ABC just announced its summer schedule, and Jeopardy! Masters is missing from the lineup. Will the show return?
The first three seasons aired in the spring of 2023, 2024, and 2025. Now that May is here, fans are wondering if the game show will return for another season.
Reddit users shared how they don’t think Masters needs to be an annual show, especially since ESPN Jeopardy!, hosted by Joe Buck, is premiering this summer. Pop Culture Jeopardy!, hosted by Colin Jost, is also set to air from May through June.
Season 3, which aired in 2025, had lower ratings than Season 2. Some fans said they didn’t like the time change (the show moved from 8 pm to 9 pm), while others complained they were growing bored with tournaments featuring the same Jeopardy! contestants that they’d seen many times before. The show features notable Jeopardy! champions who compete against each other in a Champion-League style format.
So, will Jeopardy! Masters have a Season 4? Read on for everything we know so far.
Is Jeopardy! Masters returning for another season?
The summer schedule for ABC was released on May 8, and Jeopardy! Masters was not on it. There has been no official confirmation as to whether the show will return for Season 4.
However, during Inside Jeopardy! Podcast interview with 2025 winner Yogesh Raut, executive producer Sarah Whitcomb-Foss said that he was invited back for the next season since the previous year’s champion usually returns, so this is a good hint that Masters will crown its fourth winner eventually.
When would Jeopardy! Masters Season 4 air?
Usually, the program airs in April or May, but since Season 4 has not even been picked up yet, a later start date would be most likely. Seasons 1 through 3 aired between the end of April and the beginning of June. The news of renewals only came a few months before it aired. Check back here for updates.
Where can you watch Jeopardy! Masters?
New seasons of Jeopardy! Masters will air on ABC in primetime. Past seasons can be streamed on Hulu.
Who hosts Jeopardy! Masters?
Like all of the other versions of Jeopardy!, aside from the spinoffs mentioned above, Ken Jennings hosts Masters. He is expected to return if another season happens.
Who are the previous winners of Jeopardy! Masters?
James Holzhauer, 32-game champion, won Season 1, while Victoria Groce, Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament winner, took the title for Season 2. Raut, the 2024 Tournament of Champions winner, won Season 3.
The previous year’s top three are invited back to the next year’s tournament, so fans will most likely see Raut if the show is renewed and he accepts the invitation.
What do the Jeopardy! Masters champions win?
Aside from the glory and the title of Jeopardy! Masters champion, the winner of the season receives $500,000 and the Alex Trebek trophy. The show also donates $100,000 to the charity of their choice.
Jeopardy! Masters, all seasons, streaming, Hulu