Celebrity Jeopardy! (2022 TV series)
Celebrity Jeopardy! is an American game show hosted by Mayim Bialik. It is a 13-episode series consisting of a tournament played by 27 celebrities.[1] Their winnings in the tournament are donated to a charity of their choice—runners-up in the quarterfinals receive $30,000 each for their charity, and runners-up in the semifinals receive $50,000.
| Celebrity Jeopardy! | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Merv Griffin |
| Directed by |
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| Presented by | Mayim Bialik |
| Narrated by | Johnny Gilbert |
| Ending theme | "Think!" |
| Composers | John Hoke (Bleeding Fingers Music) Original theme composed by Merv Griffin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Michael Davies |
| Production company | Sony Pictures Television Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 25, 2022 – present |
| Related | |
| Jeopardy! | |
Unlike previous iterations of "Celebrity Jeopardy!", which were special editions of Jeopardy!, Celebrity Jeopardy! is a separate entity, airing in a different time slot while regular episodes of Jeopardy! continue to air as normal.[2] In May 2023, the series was renewed for a second season.[3]
Format
The series consists of a bracket tournament with 3 rounds. 27 contestants compete in 9 quarterfinal games, the winners of which advance to 3 semifinal games. The winners of each semifinal game advance to the finals, whose winner receives a $1,000,000 grand prize for their chosen charity, and the title of "Celebrity Jeopardy! Champion".[4]
Gameplay
The structure of each episode is similar to the civilian Jeopardy! show, with clues based on 1984–2001 clue values. The "Jeopardy!" round is played with clues ranging from $100 to $500, with one Daily Double hidden among them, allowing whoever selects it to wager some or all of their score on the clue. It is followed by the "Double Jeopardy!" round, where clue values are doubled and there are two hidden Daily Double clues.
Celebrity Jeopardy! games include a third "Triple Jeopardy!" round, similar to international one-hour versions of the game. Clue values are tripled, resulting in $300 to $1,500 with three Daily Doubles.[4] Typically, one category in the third round (usually the sixth) is played with a civilian champion presenting clues. Buzzy Cohen (episode 1), Austin Rogers (episode 2), current civilian host Ken Jennings (episode 3), Ryan Long (episode 5), Brad Rutter (episode 6), Matt Amodio (episode 8), Colby Burnett (episode 9), Mattea Roach (episode 10), Amy Schneider (episode 12), and James Holzhauer (episode 13) have presented categories.
At the end of the three rounds, "Final Jeopardy!" is played, where the contestants will first receive the category, then wager any amount from $0 to their current score. They then receive the clue and must write their response before the "Think!" music ends. Players' wagers are added to their score if they were correct, and subtracted if they were incorrect. The player with the highest score at the end of "Final Jeopardy!" wins the game.
Contestants
A total of 27 contestants competed in the series. Known contestants are listed here in the order of their initial episode and with the charities they are playing for.
- Simu Liu (Stop AAPI Hate)
- Ego Nwodim (God's Love We Deliver)
- Andy Richter (Los Angeles Regional Food Bank)
- Eddie Huang (Innocence Project)
- Reggie Watts (MusiCares)
- Iliza Shlesinger (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation)
- Constance Wu[1] (Asian Mental Health Collective)
- Ike Barinholtz[1] (Pacific Clinics)
- Jalen Rose[1] (Operation Graduation, Jalen Rose Leadership Academy)
- Aisha Tyler[5] (Planned Parenthood)
- John Michael Higgins[6] (Actors' Equity Foundation)
- Matt Rogers[6] (Story Pirates Changemaker)
- Troian Bellisario (War Child)
- Wil Wheaton (National Women's Law Center)
- Hasan Minhaj[6] (International Rescue Committee)
- Ray Romano[5] (Harvest Home)
- Joel Kim Booster[6] (SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Collation)
- Melissa Rauch (Oscar's Kids)
- Michael Cera[5] (Saving Mothers)
- Brianne Howey (Save the Children)
- Zoë Chao (Hour Children)
- Patton Oswalt[5] (Alice's Kids)
- Candace Parker[5] (Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation)
