Jennings was previously under fire for “insensitive” tweets, for which he later apologized. The official announcement comes after years of back and forth following the death of Alex Trebek in 2020, who passed from stage 4 pancreatic cancer. They have my commitment, my producer oath, that I will focus on nothing but improving the show around them so that they can do their best work and approach every day in the studio with excitement and energy.” “To conclude, I want to congratulate both Mayim and Ken,” he added. In return, the staff and I are honored to work alongside them.ĭavies also detailed an extensive list of initiatives for the revamped “Jeopardy!” show, including hand-picked favorites during the current “repeat season,” daily “Jeopardy!” highlights posted online and an “Inside Jeopardy!” podcast, which will be hosted by Davies and other producers. They love and respect this institution of a television program. “Mayim and Ken are both extraordinarily talented and simply lovely humans,” producer Davies wrote. Mayim Bialik, Ken Jennings will both host ‘Jeopardy!’: reports Meanwhile, Bialik will host “Celebrity Jeopardy!” and take over for Jennings in January, during which she will also host the “Jeopardy!” National College Championship. Jennings will begin the show’s season in September and host the inaugural Second Chance competition as well as the Tournament of Champions.
“And succeeded it has.” Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings were announced as the official hosts of “Jeopardy!” Getty Images Bialik stepped in following Mike Richard’s sudden resignation following allegations of sexism. “The fact is, we have so much ‘Jeopardy!’ to make, and so many plans for the future, that we always knew we would need multiple hosts for the franchise and we are just so grateful that Mayim and Ken stepped in and stepped up to put the show in a position to succeed,” he continued. “I write today with the exciting news that we have closed and signed deals with Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings to be the hosts of ‘Jeopardy!’ moving forward,” Davies wrote on Wednesday. The nod to flip-flopping comes after news broke Monday that the pair would be crowned hosts, despite Sony declining to confirm. “Jeopardy!” has finally announced that the game show’s hosts will continue to be Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings.Įxecutive producer Michael Davies assured viewers in a statement that the show “will not flip flop the hosts constantly,” as the team is aware fans “value consistency.” ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant wins game with wrong answer: ‘That guy got screwed’ ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant’s huge loss: ‘Dumbest player in history’ ‘Jeopardy!’ fans claim Ken Jennings ‘robbed’ contestant after shady ruling ‘Jeopardy!’ honors Alex Trebek - by re-airing his first episode
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