{"id":2009552,"date":"2025-09-09T18:46:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2009552"},"modified":"2025-09-09T18:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:46:00","slug":"jeopardy-fans-arent-happy-with-this-change-to-shows-opening-sequence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jeopardy-fans-arent-happy-with-this-change-to-shows-opening-sequence\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Jeopardy!\u2019 Fans Aren\u2019t Happy With This Change to Show\u2019s Opening Sequence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>&#8211; Jeopardy! Inc<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is still <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/jeopardy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jeopardy!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Jeopardy!<\/em><\/a>, just with a new opening. Before the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/category\/game-shows\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:game show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">game show<\/a> starts every evening, a small intro plays that has the name of the show and the announcer, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/johnny-gilbert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Johnny Gilbert;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Johnny Gilbert<\/a>, saying the iconic line, \u201cThis is Jeopardy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The old one used to start with the studio lights turning on, cameras being set up, and what goes on behind the scenes. Then, Johnny Gilbert is shown putting on his jacket and saying the line. However, in the new one, he was cut out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The word \u201cJeopardy!\u201d appears on the screen before the audience is shown clapping. Then, the players are announced, host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/ken-jennings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ken Jennings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ken Jennings<\/a> walks out, and the game begins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the new opening, the words \u201cFrom the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/alex-trebek\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alex Trebek;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Alex Trebek<\/a> Stage, at Sony Pictures Studio, this is <em>Jeopardy!<\/em>\u201d still plays. However, words from popular categories, such as \u201cHistory, Music, Art, and Geography,\u201d are shown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The money board then folds over the words and turns into the earth like before. Then the word \u201cJeopardy!\u201d appears on the screen. The audience is still shown clapping before the contestants are announced, and Jennings walks out. The change is subtle if you aren\u2019t looking closely enough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Eagle-eyed <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> fans didn\u2019t miss it though. \u201cDid you like the new opening?\u201d a Facebook user posted in the group, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/500620375050104\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jeopardy! Fans Who Don\u2019t Care Who\u2019s Hosting;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jeopardy! Fans Who Don\u2019t Care Who\u2019s Hosting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYes, it\u2019s so cool!\u201d said one fan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYes. Everything looked brighter!\u201d wrote another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI loved it! I texted my sister immediately to make sure she saw it! Very \u2018glam!&#8217;\u201d a third added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Some fans were not happy about Gilbert being erased. \u201cSad they edited out Johnny Gilbert. High-tech graphics are the way of the future, just no AI please,\u201d a fan said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Johnny Gilbert, 97, has been the announcer for <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> since 1984.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the group, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/753731942373223\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jeopardy! Fan Group;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jeopardy! Fan Group<\/a>, one fan said, \u201cDidn\u2019t see Johnny Gilbert! Maybe my DVR missed it? I don\u2019t think so, though. Does anyone know if they are no longer showing him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI don\u2019t mind it, it\u2019s just strange not seeing Johnny,\u201d a fan replied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cPlease put Johnny Gilbert\u2019s picture back on! He is the iconic voice for Jeopardy!!!\u201d another commented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One fan disliked it, saying, \u201cNo. I liked the behind-the-scenes look of the older opening. This new opening to me is so bland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Jeopardy!<\/em>, weekdays, check local listings, stream next day on Hulu and Peacock<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the latest entertainment news on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TV Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Jeopardy! Inc This is still Jeopardy!, just with a new opening. Before the game show starts every evening, a small intro plays that has the name of the show and the announcer, Johnny Gilbert, saying the iconic line, \u201cThis is Jeopardy!\u201d The old one used to start with the studio lights turning on, cameras [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2009553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[354659,349534,306826],"class_list":["post-2009552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-jeopardy","tag-johnny-gilbert","tag-ken-jennings"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u2018Jeopardy-Fans-Arent-Happy-With-This-Change-to-Shows-Opening.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2009552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2009553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2009552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2009552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2009552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}