Sports Jeopardy!
| Sports Jeopardy! | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Game show |
| Based on | Jeopardy! Created by Merv Griffin |
| Directed by | Kevin McCarthy |
| Presented by | Dan Patrick |
| Narrated by | Kelly Miyahara |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 101 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Harry Friedman |
| Running time | approx. 24 minutes |
| Production company | Sony Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Crackle |
| Release | September 24, 2014 |
| Related | |
| Jeopardy! | |
Sports Jeopardy! is an American television game show adapted from the quiz show Jeopardy! The show debuted on Crackle on September 9, 2014. Hosted by Dan Patrick, this version featured largely identical play to the parent program, but highlights sports trivia instead of general knowledge.[1][2]
Format
In fall 2014, Crackle, an online video streaming service owned by Sony, began exclusively carrying Sports Jeopardy!, a themed version of the show with material focused entirely on sports trivia. Dan Patrick was announced to host this spin-off. Kelly Miyahara, a member of the Jeopardy! Clue Crew, serves as an on-camera announcer. Howie Schwab serves as off-camera judge and consultant. Each category has only four clues (250, 500, 750 and 1,000 in the Jeopardy! round, with those values doubled for Double Jeopardy!) compared to five in the parent series. The fewer clues allows Patrick and the contestants more time to interact during the interview portion of the show and during a "postgame" segment during and after the closing credits.
In this version, contestants play for points, with the second and third place contestants winning $1,000 and $2,000 each (the same as the parent series) and the winner earning $5,000. For the first season, three new contestants competed on each episode. Returning champions were added in the second season. The top three scorers from the first season competed in a Tournament of Champions for a $50,000 top prize. Justin Shibilski, a Yankees fan from Aurora, Illinois, beat all other competitors and won the two-day tournament.
For season 2, which premiered on September 23, 2015, the show changed to allow each episodes winner to return for the next episode as the returning champion. This is the same format followed by Jeopardy!. This was to allow the show to be seen as more easily binge-watched. [3][4]
In April 2016, Sports Jeopardy! was acquired for television by NBCSN. Beginning August 6, 2016, the program will air nightly for the duration of the 2016 Summer Olympics after the conclusion of nightly coverage, and move to a weekly airing on Wednesday nights for the 2016–17 television season.[5]
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 52 | September 24, 2014 | September 16, 2015 | |
| 2 | 52 | September 23, 2015 | September 14, 2016 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Dan Patrick's 'Jeopardy!' Spinoff Gets September Premiere (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "'Sports Jeopardy,' With Host Dan Patrick, Coming Soon to Sony's CrackleBreaking News at Newsmax.com". Newsmax. May 2, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "SPORTS JEOPARDY! With Dan Patrick, Season Two Premieres on Crackle". TVRuckus. September 22, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "Sony's Crackle Updates 'Sports Jeopardy' Season 2 to Be More Binge-Able". Variety. September 22, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "SPORTS JEOPARDY! with Dan Patrick to Debut on NBC Sports Network, 8/6". Broadway World. August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
