On early episodes of this season, the show was both still hosted by Alex Trebek and distributed by CBS Television Distribution.

His fifth episode was put on hold until January 28, 2021.

Zach Newkirk, an attorney from Alexandria, Virginia, was unable to return for months due to travel bans.

On the season premiere, there were three new contestants for the first time since January 19, 2016.

Season 37 of Jeopardy! premieres on September 14, 2020.

The Teachers Tournament, Teen Tournament, and the College Championship are not held this season.

GEICO quit sponsoring the cash winning prizes on June 14, 2021.

This is also the last season to use the 2008-2021 theme.

This is also both the last season with Alex Trebek as the host and the first season to have the revolving guest host format.

This season is both the last season to be distributed by CBS Television Distribution, and the first season to be distributed by CBS Media Ventures.

In the next season, Jimmy McGuire became the stage manager.

This is the last season where John Lauderdale is the stage manager.

Starting in the next season, Sony Pictures Studios Stage 10 became The Alex Trebek Stage to honor his legacy.

This is the last season taped at Sony Pictures Studios Stage 10, where the show has taped since Season 11.

This is the first season to be produced by Sony Pictures Television Studios.

The Daily Double, Video Daily Double, and split-screen credits gained a new look to match the season's title card.

Then, the Jeopardy! logo zooms forward, in which the 'A' reveals the revamped 2013-present set. Finally, the photographs and footage disappear, and the Jeopardy! logo zooms out with a globe behind it. The globe zooms in, and we see photographs and footage from the show.

The opening credits have changed to a redesigned version of the globe logo.

During the last commercial break, the guest host and hostess reveal the Final Jeopardy! clue.

Starting with the Januepisode, the guest host and guest hostess sat at the podium, when the Final Jeopardy! category/clue is revealed on the monitor.

The pillar was removed, there are two golden arches on the stage floor, one near the game board, and one near the contestant podiums.

The curved shapes became lavender maroon color.

The host's podium and the game board are redesigned the latter is now mounted on two brown posts.

During this season, various changes are made:.

Ken Jennings became consulting producer.

For this season only, Mike Richards was the executive producer of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.

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