Jeopardy! has suffered a major ratings drop, leaving it tied with another popular show and disappointing viewers. Season 40 of the popular game show underwhelmed many fans, but most still believe it deserves better. Nielsen released its streaming numbers from July 1 to July 21, revealing that Jeopardy ! landed virtually neck-in-neck with Family Feud in the syndicated ratings standings.
Jeopardy! took the top spot with a 4.2 overall rating, down from 5.3 a little over one year ago.
Family Feud received the same rating from Nielsen, though it landed in the No. 2 spot in the rankings. The Ken Jennings -hosted game show saw a 20 percent drop in viewership from 2023 to 2024.
More Jeopardy! News On a Reddit thread dedicated to Jeopardy, fans of the popular trivia game show discussed the news. "Jeopardy! did a 4.2 rating for the period of July 1-21 finishing in a virtual tie with Family Feud for the top spot in the syndicated ratings," one fan wrote in a thread.
"For comparison, a little over a year ago Jeopardy! did a 5.3, so is down around 20% from that point. In the same period, Feud did 4.
6, so Feud has declined far less to draw even with Jeopardy!" Nielsen numbers from April showed Jeopardy! up 2 percent in the ratings, leading all syndicated game shows with a 5.3 score. Most read in Game shows A fan in the comments replied, "WTH? Family Feud is the crassest show ever.
I thought it had an audience of like 12 people." "Yeah it's disheartening..
.Jeopardy is so high-class for so l.