It can be easy to take the ubiquity of game shows for granted, given how many different series air in any given day, from classic reruns to daily syndicated eps to high-dollar primetime fare. There was a time when I might have felt such a way about Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, but that ended once I fell prey to local sports and weather reports regularly preempting pre-primetime programming fronted by Ken Jennings and Vanna White. Thankfully, I won’t be worrying about that again for a while.
At long last, that’s all changing, as Sony Pictures TV has finally announced the big update audiences have been waiting for his finally here: both Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune have locked in next-day streaming deals for daily episodes! Plus, it’s not just with one, but two different streaming platforms! And while it may have previously seemed like fans would be waiting until the new year to see it happen, it’ll happen well before the end of the 2025 TV schedule.
Jeopardy! And Wheel Of Fortune Are Heading To Peacock And Hulu This Fall
Peacock subscriptions and those with Hulu subscriptions. (If only Hulu could land repeats of the Pop Culture iteration, it could be a one-stop shop.)
Netflix had the rights to stream specific blocks of episodes from years past, such as Teachers Tournaments and others. Plus, executive producer Michael Davies helped set up the first streaming-exclusive version of the quiz show with the Colin Jost-hosted Pop Culture Jeopardy!
So the digital footprints have definitely been set for both of the shows, and one can only hope that adding on additional viewers with next-day streaming could help spark orders for even more game show spinoffs. Hopefully that’s not just a pip_ dr_am.