Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik share ‘Jeopardy!’ Hosting duties

The quiz show “Jeopardy!” Announced on Wednesday that Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik will continue to share the hosting responsibilities until 2022, reflecting the months of speculation and drama about the permanent successor to Alex Trebek, the host of more than 36 years, at least for the time being puts an end to it.

Months after Trebek’s death last year, the game show’s producers battled over who should replace him. For weeks she cycled through a number of guest hosts, including Jennings, a former champion on the show who won 74 straight games, and Bialik, an actress known for her roles on the sitcoms “The Big Bang Theory” and “Blossom.” is known. “

Other guest presenters included well-known television personalities such as Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric and LeVar Burton.

On August 11, Sony announced that it had named executive producer Mike Richards on the show as the permanent host of “Jeopardy!” At the time, Bialik was also named as the host of prime time specials and spin-off series.

But on August 20, Richards abruptly quit the hosting job after a report by The Ringer revealed abusive and sexist comments he made on a podcast a few years ago, the latest in a series of scandals that influenced his brief tenure.

In his place, Bialik and then Jennings became restaurateurs of the regular program, sharing responsibilities until the end of 2021.

Both Jennings and Bialik have been criticized for making earlier statements. Jennings apologized last year for insensitive tweets he made, including about wheelchair users. Bialik has sparked controversy on several topics, including a “Brain Health Supplement” she advocated for a company that faced a false advertising lawsuit and because she wrote a 2012 book about an “informed choice, our kids don’t.” to get vaccinated ”wrote.

She had made it clear last year that her children would be vaccinated against the corona virus.

His announcement on Wednesday reads “Jeopardy!” said executive producer Michael Davies would stay in that role. Davies, a veteran game show producer who developed the original American version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”, replaced Richards as executive producer on “Jeopardy!”. and “Wheel of Fortune”.

Despite the controversy over who would host “Jeopardy!”, The show, first broadcast in 1964, continues to be a television institution and attracts more than 20 million viewers each week.