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The game is on with the return of the Jeopardy! Masters series on ABC. Once again, the network is airing the nine episode season across multiple nights each week. The execs hope that viewers will watch each night, in addition to the regular incarnation of the show. But, is the audience willing to make that commitment at the end of the summer? Will the ratings thrive or suffer? Will Jeopardy! Masters be cancelled or renewed for season five? Stay tuned.
A trivia game show tournament, the Jeopardy! Masters TV series is hosted by Ken Jennings and is based on the long-running syndicated competition series. The tournament pits the current highest-ranked Jeopardy! champions against one another in a round-robin style format, with each episode featuring two games with three players each. The winner takes home a grand prize of $500,000 and the chance to be crowned Jeopardy! Masters champion. Contestants include reigning Jeopardy! Masters champion Yogesh Raut and returning finalists Juveria Zaheer and Victoria Groce, 2026 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner Paolo Pasco, and 2026 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament winner Andrew He and runner-up Long Nguyen. Andrew He makes his return to the Jeopardy! Masters stage after competing in the first edition of the tournament.
Nielsen Ratings
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For comparisons: Season three of Jeopardy! Masters on ABC averaged a 0.26 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 3.37 million viewers.
Note: These are the final national ratings, including all live+same day viewing and DVR playback (through 3:00 AM). While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled.
TV SHOW STATUS
As of August 28, 2026, Jeopardy! Masters has not been cancelled or renewed for a fifth season. Stay tuned for further updates.
What do you think? Do you like the Jeopardy! Masters TV series on ABC? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a fifth season?
