Jeopardy!: where and when

Since 2017, I've kept track of all the stations across the United States where Jeopardy! airs; Canadian stations airing the show are also now included. (Additionally, many cable providers in Canada carry affiliates of United States networks air Jeopardy! as well.) The show has its own "where to watch" page.

All but two U.S. TV markets have a local affiliate showing Jeopardy!; both of those two are among the smallest and don't have a full slate of Big Four network affiliates. Viewers in Zanesville, OH likely catch the show on WBNS (CBS Columbus), and I think it's available in Glendive, MT to cable subscribers on KUMV (NBC Williston, ND).

The four markets in Arizona and Hawaii are denoted with a caret (^), indicating they do not observe Daylight Saving Time. This sheet shows the offsets to Eastern time and aggregated data tables under Daylight Time; I have a separate version for Standard Time, which will appear in this space once DST ends in November.

At the bottom, some breakdown tables. Perhaps someone can take this data and run an update on this blog post from 2014 graphically rendering this data.

For anyone interested: the list of ZIP Codes I used to accomplish this.

The main table is sortable; clicking on a column's header cell will sort in ascending order; clicking again reverses the order.

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If anyone notes an error, please let me know via the email address on the site front page.

RankMarketSizeStationNetworkTime
(Local)
ZoneTime
(Eastern)
1New York7,726,580WABCABC7:00 PME7:00 PM
2Los Angeles5,838,090KABCABC7:00 PMP10:00 PM
3Chicago3,624,820WLSABC3:30 PMC4:30 PM
4Philadelphia3,108,960WPVIABC7:00 PME7:00 PM
5Dallas-Fort Worth3,041,540KTXAIND6:00 PMC7:00 PM
6Atlanta2,679,850WXIANBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
7Houston2,666,330KTRKABC11:30 AMC12:30 PM
8Washington (Hagerstown)2,617,350WJLAABC7:30 PME7:30 PM
9Boston (Manchester)2,596,190WBZCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
10San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose2,593,210KGOABC7:00 PMP10:00 PM
11Phoenix (Prescott)2,138,870KTVKIND7:30 PMM^10:30 PM
12Seattle-Tacoma2,116,440KOMOABC7:30 PMP10:30 PM
13Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota)2,068,720WTSPCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
14Detroit1,937,250WDIVNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
15Minneapolis-St. Paul1,839,480KARENBC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
16Denver1,792,540KDVRFOX6:00 PMM8:00 PM
17Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne1,775,140WFTVABC7:00 PME7:00 PM
18Miami-Fort Lauderdale1,720,970WPLGABC7:30 PME7:30 PM
19Cleveland-Akron (Canton)1,552,420WOIOCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
20Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto1,502,080KXTVABC7:00 PMP10:00 PM
21Charlotte1,323,400WCNCNBC7:00 PME7:00 PM
22Portland, OR1,293,400KATUABC7:00 PMP10:00 PM
23Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville)1,289,510WTVDABC7:00 PME7:00 PM
24St. Louis1,255,160KSDKNBC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
25Indianapolis1,207,280WTHRNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
26Pittsburgh1,174,940WPXINBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
27Nashville1,168,540WZTVFOX5:00 PMC6:00 PM
28Baltimore1,149,480WBFFFOX7:00 PME7:00 PM
29Salt Lake City1,148,120KJZZIND6:30 PMM8:30 PM
30San Diego1,107,010KNSDNBC7:30 PMP10:30 PM
31San Antonio1,059,540KENSCBS4:30 PMC5:30 PM
32Columbus, OH1,023,600WBNSCBS7:00 PME7:00 PM
33Kansas City1,019,550WDAFFOX3:30 PMC4:30 PM
34Hartford & New Haven1,014,160WTNHABC7:00 PME7:00 PM
35Austin978,520KXANNBC3:30 PMC4:30 PM
36Cincinnati953,940WXIXFOX7:30 PME7:30 PM
37Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson947,350WLOSABC7:30 PME7:30 PM
38Milwaukee900,200WDJTCBS6:00 PMC7:00 PM
39West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce888,210WPBFABC7:30 PME7:30 PM
40Las Vegas870,240KLASCBS7:00 PMP10:00 PM
41Jacksonville790,580WTLVNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
42Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek781,030WWMTCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
43Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York772,320WHPCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
44Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News772,190WVECABC7:30 PME7:30 PM
45Birmingham (Anniston & Tuscaloosa)766,220WIATCBS3:30 PMC4:30 PM
46Oklahoma City743,340KFORNBC3:00 PMC4:00 PM
47Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem739,970WFMYCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
48Louisville721,070WLKYCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
49Albuquerque-Santa Fe720,750KRQECBS6:00 PMM8:00 PM
50New Orleans687,110WVUEFOX6:00 PMC7:00 PM
51Providence-New Bedford663,900WPRICBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
