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Jenny Sparks
Jenny Sparks (Jennifer Elizabeth Sparks) is a WildStorm/DC Comics superheroine created by Warren Ellis and Tom Raney in 1996; the Spirit of the 20th Century, an electricity-wielding Century Baby who led the Authority, died in 2000, and returned in Tom King's 2024 Black Label series.
Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld
Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld is a 2024 Netflix animated series, 13 episodes, created by Echo Wu, about a Chinese-American Texas teen (Ali Wong) with fire powers hunted by a demon king.
Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born (정년이)
Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born (정년이) is a 2024 tvN, Disney+ K-drama adapted from Seo Ireh and Namon's webtoon, starring Kim Tae-ri as a 1950s yeoseong gukgeuk singer; 12 episodes, 16.5% peak rating.
Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! is the American syndicated quiz show created by Merv Griffin in 1964, with clues phrased as answers answered in question form; hosted by Ken Jennings, produced by Sony Pictures Television, record 74-game streak holder and 47-Emmy winner.
Jericho (2006 TV series)
Jericho (2006 TV series): American CBS drama created by Jon Turteltaub and Stephen Chbosky about Jericho, Kansas, after nuclear attacks on US cities; 29 episodes, canceled in 2007, revived by a 20-ton peanut fan campaign for a 2008 second season.
Jerry Douglas (actor)
Jerry Douglas (Gerald Rubenstein, 1932-2021) was an American actor who played patriarch John Abbott on The Young and the Restless from March 1982 to 2016, distinct from the Dobro musician of the same name.
Jerry Gergich
Jerry Gergich (real name Garry/Gerald) is the bumbling, kind-hearted Pawnee Parks Department office manager on NBC's Parks and Recreation, played by Jim O'Heir; called Jerry, Larry, Terry, and Barry, he becomes mayor and dies on his 100th birthday in 2048.
Jerry Seinfeld (character)
Jerry Seinfeld is the semi-autobiographical central character of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), a New York stand-up comedian played by the comedian himself. Distinguished by his static 'no hugging, no learning' design, Upper West Side apartment, and bookending stand-up monologues.
Jersey Shore (TV series)
Jersey Shore, MTV reality series (2009-2012), also known by catchphrase GTL, followed housemates in Seaside Heights; became MTV's highest-rated series and spawned Family Vacation and international Shore versions.
Jess Day (character)
Jessica Christopher "Jess" Day is the main character of Fox's New Girl (2011–2018), played by Zooey Deschanel. Created by Liz Meriwether, she is a schoolteacher turned vice principal who moves in with three men; marketed as "adorkable."
Jess Walton
Jess Walton, American actress born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and raised in Toronto, joined The Young and the Restless in June 1987 as Jill Foster Abbott and won the 1997 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress.
Jesse (TV series)
Jesse (TV series) is the NBC sitcom (1998–2000, 42 episodes) starring Christina Applegate as single mother Jesse Warner, created by Ira Ungerleider; distinct from Disney Channel's Jessie (2011–2015).
Jesse Hubbard and Angie Baxter
Jesse Hubbard and Angie Baxter, the All My Children supercouple played by Darnell Williams and Debbi Morgan, regarded as daytime's first Black supercouple, married 1983, separated by Jesse's 1988 presumed death, reunited 2008.
Jesse Lee Soffer
Jesse Lee Soffer (born 1984) is an American actor known as Will Munson on As the World Turns, Detective Jay Halstead on Chicago P.D. (2014-2022), and Wes Mitchell on FBI: International.
Jesse Pinkman
Jesse Pinkman is the fictional meth cook and Walter White's former student in AMC's Breaking Bad, played by Aaron Paul, who won three Emmys; he survives the series and stars in El Camino (2019).
Jessica Fletcher
Jessica Fletcher (J.B. Fletcher) is the fictional mystery writer and amateur sleuth of Murder, She Wrote, played by Angela Lansbury for 12 CBS seasons from 1984 to 1996 in Cabot Cove, Maine.
Jessica Jones (TV series)
Marvel's Jessica Jones, also AKA Jessica Jones, is a Netflix superhero-noir series (2015–2019) created by Melissa Rosenberg from Bendis and Gaydos's Alias comic, starring Krysten Ritter; three seasons, later on Disney+.
Jessica McNamee
Jessica McNamee, born 1986 in Sydney, is an Australian actress known as Sammy Rafter in Packed to the Rafters, Theresa Kelly in Sirens, and Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat (2021) and Mortal Kombat II (2026).
Jessie (2011 TV series)
Jessie (2011 TV series), Disney Channel live-action sitcom created by Pamela Eells, premiered September 30, 2011, ran four seasons and 93 episodes to 2015; Debby Ryan plays Texan nanny Jessie Prescott to the adopted and biological Ross children in New York.
Jethalal Gada (જેઠાલાલ ચંપકલાલ ગડા)
Jethalal Champaklal Gada (જેઠાલાલ ચંપકલાલ ગડા), also called Jetha or Jethiya, is the Gada Electronics owner in the sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, played by Dilip Joshi since 2008.
Jett (TV series)
Jett is an American crime drama series created by Sebastian Gutierrez, starring Carla Gugino as a thief pulled back into crime, which premiered on Cinemax in 2019.
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa ("Give Me A Glimpse") is the Indian Hindi-language adaptation of Strictly Come Dancing, a celebrity dance reality show on Sony TV with judges' scores plus public SonyLIV voting.
Jhanak (झनक)
Jhanak (झनक), a Hindi word meaning tinkling, is an Indian television drama series that aired on StarPlus from 2023 to 2026, starring Hiba Nawab as Jhanak Raina.
Jhansi (TV series)
Jhansi (ఝాన్సీ), 2022 Telugu action thriller web series on Disney+ Hotstar, directed by Thiru, starring Anjali as an amnesiac boutique owner; two seasons, now on JioHotstar.
Jia Li Jia Wai 2 (家里家外2)
Jia Li Jia Wai 2 (家里家外2) is the 2025 second season of the Sichuan-dialect micro short drama Jia Li Jia Wai, produced by Tinghua Island. Its 111 episodes continue the blended family of Cai Xiaoyan and Chen Haiqing from 1986 to 1998, passing 1 billion views in three days.
Jiating Yifu
家庭意夫, also known as 家庭煮夫, is a 2025 Chinese short drama in Mandarin with 65 episodes, produced by Beijing Dianzhong Kuaikan Technology and released online on October 10, 2025.
Jijaji Chhat Per Hain
Jijaji Chhat Per Hain is a Hindi sitcom that aired on Sony SAB for 552 episodes, set in Chandni Chowk, Delhi, and starring Hiba Nawab as Elaichi Bansal.
Jill Halfpenny
Jill Halfpenny (born 1975, Gateshead) is an English actress known for Nicola Dobson in Byker Grove, Rebecca Hopkins in Coronation Street, Kate Mitchell in EastEnders, and Izzie Redpath in Waterloo Road. She won Strictly Come Dancing 2004 and the 2011 Olivier Award for Legally Blonde.
Jim Gordon (Gotham)
Jim Gordon (Gotham) is the Ben McKenzie portrayal of James Gordon in Fox's Gotham (2014–2019), a rookie detective turned commissioner in a Batman-free prequel, first case the Wayne murders, partner Harvey Bullock, fiancée Barbara Kean, later wife Leslie Thompkins.
Jim Halpert
Jim Halpert, fictional salesman at Dunder Mifflin Scranton in The Office (US), played by John Krasinski; known for pranks on Dwight, the camera gaze, and marrying Pam Beesly.