Something I've Been Pondering

[bwood]

I was talking to someone that is an avid Jeopardy watcher and asked them if they have been keeping track of Ken's rampage. They said "It's summer, isn't Jeopardy! in reruns?". I said no because Ken is still on there and the episodes are new.
That's a good question. I don't watch Jeopardy that often. Has it always been like this? New episodes during the summer? (If it's not the standard practice, with this guy I could see how they would want to air new eps in the summer for ratings)
Thanks!

[TV Favorites]

I believe there are only a few episodes until Jeopardy goes into reruns until September.  There are around 10 new episodes left in this season.

[zachhoran]

[quote name=\'bwood\' date=\'Jul 11 2004, 09:49 PM\'] I was talking to someone that is an avid Jeopardy watcher and asked them if they have been keeping track of Ken's rampage. They said "It's summer, isn't Jeopardy! in reruns?". I said no because Ken is still on there and the episodes are new.
That's a good question. I don't watch Jeopardy that often. Has it always been like this? New episodes during the summer? [/quote]
 The first two seasons of Trebek J! had new shows from September-June, with 13 weeks of reruns from June-September. From season three to the present, they've done new shows from early September-mid-July, with six weeks of reruns of usually special weeks. This season ends on July 23rd, and the next season debuts on September 6th.

[rmfromfla]

Surprise... (I've been waiting to post this!)

   How J!'s season 1 ended:  in August...

    On May 30, 1985,  Nathan Walpole became the 15th and last 5x champ
  on the 184th show of S1.   The next day,  Alex started the show by
  "supposedly" welcoming three newcomers; the day's show won by Phil.
    Forward to Monday, June 3:  One of Phil's opponents is Liz Cachese, a
   5xer who won her games back in Nov. 1984,so the repeats were on,
  including 5x Ron Black's shows.  12 weeks of reruns take place until
  Friday, August 23, when the last six original shows begin to run.
 
     Winners:  Rick Rodepaugh (3 games),  Larry Olson (1), and Alan
  Lefkowitz (2), who became the "carryover" contestant when S2 began
  on Monday, Sept. 2, 1985 (and he lost that day).  I don't remember
  Alex mentioning anything to be here on Monday for the start of S2.

      Also, on pp. 43-45 in his book, Harry Eisenberg mentioned the
 taping sked for S1 - began on August 14(2 days, 5 shows a day)
 and was to end by Christmas, so that was 19 weeks and 190 shows.

       Of course, there was the possibility if a second season didn't
  take place, those shows might have never aired (and they could
  have ended the series with a TOC, playing under their buzz-in rule
  instead of the one started in S2....)

[Craig Karlberg]

[quote name=\'rmfromfla\' date=\'Jul 12 2004, 10:15 AM\'] Surprise... (I've been waiting to post this!)

   How J!'s season 1 ended:  in August...

    On May 30, 1985,  Nathan Walpole became the 15th and last 5x champ
  on the 184th show of S1.   The next day,  Alex started the show by
  "supposedly" welcoming three newcomers; the day's show won by Phil.
    Forward to Monday, June 3:  One of Phil's opponents is Liz Cachese, a
   5xer who won her games back in Nov. 1984,so the repeats were on,
  including 5x Ron Black's shows.  12 weeks of reruns take place until
  Friday, August 23, when the last six original shows begin to run.
 
     Winners:  Rick Rodepaugh (3 games),  Larry Olson (1), and Alan
  Lefkowitz (2), who became the "carryover" contestant when S2 began
  on Monday, Sept. 2, 1985 (and he lost that day).  I don't remember
  Alex mentioning anything to be here on Monday for the start of S2.

      Also, on pp. 43-45 in his book, Harry Eisenberg mentioned the
 taping sked for S1 - began on August 14(2 days, 5 shows a day)
 and was to end by Christmas, so that was 19 weeks and 190 shows.

       Of course, there was the possibility if a second season didn't
  take place, those shows might have never aired (and they could
  have ended the series with a TOC, playing under their buzz-in rule
  instead of the one started in S2....) [/quote]
Hmm.  Sounds like J! was originally scheduled for an original 2-year run in its initial contract with King World back then.  But since J! did very well in ratings, it became apparent that the show would need more seasons to work with.  I think the current J! contract expires in 2007 or 2008(not sure on that).

[tvwxman]

[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 05:07 AM\'] Hmm.  Sounds like J! was originally scheduled for an original 2-year run in its initial contract with King World back then.  But since J! did very well in ratings, it became apparent that the show would need more seasons to work with.  I think the current J! contract expires in 2007 or 2008(not sure on that). [/quote]
 Well, you'd be wrong .... again.

J!, like most syndie shows then and now, had a one season, 150 ep cycle....multi-year contracts don't exist unless the show has been really successful, or you're Ali and Jack. To quote that other poster, GEEZ!

There's a story, though I can't remember where it's told, of how J! didn't do very well at first....Alex was being interviewed in LA to plug the show, and told the interviewer to turn on the TV because J! was coming on...

On the TV? Quincy. The show's ratings were so lousy the affiliate banished it to late night....and replaced it with Jack Klugman.

[zachhoran]

[quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Jul 13 2004, 06:58 AM\']


There's a story, though I can't remember where it's told, of how J! didn't do very well at first....Alex was being interviewed in LA to plug the show, and told the interviewer to turn on the TV because J! was coming on...

On the TV? Quincy. The show's ratings were so lousy the affiliate banished it to late night....and replaced it with Jack Klugman. [/quote]
 Alex tells it in the 1990 J! paperback book.