52Memphis644,360WREGCBS3:30 PMC4:30 PM
53Fresno-Visalia634,120KFSNABC7:00 PMP10:00 PM
54Buffalo632,110WIVBCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
55Fort Myers-Naples618,120WBBHNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
56Richmond-Petersburg608,190WRICABC7:30 PME7:30 PM
57Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hazleton590,390WBRENBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
58Mobile-Pensacola (Fort Walton)588,650WALAFOX6:00 PMC7:00 PM
59Albany-Schenectady-Troy578,760WTENABC7:30 PME7:30 PM
60Little Rock-Pine Bluff577,130KATVABC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
61Knoxville559,650WBIRNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
62Tulsa543,710KTULABC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
63Lexington510,900WKYTCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
64Dayton491,820WDTNNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
65Tucson (Sierra Vista)490,560KGUNABC4:30 PMM^7:30 PM
66Honolulu484,300KGMBCBS4:30 PMH^10:30 PM
67Spokane481,910KHQNBC7:00 PMP10:00 PM
68Des Moines-Ames472,310WHONBC3:30 PMC4:30 PM
69Green Bay-Appleton471,190WLUKFOX6:00 PMC7:00 PM
70Wichita-Hutchinson Plus457,620KSNWNBC3:30 PMC4:30 PM
71Roanoke-Lynchburg456,390WDBJCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
72Madison454,700WMTVNBC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
73Omaha451,790WOWTNBC6:00 PMC7:00 PM
74Flint-Saginaw-Bay City442,050WNEMCBS7:00 PME7:00 PM
75Springfield, MO436,340KSPR-LDABC5:00 PMC6:00 PM
76Columbia, SC435,570WOLOABC7:30 PME7:30 PM
77Rochester, NY434,190WROCCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
78Portland-Auburn429,130WMTWABC7:30 PME7:30 PM
79Charleston-Huntington427,650WSAZNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
80Toledo424,380WTOLCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
81Huntsville-Decatur (Florence)412,370WAAYABC3:30 PMC4:30 PM
82Waco-Temple-Bryan407,620KCENNBC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
83Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen403,470KVEONBC6:00 PMC7:00 PM
84Chattanooga401,510WTVCABC7:30 PME7:30 PM
85Syracuse388,650WSYTFOX7:30 PME7:30 PM
86Colorado Springs-Pueblo385,730KKTVCBS6:30 PMM8:30 PM
87Savannah378,040WSAVNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
88Charleston, SC374,290WCBDNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
89Shreveport373,520KTBSABC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
90Champaign & Springfield-Decatur373,080WANDNBC3:30 PMC4:30 PM
91El Paso (Las Cruces)371,730KDBCCBS6:00 PMM8:00 PM
92Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg369,270WPSDNBC3:30 PMC4:30 PM
93Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City & Dubuque360,880KWWLNBC4:00 PMC5:00 PM
94Burlington-Plattsburgh360,200WPTZNBC7:00 PME7:00 PM
95Baton Rouge353,500WBRZABC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
96Jackson, MS340,720WLBTNBC3:30 PMC4:30 PM
97Fort Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers338,310KFSMCBS4:30 PMC5:30 PM
98Boise330,040KBOICBS6:00 PMM8:00 PM
99South Bend-Elkhart329,080WSBTCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
100Myrtle Beach-Florence322,100WBTWCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
101Tri-Cities, TN-VA320,820WCYBNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
102Reno306,940KOLOABC7:00 PMP10:00 PM
103Greenville-New Bern-Washington305,320WITNNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
104Davenport-Rock Island-Moline302,600KWQCNBC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
105Tallahassee-Thomasville299,530WCTVCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
106Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney291,650KOLNCBS4:30 PMC5:30 PM
107Evansville290,990WFIENBC3:30 PMC4:30 PM
108Fort Wayne285,360WANECBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
109Johnstown-Altoona-State College284,300WATMABC7:00 PME7:00 PM
110Augusta-Aiken283,100WRDWCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
111Tyler-Longview (Lufkin & Nacogdoches)282,090KLTVABC11:00 AMC12:00 PM
112Sioux Falls (Mitchell)276,580KDLTNBC5:00 PMC6:00 PM
113Fargo-Valley City265,790KXJB-LDCBS5:00 PMC6:00 PM
114Springfield-Holyoke264,420WWLPNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
115Lansing260,780WILXNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
116Youngstown260,220WKBNCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
117Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick258,360KNDONBC7:30 PMP10:30 PM
118Traverse City-Cadillac254,120WPBNNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
119Eugene250,840KVALCBS7:00 PMP10:00 PM
120Macon250,620WMAZCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
121Montgomery-Selma249,140WAKACBS4:30 PMC5:30 PM
122Peoria-Bloomington248,110WMBDCBS4:30 PMC5:30 PM
123Bakersfield247,180KBAKCBS7:00 PMP10:00 PM
124Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo241,200KSBYNBC7:00 PMP10:00 PM
