An Analysis of Wheel & Jeopardy's Broadcasts

In addition for being a good analysis for Wheel & Jeopardy, its a good example of how a syndicated show is viewed, with the variety of air times, networks, and amount/size of markets participating. Those four markets that don't air either are likely small one or two-station markets and see other programming as more viable to air. That said, I live in a place where I can experience both Wheel first and J! second, right on the boundary between the Washington, DC and Baltimore market areas and my cable provider offers both local markets. That said, I'm used to Wheel first since like DC, Baltimore had aired Wheel first until sometime around the turn of the millenium and flip-flopped with Jeopardy! Also, in 2012 Wheel and J! moved from Baltimore's ABC affiliate (it was an NBC affiliate in the 1980s and early 1990s, and that station carried both daytime and nighttime wheel until the move to CBS) to it's FOX affiliate. Both DC/Baltimore since around 1990 have aired Wheel and Jeopardy! in the 7:00 to 8:00 PM hour though. That said, I always see Wheel as a show that comes on at 7:00 and I rather have puzzle fun first before moving into quiz mode to fire my brain. Also, one of my favorite Wheel spaces is $700 since I like to call that the "Wheel time" space. That is inspite of watching a first-run Family Feud episode at 6:30 on the FOX network that airs J! first; I just switch the channel since it ends around four minutes before Wheel starts on the other channel. Also, it would still count as being one of the first stations to air Wheel (along with the few 6:00 Central viewers), making the episode official as it airs. And I'm surprised that in one market J! comes on before TPIR first airs.