Ken Jennings Jokes 'Jeopardy!' Poster is a 90s Thriller

Ken Jennings recently humorously critiqued a new "Jeopardy!" poster, comparing it to a 1990s sex thriller. He shared the advertisement, which prominently features his face, on Instagram on September 19, 2026.

Jennings' followers agreed with his assessment, noting the poster's "lascivious smile" and dubbing the show "Jeopardy! After Dark." The poster served to promote the 43rd season of "Jeopardy!", which began airing on September 14, 2026.

This season's debut follows the show's notable achievement of winning its seventh consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Game Show at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. This recognition highlights the show's continued success and popularity.

The game show host's lighthearted comment about the poster comes weeks after he revealed to PEOPLE that his on-air anecdotes during his record-breaking 74-game winning streak in 2004 were not always factual. He confessed that he sometimes fabricated stories to fill the time with former host Alex Trebek.

Jennings explained that the goal was simply to have a brief chat, not to provide strict factual accounts. He humorously recalled telling Trebek he killed a man, emphasizing that such stories were never fact-checked, unlike publications such as The New Yorker.