From Wikipedia:
Jeopardy! is an American quiz show featuring trivia in topics such as history, literature, the arts, pop culture, science and sports. The show has a unique answer-and-question format in which contestants are presented with clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in question form.
The show has a decades-long broadcast history in the United States since its creation by Merv Griffin in 1964. It first ran in the daytime on NBC from March 30, 1964 until January 3, 1975; concurrently ran in a weekly syndicated version from September 9, 1974 to September 5, 1975; and subsequently ran in a revival from October 2, 1978 to March 2, 1979. All of these versions were hosted by Art Fleming. Its most successful incarnation is the Alex Trebek hosted syndicated version, which has aired continuously since September 10, 1984, and has been adapted internationally.
The show is produced by Sony Pictures Television (the successor company to original producer Merv Griffin Enterprises, though the Griffin estate holds the copyright under dummy company Jeopardy Productions, Inc.), and is distributed by CBS Television Distribution (the successor to original distributor King World Productions).
Created by Merv Griffin
Directed by
Jeffrey L. Goldstein (1964-1975)[1]
Bob Hultgren (1964-1975)
Eleanor Tarshis (1964-1975)
Dick Schneider (1978-1979, 1984-1992)
Kevin McCarthy (1992-Present)
Creative director(s) John Pritchett (1997-1999)
Presented by Art Fleming (1964–1975, 1978-1979)
Alex Trebek (1984–Present)
Narrated by Don Pardo (1964–1975)
John Harlan (1978–1979)
Johnny Gilbert (1984–present)
Composer(s) Steve Kaplan
Chris Bell Music, Inc.
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes NBC (1964-1975): 2,753
Syn. (1974-1975): 39
NBC (1978-1979): 108[2]
Syndicated (1984–present): 5,811 (as of December 14, 2009)
Total: 8,711
Production
Executive producer(s)
Robert H. Rubin (1964-1975)
Harry Friedman (1999-Present)
Merv Griffin (1984-2000)
Producer(s) Lynette Williams (1964-1975)
Deb Dittmann (2006-Present)
Brett Schneider (2006-Present)
Alex Trebek (1984-1987)
George Vosburgh (1978-1979, 1987-1997)
Harry Friedman (1997-1999)
Lisa Finneran (1997-2006)
Rocky Schmidt (1997-2006)
Gary Johnson (2000-2006)
Editor(s) Billy Wisse
Location(s) Culver City, California
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time approx. 22-26 minutes
Production company(s)
Merv Griffin Productions (1964-1975, 1978-1979, 1983-1984)
Merv Griffin Enterprises (1984-1994)
Columbia TriStar Television (1994-2002)
Sony Pictures Television (2002-present)
Califon Productions (1978-1979)
Jeopardy Productions (1984-Present)
Distributor Metromedia Producers Corporation (1974-1975)
King World Productions (1984-2007)
CBS Television Distribution (2007-Present)
Broadcast
Original channel NBC (1964–1975, 1978-1979)
Syndicated (1974–1975, 1984–Present)
Picture format NTSC (480i),
720p & 1080i (HDTV)
Color
Audio format Stereo
Original run March 30, 1964[3] – Present
