ABC Fall 2022 Schedule: ‘Abbott Elementary’ Anchors Comedy Block, ‘Celebrity...
ABC’s breakout comedy Abbott Elementary will move to a new night — and a prime location on the network’s schedule — in the fall. The show will anchor the network’s Wednesday comedy block, moving into...
View ArticleSony Pictures Year-Ahead Strategy: Theatrical Tentpoles, Streaming...
Sony Pictures Entertainment remains “100 percent committed” to theatrical releases for its “premium” films, but it is also moving forward on a full slate of “moderately-priced” titles being developed...
View Article‘Jeopardy!’ Host Mayim Bialik Tests Positive for COVID-19: “It’s Very, Very...
Jeopardy! host Mayim Bialik is updating her social media followers on her health after testing positive for COVID-19. The star announced her diagnosis via her official Instagram account on Monday and...
View ArticleMayim Bialik and Ken Jennings Officially Set as Permanent ‘Jeopardy!’ Hosts
It’s official: Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings are the permanent hosts of Jeopardy. Newly installed showrunner/exec producer Michael Davies made the announcement Wednesday, revealing in a blog post (read...
View ArticleABC Adds ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ to Unscripted Slate
ABC is bringing another iteration of Jeopardy! to primetime. Then network has ordered Jeopardy! Masters, which will pit six of the highest-ranked contestants from the syndicated quiz show facing off...
View Article‘Jeopardy!’ Tournament of Champions Pushed Back Amid Writers Strike
The annual Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions is being pushed back. After several big winners from the 2022-23 season say they won’t take part in the tournament while the writers strike is ongoing,...
View Article‘Jeopardy!’ to Recycle Questions and Contestants for Season 40 Amid Writers...
As Jeopardy!’s return approaches, showrunner Michael Davies is revealing some changes to the game plan for the upcoming season amid the ongoing writers strike. On Monday’s episode of the Inside...
View ArticleEmmys: How Nominated Game Shows Will Fare
For the first time since the category was introduced in 1974, the Emmy for outstanding game show will be handed out at the primetime ceremony, having graduated from the daytime counterpart as part of a...
View ArticleThe Alex Trebek Fund Launched by Katie Couric’s Stand Up To Cancer, Wife Jean...
Jean Trebek, the wife of the late Alex Trebek, and Katie Couric’s Stand Up To Cancer have combined forces to launch The Alex Trebek Fund, with an eye to accelerating medical research to better treat...
View ArticleFired ‘Jeopardy!’ Host: Aaron Rodgers Was Most Prepared to Replace Alex Trebek
The former Jeopardy! producer who was famously fired after one day as the TV game show’s new host, as a repercussion of disparaging comments he’d made years earlier, is speaking out about his...
View Article‘Jeopardy!’ Expands to Streaming With Pop Culture Edition on Amazon
After conquering broadcast syndication and establishing a solid foothold in network primetime TV, Jeopardy! is moving into the streaming realm. Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered a version of the beloved...
View ArticleHollywood Flashback: When Ken Jennings First Won ‘Jeopardy!’
Ken Jennings was initially stumped by the national attention that his record-setting Jeopardy! run garnered 20 years ago. Now the Jeopardy! host, Jennings was a software developer at a health care...
View ArticleThe Game Show With The Most Emmy Wins? Answer: What Is ‘Jeopardy?’
Did you know Jeopardy! has won the most Emmys of any game show? The show, which has been on the air since 1964, even holds a Guinness World Record for its total 44 wins in its 60-year history (as of...
View ArticleThis Late ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Is Now the Subject of a Unique USPS Postage Stamp
Which TV game show host is now the subject of a unique Forever stamp announced by the United States Postal Service? Alex Trebek, the late, longtime host of the syndicated quiz show Jeopardy!, received...
View ArticleSony Sues CBS Over Alleged Breach of ‘Wheel of Fortune,’‘Jeopardy!’...
The studio says CBS hasn't lived up to terms of its contract to distribute the two long-running game shows.
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