The first Jeopardy! episode, hosted by Art Fleming, aired on March 30, 1964, during the day on NBC, with Don Pardo as announcer, and eventually went into syndication; it aired in various formats until 1979.

1984 Alex Trebek began hosting Jeopardy! in 1984, the year that the syndicated version of America's Favorite Quiz Show® debuted. He became one of television's most enduring and iconic figures, engaging millions of viewers worldwide with his impeccable delivery of “answers and questions.”

Jeopardy! Alex Trebek, in full George Alexander Trebek, (born July 22, 1940, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada - died November 8, 2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), Canadian-born American television personality best known as the host of the TV game show Jeopardy! (1984–2020).

In 1973, Trebek moved to the United States and worked for NBC as host of a new game show, The Wizard of Odds. A year later Trebek hosted the popular Merrill Heatter-Bob Quigley game show High Rollers, which had two incarnations on NBC (1974–76 and 1978–80) and an accompanying syndicated season (1975–76).

Jeopardy! is an American media franchise that began with a television quiz show created by Merv Griffin, in which contestants are presented with clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in the form of a question.

On March 30, 1964, Jeopardy! made its television debut on NBC and crowned a witty 26-year-old homemaker with Southern charm as its first-ever champion. Mary Cabell Eubanks won the first official game and unknowingly cemented a spot forever in American pop culture history.

“Jeopardy!” first brought on celebrities as contestants in 1992 for a week at a time. (Early competitors included Carol Burnett, Rosie O'Donnell and Cheech Marin.)

Ken Jennings champion, author and know-it-all kind of guy, Ken Jennings, will be the first guest host of the long-running trivia game show, officials said Monday. The announcement, two weeks after much-loved host Alex Trebek died of pancreatic cancer on Nov.

Freddie Grisewood History. In 1938, Freddie Grisewood was the first game show host.

Trebek said he planned to step down from Jeopardy when his cancer, or the treatment for the disease, began to affect his ability to perform.

(NEXSTAR) – Art Fleming, who hosted the first few iterations of “Jeopardy!” between 1964 and 1979, was not a fan of how the producers changed the show's gameplay for subsequent versions.

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.