Jeopardy! (UK game show)
| 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 – 1996 |
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!