'Jeopardy!' champ Holzhauer a winner in TV ratings, too
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Steve Timko
Jun 20, 2019, 5:48:13 PM6/20/19
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By DAVID BAUDER
AP Media Writer
NEW YORK (AP) - A case can be made that "Jeopardy!" savant James Holzhauer is one of the year's biggest TV stars, although a short-lived one.
The Nielsen company says that 14.5 million people watched Holzhauer's final show on June 3. That's when the professional gambler from Las Vegas was beaten after 32 consecutive wins and more than $2.4 million in prize money.
Those are impressive ratings in this fragmented television world. Holzhauer's finale drew more viewers in the U.S. than the first four games of the NBA Finals, for example. No prime-time entertainment show this season averaged that many people on the night they first aired.
"Jeopardy!" is successful even without a big winner, but that episode was the most popular in 14 years.
AP Media Writer
NEW YORK (AP) - A case can be made that "Jeopardy!" savant James Holzhauer is one of the year's biggest TV stars, although a short-lived one.
The Nielsen company says that 14.5 million people watched Holzhauer's final show on June 3. That's when the professional gambler from Las Vegas was beaten after 32 consecutive wins and more than $2.4 million in prize money.
Those are impressive ratings in this fragmented television world. Holzhauer's finale drew more viewers in the U.S. than the first four games of the NBA Finals, for example. No prime-time entertainment show this season averaged that many people on the night they first aired.
"Jeopardy!" is successful even without a big winner, but that episode was the most popular in 14 years.
Bob Jersey
Jun 20, 2019, 8:18:56 PM6/20/19
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James just donated just over $1100 to a pancreatic-cancer research walk in his former hometown, "for Alex Trebek and all the other survivors".
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Brad Beam
Jun 20, 2019, 10:02:12 PM6/20/19
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From: 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV [mailto:tvor...@googlegroups.com]
>James just donated just over $1100 to a pancreatic-cancer research walk in his former hometown, "for Alex Trebek and all the other survivors".
Meanwhile, Alex paid a visit to Holzhauerland – specifically T-Mobile Arena – last night to present the Hart Trophy at the NHL Awards.
https://www.nhl.com/lightning/video/nikita-kucherov-wins-hart-trophy/t-277437434/c-68485303
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JW
Jun 21, 2019, 5:35:28 AM6/21/19
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Meanwhile, Alex paid a visit to Holzhauerland – specifically
> T-Mobile
Arena – last night to present the Hart Trophy at the NHL Award
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