![]() ![]() He noted that he would prefer if the chosen person only dedicated their time to the beloved game show and made the role their own while honoring Alex's legacy. The executive producer anticipates that one of the guest hosts will be named the new face of Jeopardy!, though he’s also not ruling anything out. “ the Jeopardy! family - which is the fans, the country, the staff - that if on Friday it’s Alex’s last show and then Monday it’s a new person’s show, that would probably be unfair to the person stepping in to do it.” “We started talking about it internally that to name someone right away would be very hard for us because we were still reeling from the loss ,” he told the outlet. He also shared the reason why the show has had a slow hiring process. Here's all that we know about where Jeopardy! is in its search: When will Jeopardy! pick a permanent host?Īccording to executive producer and previous guest host Mike Richards, who spoke on The Wall Street Journal’s podcast The Journal this spring, a decision will be made before the next season of Jeopardy! begins taping in late July or early August. Now, it's a matter of when and who Jeopardy! producers will pick to become the show's next permanent host. Though no one will ever replace former longtime host Alex Trebek, who died last November, the time is almost here for Jeopardy! to pick his new successor to lead the program into its next chapter. But I absolutely have never had a better job.For months now, Jeopardy!fans have watched numerous celebrities and TV personalities guest host the beloved quiz show, including Mayim Bialik, Ken Jennings and Anderson Cooper. “There’s no other job I would rather have,” she continued. But there was something really special that I felt there, and I can’t explain it. I’m literally being asked to squeeze my brain. ![]() ![]() You need to pronounce words in the Navajo language, which is not something I had ever done before. “This was a case where I intuitively felt something very special had happened for me in my life,” told Glamour. And after filming for two days (two weeks of shows), Bialik said she didn’t want to leave the studio. What Mayim Bialik has to say about hosting ‘Jeopardy!” permanentlyīut Bialik also isn’t shy when it comes to her interest in hosting “Jeopardy!” permanently.Įarlier this year, the actress was one of 16 people to fill in as guest host following Trebek’s death from pancreatic cancer. After substantial backlash, the search for a new ‘Jeopardy!’ host is back on.“I really don’t want to make it about me.” “My interest right now is for the viewers to not think much about what’s going in terms of hosting, meaning I’d like to be as much of a neutral to pleasant presence as host of what’s going to be a lot of episodes between now and several months from now,” Bialik continued. “That’s what I think Ken and I are both focusing on right now. “We’re kind of in that sort of mode: trying to get some stability and consistency back for our wonderful staff and crew, many of whom have been there for decades without any sort of drama or turmoil,” she said. “Jeopardy!” previously announced that the actress - well known for her role as Amy Farrah Fowler on “The Big Bang Theory” - would officially join the show as the host of primetime and spin-off specials (including the “Jeopardy! National College Championship” that will air on ABC next year).įollowing the rise and fall of Mike Richards as “Jeopardy!” host, though, Bialik told NBC News that she and Jennings - who is a consulting producer for the quiz show - just want to do their part and help out the “Jeopardy!’ family” as best they could. Is Ken Jennings a good ‘Jeopardy!’ host? Here’s what this contestant said.Inside Ken Jennings’ ‘Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time’ victory.But I’m not checking Twitter on my way in to see who thinks should be on ‘Jeopardy!’ that day. “In some cases, that’s a detriment, because I don’t always know what’s going on,” she said in a recent interview with Glamour magazine. The thing about ‘Jeopardy!,’ we spend our whole lives wanting to be seen, you know, and this job is like - people should think the least about me as possible.”īut Bialik has said she doesn’t feel any of the drama when she’s in the studio - in part because she doesn’t read the news. “I mean, I’m just trying to read the clues,” she continued. “Who knew people were so passionate about who hosts ‘Jeopardy?’ “I was the headline on CNN three days in a row,” Bialik said Tuesday night during an appearance on “ The Late Late Show with James Corden,” according to Yahoo Entertainment. This contestant is the real big ‘Jeopardy!’ story - and he’s a big Ken Jennings fanįor Bialik, that effort largely involves doing her best to stay in the background and let the contestants shine - an approach Trebek emphasized during his 36 years as host.This ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant just broke $1 million. ![]()
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