The main table includes all players who made their first appearance on Jeopardy! in 2026-27. Thus, they exclude:
"Originally from" introductions are not separated out in these statistics.
What's here:
(Credits: TitanTV for TV schedules for each market; ThinkTV for a listing of Canadian market sizes, enabling me to rank them properly with the U.S. markets; and the U.S. Census Bureau for KML files of county boundaries for use with Google Earth.)
Ranks represent market size estimates for 2024-25.
Up to date through Week 1 of Season 43 (2026-09-18).
| Rank | Market | Station | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | WABC | 1 |
| 3 | Chicago | WLS | 1 |
| 5 | Philadelphia | WPVI | 1 |
| 8 | Washington (Hagerstown) | WJLA | 1 |
| 10 | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose | KGO | 1 |
| 17 | Denver | KDVR | 1 |
| 36 | Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson | WLOS | 1 |
| 40 | Las Vegas | KLAS | 1 |
| 75 | Huntsville-Decatur (Florence) | WAAY | 1 |
| 135 | Columbia-Jefferson City | KOMU | 1 |
| State / Province | Players |
|---|---|
| California | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Delaware | 1 |