The latest iteration of Jeopardy! will focus on sports — and more specifically, the worldwide leader in sports.
Sony Pictures Television, which produces Jeopardy!, and ESPN are teaming up for the aptly named ESPN Jeopardy!. Monday Night Football announcer Joe Buck will host the show, which will stream on Disney+ and Hulu. A premiere date has yet to be announced.
ESPN Jeopardy! will also feature the sports network’s talent as contestants, playing in a tournament competition for the charities of their choice, and answers and questions will “cover the full spectrum of ESPN content.” The grand prize is $500,000. Contestants will be announced later.
The ESPN-branded Jeopardy! is the latest extension of the long-running game show. It joins ABC’s Celebrity Jeopardy! (whose current all-star season features ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes), the Colin Jost-hosted Pop Culture Jeopardy! (which is moving from Prime Video to Netflix for its second season) and a recently launched YouTube edition.
Buck also has a connection to the Jeopardy! world: He was one of a series of guest hosts on the show in 2021 following Alex Trebek’s death.
After a long tenure at Fox Sports, Buck and Troy Aikman joined ESPN in 2022 to take over the Monday Night Football booth along with sideline reporter Lisa Salters.
