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The Jeopardy! franchise is expanding yet again pinch caller sports spinoff ESPN Jeopardy!, from Sony Pictures Television. Hosted by Emmy victor Joe Buck, nan spinoff, which had been rumored and is now confirmed, will watercourse connected Disney+ and Hulu. A premiere day is TBA.
ESPN talent will characteristic arsenic contestants connected nan series, representing charities of their prime arsenic they compete successful a tournament-style arena for a $500,000 expansive prize and title of ESPN Jeopardy! champion.
Billed arsenic Jeopardy! for sports fanatics pinch worldly covering nan afloat spectrum of ESPN content, ESPN talent will “face disconnected to acquisition nan thrill of triumph and nan agony of conclusion successful a caller arena: nan Alex Trebek Stage,” per Sony’s description.
ESPN Jeopardy! joins Celebrity Jeopardy!, which is presently airing connected ABC and streaming adjacent time connected Hulu; Jeopardy!, nan syndicated main regular show hosted by Ken Jennings; Pop Culture Jeopardy!, hosted by Colin Jost, which has moved from Prime Video to Netflix for its 2nd season, premiering May 11; and nan precocious launched Jeopardy! YouTube Edition integer spinoff, besides hosted by Jennings.
ESPN Jeopardy! is produced by Sony Pictures Television and executive-produced by Michael Davies.
Longtime Fox broadcasters Buck and Troy Aikman moved to ESPN successful 2022 pinch a multiyear woody arsenic play-by-play announcers for Monday Night Football. They began their business successful 2002 arsenic a three-man booth pinch expert Cris Collinsworth, earlier becoming a duo successful 2005. Over their 22 seasons together, they person called much than 300 regular-season games, much than 40 playoff matchups, 18 NFC Championships and Super Bowls XXXIX, XLII, XLV, XLVIII, LI and LIV. Both person been nominated for Sports Emmy Awards aggregate times, pinch Buck winning a record-tying 8 times for play-by-play. In December 2022, Buck was inducted into nan Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Working on sideline newsman Lisa Salters, nan trio won nan Sports Emmy for Outstanding Live Sports Series for nan 2023 season.
