Author Topic: Wheel/Jeopardy Season Length Question (Read 3481 times)

chad1m · « **on:** June 18, 2010, 07:57:02 PM »

My apologies in advance if this is regarded as a stupid question, but as two shows usually marketed and ran together, why is Wheel of Fortune's season usually weeks shorter than Jeopardy's? Is it a budgetary thing or is it something else I'm missing?

Lirodon · « **Reply #1 on:** June 18, 2010, 09:51:37 PM »

As far as I know;

A. Wheel is probably more expensive to produce than the latter.
B. Wheel doesn't have celebrity weeks and yearly tournaments of champions

If these aren't ideas of why, I don't know.

Vahan_Nisanian · « **Reply #2 on:** June 18, 2010, 10:23:19 PM »

Well, wasn't there a time when both shows used to have 39 weeks of first-run episodes per season?

trainman · « **Reply #3 on:** June 18, 2010, 11:06:23 PM »

[quote name=\'gameshowlover87\' post=\'242751\' date=\'Jun 18 2010, 07:23 PM\']Well, wasn't there a time when both shows used to have 39 weeks of first-run episodes per season?[/quote]

Only for the first season of the Trebek J! -- it's been expanded since then.

Wheel is also now a lot "easier" to repeat than J! is, given the lack of returning champions.

Don Howard · « **Reply #4 on:** June 19, 2010, 09:04:41 AM »

[quote name=\'trainman\' post=\'242752\' date=\'Jun 18 2010, 11:06 PM\'][quote name=\'gameshowlover87\' post=\'242751\' date=\'Jun 18 2010, 07:23 PM\']Well, wasn't there a time when both shows used to have 39 weeks of first-run episodes per season?[/quote]Only for the first season of the Trebek J! -- it's been expanded since then.[/quote]Seasons one and two of The Alex Era were 39 weeks only, my former lunch companion. It increased to 46 weeks for the 1986-87 season.

trainman · « **Reply #5 on:** June 20, 2010, 01:49:58 AM »

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'242760\' date=\'Jun 19 2010, 06:04 AM\']Seasons one and two of The Alex Era were 39 weeks only, my former lunch companion. It increased to 46 weeks for the 1986-87 season.[/quote]

"Former lunch companion"? Does that mean you're never going to eat with me again, because I forgot that the second season was also 39 weeks?

Don Howard · « **Reply #6 on:** June 20, 2010, 06:40:10 AM »

[quote name=\'trainman\' post=\'242779\' date=\'Jun 20 2010, 01:49 AM\'][quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'242760\' date=\'Jun 19 2010, 06:04 AM\']Seasons one and two of The Alex Era were 39 weeks only, my former lunch companion. It increased to 46 weeks for the 1986-87 season.[/quote]"Former lunch companion"? Does that mean you're never going to eat with me again, because I forgot that the second season was also 39 weeks?[/quote]You never called after the last lunch. I just thought you wanted to move on.

Fedya · « **Reply #7 on:** June 20, 2010, 08:55:59 AM »

I can't wait for the vengeful, self-serving tell-all memoir.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #8 on:** June 20, 2010, 09:50:08 AM »

As long as it doesn't venture into the bawdy territory...

/Yes, I know it was about something completely different
//Work with me

dale_grass · « **Reply #9 on:** June 20, 2010, 10:28:47 AM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'242784\' date=\'Jun 20 2010, 08:50 AM\']As long as it doesn't venture into the bawdy territory...[/quote]
Once he wrote about a man dressed in a loin cloth who played with a monkey all day, it was a short trip to Naked Lunch.

TLEberle · « **Reply #10 on:** June 20, 2010, 10:51:27 AM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'242784\' date=\'Jun 20 2010, 06:50 AM\']As long as it doesn't venture into the bawdy territory...

/Yes, I know it was about something completely different
//Work with me[/quote]There are at least two things wrong with that title.