[Mike Mercury]

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It’s pretty fascinating,” said Harry Friedman, who has been the executive producer of “Jeopardy!” since 1999. “It shows remarkable respect for the show and remarkable restraint. Our studio audience isn’t that big . . . but it only takes one person to be a spoiler.”

“Jeopardy!” tapes three consecutive shows in the morning and two in the afternoon; for each block of episodes, about 160 people sit in the studio audience. Many are family and friends of the contestants, while others include tour groups and Los Angeles locals. Each session opens with a staffer warming up the crowd.

“We simply say, ‘We want you to have a good time, and go home and tell everyone you had a good time, but we ask you not to disclose the outcome of the matches,’ ” Friedman said. “That’s about it.”