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9[[caption-width-right:350:[[PunctuatedForEmphasis "This... is... JEOPARDY!"]]]]
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11An iconic GameShow created by Creator/MervGriffin in 1963 when his wife, Julann, suggested (in a reaction to [[Series/TwentyOne the quiz]] [[Series/{{Dotto}} show scandals]] still in recent memory) that he reverse the trivia format — give the contestants the answers and have them provide the questions. Merv pitched it to Creator/{{NBC}} as ''What's the Question?'', but was told that the game needed "[[EurekaMoment more jeopardies]]"[[note]](which was resolved with the Daily Double)[[/note]]. ''Jeopardy!'' debuted on NBC in 1964 with Art Fleming as host and [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Don Pardo]] as announcer. It ran until January 1975, with a brief revival in 1978/79 (also hosted by Fleming, but announced by John Harlan) that had somewhat different rules.
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13After two pilots, ''Jeopardy!'' came back in 1984 with host Creator/AlexTrebek, announcer Johnny Gilbert (both LongRunners on the show), and much higher cash awards. This version has far outlasted the original, starting its 40th season in September 2023. Other than a few cosmetic changes, the doubling of dollar amounts, and the five-day championship limit becoming a "sky's the limit" policy, the format is almost entirely unchanged. Trebek died on November 8, 2020, with his final episodes airing in January 2021; a rotation of {{guest host}}s filled out the remainder of the season. On August 11, 2021, it was announced that executive producer Mike Richards would become the permanent host for regular episodes, while actress Creator/MayimBialik would host primetime specials, beginning with the ''Jeopardy! National College Championship'' in February 2022. After public backlash[[note]]spawned by allegations that Richards had rigged the selection process to favor himself, past incidents during his tenure producing ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' that had led to lawsuits, and alleged sexist and anti-Semitic comments made on his podcast ''The Randumb Show''[[/note]], they would partially reverse their decision on August 20, 2021, and announce that Mike Richards would be stepping down as host[[note]]though he would continue to host the first week's worth of Season 38 episodes, which had been taped the day before[[/note]] and that they would rotate between Bialik and previous champion contestant Ken Jennings as hosts for its 38th season. On August 31, 2021, Richards was fired as EP. When the 38th season premiered, the stage where the show was filmed was officially rededicated as the Alex Trebek Stage. Then on July 2022, it was announced that both Bialik and Jennings will remain as hosts, as the game show franchise intends to expand, necessitating the need for multiple hosts. In December 2023, Bialik announced her departure from the syndicated series; whether or not she'll remain on primetime specials remains to be seen.
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15Three {{Spin Off}}s have aired over time. In summer 1990, Creator/{{ABC}} aired a 13-episode tournament of champions titled ''Super Jeopardy!'', which was paired with another of Griffin's creations, a game show version of ''Series/{{Monopoly}}''. Creator/GameShowNetwork also ran a children's version called ''Jep!'' from 1998 to 2000 (hosted by voice actor Creator/BobBergen), and Creator/VH1 created a rock music-themed version called ''Rock & Roll Jeopardy!'' which aired from 1998 to 2001 (hosted by Jeff Probst, now better known as the host of ''Series/{{Survivor}}''). A number of countries produce local versions of the show with few changes, including keeping the title [[ArtifactTitle even if it makes no sense in their language]].
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17A fourth spinoff, ''Sports Jeopardy!'' (hosted by Dan Patrick, a former Creator/{{ESPN}}[=/=]current NBC Sports Network and radio sportscaster), debuted on the online video portal Crackle in fall 2014. NBCSN started airing the show in mid-2016.
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19In November 2020, it was announced that Jeopardy's three biggest champions -- Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and James Holzhauer -- would be the Chasers in an ABC revival of ''Series/{{The Chase|GameShow}}''. The show premiered January 2021, and was dedicated to Trebek. Jennings departed ''The Chase'' in 2022 due to becoming a host (later the sole host) of ''Jeopardy'' itself.
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21Often aired in an hour block with sister show ''Series/WheelOfFortune''.
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23!! ''Jeopardy!'' is the {{Trope Namer|s}} for:
24* JeopardyIntelligenceTest
25* JeopardyThinkingMusic
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28!!I'll take Trope Examples for $200:
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31* Jeopardy/TropesAToD
32* Jeopardy/TropesEToO
33* Jeopardy/TropesPToZ
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