offline.

* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' vs. ''The Last of Us'', two sci-fi shows in which Creator/PedroPascal plays an AntiHero entrusted to protect an orphan. Pascal's contract to play Joel in ''[=TLoU=]'' requires him to prioritize it over all of his other projects, provoking ''Mandalorian'' fans to fear that Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} will either delay Season 3 to accommodate his schedule, or greatly reduce his involvement. On the other side, Pascal fans more excited about ''[=TLoU=]'' than ''Mando'' S3 believe that its adult tone and Joel's lack of a mask will allow the series to make better use of Pascal's talents than ''The Mandalorian'' usually does.

* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' vs. ''The Last of Us'', two sci-fi shows in which Creator/PedroPascal plays an AntiHero entrusted to protect an orphan. Pascal's contract for ''[=TLoU=]'' requires him to prioritize it over all of his other projects, provoking ''Mandalorian'' fans to fear that Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} will either delay production on Season 3 until after the shooting of ''[=TLoU=]'' Season 1 wraps up, or greatly reduce Pascal's involvement. On the other side, Pascal fans more excited about ''[=TLoU=]'' than ''Mando'' S3 believe that its adult tone and Joel's lack of a mask will allow the series to make better use of Pascal's talents than ''The Mandalorian'' usually does.

* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' vs. ''The Last of Us'', two sci-fi shows in which Creator/PedroPascal plays an AntiHero entrusted to protect an orphan. Pascal's contract for ''[=TLoU=]'' requires him to prioritize it over all of his other projects, raising concerns over how he could balance playing Joel Miller in the first season (which would take almost a year, since [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUs the video game]] begins its main story in summer and ends it the following spring) with playing Din Djarin in ''The Mandalorian'' Season 3. If he can't arrange for a winter trip from the ''[=TLoU=]'' shoot in Calgary to the ''Mandalorian'' set in Los Angeles, Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} might have to either delay production of S3, or shoot most of it with a masked FakeShemp portraying Din.[[note]]The latter would ruin the trajectory of each season increasing how often Din would show his face to the viewers.[[/note]] On the other side, Pascal fans more excited about ''[=TLoU=]'' than ''Mando'' S3 believe that its adult tone and Joel's lack of a mask will allow the series to make better use of Pascal's talents than ''The Mandalorian'' usually does.

* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' vs. ''The Last of Us'', two sci-fi shows in which Creator/PedroPascal plays an AntiHero entrusted to protect an orphan. Pascal's contract for ''[=TLoU=]'' requires him to prioritize it over all of his other projects, raising concerns over how he could balance playing Joel Miller in the first season (which would take almost a year, since [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUs the video game]] begins its main story in summer and ends it the following spring) with playing Din Djarin in ''The Mandalorian'' Season 3. If he can't travel from the ''[=TLoU=]'' shoot in Calgary to the ''Mandalorian'' set in Los Angeles, Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} might have to delay production of S3 until after ''[=TLoU=]'' photography wraps up. Pascal previously covered up his absences from the filming of certain ''Mandalorian'' scenes by [[FakeShemp dubbing over masked stunt doubles]], but the last few episodes of Season 2 rose doubts that this could work in the future, by suggesting that Din would [[CharacterDevelopment start showing his face more often]]. On the other side, Pascal fans more excited about ''[=TLoU=]'' than ''Mando'' S3 believe that its adult tone and Joel's lack of a mask will allow the series to make better use of Pascal's talents than ''The Mandalorian'' usually does.

* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' vs. ''The Last of Us'', two sci-fi shows in which Creator/PedroPascal plays an AntiHero entrusted to protect an orphan. Pascal's contract for ''[=TLoU=]'' requires him to prioritize it over all of his other projects, raising concerns over how he could balance playing Joel Miller in the first season (which would take almost a year, since [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUs the video game]] begins its main story in summer and ends it the following spring) with playing Din Djarin in ''The Mandalorian'' Season 3. If he can't travel from the ''[=TLoU=]'' shoot in Calgary to the ''Mandalorian'' set in Los Angeles, he'd have to spend most of ''Mando'' S3 [[FakeShemp dubbing over masked stunt doubles]], or Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} would have to delay production of S3 until after ''[=TLoU=]'' photography wraps up. On the other side, Pascal fans more excited about ''[=TLoU=]'' than ''Mando'' S3 believe that its adult tone and Joel's lack of a vow to cover his face will allow the show to make better use of Pascal's talents than ''The Mandalorian'' usually does.

** ''Wheel'' fans have also accused network O&Os for prioritizing ''Jeopardy!'' on their schedules whenever there are pre-emptions for sporting events or breaking news coverage. One huge factor is ''Jeopardy!'' having had returning champions since its inception, while ''Wheel'' hasn't had them since the late '90s. It reared its ugly head when some markets aired a COVID-19 small business special in place of ''Wheel'' while a ''Jeopardy!'' episode emceed by [[Series/TheDoctorOzShow Dr. Oz]] was unaffected. Fans of both shows agreed that Dr. Oz had no business hosting ''Jeopardy!'' [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment for reasons which won't be discussed here]].

* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' vs. ''The Last of Us'', two sci-fi shows in which Creator/PedroPascal plays an AntiHero entrusted to protect an orphan. Pascal's contract for ''[=TLoU=]'' requires him to prioritize it over all of his other projects, raising concerns over how he could balance playing Joel Miller the first season (which would take almost a year, since [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUs the video game]] begins its main story in summer and ends it the following spring) with playing Din Djarin in ''The Mandalorian'' Season 3. If he can't travel from the ''[=TLoU=]'' shoot in Calgary to the ''Mandalorian'' set in Los Angeles, he'd have to spend most of ''Mando'' S3 [[FakeShemp dubbing over masked stunt doubles]], or Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} would have to delay production of S3 until after ''[=TLoU=]'' photography wraps up. On the other side, Pascal fans more excited about ''[=TLoU=]'' than ''Mando'' S3 believe that its adult tone and Joel's lack of a vow to cover his face will allow the show to make better use of Pascal's talents than ''The Mandalorian'' usually does.