Jeopardy! drops major news about summer show schedule as fans worried about show’s future

JEOPARDY! has announced their summer schedule to hold fans off until the new season begins.

Fans gave grown worried about the show’s future, due to the current writer’s strike.

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Jeopardy! announced their summer schedule, as Season 39 comes to a closed on July 28Credit: Twitter/Jeopardy!

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Fans are unsure when Season 40 will air, as the writer’s strike has affected the show, and Mayim Bialik, walking out in solidarity with the writersCredit: Jeopardy!
Season 39 ends on July 28, with Ken Jennings, 49, hosting.

Mayim Bialik, 47, stepped away from hosting in solidarity with the writers.

On Friday, Jeopardy! tweeted that reruns will air all throughout the summer.

“The sun is out and #JeopardyRewatch is almost here!” the show captioned their tweet.

“Relive some of your favorite episodes from the past season all summer long.”

Jeopardy! Masters will air on Tuesdays on ABC, starting on July 25 and will run through September 19.

Then, Second Chance Week 1 begins on July 31, just a few days after the current season ends.

When that is over, Second Chance Week 2 airs on August 7.

Tournament of Champions reruns will air from August 14 to September 1.

Right before the new season should begin, Producer Picks airs on September 4.

However, one fan didn’t know if Tournament of Champions was new or old episodes.

“Are these ALL reruns??? Or is the 2023 TOC starting this soon??” they tweeted.

A fan replied to them and said: “Reruns. They’re not filming new episodes right now and they’re not scheduled to until August. But I think that could be pushed even further depending on the strike.”

The new season typically begins production two months in advance, which would be now, but with no writers there to writer clues, the start date for Season 40 is up in the air as of right now.

NO QUESTION

However, fans should put their worries aside as a former champion assured them that the show plans to continue on without writers.

Beloved champion Ray LaLonde blasted the potential move to bypass the WGA strike by reusing old clues on Reddit, and many show stars followed.

The fate of Season 40 of Jeopardy! hangs in the balance as all of Jeopardy!’s small writing staff are WGA members and on strike.

The next season of the game show was set to kick off with the 2023 Tournament of Champions in early September- but no clues are written.

Ray – who qualified having won 13 games – has claimed Jeopardy! may cross the picket line by repurposing past material.

The other frontrunners for the $250K winners tournament, including Cris Pannullo (21 wins), Hannah Wilson (8 wins), Ben Chan (9 wins), and Troy Meyer (6 wins), replied they will not participate either if so.

‘I WILL NOT PLAY’

Ray titled his Reddit message: “Starting The Season During The WGA Strike.”

He wrote: “Hello everyone, My name is Ray Lalonde and I was a Jeopardy! champion this past season.

“I’d like to break my accustomed social media avoidance and reach out to the broad Jeopardy! community if I may.

“There are now credible reports that the producers are making contingency plans to start filming the next season of the show with old and/or recycled material if the WGA strike remains unresolved.

“I am a lifelong devoted fan of Jeopardy!.

“I am and will always be grateful for the experience I had on the show and the opportunity to participate in the TOC is beyond a dream come true for me.

“That being said, I believe that the show’s writers are a vital part of the show and they are justified in taking their job action to secure a fair contract for themselves and their fellow WGA members.”

Ray, who was a set designer for Handmades Tale, continued: “As a supporter of the trade union movement, a union member’s son, and a proud union member myself, I have informed the show’s producers that if the strike remains unresolved I will not cross a picket line to play in the tournament of champions.”

“My hope in saying this publicly now is to perhaps influence some future decision to proceed without the writers and to encourage any others in the community who feel the same way to speak out as well.

“A few small voices may not change any minds but we can try. thank you.”

May’s Hannah Wilson replied: “I’ll stand with you, Ray! A TOC with all recycled clues doesn’t sound like much fun to play in, anyway.”

Recent star Ben Chan commented: “Ray, thank you for taking this stand. If you are out, I am out.”

Cris Pannullo, the 21-day $748K poker ace and ToC frontrunner, replied: “As I have already told Ray personally, though like all of us I am a huge Jeopardy! fan and it was a dream to appear on the show, I fully agree with his stance and will not participate in any games comprised of recycled clues while the WGA strike is in effect. Glad to see Hannah’s (edit: And Ben’s!) post here as well- Cris Pannullo.”

“I stand with Ray,” fan-fave Troy Meyer wrote, all strongly against competing this way.

However, one 2023 Tournament of Champions contestant exclusively told The U.S. Sun: “I’ve received no information yet about the current timing of the ToC, or how the writer’s strike will affect the production.”

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Reruns of Season 39 will run from July 25 until September 8Credit: Twitter/Jeopardy!

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Beloved champion Ray LaLonde took to Reddit to say he heard the show would air Season 40 with old clues from RedditCredit: ABC

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As of right now, filming for Season 40 is not taking place, due to the strike, and therefore, a premiere date has not been setCredit: ABC Photo Archives