Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeopardy! UK - the Stephen Fry Edition

2024-01-09 Thread 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
This tracks with the "real" version, as it's the only section that's not taped in real time. Producers have to verify that the amount the contestant has written is the amount they intended to wager (if only to prevent someone from saying "Yes, I wrote down $1,000, but I meant to write $10,000")

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeopardy! UK - the Stephen Fry Edition

2024-01-08 Thread Adam Bowie
The allowable break structure for UK commercials is a whole can of worms. Ofcom, the UK regulator, has strict rules about the number of breaks, the duration of ads, and the distribution of the break structures. Ordinarily a show between 45 and 59 minutes (which Jeopardy! UK would count as), would o

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeopardy! UK - the Stephen Fry Edition

2024-01-08 Thread Jim Ellwanger
Three rounds of "Jeopardy!" in a one-hour slot is not unknown to Americans - that's the format of the prime-time "Celebrity Jeopardy!" series. (In that case, dollar amounts are 1x/2x/3x, although the first round values are $100 to $500 - on regular "Jeopardy!", the first round values have been $

[TV orNotTV] Jeopardy! UK - the Stephen Fry Edition

2024-01-08 Thread Adam Bowie
ITV has been airing their new Stephen Fry-hosted episodes of Jeopardy! They only placed an initial order of 20 episodes which are airing at 4pm weekdays just ahead of The Chase. But the first episode did get a slightly later airing on New Year's Day. But that timeslot is probably going to limit the