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Post by MarioGS on Aug 14, 2020 21:31:43 GMT -5
According to Google's episode listings, Season 38 is scheduled to premiere on September 14, the week after the "unofficial" Season 37 finale. Only the first episode of the season is listed so far, with the title "Episode 1", rather than the expected Teacher's Week.
Although Google has always been right in the past, this does not mean it's confirmed. Other sources claim that S38 will premiere two weeks later on September 28 with the usual theme weeks continuing, starting with Teacher's Week. It's always possible that "Episode 1" is a leftover placeholder from how S38 would have premiered if not for COVID.
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Post by jakemathis4520 on Aug 14, 2020 21:46:27 GMT -5
On my Directv guide when I go to the show I press the info button then I select "All Seasons" and the available seasons are Season Premiere, Season 37, Season 36, and Season 33. When I click on Season Premiere it says "Coming: Mon, Sep 14" at the top of the screen
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Post by jjc927 on Aug 14, 2020 22:34:30 GMT -5
I would wait for the show to officially provide the season premiere date rather than using program guides right now.
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Post by nickwheelfan87 on Aug 15, 2020 15:43:17 GMT -5
If September 14 is the premiere date, then I would be ecstatic, although I'd be cool with September 28 as well. You shouldn't rely on program guides unless they're accurate. You should only use electronic services like the internet and Wheel of Fortune's Facebook page. Would Jeopardy start on September 14 as planned or September 28 if it was moved? I think NBC and CBS are trying to move ahead with their fall schedules, the CW's fall season is on repeat, unsure about ABC and FOX though. I feel like the fall television season won't start until November at the latest (just my opinion). President Trump said this week that three coronavirus vaccines are in the final stages of testing and doing really well so one should be approved by the FDA sooner than we think.
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Post by MarioGS on Aug 15, 2020 19:24:53 GMT -5
Would Jeopardy start on September 14 as planned or September 28 if it was moved? J! also has an "Episode 1" listing for 9/14 on Google. |
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Post by jjc927 on Aug 15, 2020 21:51:05 GMT -5
I guess the two shows don't necessarily need to start their seasons on the same date, but I would think that's what Sony and affiliates prefer and they may well wait to have both premiere the same date rather than having one start before the other.
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Post by MarioGS on Aug 15, 2020 21:52:35 GMT -5
They sure never had a problem with one ending their season way after the other, though.  |
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Post by Bryce L. on Aug 15, 2020 22:15:19 GMT -5
They sure never had a problem with one ending their season way after the other, though. And that goes all the way back into the shopping era of Wheel, and when Alex Trebek himself was still producer of Jeopardy!, so you can't hang that one on Harry. |
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Post by matthewthefragmentationer on Aug 15, 2020 22:45:44 GMT -5
I'd definitely keep a close eye on this as the date approaches us. Could be a clerical error.
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Post by WayoshiM on Aug 17, 2020 19:53:13 GMT -5
It isn't reasonable to expect a full 39-week slate for this season, is it?
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Post by wheelfan82 on Aug 17, 2020 21:57:06 GMT -5
It isn't reasonable to expect a full 39-week slate for this season, is it? I don’t think anyone really knows the answer to that right now. |
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Post by billygr on Aug 18, 2020 12:50:43 GMT -5
It isn't reasonable to expect a full 39-week slate for this season, is it? I don’t think anyone really knows the answer to that right now. Probably not that anyone knows now, but it would seem to be feasible to do so, being they've already started (which isn't too far off a normal schedule).
You'd think that if everything goes reasonably well, they might actually try to do tapings more frequently to start with, in order to get more in just in case there should be issues that would cause them to have to stop along the way (both from the conditions in general and after having run into that last year with Pat being out for a time).
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Post by MarioGS on Aug 18, 2020 13:10:16 GMT -5
Well, they are still following the usual "two days every two weeks" pattern for both game shows, from what I've heard.  |
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Post by MarioGS on Aug 20, 2020 10:15:18 GMT -5
Jeopardy!'s season finale week is rerunning September 7-11, which is further evidence that the shows' season premieres will be the 14th.
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Post by MarioGS on Aug 21, 2020 22:48:39 GMT -5
Xfinity lists September 14 as the S38 premiere.  |
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Post by billygr on Aug 27, 2020 19:05:48 GMT -5
Confirmed in the Wheel Watcher Club email, along with that there is a contest for Carnival week, with the prize valid through 2022.
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Post by gameshowfandanny on Sept 5, 2020 8:22:23 GMT -5
Xfinity's TV Remote app revealed the first three weeks: September 14-18: As MarioGS mentioned in the OP, the first week is Teacher's Week. September 21-25: Make Life Sweeter September 28-October 2: Road Trip |
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Post by jakemathis4520 on Sept 5, 2020 9:03:12 GMT -5
^ That's great. My Directv guide has the 9/14 episode listed as Teachers Week but the rest of the week are placeholders. My guide does not go past 9/17. Does it tell you what the rerun for 9/19 and 9/26 are?
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Post by gameshowfandanny on Sept 5, 2020 9:12:02 GMT -5
^ No. Since I watch on ABC, I will be preempted on Saturdays starting September 12, due to College Football. My station, WABC, does not have the reruns listed at all, though they usually air them overnight.
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Post by MarioGS on Sept 5, 2020 9:58:44 GMT -5
Does it tell you what the rerun for 9/19 and 9/26 are? 9/19 is now close enough that it appears on Zap2It for other markets. It’s still a placeholder. |
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