Jeopardy! Tonight (Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026): An Invitational Encore, Air Times by City, and the Masters Final Tomorrow
Labor Day is the one Monday of the year when a syndicated half hour is least safe. Stations move things around for parades, ball games and holiday specials, so the first thing worth doing tonight is glancing at your local grid.
Assuming your station runs it as normal, what you get is a repeat — and a good one. Tonight's syndicated episode is a Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament semifinal from February, with three names most viewers will recognize on sight.
Is Jeopardy! new tonight?
No. The show is still between seasons, and tonight's episode is Season 42, Episode 116, first broadcast on February 16, 2026.
Nothing on the board counts toward a streak or a bankroll. New games start Monday, September 14, when Season 43 opens.
Who is playing tonight?
Jeopardy.com lists three players for the September 7 slot: Matt Amodio, Andrew He and Alison Betts. It is a semifinal of the 2026 Invitational Tournament, which stations are running as their encore block this week.
Amodio's 38-game run in 2021 is still the third-longest in the show's history. Betts got here by winning a tight quarterfinal on $2,786, which tells you how the wagering went that night.
He is the one to watch, and not only for tonight. He won the 2026 Invitational, and the $150,000 and Masters berth that came with it — which is why he is on ABC tomorrow.
What is the connection to tomorrow's Masters final?
Direct. The tournament you are watching tonight is the one that put Andrew He in the Masters field, and the Masters ends Tuesday.
Episode 409, billed as The Finals, airs Tuesday, September 8, from 8 to 9 p.m. ET on ABC, streaming next day on Hulu. Ken Jennings hosts.
Three players are left: Victoria Groce, He and defending champion Yogesh Raut. The hour holds two full games, and unlike the earlier rounds it is scored in dollars rather than match points, so the whole tournament rides on a cumulative two-game total. Our week-ahead breakdown has the match-point table that got them here, and the semifinal recap covers the four games that cut Paolo Pasco.
👉 Tonight is archive viewing. Tomorrow at 8 is the one to clear the calendar for.
What time is Jeopardy! on tonight in my city?
There is no national answer. Each station picks its own slot, and the spread is wider than most people expect — Chicago has run it in the afternoon for years while New York and Philadelphia sit at 7 p.m.
Here is where the biggest markets stood at the end of Season 42, compiled from Matt Carberry's long-running station list, which was last checked on July 14, 2026.
Two caveats. Holiday Mondays are exactly when these slots slip, and stations that pre-empt an episode usually burn it off late the same night. The air-time guide explains how to find your own station by ZIP code.
Who is the current Jeopardy! champion?
Matthew Riggle of Madison, Alabama, and he has been the champion since July. Two wins, $64,400 banked, and a 52-day wait for game three.
The numbers behind those two games are better than the raw total suggests. The Jeopardy! Fan has him at 47 correct responses against 6 wrong, one for two in Final Jeopardy, and an average Coryat of $21,300 — a profile that has him around a two-in-three shot at three more wins.
He plays September 14 against two new opponents. The last new syndicated result we posted is from before the break, and nightly results resume that Monday.
Where can you watch or stream it?
Your local station is the only place tonight's encore airs live; syndicated episodes reach Hulu and Peacock the following day. Masters lives on ABC and then Hulu. Clips and Final Jeopardy write-ups go up on jeopardy.com.
Wheel of Fortune is in the same holding pattern in the adjacent half hour — tonight's Wheel preview covers the new opening round arriving with Season 44.
FAQ
Is Jeopardy! new tonight? No — Season 42, Episode 116, an Invitational semifinal that first aired February 16, 2026.
What time is Jeopardy! on tonight? 7 p.m. in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, 7:30 in Boston and Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. in Chicago. Labor Day pre-emptions are possible, so check your listings.
When does Jeopardy! come back with new episodes? Monday, September 14, for the Season 43 premiere, with Matthew Riggle returning.
Who is playing on Jeopardy! tonight? Matt Amodio, Andrew He and Alison Betts, in an encore of the 2026 Invitational Tournament.
Sources · Jeopardy.com — 2026 Invitational Tournament replay · The Jeopardy! Fan — rerun schedule and champion stats · BroadwayWorld — Masters finals on ABC · Jeopardy! station table by market
Everything we file on the show sits in the Jeopardy! section, and dated winners and Final Jeopardy answers are in nightly results.