Jeopardy! | Series 2 Preview (ITV1)

The UK version of quiz format Jeopardy!, which is hosted by Stephen Fry, returns to ITV1 this month for its second series.

Series one went out as part of ITV’s daytime schedule early last year, launching with 2.5 million viewers and regularly attracting an average audience of over 1.6 million.

The weekday entertainment show provides nostalgia for fans of the world-renowned format, while introducing the family quiz show to a UK audience. Guided by host Stephen Fry, contestants play to win, using their best general knowledge to win rounds and always delivering the answer as a question. They may continue to amass winnings, the longer they stay in the game. 

Plus, this series sees an additional round. Stephen explains: "One of the exciting things about this second series is we've tweaked the format to give it more pace. It’s great that ITV have given us an hour, and we enjoyed that in the first series. But we felt that it wouldn’t lose anything by having an extra round in it. That would mean everything was quicker..

"And there is something about the rat-a-tat-tat of the game. The questions keep coming, and that adds to the tension and the excitement, and to the uniqueness of Jeopardy! My belief is that with the little tweaks we've made, it'll be even more exciting."

Stephen continues: "One of the things I really love about Jeopardy! is the categories are so interesting and unusual. I think that our clue writers are the best in the land. They come up with some fabulous categories that are so imaginative and witty and are full of variety. They allow the contestants and people at home to join in...

"There may be some categories where people go, ‘Opera? Excuse me, I don't think so.’ But they’ll be absolutely thrilled by another one, which might be railway stations. We have funny ones this time like Meaty Men and Words Teenagers Might Use. It’s not the same as naming flags or asking about the periodic table."

Jeopardy! returns Monday 17th March at 3pm on ITV1 and ITVX and continues weekdays.