Excellent news for Canadian recreation present followers! Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! introduced how followers in Canada can stream the reveals, following a brand new U.S. streaming deal.
In line with Deadline, Bell Media struck a take care of Sony Footage Tv Canada to stream Wheel and Jeopardy!. As of subsequent month, each will stream on Crave, a Canadian subscription video-on-demand streamer owned by Bell Media. Identical to within the U.S., the sport reveals will air the day after syndication on TV.
Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! each start their new seasons on September 8.
Beginning September 9, 100 library episodes from every present can even be launched on Crave for followers to get pleasure from. Which episodes they are going to be just isn’t clear.
Flory Bramnick, EVP, Distribution, North America, Sony Footage Leisure, instructed the outlet, “We’re thrilled to convey Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, two of essentially the most profitable recreation reveals in tv historical past, to streaming audiences on Crave this fall.”
“These iconic properties have develop into pillars of broadcast syndication, and we sit up for seeing them delight a brand new, untapped viewers throughout streaming platforms.”
Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! reached a streaming deal for the U.S. in June. The deal was pushed to achieve a youthful and wider viewers.
The 2 recreation reveals will stream on Peacock and Hulu by way of Disney+. Just like the Canadian model, followers will be capable of watch the syndicated episode the next day on the streamers. Nevertheless, for American followers, information episodes will solely be out there for seven days after they land on the streamer, so watch shortly!
“Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune are two of essentially the most profitable recreation reveals in tv historical past, and we sit up for giving followers the absolute best streaming entry to our reveals this fall,” Keith Le Goy, Sony Footage Tv chairman, stated in an announcement.
Nevertheless, this streaming deal is separate from the syndication deal for Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. Sony and CBS are at present battling in a messy authorized feud that has been ongoing since October 2024.
As a result of the sport reveals are syndicated, they will air on any main community. Sony claims CBS has didn’t uphold its finish of the contract by not distributing Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune in native markets as promised and doing so in an unauthorized vogue outdoors of the U.S. Nevertheless, with new streaming offers in place, this might change, as Hulu and Peacock are tied to father or mother networks ABC and NBC.
The 2 iconic recreation reveals have been staples in syndication for over 40 years.
Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, new seasons beginning September 8, examine native listings