DANGER! fans reacted to this year’s ratings drop after watching Friday night’s final showing.
The second edition of Jeopardy! The Masters continued with games 7 and 8, with Amy Schneider securing her first win against Matt Amodio and Mattea Roach.
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Yogesh Raut also got the win against Victoria Groce and James Holzhauer, who was last year’s Jeopardy! Master’s degree winner.
While the games may have been exciting, Season 2’s viewership was down significantly from last year.
While Game 1 in 2023 had 5.78 million viewers tune in, only 4.2 million watched this year – representing a 23% reduction.
Game 2 was down 21% with 5.49 million viewers in 2023 and 4.32 million viewers this year.
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Game 3 had the same thing: a 21% drop, with 5.45 million viewers in 2023 and 4.1 million viewers in 2024.
After sharing reviews in an online thread, others weighed in on why they believe 2024 has had the least viewership so far.
“It’s clear that there is a lot of tournament fatigue based on the almost daily posts on social media and Reddit. I bet this is the culprit,” one person thought.
“Tournament fatigue as well as tiredness of seeing the same competitors over and over again,” a second added.
“Last year there was the added intrigue of James Holzhauer’s first time playing in four years,” believed a third.
“Combination of tournament fatigue, confusion about when to start (in part CAUSED by previous tournaments all being in the regular slot), novelty having worn off, and four of the six being repeats of the last Masters, one named after missing the qualification they supposedly had to play,” noted a fourth.
“This year the Masters comes after a season full of tournaments, so people are a little tired of it. Not to mention that 4 of the 6 were at the Masters last year,” said a fifth.
“It’s not new and innovative like last year,” said another, while someone else added that the contestants “weren’t as fun as last year.”
FAN REACTIONS
Despite lower ratings this year, Jeopardy! fans expressed how much they enjoyed Friday’s game.
WHAT IS IT: THE MASTERS AGENDA?
Take a look at the official TV schedule to see when you can watch the latest episode of Jeopardy! 2nd season of masters
Wednesday, May 1 at 8pm ET on ABC
Monday, May 6 at 8pm ET on ABC
Wednesday, May 8th at 8pm ET on ABC
Friday, May 10 at 8pm ET on ABC
Monday, May 13th at 8pm ET on ABC
Wednesday, May 15 at 8pm ET on ABC
Friday, May 17th at 8pm ET on ABC
Monday, May 20 – SEMI-FINALS at 8pm ET on ABC
Wednesday, May 22 – FINALS at 8pm ET on ABC
“What a game. Amazing,” one person wrote on Reddit. “These three are head and shoulders above the other three.”
“[As] As much as I love Matt, Amy and Mattea… these three are on another level,” wrote a second.
“One of the best Jeopardy games I’ve ever seen,” exclaimed another.
Another said they were “on the edge of their seats” throughout the game.
A DANGER! RUN OVER
On May 10, competitor Victoria was in first place with 10 match points, three wins and 94 correct answers.
Yogesh also has 10 points and three wins, but only 88 correct answers, which puts him in second place.
James secured third place with five match points, one win and 84 correct answers.
In fourth place is Amy, who has four match points, one victory and 58 correct answers.
Moving on, Mattea is in fifth place with two points, zero wins and 54 correct answers, while Matt is in last with one match point, zero wins and 66 correct answers.
The game show, led by the host Ken Jennings, 49, will continue on Monday at 8pm EST.
The semi-finals air on Monday, May 20th, with the finals just two days later on Wednesday, May 22nd.
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