How long has jeopardy been on

Fleming died in after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the same cancer that Alex Trebek is currently battling. Just a few years after premiering with Trebek as the host, the show hit 15 million viewers per day. This is the moment that started it all.

Tune in today to watch the very first episode of the AlexTrebek era. In , Jeopardy! Trebek hosted Wheel of Fortune, and Sajak hosted Jeopardy!. Chu also jumped around the board rather than moving to the next question in a particular category — as contestants often do — hunting for lucrative daily doubles. This strategy was known as the "Forrest Bounce," named after former "Jeopardy!

He became a Northeast Ohio sensation during his win streak thanks to his local ties, but for other viewers, his strategy made the show difficult to watch, and long-time fans complained on social media that he disrespected the game. Chu countered that he was playing pragmatically. The show premieres Monday. All rights reserved About Us. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.

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Fans can find every clue and competitor from the game show's 37 seasons, and according to Slate , the fan site has "changed how the game is played. According to the official "Jeopardy! By the end of the 36th season in , the show had aired 8, episodes. The show has accumulated 39 Emmy Awards , more than any other game show on television.

According to The Jeopardy! Fan , with data from J! Archive , there have been seven games of "Jeopardy! The late "Jeopardy! Media mogul Merv Griffin created both "Jeopardy! The song is called "Think," and according to The New York Times , Griffin originally wrote the song as a lullaby for his son — and he did it in less than a minute.

Most people associate Trebek with "Jeopardy! Per the "Jeopardy! In the regular season , that's the most anyone has ever made playing "Jeopardy! According to the show's website, they "have recorded clues in over cities, 46 countries, all 50 states and on all seven continents. Fans of the show know that one of the cardinal rules of the game is that contestants must wait for the host to finish the clue completely before they can press their buzzer.

But that wasn't always the case. Now, there's a crew member who's tasked with enabling the players' buttons the moment the final syllable of the last word of the clue is read. Jennifer Quail, an eight-time "Jeopardy!