‘Jeopardy!’ announces Mayim Bialik, Ken Jennings will split hosting duties for the year with no guest hosts
Fox News
“Jeopardy!” has abandoned its initial idea to return to a string of guest hosts in the wake of Mike Richards’ ousting, opting instead to let Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings take over for the remainder of Season 38.
Sony Pictures Television announced Richards as its first choice to replace Alex Trebek. However, when he was stepping down after inappropriate comments he made on a podcast resurfaced, the company said it would return to a revolving door of guest hosts while it looked for a replacement. Now, the new announcement means those plans have gone out the window.
Bialik is an obvious choice to fill in given that, when Richards was initially announced as the new guest host, the "Call Me Kat" star had also had been tapped to host an upcoming crop of spinoff and special event games such as ABC’s "Jeopardy! National College Championship."