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Good news Jeopardy! fans, Celebrity Jeopardy! Finally revealed which celebrities will star in the upcoming season. It’s quite a fun list if you ask me. The ABC show is returning this fall with special guest players set to compete in the popular game show including Canadian actor Simu Liu. Liu is known for starring in Marvel’s big hit Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Other celebrities set to star are actors Ray Romano, Michael Cera, Aisha Tyler, B.J. Novak, and Constance Wu. Basketball player Candace Parker, comedian Patton Oswald, and TV host Iliza Shlesinger.
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The celebrities will grace our screens in order to compete for money, but not for themselves. Rather the earnings that they recieve from the game will go toward the charity of their choice. In a preview clip, show host Mayim Bialik stated, “It’s the OG Jeopardy, with celebrities. Let’s hope they’ve been reading more than screenplays.”
Who is Joining Celebrity Jeopardy!?
Back in July, it was confirmed that the Big Bang Theory star and Ken Jennings will continue to split the hosting duties. Bialik will oversee the new Primetime addition, while Jennings is set to start in the regular season in September. He is also set to host both the inaugural Second Chance competition and the next tournament of championships. It’s set to feature Ryan Long, Mattea Roach, Amy Schneider, and Matt Amodio to name a few.
It doesn’t end there, according to executive producer Michael Davies, there are plans to add to the show’s family of spin-offs. “With all of our plans for Jeopardy! — which is more Jeopardy!, not less, more versions,” he told Variety. “We’re going to need multiple hosts to represent the entire audience, to represent the entire country, in order to take this franchise forward.”
Celebrity Jeopardy! is set to premiere on Sunday, September 25th at 8/7c on ABC.
