The Jeopardy! bug added the hashtag next to the logo.
After a two-season hiatus, the Teen Tournament returns.
New opening sequence: a water-like museum shows photographs in glass cubes before the peach Jeopardy! logo finds its place at the end on an indigo, magenta, vermillion, and peach sky background. Finally, the peach Jeopardy! logo then zooms forward, revealing the 2013-2024 set.
This is the last full season where the contestants walked away from their podiums during the closing credits, due to the contestants standing at their podiums the next season. After October 6, 2017, this next happens in the Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy and Jeopardy Masters where the three finalists walk away from their podiums.
This is the last season where a tournament is taped on the road which has been used since Season 13.
The color scheme in Daily Double clues changed from blue background with stars to blue water backdrop, the same thing for episodes with a full closing credit roll for this season only.
The gray border around the game board is now beveled.
The copyright and "Created by Merv Griffin" credits are changed to magenta for this season only.
The Teen Tournament finals will have $100,000 for first place, $50,000 for second place, and $25,000 for third place. Eliminated semi-finalists will get $10,000 and eliminated quarterfinalists will get $5,000. It's the same cash payout format since the 2004 College Championship.
This is the seventh season not to have Tournament of Champions.
September 2016[]
September 12, 2016: Season 33 kicks off. New title graphics and Jeopardy! Round dollar value loading sound effect was used starting with this episode, which continues to be used to the present day. It is also used for Saturday reruns of Season 32. However, the pattern for popping the dollar values still remains the same.
October 2016[]
October 5, 2016: Seth Wilson finishes with a 12-day total of $265,002.
November 2016[]
November 9-22, 2016: For the Teen Tournament, all shows took place at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington D.C. They used the previous season's graphics on the game board due to being taped during Season 32. This is the last time Jeopardy! is taped on the road. Sharath Narayan won the tournament and $100,000. Alec Fischthal received $50,000 and Michael Borecki received $25,000.
December 2016[]
December 13, 2016: Tim Aten finishes with a 7-day total of $107,499 and Cindy Stowell died of colon cancer on December 5, 2016.
December 21, 2016: Cindy Stowell finishes with a 6-day total of $103,803 and Alex pays tribute in memory of Cindy Stowell, who was the first champion to have died before the Tournament of Champions and the only posthumous champion so far.
January 2017[]
January 4, 2017: Two of the three Daily Doubles are seen on time.
January 25, 2017: Two of the three Daily Doubles are seen on time.
February 2017[]
February 6, 2017: Alex delivers clues from the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. and Lisa Schlitt finishes with a 6-day total of $139,100.
February 13-24, 2017: The College Championship aired. Lilly Chin won the tournament and $100,000. Gary Tse received $50,000 and Viraj Mehta received $25,000.
March 2017[]
March 3, 2017: Two of the three Daily Doubles are seen on time.
April 2017[]
May 2017[]
May 2, 2017: Alan Lin finishes with a 6-day total of $123,600.
May 8-19, 2017: The Teachers Tournament aired. David Clemmons won the tournament and $100,000, Nan Cohen received $50,000 and Mary Parker received $25,000.
May 17, 2017: The last tournament game in the Alex Trebek era where two of the three Daily Doubles are seen on time.
June 2017[]
July 2017[]
July 7, 2017: Jon Eisenman finishes with a 5-day total of $103,902.
July 27, 2017: Justin Vossler finishes with a 5-day total of $110,000.
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