Jeopardy! (UK game show)

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Jeopardy!
Genre Game show
Created by Merv Griffin
Presented by Derek Hobson (1983-4)
Chris Donat (1990)
Steve Jones (1991-3)
Paul Ross (1995-6)
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2 (Channel 4)
3 (ITV)
2 (Sky 1)
No. of episodes ?? (Channel 4)
125 (ITV)
?? (Sky 1)
Production
Running time 30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company(s) Thames (1983-4)
Reg Grundy Productions and TVS (1990-1)
Reg Grundy Productions and Meridian (1993)
Action Time in association with Columbia TriStar Television and King World Productions (1995-6)
Distributor FremantleMedia
CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network Channel 4 (1983-4)
ITV (1990-3)
Sky 1 (1995-6)
Picture format 4:3
Original release 12 January 1983 (1983-01-12) –
1996 (1996)
Chronology
Related shows Jeopardy!
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Jeopardy! was a game show based on the US version of the same name. It was originally aired on Channel 4 produced by Thames from 12 January 1983 to 6 July 1984 hosted by Derek Hobson, it was then aired on ITV produced by Reg Grundy Productions and TVS (later Meridian) from 3 September 1990 to 9 April 1993 hosted first by Chris Donat in 1990 and then by Steve Jones from 1991 to 1993 and then finally on Sky 1 produced by Action Time in association with Columbia TriStar Television and King World Productions from 21 August 1995 to 1996 hosted by Paul Ross.

Transmissions

Channel 4 era

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 12 January 1983  ??  ??
2  ?? 6 July 1984  ??

ITV era

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 3 September 1990 26 October 1990 40
2 14 October 1991 20 December 1991 50
3 22 February 1993 9 April 1993 35

Sky 1 era

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 21 August 1995  ??  ??
2  ?? 1996  ??

Gameplay Notes

Unlike in the U.S. version, contestants have points (instead of money) added or subtracted for responses (or lack of) to questions selected.

Due to laws giving strict limits, the original point values were 5 to 25 in the Jeopardy! round and 10 to 50 in Double Jeopardy! By the time Paul Ross took over the show, the points had increased to the current 100 to 500 (Jeopardy! round), and 200 to 1000 for Double Jeopardy! The player leading after Final Jeopardy! won £500; five consecutive wins earned £3,000 with the undefeated champion retiring. The top three champions played Master Jeopardy! for the grand prize of a trip.

During the original ITV versions, the set was blue for the Jeopardy! Round and red for the Double Jeopardy! round, as in the American version. Unlike America's version, however, the set turned yellow for Final Jeopardy!

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