DANGER! fans have been furious about the show’s current hiatus ahead of the start of season 41 in September.
The long-running game show hosted by Ken Jennings, 50, crowned its 40th season champion during Friday’s season finale.
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After watching Rachel Bradley defeat her opponents in the season finale, some viewers questioned the need for a weeks-long break.
“With the delay to the start of the season, I don’t understand why they felt the need to give up now. I’m so tired of all the tournament games that went on for months and now they repeat themselves,” one person wrote in an online thread.
Others chimed in, with one adding: “Probably because of conflicts with the Olympics in some areas where they are played on the same network.”
“Tournaments were still considered part of the 40th season. The start of the season has not been postponed. They have contracts to do a certain number of episodes. They delivered on that,” noted another.
The concern comes after the WGA strike impacted Season 40, which changed the program’s schedule to only have four months of regular play.
Danger! will air reruns of season 40 over the annual summer break, starting Monday, July 29th.
Season 41 will officially begin on September 9, 2024 and will last until July 2025.
SEASON 40 FINAL
Friday’s episode was Ken’s first season finale alone, following Mayim Bialik’s departure in December.
After longtime host Alex Trebek passed away in 2020, the two originally split hosting duties.
At the end of Friday’s finale, the contestant-turned-host gave a heartfelt farewell speech to fans as he took center stage.
“I’m Ken Jennings, on behalf of all of us at Jeopardy! Thank you for watching season 40,” he said.
“We’ll be back on Monday with some of our best shows of the season and we’ll see you in September!”
The exhibition saw winner Rachel face two-day champion Davey Morrison of Provo, Utah, and Steve Babish of San Jose, California.
Danger! Host timeline
Danger! has had a tumultuous history regarding hosts following the death of the iconic Alex Trebek in 2020. Here are every host since the game show’s inception in 1964.
Art Fleming – from 1964 to 1975, he was the original host of the daytime version of Jeopardy! on NBC.
Alex Trebek – From 1984 to 2020, the late, great Alex hosted the modern iteration of Jeopardy! for 36 years until his death from pancreatic cancer.
Guest Hosts – 2020 to 2021, Jeopardy! tested a series of guest hosts for one- or two-week stints, including Anderson Cooper, LaVar Burton and Aaron Rodgers.
Mike Richards – 2021, he was named host for a week before resigning amid controversy. He was the show’s executive producer at the time.
Mayim Bialik – 2021 to 2023, when Mike was announced as the show’s new host, Mayim was chosen to host tournaments and primetime specials.
Mayim and Ken Jennings – 2022 to 2023, 74-time champion Ken (the winningest contestant of all time) joined Mayim as guest host and they shared hosting duties.
Ken Jennings – 2023 to present. Last December, Mayim announced on Instagram that she would “no longer” host Jeopardy! after a long hiatus, having defended the writers’ strike, and Ken was named sole host.
Ken now runs all editions of Jeopardy! including Celebrity Jeopardy!, the late night show and other primetime specials such as Masters.
However, many fans were unable to watch the broadcast because of TV preemptions for the Paris Olympics.
The show was delayed in some time zones due to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, and some people were unable to watch it.
As the game show moves into the next season, eight players have qualified for the next Tournament of Champions in regular play.
Qualifiers are Isaac Hirsch, Drew Basile, Adriana Harmeyer, Alison Betts, Dr. Amy Hummel and Lisa Ann Walter from Celebrity Jeopardy!
There is also a chance that players Grant DeYoung and Amar Kakirde will come together with four wins under their belt.
The next ToC will be held mid-season, in early 2025, rather than the start of Season 41.
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