At Nine’s 2024 Upfront on Wednesday, September 6, the network revealed that Australia will get its very own version of the hit international quiz show Jeopardy! with Jeopardy! Australia.
Hosted by renowned English broadcaster and actor Stephen Fry, Jeopardy! Australia will feature a cast of clever Aussie competitors in one of the world’s longest-running game shows.
Stephen Fry said: “Jeopardy! has a format that – strikingly unusual as it seems at first – just gets under the skin of an audience and reveals more and more depths of delight. Not to mention more and more depths of knowledge amongst the population. I reckon Australia will welcome this uniquely beguiling and endlessly rewarding game, and I can’t wait to get started.”
Flipping the traditional Q&A format, Jeopardy! presents answers first in the form of short, written clues. Contestants must then respond in the form of a question that correctly identifies the clue description. This general knowledge showdown is an opportunity to amass a lucrative cash prize the longer contestants can stay in the game.
Jeopardy! Australia is a Whisper North production for the 9Network.
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Jeopardy! Australia premieres on Nine and 9Now in 2024.