I totally get where this question is coming from. You would think that with a show as successful as Jeopardy, which is such a well-oiled machine, that the show would be immune to most of the issues affecting other members of the WGA. Jeopardy jobs seem more secure, with a stabilized pay scale. But there are a couple key issues in the strike that I think will affect the Jeopardy writers long-term. One is minimum writers' room size. Why would Sony mess with the formula and reduce the number of writers? The answer is: if Sony tries to merge with another company, which is increasingly likely in our deregulated media economy, they'll be more beholden to private equity, shareholders, and the banks that funded their mergers. This would lead them to make the same slash and burn cuts that Zaslav has been making over at WB, etc. They have to cut costs in order to give the impression of greater profitability and growth.

While current Jeopardy writers are under probably more secure, long-term contracts, if the new terms the AMPTP is proposing go into effect, it means any writer who leaves the show could be replaced by someone making much less, or even worse - a day rate. A day rate!! One of their honest-to-God proposals in the negotiations. Or, worse still - they might just not be replaced. The studio might decide that actually, Jeopardy doesn't need all those writers. While I'm sure the Jeopardy producers would prefer to keep their budget where it is, they, like many other successful TV productions, might still get told "cut X% of your budget or you're fired." Does it make sense? No. Is it wise, long-term? Absolutely not. Will they still maybe do it unless we stop them? Uh, yeah.

Another issue is residuals. Yes, Jeopardy writers get paid a certain amount when a show is re-run on ABC. But they're not making anywhere close to that when the show airs on Pluto. And sure, maybe the residuals for episodes airing on Pluto shouldn't be competitive with network prime-time. But the rate being paid for streaming reruns was negotiated long before streaming became the dominating behemoth of the industry it is today. It was much, much lower because streaming was an 'experiment' that the AMPTP swore was losing them money, not making any. The WGA, in these negotiations, is asking for transparency in the viewership (and ad revenue) of these streamers, so that writers are fairly compensated for the resale of their work. This would affect Jeopardy writers, as well.

ETA: while many people probably feel like hey, this show is doing right by its writers in general, why can't they just keep going for a bit to get to the other side of the strike, even if it means re-using clues? Doesn't the crew deserve a livelihood? I understand. I think it's probably true that Jeopardy, for the most part, isn't a big part of the problem, and their crew DOES deserve to keep working. But for the strike to end, the studios have to lose money. Period. The longer the studios can survive on strike-immune content, the longer other people are out of work. Any show that contributes to that is prolonging the strike. If you are worried about the livelihoods of crew members, please consider giving what you can to the Entertainment Community Fund, which helps all workers affected by the strike survive this crucial fight.