Jeopardy! promotes Pop Culture spinoff with ‘freaky’ ad as enraged fans fire ‘hard pass’ and ask ‘is nothing sacred?’

JEOPARDY! is promoting its upcoming spinoff show, Pop Culture Jeopardy!

The game show posted a classic meme to its social media page, sparking fan outrage.

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Jeopardy! is promoting its new spinoff show, Pop Culture Jeopardy! with a new memeCredit: Getty

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Pop Culture Jeopardy! will air sometime this year on Amazon Prime VideoCredit: ABC
The Distracted Boyfriend meme came about in 2015.

It shows a man, who is holding hands with his girlfriend, looking back at another woman.

He appears to be whistling or checking out the other woman.

The girlfriend is looking at her boyfriend with a shocked look.

The woman, who the man is staring at, has no clue what is going on, and is smiling as she walks.

Jeopardy! shared a version of the meme, where the woman walking past is Pop Culture Jeopardy!

The man is “You” and the disgruntled girlfriend is regular Jeopardy!.

“Finally, a show that’ll match your freak. Take the #PopCultureJeopardy! Anytime Test at the link in bio,” the post was captioned.

‘I JUST WANT TO TALK’

Fans were not happy about the Instagram post and asked if nothing was sacred.

“Which intern wrote that caption I just want to talk,” one fan asked.

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“Is nothing sacred?” wondered another.

“#cringe,” added a third.

“Who wrote that caption?” asked another.

“What is this?” asked a fan.

Jeopardy! Universe

Jeopardy! first aired in 1964 until 1975. Then the nighttime version began in 1974. Since then, many spinoffs of the game show have emerged. Here they all are:

Jeopardy! – (syndicated) 1974 to present, weekdays on ABC at 7 pm ET.

Tournament of Champions – 1984 to present, features the top champions who have appeared on the show since the last tournament.

Second Chance Tournament – 2022 to present features hand-selected non-winners from the season prior, where the prize is entry into Champions Wildcard.

Champions Wildcard – 2023 to present, features all one, two and three-day champions from the season prior worth entry into the Tournament of Champions.

Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament (syndication) – 2023 to present, features past greats invited by producers to vie for a slot in Masters.

Jeopardy! Masters (primetime) – 2023 to present, features the six highest-ranked Jeopardy! champions competing against each other.

Celebrity Jeopardy! (primetime) – 1992 to present, has celebrities compete against each other to raise money for charity.

Pop Culture Jeopardy (streaming) – 2024 to present, will feature teams of three tasked with pop culture trivia on Amazon Prime, host and airdate TBD

Jeopardy! has done away with specialized tournaments like its College Tournaments, Kids Week, and Professor’s Tournament to gear towards a more sports-like model, with Masters being the top of the Jeopardy pyramid.

Other versions of Jeopardy! have fizzled out throughout the years as well, like Sports Jeopardy!.

PLAY ON!

Pop Culture Jeopardy! was first announced in May.

The game show will air exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

Although the overall game play will remain the same, there are two big changes to the spinoff.

Instead of answering general knowledge questions, contestants will answer questions about pop culture subjects like music, movies, sports, TV, and more.

Also, unlike the other versions of Jeopardy!, the pop culture version will not have three individuals facing off against each other.

Instead, three three-person teams will compete.

The host and premiere date have not yet been announced for the new version.

Ken Jennings currently hosts all versions of the game show.

Find out how to apply here.

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Jeopardy! fans were calling the game show freaky after a popular meme was posted about the spinoff showCredit: Instagram jeopardy

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On Pop Culture Jeopardy!, contestants will compete in teams of three and answer questions related to music, movies, TV, sports, and moreCredit: Jeopardy!

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A host and premiere date have not yet been announced for the new spinoffCredit: Getty