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Jeopardy! (1984)/At a Glance
From The TV IV
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Basic Information
- Full Name: Jeopardy!
- Premiere Date: September 10, 1984
- Finale Date: still airing
- Networks: Syndication
- Airtimes:
- Varies by market, but is usually weekdays at 7PM or 7:30PM
- GSN: Weekdays at 1PM (reruns)
International Viewings
Trivia
- Has been parodied multiple times. One prominent example is the Celebrity Jeopardy sketches on Saturday Night Live.
- The episode numbers for the show after the first season are off by 65 because the 65 reruns during the first season included new episode numbers. Therefore, the first episode of the second season was episode number 261 even though it was only the 196th episode.
Awards and Accolades
Daytime Emmys
2008
(2 Nominations, 1 Win)
- Nominated: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
- Harry Friedman, Lisa Finneran (senior producer), Rocky Schmidt (senior producer), Gary Johnson (senior producer, writer), Kevin McCarthy (director), John Duarte (writer), Kathy Easterling (writer), Mark Gaberman (writer), , Debbie Griffin (writer), Michele Loud (writer), Andrew , Price (writer), Jim Rhine (writer), Steve Tamerius (writer), Billy Wisse (writer)
- Won: Outstanding Game Show Host
2007
(2 Nominations)
- Nominated: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
- Harry Friedman, Lisa Finneran (senior producer), Rocky Schmidt (senior producer), Gary Johnson (senior producer, writer), Kevin McCarthy (director), John Duarte (writer), Kathy Easterling (writer), Mark Gaberman (writer), , Debbie Griffin (writer), Michele Loud (writer), Andrew , Price (writer), Jim Rhine (writer), Steve Tamerius (writer), Billy Wisse (writer)
- Nominated: Outstanding Game Show Host
2006
(2 Nominations, 2 Wins)
- Won: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
- Harry Friedman, Lisa Finneran (senior producer), Rocky Schmidt (senior producer), Gary Johnson (senior producer, writer), Kevin McCarthy (director), John Duarte (writer), Kathy Easterling (writer), Mark Gaberman (writer), , Debbie Griffin (writer), Michele Loud (writer), Andrew , Price (writer), Jim Rhine (writer), Steve Tamerius (writer), Billy Wisse (writer)
- Won: Outstanding Game Show Host
2005
(6 Nominations, 1 Win)
- Won: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
- Harry Friedman, Lisa Finneran (senior producer), Rocky Schmidt (senior producer), Gary Johnson (senior producer)
- Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Jeff Engel (lighting director)
- Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control
- John Pritchett (technical director), Robert Ennis Jr. (technical director), Michael Tribble (electric camera), Ray Reynolds (electric camera), Diane Farrell (electric camera), Jeff Schuster (electric camera), Marc Hunter (electric camera), David Irete (electric camera), Ross Elliott (video control)
- Nominated: Outstanding Game Show Host
- Nominated: Outstanding Special Class Writing
- Steven Dorfman, John Duarte, Kathy Easterling, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Suzanne Jack, Gary Johnson, Andrew Price, Jim Rhine, Michele Silverman, Steve Tamerius, Billy Wisse
- Nominated: Outstanding Directing in a Game/Audience Participation Show
2004
(4 Nominations)
- Nominated: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
- Harry Friedman, Lisa Finneran (senior producer), Rocky Schmidt (senior producer), Gary Johnson (senior producer)
- Nominated: Outstanding Directing in a Game/Audience Participation Show
- Nominated: Outstanding Game Show Host
- Nominated: Outstanding Special Class Writing
- Steven Dorfman, Kathy Easterling, Harry Friedman, Debbie Griffin, Gary Johnson, Jim Rhine, Michele Silverman, Steve Tamerius, Billy Wisse
2003
(5 Nominations, 3 Wins)
- Won: Outstanding Game Show Host
- Won: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
- Harry Friedman, Lisa Finneran (senior producer), Rocky Schmidt (senior producer), Gary Johnson (senior producer)
- Won: Outstanding Special Class Writing
- Steven Dorfman, Kathy Easterling, Harry Friedman, Debbie Griffin, Gary Johnson, Jim Rhine, Michele Silverman, Steve Tamerius, Billy Wisse
- Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
- Jeff Engel (lighting designer)