125Lafayette, LA240,150KATCABC3:00 PMC4:00 PM
126Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL)235,290WRBLCBS7:00 PME7:00 PM
127Monterey-Salinas232,880KSBWNBC7:00 PMP10:00 PM
128La Crosse-Eau Claire226,710WEAUNBC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
129Wilmington219,540WECTNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
130Corpus Christi208,490KZTVCBS3:30 PMC4:30 PM
131Amarillo197,080KFDACBS4:30 PMC5:30 PM
132Wausau-Rhinelander188,980WJFWNBC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
133Chico-Redding188,900KNVNNBC7:30 PMP10:30 PM
134Columbus-Tupelo-West Point-Houston188,520WTVANBC12:30 PMC1:30 PM
135Salisbury185,470WRDE-LDNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
136Medford-Klamath Falls183,100KDRVABC7:00 PMP10:00 PM
137Columbia-Jefferson City181,720KOMUNBC4:00 PMC5:00 PM
138Rockford181,440WREXNBC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
139Duluth-Superior, WI174,760KBJR-DT2CBS4:30 PMC5:30 PM
140Monroe-El Dorado173,940KNOECBS4:30 PMC5:30 PM
141Topeka173,370KTKAABC5:00 PMC6:00 PM
142Lubbock171,450KCBDNBC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
143Beaumont-Port Arthur168,960KFDM-DT3FOX5:00 PMC6:00 PM
144Palm Springs168,210KMIRNBC7:30 PMP10:30 PM
145Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston)166,190KFYRNBC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
146Anchorage161,210KYURABC6:00 PMA10:00 PM
147Odessa-Midland160,200KMIDABC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
148Wichita Falls & Lawton155,590KAUZCBS4:30 PMC5:30 PM
149Sioux City155,440KPTH-DT3CBS6:00 PMC7:00 PM
150Erie152,420WSEECBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
151Rochester-Mason City-Austin152,190KIMTCBS3:30 PMC4:30 PM
152Joplin-Pittsburg151,160KSNFNBC5:00 PMC6:00 PM
153Panama City150,700WJHGNBC3:30 PMC4:30 PM
154Albany, GA144,570WSWGCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
155Idaho Falls-Pocatello (Jackson)142,930KPVINBC6:00 PMM8:00 PM
156Bangor142,180WVIIABC7:30 PME7:30 PM
157Biloxi-Gulfport141,270WLOX-DT2CBS6:00 PMC7:00 PM
158Terre Haute139,870WTWONBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
159Gainesville138,870WGFLCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
160Sherman-Ada134,270KTEN-DT3ABC6:00 PMC7:00 PM
161Binghamton132,980WIVTABC7:30 PME7:30 PM
162Missoula130,170KPAXCBS6:00 PMM8:00 PM
163Wheeling-Steubenville, OH128,060WTOVNBC7:00 PME7:00 PM
164Yuma-El Centro, CA126,610KYMA-DT2NBC3:30 PMM^6:30 PM
165Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill120,760WVNSCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
166Billings118,150KTVQCBS6:00 PMM8:00 PM
167Abilene-Sweetwater115,860KTABCBS4:30 PMC5:30 PM
168Hattiesburg-Laurel113,050WDAMNBC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
169Dothan105,610WRGXNBC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
170Rapid City105,560KOTAABC6:30 PMM8:30 PM
171Jackson, TN103,540WBBJABC11:00 AMC12:00 PM
172Utica102,770WKTVNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
173Lake Charles99,930KVHPFOX6:30 PMC7:30 PM
174Clarksburg-Weston99,800WBOYNBC7:00 PME7:00 PM
175Harrisonburg98,890WHSVABC7:30 PME7:30 PM
176Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk98,810KHQACBS12:00 PMC1:00 PM
177Charlottesville97,950WVIRNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
178Elmira (Corning)94,770WETMNBC7:00 PME7:00 PM
179Watertown93,260WWNYCBS7:00 PME7:00 PM
180Bend, OR91,320KOHDABC7:00 PMP10:00 PM
181Alexandria, LA89,150KALBNBC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
182Marquette87,700WLUC-DT2FOX7:00 PME7:00 PM
183Jonesboro86,410KAIT-DT2NBC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
184Bowling Green82,570WNKYNBC6:00 PMC7:00 PM
185Laredo82,170KYLX-LDCBS6:00 PMC7:00 PM
186Butte-Bozeman81,490KXLFCBS6:00 PMM8:00 PM
187Lafayette, IN81,200WLFICBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
188Grand Junction-Montrose78,370KKCONBC4:30 PMM6:30 PM
189Twin Falls73,070KMVTCBS4:30 PMM6:30 PM
190Lima68,880WLIONBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
191Great Falls65,790KRTVCBS6:00 PMM8:00 PM
192Meridian65,020WTOKABC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
193Parkersburg63,280WTAPNBC7:30 PME7:30 PM
194Greenwood-Greenville62,350WXVT-LDCBS4:30 PMC5:30 PM
195Eureka61,250KAEFABC7:30 PMP10:30 PM
196Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, NE60,540KGWNCBS6:30 PMM8:30 PM
197San Angelo57,690KLSTCBS4:30 PMC5:30 PM
198Casper-Riverton56,390KCWYNBC6:00 PMM8:00 PM
199Mankato55,890KMNF-LDNBC5:00 PMC6:00 PM
200Ottumwa-Kirksville46,330KTVOABC2:30 PMC3:30 PM
201St. Joseph45,420KQTVABC4:30 PMC5:30 PM
202Fairbanks37,930KATNABC6:00 PMA10:00 PM
203Zanesville33,940
204Victoria33,500KXTS-LDCBS6:00 PMC7:00 PM
205Helena32,420KXLH-LDCBS6:00 PMM8:00 PM
206Presque Isle28,180WAGMCBS7:30 PME7:30 PM
207Juneau26,920KJUDABC6:00 PMA10:00 PM
208Alpena17,230WBKBCBS7:00 PME7:00 PM
209North Platte14,760KNPL-LDCBS4:30 PMC5:30 PM
210Glendive3,920

