<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.jeopardy.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin . The show features a quiz competition in which contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in the form of questions . The original daytime version debuted on NBC on March 30, 1964, and aired until January 3, 1975 . A weekly nighttime syndicated edition aired from September 1974 to September 1975, and a revival, The All - New Jeopardy!, ran on NBC from October 1978 to March 1979 . The current version, a daily syndicated show produced by Sony Pictures Television, premiered on September 10, 1984, and is still airing . </P> <P> Both NBC versions and the weekly syndicated version were hosted by Art Fleming . Don Pardo served as announcer until 1975, and John Harlan announced for the 1978--1979 show . Since its inception, the daily syndicated version has featured Alex Trebek as host and Johnny Gilbert as announcer . </P> <P> With over 7,000 episodes aired, the daily syndicated version of Jeopardy! has won a record 33 Daytime Emmy Awards and is the only post-1960 game show to be honored with the Peabody Award . In 2013, the program was ranked No. 45 on TV Guide's list of the 60 greatest shows in American television history . Jeopardy! has also gained a worldwide following with regional adaptations in many other countries . The daily syndicated series' 34th season premiered on September 11, 2017 . </P>

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