‘Jeopardy!’ & ‘Wheel of Fortune’ War Heats Up As Sony Strikes Streaming Deals With Peacock & Hulu, Days After Judge Handed Back Rights To CBS

The battle between Sony Pictures Television and CBS over the rights to hit game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune continues on.

Sony has struck a number of multi-year streaming deals for the shows with Peacock, Hulu and Hulu on Disney+, which will allow these services to air both shows the day after their linear airing. It marks the first time that in-season syndicated episodes will be available on national streaming platforms and the deals also include access to library episodes of the shows.

Unsurprisingly, Paramount+ is not one of those streamers that Sony struck a deal with.

The move comes days after three Appeal Court judges from the Second Appellate District ruled that CBS will remain the sole distributor of the rights to these shows.

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