Jeopardy! viewers were left furious after Monday night’s episode was pulled from the air just minutes before the finale to make way for a special report on Donald Trump’s appearance at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
ABC dramatically cut the game show short to cover the former president’s first public appearance since an assassination attempt on Saturday night, meaning fans didn’t get to see contestants Brenna Sniatecki, James Hayakawa and Isaac Hirsch face off on Final Jeopardy.
The move sparked an uproar, with viewers launching a barrage of profanity-laced complaints against the broadcaster on social media.
Some were so angry that they accused the broadcaster of being an example of “far-left media mob mentality.”
On X, one wrote: “ABC News! We care more about Jeopardy than what you think about Trump and Vance!”
Jeopardy! viewers were outraged after Monday’s episode was pulled from the air without warning.
ABC interrupted the game show to cover former President Donald Trump’s first public appearance since a failed assassination attempt on his life.
‘I was already watching it on FoxNews and I was trying to watch Jeopardy and you idiots ruined it!’
Another posted: ‘There’s nothing worse than switching channels to ABC to watch @Jeopardy and instead seeing this clown and his cult members.’
A third said: “ABC preempting Jeopardy for the Republican National Convention is losing behavior.”
A fourth tweeter wrote: “Fuck ABC for delaying Jeopardy to air the convention. Every other news network is airing it, no need, morons.”
A fifth said: “ABC News! You guys are another example of the far-left media mob mentality that has run rampant across this country! So whoever decided to turn off Jeopardy with five minutes left in the show, fuck off!”
“Did those morons at @ABC News interrupt Jeopardy to announce Trump’s running mate?” another asked. “First, I heard that on Twitter 30 minutes ago and second, that does NOT warrant a special report.”
The outrage also spread to Reddit, where one fan fumed: “Interrupting my Jeopardy! Just lost my vote (not that I had one to begin with).”
ABC News anchor David Muir hosted the network’s special report.
David Muir hosted the network’s special report ahead of Trump’s impassioned speech
Jeopardy! fans missed the final version of Jeopardy to take advantage of the breaking news
He announced: ‘Tonight from the Republican Convention, breaking news.
‘Our interview with former President Trump about the assassination attempt. Trump on the images of bullets flying so close. The former president on his phone call with President Biden.
‘Trump talks about his upcoming convention speech. He says he’s ruled out the other speech.’
Trump was greeted with chants of “fight, fight, fight” as he entered the Republican convention on Monday, just two days after surviving an assassination attempt.
The former president was wearing a bandage on his right ear, where the bullet, fired by Thomas Matthew Crooks, pierced the skin.
Viewers at home were so angry that they flooded social media with a barrage of complaints.
At the end of Monday’s episode of Jeopardy!, Isaac won for the ninth consecutive day, raising his total to $215,390.
It wasn’t just Jeopardy! that was interrupted to cover Trump on Monday.
Viewers of The Kelly Clarkson Show were also left furious when the show was dramatically cancelled just nine minutes into the episode due to a news alert about Trump’s choice of JD Vance as his running mate.
The show finally returned to the air after 16 minutes, but failed to pick up where it left off.