Canadian stations

The five stations listed below are are all members of a "collective" called indieNET, which I imagine negotiates a single syndication agreement for all of them. (indieNET has a sixth member, CHCH, but it has the same regional coverage as CITS.)
MarketStationNetworkTime
(Local)
ZoneTime
(Eastern)
Hamilton, ON (Greater Toronto Area)CITSYes TV7:30 PME7:30 PM
VancouverCHEKIND7:30 PMP10:30 PM
CalgaryCKCSYes TV7:30 PMM9:30 PM
EdmontonCKESYes TV7:30 PMM9:30 PM
St. John's, NLCJON
(NTV)
IND8:00 PMN6:30 PM

By network

NetworkStationsHouseholds
ABC51 (24.3%)50,652,170 (40.9%)
CBS70 (33.3%)27,670,690 (22.4%)
FOX12 (5.7%)8,576,240 (6.9%)
IND3 (1.4%)6,328,530 (5.1%)
NBC72 (34.3%)30,519,760 (24.7%)

By local air time

TimeStationsHouseholdsEDT (E)CDT (C)MDT (M)MST (M^)PDT (P)ADT (A)HST (H^)
11:00 AM2385,6302 / 385,630
11:30 AM12,666,3301 / 2,666,330
12:00 PM198,8101 / 98,810
12:30 PM1188,5201 / 188,520
2:30 PM146,3301 / 46,330
3:00 PM2983,4902 / 983,490
3:30 PM1610,387,82015 / 10,261,2101 / 126,610
4:00 PM2542,6002 / 542,600
4:30 PM3811,972,13034 / 10,845,8302 / 151,4401 / 490,5601 / 484,300
5:00 PM82,696,6308 / 2,696,630
6:00 PM2711,241,63013 / 7,173,17011 / 3,842,4003 / 226,060
6:30 PM51,799,8801 / 99,9304 / 1,699,950
7:00 PM3235,020,00018 / 20,253,49014 / 14,766,510
7:30 PM7245,717,59065 / 39,678,5501 / 2,138,8706 / 3,900,170

By air time expressed in Eastern time

TimeStationsHouseholdsEDT (E)CDT (C)MDT (M)MST (M^)PDT (P)ADT (A)HST (H^)
12:00 PM2385,6302 / 385,630
12:30 PM12,666,3301 / 2,666,330
1:00 PM198,8101 / 98,810
1:30 PM1188,5201 / 188,520
3:30 PM146,3301 / 46,330
4:00 PM2983,4902 / 983,490
4:30 PM1510,261,21015 / 10,261,210
5:00 PM2542,6002 / 542,600
5:30 PM3410,845,83034 / 10,845,830
6:00 PM82,696,6308 / 2,696,630
6:30 PM3278,0502 / 151,4401 / 126,610
7:00 PM3127,426,66018 / 20,253,49013 / 7,173,170
7:30 PM6740,269,04065 / 39,678,5501 / 99,9301 / 490,560
8:00 PM113,842,40011 / 3,842,400
8:30 PM41,699,9504 / 1,699,950
10:00 PM1714,992,57014 / 14,766,5103 / 226,060
10:30 PM86,523,3401 / 2,138,8706 / 3,900,1701 / 484,300

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