Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings have signed offers to separate internet hosting duties for “Jeopardy!,” in keeping with an announcement from government producer Michael Davies.
The 2 had been performing as hosts on an interim foundation. The deal additionally ends the tumultuous competitors to succeed longtime host Alex Trebek, who died in November 2020.
Bialik, a neuroscientist and actor finest recognized for her roles on “Blossom” and “The Massive Bang Principle,” was named host alongside Mike Richards in August 2021. Richards, who was an government producer on the present, was ousted from the function quickly after for insensitive statements and a number of discrimination lawsuits in opposition to him.
Jennings, who holds the report for essentially the most consecutive wins on “Jeopardy!,” helped break up duties with Bialik following Richards’ departure. “Jeopardy!” says its viewership with the 2 hosts has risen to over 27 million per week, making it “the most-watched leisure present on all of tv.”
Jennings is scheduled to start the season in September and host the Match of Champions. Bialik will host “Celeb Jeopardy!” earlier than taking the lectern on the authentic “Jeopardy!” in January.
Davies mentioned the present wouldn’t “flip flop” the hosts, noting that viewers worth consistency. He said that they are going to work round Bialik’s schedule whereas she movies the Fox sitcom “Name Me Kat.”
US Sharks’ David Faber was among the many contenders for the “Jeopardy!” internet hosting function, as had been Katie Couric and LeVar Burton, amongst others.
