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Jeopardy! Fans and Champions Won't Stand For Reused Questions and Clues
While it may have seemed like the late Alex Trebek was an omniscient being who knew the answers to every...
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Jeopardy! Is Planning an Alex Trebek Tribute That 'May Well Break the Internet'
It's hard to believe it's been almost two years since we lost Alex Trebek, but the occasion will not go without...
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Jeopardy! EP Asked Mayim Bialik to Stop Thanking 'Imaginary' Johnny Gilbert
Speaking on the "Inside Jeopardy!" podcast, executive producer Michael Davies discussed his role with the game show and some of...
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Jeopardy! Boss Lays Out the Future of the Game Show
Jeopardy! fans had mixed reactions to the news that Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will continue to split hosting duties,...
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Posted Thursday 4/14/22 at 2:12PM EDT
Jeopardy! names interim executive producer Michael Davies to the full-time job
“Today, I am delighted to announce that I have accepted Sony’s offer to become the show’s full time executive producer,”...
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Jeopardy! to launch a Second Chance Tournament
Interim Jeopardy! executive producer Michael Davies announced that the inaugural Second Chance Tournament will take place "right before" the show's...
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Posted Wednesday 1/19/22 at 3:36AM EST
Jeopardy!'s interim boss would like to stick around as Amy Schneider and sports-style analytics have helped boost ratings
"A new top producer is hyping the streaks and pushing an approach that treats Jeopardy! more like a sport," reports...
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Posted Tuesday 1/11/22 at 3:53AM EST
Jeopardy! boss dismisses the notion that recent winning streaks are the result of easier clues
“Behind the scenes we’ve spent a lot of time discussing whether this is some kind of ‘new normal’ or whether...
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Posted Friday 12/10/21 at 3:31PM EST
Jeopardy!'s interim executive producer: "We want to get it right"
Michael Davies, the Who Wants to be a Millionaire producer brought in to temporarily succeed Mike Richards, wrote a note to...
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Mike Richards dumped as executive producer of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune
Richards' firing as executive producer comes 11 days after he stepped down as host of Jeopardy! after The Ringer resurfaced...
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Posted Thursday 7/30/20 at 2:16PM EDT
Who Wants to be a Millionaire boss: Regis Philbin knew the game show would be a huge success that would "save" ABC
Michael Davies, who developed the American version of Millionaire, tells The Hollywood Reporter: "A lot of people know Regis Philbin...
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Posted Wednesday 4/08/20 at 3:15PM EDT
Jimmy Kimmel's Who Wants to be a Millionaire 20th-anniversary special scrambled to film without a studio audience amid coronavirus shutdowns
Kimmel got former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to fill in for him on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as he taped...
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Posted Saturday 8/17/19 at 12:44AM EDT
Regis Philbin's groundbreaking Who Wants to be a Millionaire turns 20
The shocking success of ABC's Millionaire, which became a national phenomenon when it launched for an initial two-week run in...