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Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given general knowledge clues in the form of answers and they must identify the person, place, thing, or idea that the clue describes, phrasing each response in the form of a question.

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America's favorite quiz show where contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in question form.

Aired: 1984–2026
Seasons: 42 · 9318 episodes
Status: Returning Series
Created by: Merv Griffin
Network: Syndication
Genres: Reality, Family

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Key facts

Television.image: Jeopardy!_logo.svg
Television.image_alt: The stylized Jeopardy! wordmark, used since 1986. The wordmark is based on URW Type Foundry's "Annual" font. In title cards and bumper cards, the wordmark usually appears in gold or silver against a background colored in shades of blue or red.
Television.genre: Game show
Television.creator: Merv Griffin
Television.end_theme: "Think!"
Television.country: United States
Television.language: English
Television.num_seasons: 42
Television.num_episodes: 9,000+
Television.producer: see below
Television.runtime: 22–26 minutes
Television.location: The Alex Trebek Stage (Stage 10)Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City

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Contents

Gameplay
Final Jeopardy!
Winnings
Returning champions
Variations for tournament play
Conception and development
Personnel
Hosts
Announcers
Clue Crew
Production staff
Production
Set
Theme music
Audition process
Broadcast history
Archived episodes
Reception and legacy
Tournaments and other events
Regular events
Special events
Record holders
Record tables
Other media
Portrayals and parodies
Merchandise
Internet
See also
Notes
References
External links

The original daytime version debuted on NBC on March 30, 1964, and aired until January 3, 1975. A nighttime syndicated edition aired weekly from September 1974 to September 1975, and a revival, The All-New Jeopardy!, ran on NBC from October 1978 to March 1979 on weekdays. The syndicated show familiar to modern viewers and aired daily (currently by Sony Pictures Television) premiered on September 10, 1984.