We’ll be able to solve puzzles and have Alex Trebek make us all look a little less intelligent for the foreseeable future. Less than a week after extending the hosts’ contracts through 2022 for their respective shows, both Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! have been renewed through the 2022-23 season.
The three-year renewals will take Wheel through its 40 season and Jeopardy! through its 39th. Both will continue to air on numerous ABC stations, include those in the top four markets of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
Wheel of Fortune reaches 25 million-plus weekly viewers, more than any other program on television, while Jeopardy! averages 23 million viewers and holds the Guinness World Record for the most Emmys won by a TV game show, with 34.