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‘Jeopardy!’ stays with hosts Bialik, Jennings for the season

December 10, 2021 Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will continue as tag-team hosts of “Jeopardy!” through the rest of this season. “We’re so pleased to have such an excellent and experienced team in front of […]

Mike Richards is out as producer of ‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘Wheel’

August 31, 2021 Lynn Elber, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Mike Richards is out as executive producer of “Jeopardy!”, days after he exited as the quiz show’s newly appointed host because of past misogynistic and disparaging comments. Richards is also no longer […]

Mayim Bialik to guest host ‘Jeopardy!’ after Richards’ exit

August 23, 2021 Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — “Jeopardy!” is back to guest hosts after the resignation of Mike Richards, and actor Mayim Bialik will return as the first one up. Sony Pictures Television announced Monday that Bialik will take […]

‘Jeopardy!’ producer Richards named host; role for Bialik

August 13, 2021 Lynn Elber, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — After weeks of guest hosts on “Jeopardy!” that included celebrities from TV, sports and journalism, the daily syndicated quiz show chose its executive producer, Mike Richards, as the successor to beloved host […]

The unanswered ‘Jeopardy!’ question: Who’s the new host?

June 15, 2021 Lynn Elber, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — “Jeopardy!” needed a host, and Lucille Ball had an enthusiastic suggestion for creator Merv Griffin: The smooth-voiced, debonair emcee of the “High Rollers” game show. That was 1984. Decades later, filling the […]

Mack Brown’s daughter discusses her run on ‘Jeopardy!’

December 9, 2020 Shawn Krest

One thing is clear: Mack Brown’s daughter would have also gone for two against Clemson. The UNC head coach passed up a game-tying extra point at the end of the game against then top-ranked Clemson […]

Alex Trebek, long-running ‘Jeopardy!’ host, dies at 80

November 8, 2020 The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Alex Trebek, who presided over the beloved quiz show “Jeopardy!” for more than 30 years with dapper charm and a touch of school-master strictness, died Sunday. He was 80. Trebek, who announced […]

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Alex Trebek expects to mark 2-year cancer survival in 2021

July 22, 2020 The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Alex Trebek says he’s responding exceptionally well to treatment for pancreatic cancer and expects to mark his two-year survival next February. His doctor has said he’s counting on that milestone, the “Jeopardy!” […]

‘Jeopardy!’ launches on Hulu in quiz show’s first streaming deal

August 15, 2018 admin

LOS ANGELES — Long-running quiz show “Jeopardy!” and erudite host Alex Trebek have landed on Hulu. In a new deal between Hulu and Sony Pictures Television, “Jeopardy!” has made its subscription-streaming debut, with 60 episodes […]