Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune are headed to streaming

Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune are coming to streaming for the archetypal time. The 2 crippled shows volition get connected Hulu and Peacock successful September, according to a report from The New York Times.

Under the multi-year deal, caller episodes of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune volition look connected some streaming services 1 time aft they aerial connected linear TV. The statement volition see older episodes of each show, too.

For decades, Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune person been staples connected linear TV, and their enlargement to Peacock and Hulu is portion of a broader signifier that’s bringing cardinal series, similar WWE’s Monday Night Raw, to streaming.

As pointed retired by The Hollywood Reporter, this streaming woody isn’t straight connected to the ineligible conflict involving Sony — the shaper of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! — and its distributor, CBS. 

Last year, Sony sued CBS implicit claims it breached their statement by not doing capable to boost gross from licensing the shows. A judge granted Sony the rights to administer Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! successful April, but an appellate tribunal ruled past week that CBS tin support distributing the shows during the ineligible battle.