March 13, 2026 – Sports media personality Katie Nolan makes her return to network television tonight as a contestant on the season premiere of Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars. The episode airs at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, marking Nolan’s latest high-profile appearance since launching her Sirius XM podcast, Casuals, in January 2025.
Nolan, 39, is a former ESPN and Fox Sports host known for her sharp, irreverent commentary. She gained prominence hosting Garbage Time with Katie Nolan on Fox Sports 1, for which she won a Sports Emmy Award in 2016. She joined ESPN in October 2017, where she hosted the digital series Always Late with Katie Nolan and the podcast Sports? with Katie Nolan before departing the network in September 2021.
In a recent sneak peek of the Celebrity Jeopardy! premiere released by TV Insider, Nolan was shown fangirling over fellow contestants, former champions Sam Buttrey and Andrew He. “Being here is, truly, my favorite thing on Earth,” Nolan said in the clip.
This marks Nolan’s second appearance on the celebrity trivia show; she was also a contestant and finalist during the 2024 season. Her participation tonight aligns with her current focus on podcasting. Since January 2025, Nolan has hosted Casuals on Sirius XM, described as “a sports podcast for everyone, from the sports-curious to the sports-obsessed.”
Nolan’s career began in Boston, where she started a blog while bartending. She later produced and hosted the YouTube series Guyism Speed Round before joining Fox Sports 1 in 2013. Beyond her sports work, Nolan has narrated episodes of Comedy Central’s Drunk History, covered the 2022 Winter Olympics for NBC, and served as a commentator for Apple TV+’s Friday Night Baseball.
In her personal life, Nolan is engaged to comedian Dan Soder. The Framingham, Massachusetts native is a graduate of Hofstra University and was a Junior Olympic gold medalist in rhythmic gymnastics as a youth.
Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars features 21 returning contestants competing for a $1 million grand prize for charity. The new season raises the stakes with a revised format and new ways to win.