- Torrey DeVitto (Planned Parenthood)
- B. J. Novak[5] (Stand Up 2 Cancer)
- Brendan Hunt (Soccer Without Borders)
- Cari Champion (NAACP Empowerment Programs)
Episodes
- Dates listed are the original air dates of the respective episodes. Contestants are listed in order based on their left-to-right podium positions on that episode.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| Episode 1 (September 25, 2022) | |||||||||||||
| Simu Liu | $23,200 | ||||||||||||
| Ego Nwodim | $0 | ||||||||||||
| Andy Richter | $18,900 | ||||||||||||
| Episode 2 (October 2, 2022) | Episode 4 (October 16, 2022) | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Huang | $0 | Ike Barinholtz | $22,601 | ||||||||||
| Reggie Watts | $2,700 | Simu Liu | $20,000 | ||||||||||
| Iliza Shlesinger | $14,401 | Iliza Shlesinger | $0 | ||||||||||
| Episode 3 (October 9, 2022) | |||||||||||||
| Constance Wu | $0 | ||||||||||||
| Ike Barinholtz | $46,001 | ||||||||||||
| Jalen Rose | $0[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||
| Episode 5 (October 23, 2022) | |||||||||||||
| Aisha Tyler | $24,200 | ||||||||||||
| John Michael Higgins | $31,400 | ||||||||||||
| Matt Rogers | $30,500 | ||||||||||||
| Episode 6 (October 30, 2022) | Episode 8 (November 13, 2022) | Episode 13 (February 2, 2023) | |||||||||||
| Troian Bellisario | $2,901 | John Michael Higgins | $10,800 | Wil Wheaton | $23,000 | ||||||||
| Wil Wheaton | $28,201 | Wil Wheaton | $42,200 | Patton Oswalt | $72,000 | ||||||||
| Hasan Minhaj | $0 | Joel Kim Booster | $38,600 | Ike Barinholtz | $72,001 | ||||||||
| Episode 7 (November 6, 2022) | |||||||||||||
| Ray Romano | $42 | ||||||||||||
| Joel Kim Booster | $19,000 | ||||||||||||
| Melissa Rauch | $0 | ||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||
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| Episode no. | Original airdate | Contestants | Final scores | Episode no. | Original airdate | Contestants | Final scores |
| 9 | January 5, 2023 | Michael Cera | $20,000 | 12 | January 26, 2023 | Patton Oswalt | $24,600 |
| Brianne Howey | $2,000 | ||||||
| Zoë Chao | $0 | ||||||
| 10 | January 12, 2023 | Patton Oswalt | $54,400 | Brendan Hunt | $20,700 | ||
| Candace Parker | $1,960 | ||||||
| Torrey DeVitto | $3,200 | ||||||
| 11 | January 19, 2023 | B. J. Novak | $6,800 | Michael Cera | $0 | ||
| Brendan Hunt | $28,000 | ||||||
| Cari Champion | $100 | ||||||
- Rose finished the "Triple Jeopardy!" round with –$1,300. As with past Celebrity Jeopardy! episodes, players who finish the round before Final Jeopardy! with less than $1,000 have their score adjusted to $1,000 before playing Final Jeopardy!.
Ratings
The premiere episode of Celebrity Jeopardy! averaged 4.03 million viewers, placing 33rd for the week, 22nd among non-sports programs and second among ABC's non-sports programs.[7]
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Quarterfinal #1: Simu Liu, Ego Nwodim and Andy Richter" | September 25, 2022 | 0.4 | 4.03[8] |
| 2 | "Quarterfinal #2: Eddie Huang, Reggie Watts and Iliza Shlesinger" | October 2, 2022 | 0.4 | 3.50[9] |
| 3 | "Quarterfinal #3: Constance Wu, Ike Barinholtz and Jalen Rose" | October 9, 2022 | 0.4 | 3.57[10] |
| 4 | "Semifinal #1: Ike Barinholtz, Iliza Shlesinger and Simu Liu" | October 16, 2022 | 0.4 | 3.36[11] |
| 5 | "Quarterfinal #4: Aisha Tyler, John Michael Higgins and Matt Rogers" | October 23, 2022 | 0.5 | 3.66[12] |
| 6 | "Quarterfinal #5: Troian Bellisario, Wil Wheaton and Hasan Minhaj" | October 30, 2022 | 0.3 | 3.18[13] |
| 7 | "Quarterfinal #6: Ray Romano, Joel Kim Booster and Melissa Rauch" | November 6, 2022 | 0.4 | 3.50[14] |
| 8 | "Semifinal #2: John Michael Higgins, Wil Wheaton and Joel Kim Booster" | November 13, 2022 | 0.5 | 3.82[15] |
| 9 | "Quarterfinal #7: Michael Cera, Brianne Howey and Zoë Chao" | January 5, 2023 | 0.6 | 4.11[16] |
| 10 | "Quarterfinal #8: Patton Oswalt, Candace Parker and Torrey DeVitto" | January 12, 2023 | 0.6 | 3.97[17] |
| 11 | "Quarterfinal #9: B.J. Novak, Brendan Hunt and Cari Champion" | January 19, 2023 | 0.5 | 4.16[18] |
| 12 | "Semifinal #3: Patton Oswalt, Brendan Hunt and Michael Cera" | January 26, 2023 | 0.6 | 4.44[19] |
| 13 | "Final: Wil Wheaton, Patton Oswalt and Ike Barinholtz" | February 2, 2023 | 0.7 | 4.84[20] |
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