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Categories: CULTURE · SPORTS

Jeopardy! franchise expansion

Entities: Colin Jost · Joe Buck · Jeopardy! (TV show) · Sony Pictures Television · Ken Jennings

Overview

In early July 2026 Sony Pictures Television announced that veteran sportscaster Joe Buck would host a new sports‑focused edition of Jeopardy! called “ESPN Jeopardy!,” slated to premiere on July 31.

By the end of the month the series had launched on Disney+, Hulu and the ESPN app, featuring celebrities and ESPN personalities as contestants. The rollout was part of a broader push that also introduced a “Pop Culture Jeopardy!” version on Netflix, a special YouTube episode, and continued the existing Celebrity Jeopardy! on ABC and the nightly syndicated edition. Executives framed the extensions as an effort to attract younger viewers to a franchise whose median audience age is 70.

Timeline

  1. about 5 hours ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Jeopardy! launches ESPN sports edition and other brand extensions

    Sony Pictures Television rolls out ESPN Jeopardy! with Joe Buck, moves Pop Culture Jeopardy! to Netflix with Colin Jost, and adds a YouTube special, aiming to attract younger viewers to the flagship franchise.

  2. 21 days ago

    [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Joe Buck to Host ESPN Jeopardy! Premiering July 31

    Joe Buck will host ESPN’s sports‑themed Jeopardy! launching July 31 on Disney+, Hulu and the ESPN app, with celebrities competing for a $500,000 charity prize.

Sources

dnyuz.com · latimes.com