- Nominated: Outstanding Directing in a Game/Audience Participation Show
2002
(4 Nominations, 2 Wins)
- Won: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
- Harry Friedman, Lisa Finneran (producer), Rocky Schmidt (producer), Gary Johnson (producer)
- Won: Outstanding Special Class Writing
- Steven Dorfman, Kathy Easterling, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Gary Johnson, Andrew Price, Jim Rhine, Michele Silverman, Steve Tamerius, Billy Wisse
- Nominated: Outstanding Directing in a Game/Audience Participation Show
- Nominated: Outstanding Game Show Host
2001
(4 Nominations)
- Nominated: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
- Merv Griffin (executive producer), Harry Friedman, Lisa Finneran (co-producer), Rocky Schmidt (co-producer), Gary Johnson (co-producer)
- Nominated: Outstanding Directing in a Game/Audience Participation Show
- Nominated: Outstanding Game Show Host
- Nominated: Outstanding Special Class Writing
- Steven Dorfman, Kathy Easterling, Harry Friedman, Debbie Griffin, Gary Johnson, Jeff Pierson, Jim Rhine, Michele Silverman, Steve Tamerius, Billy Wisse
2000
(4 Nominations)
- Nominated: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
- Merv Griffin (executive producer), Harry Friedman, Lisa Finneran (co-producer), Rocky Schmidt (co-producer), Gary Johnson (co-producer)
- Nominated: Outstanding Directing in a Game/Audience Participation Show
- Nominated: Outstanding Game Show Host
- Nominated: Outstanding Special Class Writing
- Steven Dorfman, Kathy Easterling, Harry Friedman, Debbie Griffin, Gary Johnson, Jeff Pierson, Jim Rhine, Michele Silverman, Steve Tamerius, Billy Wisse
1999
(4 Nominations)
- Nominated: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
- Merv Griffin (executive producer), Harry Friedman, Lisa Finneran (co-producer), Rocky Schmidt (co-producer)
- Nominated: Outstanding Directing in a Game/Audience Participation Show
- Nominated: Outstanding Game Show Host
- Nominated: Outstanding Writing - Special Class
- Gary Johnson (head writer), Steven Dorfman, Kathy Easterling, Harry Friedman, Debbie Griffin, Jeff Pierson, Jim Rhine, Michele Silverman, Steve Tamerius, Billy Wisse
1998
(2 Nominations, 1 Win)
- Nominated: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
- Merv Griffin (executive producer), Harry Friedman, Lisa Finneran (co-producer), Rocky Schmidt (co-producer), George Vosburgh
- Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control
- Jeff Schuster (electronic camera), unknown others
1994
(1 Nomination)
- Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control
- Jeff Schuster (electronic camera), unknown others
1992
(1 Nomination)
- Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control
- Rick Edwards (technical director), Raimo Kaartinen (electronic camera), Ray Reynolds (electronic camera), Al Miller Jr. (electronic camera), Jeff Schuster (electronic camera), Michael Tribble (electronic camera), Dick Browning (senior video), Ross Elliott (senior video)
1991
(1 Nomination)
- Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control
- Rick Edwards (technical director), Raimo Kaartinen (electronic camera), Ray Reynolds (electronic camera), Al Miller Jr. (electronic camera), Jeff Schuster (electronic camera), Michael Tribble (electronic camera), Dick Browning (senior video), Ross Elliott (senior video)
1990
(2 Nominations, 1 Win)
- Won: Outstanding Game Show Host
- Alex Trebek (Tied with Bob Barker for The Price Is Right)
- Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control
- Rick Edwards (technical director), Michael Tribble (electronic camera), Raimo Kaartinen (electronic camera), Robert Fonorow (electronic camera), Jeff Schuster (electronic camera), Al Miller Jr. (electronic camera), Ross Elliott (senior video), Dick Browning (senior video)
1989
(3 Nominations, 2 Wins)
- Won: Outstanding Game Show Host
- Won: Outstanding Directing in a Game/Audience Participation Show
- Nominated: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show
- Merv Griffin (executive producer), George Vosburgh
TV Guide Awards
- Nominated: Favorite Game Show (2000)
'Greatest' Lists
- #2 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time (January 2001)
- #2 on GSN's 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time (Summer 2006)
