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|imagecaption=The show's logo in the pilot.
|imagecaption=The show's logo in the pilot.
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|datefound= 30 Mar '22
|datefound= 30 Mar 2022
|foundby= [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnxxhf9PSA3VJ4Q80pWJoow Jeopardy!]
|foundby= [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnxxhf9PSA3VJ4Q80pWJoow Jeopardy!]
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==Availability==
==Availability==
The whereabouts of the pilot were unknown until the syndicated version's 4000th episode on May 15th, 2002, where Alex Trebek (the current host at the time) described the original NBC series and showed a 24-second snippet of the pilot, which was the beginning of the first round. In 2004, a Nightline report on Ken Jennings included a few seconds from the pilot that wasn't previously seen. In 2005, Sony released a DVD with 5 episodes of the syndicated series, and the special features featured interviews with the crew, which included three more clips from the pilot. The first clip is of Art Fleming describing the show's premise, the second one is of Art Fleming walking onto the set, and the third one is of the show's logo from the intro. A brief snippet was used in a segment on game shows as part of NBC's 90th Anniversary in February 2017. There were clips of the pilot in some of the intros of season 38 of the syndicated reboot. On March 23rd, 2022, the show's official YouTube channel revealed that the pilot will be uploaded on March 30th<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvG6UekoeiE</ref>. The video was removed on April 6, 2022.
The whereabouts of the pilot were unknown until the syndicated version's 4000th episode on May 15th, 2002, where Alex Trebek (the current host at the time) described the original NBC series and showed a 24-second snippet of the pilot, which was the beginning of the first round. In 2004, a Nightline report on Ken Jennings included a few seconds from the pilot that wasn't previously seen. In 2005, Sony released a DVD with 5 episodes of the syndicated series, and the special features featured interviews with the crew, which included three more clips from the pilot. The first clip is of Art Fleming describing the show's premise, the second one is of Art Fleming walking onto the set, and the third one is of the show's logo from the intro. A brief snippet was used in a segment on game shows as part of NBC's 90th Anniversary in February 2017. There were clips of the pilot in some of the intros of season 38 of the syndicated reboot. On March 23rd, 2022, the show's official YouTube channel revealed that the pilot will be uploaded on March 30th. The video was removed on April 6, 2022.
 
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Videos===
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  |id1          =jeopardys-unaired-pilot-1964_202203
  |description1 =A mirror of the full 1964 pilot.
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===Photos===
===Photos===
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<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
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File:Double_Jeopardy_1964.jpg|Screenshot of the second round beginning.
File:Double_Jeopardy_1964.jpg|Screenshot of the second round beginning.
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Videos===
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  |service1    =youtube
  |id1          =v=kvG6UekoeiE
  |description1 =''Jeopardy'''s YouTube video announcing when the unaired pilot will be uploaded onto their channel.
  |service2    =archiveorg
  |id2          =jeopardys-unaired-pilot-1964_202203
  |description2 =A mirror of the full 1964 pilot.
}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:20, 14 April 2022

Jeopardy1964pilotlogo.jpg

The show's logo in the pilot.

Status: Found

Date found: 30 Mar 2022

Found by: Jeopardy!

Jeopardy is a game show that premiered on NBC on March 30th, 1964, and ended its first run on January 3rd, 1975. It briefly returned on NBC on October 2nd, 1978 and ended its second run on March 2nd, 1979 and returned again but in syndication on September 10th, 1984 and has been airing ever since. It was created by talk show host Merv Griffin and was hosted by Art Fleming for the NBC series and later by Alex Trebek for the syndicated series from 1984 to 2021.

History

On March 5th, 1964 a test pilot was recorded to pitch the series to NBC.[1] The contestants were Grace Miller, Jesse Bigelow, and Dolores Green, and the winner of the pilot is Miller. Art Fleming hosted the pilot and Don Pardo (who also announced the first NBC series) announces the pilot as well.

Availability

The whereabouts of the pilot were unknown until the syndicated version's 4000th episode on May 15th, 2002, where Alex Trebek (the current host at the time) described the original NBC series and showed a 24-second snippet of the pilot, which was the beginning of the first round. In 2004, a Nightline report on Ken Jennings included a few seconds from the pilot that wasn't previously seen. In 2005, Sony released a DVD with 5 episodes of the syndicated series, and the special features featured interviews with the crew, which included three more clips from the pilot. The first clip is of Art Fleming describing the show's premise, the second one is of Art Fleming walking onto the set, and the third one is of the show's logo from the intro. A brief snippet was used in a segment on game shows as part of NBC's 90th Anniversary in February 2017. There were clips of the pilot in some of the intros of season 38 of the syndicated reboot. On March 23rd, 2022, the show's official YouTube channel revealed that the pilot will be uploaded on March 30th. The video was removed on April 6, 2022.

Gallery

Photos

Videos

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A mirror of the full 1964 pilot.

References