“Jeopardy!” returns next week with new setup

Alex Trebek is set to kick off the 37th season of “Jeopardy!” next week.

The quiz show will look a little different this season as they reconfigured the set to allow for physical distancing.

The casting of contestants was done entirely online for this season, which was shot without a studio audience.

The Sudbury-born Trebek says he is responding exceptionally well to treatment for pancreatic cancer and expects to mark his two-year survival next February.

Trebek says he’s feeling great, but does get fatigued from the medicine.

Meanwhile, all-time great contestant Ken Jennings is joining the series as a consulting producer.

He’ll appear on-air with his own video categories, develop projects and act as a public ambassador for the show.