Trebek hosted until his death, with his last episode airing January 8, 2021, after over 36 years in the role. The daily syndicated version premiered in 1984 with Alex Trebek as host and Johnny Gilbert as announcer. Don Pardo served as announcer until 1975, and John Harlan announced for the 1978–1979 season. The syndicated show familiar to modern viewers and aired daily (currently by Sony Pictures Television ) premiered on September 10, 1984.Īrt Fleming served as host for all versions of the show between 19. 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 original daytime version debuted on NBC on March 30, 1964, and aired until January 3, 1975. 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.
The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. Jeopardy! National College Championship.
