'Jeopardy!' Says Tournament of Champions Postseason Has Been Pushed Back Amid Writers Strike

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, the long-running trivia-based game show, may be in real jeopardy this coming season. Several champions who were expected to participate in the annual Tournament of Champions have announced that they will not cross the picket line if the 2023 Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike continues into the fall.

And now, it seems that production on the postseason has been delayed amid the ongoing strike. According to , Sony Pictures TV, which produces the series, said it «never had any intention» to film Tournament of Champions, which normally tapes in late August and September, until the strike has been resolved.Additionally, is reportedly planning to use material from prior seasons when it starts taping episodes for its 40th installment.Among the returning champions who have pledged solidarity with the striking writers, which includes those who work on, are Ben Chan, Cris Pannullo, Hannah Wilson, Ray Lalonde and Troy Meyer.

In fact, it was Lalonde — winner of 13 games and member of IATSE, a union representing film, TV and theater crew workers — who first revealed that the game show was «making contingency plans to start filming the next season of the show with old and/or recycled material if the WGA strike remains unresolved.» In a Reddit post, he wrote, «I believe that the show’s writers are a vital part of the show and they are justified in taking their job action to secure a fair contract for themselves and their fellow WGA members.

As a supporter of the trade union movement, a union member’s son and a proud union member myself, I have informed the show’s producers that if the strike remains unresolved I will not cross a picket line to play in the tournament of champions.»By going public with his plans to abstain from.