Jeopardy! is an American television quiz show created by Merv Griffin that premiered on NBC in 1964, distinguished by its inverted format in which contestants are given clues phrased as answers and must respond with the corresponding question. The syndicated version launched in 1984 was hosted by Alex Trebek until his death in 2020, and the show has covered an unusually broad range of academic and general-knowledge categories across its run rather than concentrating on any single subject area. Jeopardy! is widely regarded as one of the most enduring and intellectually demanding game shows in the history of American television.
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The original daytime version debuted on NBC on March 30, 1964.
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Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin.
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Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead
Created By: Merv Griffin, Article lead sentence
Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin.
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