Anti-Defamation League Calls For Investigation Of Jeopardy! Host Mike Richards Comments

Executives from Jeopardy! are doing all they can to accommodate Mayim Bialik's schedule as they would like her as permanent host after Mike Richards' unceremonious exit.Sony production sources told TMZ on Tuesday morning that executives from the iconic game show 'are doing everything possible' to work around the 45-year-old actress andneuroscientist's schedule with the ultimate goal of her taking over full time.Mayim is certainly in-demand as she has been filming her Fox sitcom Call Me Kat and as shooting schedules are set, it is quite the task squeezing in filming episodes of the classic competition show.

Well, at least they had an understudy waiting in the wings…

before quitting on Friday amidst controversy over past misogynistic comments and other lawsuits. He remains with TV’s top-rated game show as an executive producer.

Following a turbulent last two weeks for Jeopardy! that culminated in Mike Richards’ ouster as host of the syndicated program after one day of production, the staff and crew of the venerable game show were summoned for a Microsoft Teams meeting this morning, sources tell Deadline.

offensive comments he made on a podcast seven years ago resurfaced last week, along with a discrimination lawsuit he was involved in, prompted a call for investigation by the Anti-Defamation League, Richards stepped down from the hosting role.But despite his rapid downfall, Richards is far from the first — and won’t be the last — on-air personality to hold a short-lived hosting gig.

is moving forward with production following executive producer Mike Richards stepping down as host on Friday, less than a month after he was announced as the late Alex Trebek's successor.Richards stepped down after receiving backlash for sexist comments he made in the past, as well as taking on the hosting gig given that he's already executive producer of the show. He resigned as host on Friday, and said that moving forward as host would be too much of a distraction for fans.

Mayim Bialik will fill in as the host of syndicated episodes of Jeopardy! in the wake of Mike Richards' exit.Sony Pictures Television, which produces the long-running quiz show, announced that Bialik is scheduled to tape three weeks of episodes when production resumes this week for a total 15 episodes.Additional guest hosts will be announced at a later date, the studio shared. Happy to help:Mayim Bialik will fill in as the host of syndicated episodes of Jeopardy! in the wake of Mike Richards' exit.

"Jeopardy!" will briefly expand Mayim Bialik’s role as it looks for a new permanent host in the wake of Mike Richards’ stepping down last week.  In a statement provided to Fox News, Sony Pictures Television confirmed the former "Big Bang Theory" actress will fill in as the host of the show for its regular syndicated programming this week now that Richards is out.  Bialik will tape three weeks of episodes this week ahead of the show announcing yet another round of guest hosts that will buy the studio time to figure out who it wants to be the new permanent host.  Alex Trebek was the host of the popular game show for 37 years before he died in November of 2020 after a lengthy and public battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

recently booted Mike Richards this week, Sony announced this afternoon.Bialik, who was already slated to host primetime spinoffs and specials for the show, is now scheduled to tape three weeks’ worth of programs — 15 episodes total — when “Jeopardy!” resumes production this week, according to Sony, which added that the iconic game show will also be announcing “additional guest hosts” for its current season.

For the time being, Mayim Bialik is set to take over as host of Jeopardy.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMayim Bialik will fill in as the host of “Jeopardy” in the wake of Mike Richards’ exit.Sony Pictures Television, which produces the long-running quiz show, announced that Bialik is scheduled to tape three weeks of episodes when production resumes this week for a total 15 episodes.

Jeopardy! producer Mike Richards tried to keep a low profile while spotted out for the first time since quitting his hosting gig last Friday.Richards was out just a day after revealing he would no longer replace the late Alex Trebek on the beloved game show, seen blowing off some steam with a Saturday stroll around his LA neighborhood.Dressing for comfort, the Burbank, California native donned a sport all-grey look with a tee shirt, shorts, and a vest.

John Oliver is glad Mike Richards won’t be the face of “Jeopardy!”.

John Oliver wasn’t finished throwing shade at Mike Richards.

Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter to rally support for LeVar Burton to fill the vacant hosting role on Jeopardy! by referencing his own Deadpool experience.The 46-year-old actor tweeted Friday after Mike Richards, 46, stepped down as new Jeopardy! host effective immediately over crude comments he made on a 2014 podcast mocking women, Jews and Haiti.'Pretty consistently from 2013 to 2015 Deadpool would explode on Twitter with fans wanting me to play him. It was awkward because I agreed with them but the studio didn't see it.

Getting by with a little help from their fans. Ryan Reynolds scored his role as Deadpool after diehard supporters campaigned for him to get the superhero role, and he hopes LeVar Burton can enjoy a similar situation on Jeopardy! after Mike Richards quit.

Ryan Reynolds made a not-so-subtle push for LeVar Burton to be the next host of "Jeopardy!" following Mike Richards’ exit.  Richards, who was announced just last week as being the new permanent host of the popular game show alongside Mayim Bialik, stepped down from the position after inappropriate comments he previously made on a podcast resurfaced and sparked controversy.  Now, as the show scrambles once again to find a replacement for Alex Trebek, who died in November of 2020 after a lengthy battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, Reynolds seemingly took to Twitter to throw his support behind fan-favorite, Burton.   Pretending it was apropo of nothing, Reynolds took to Twitter and recalled a time in his career when he was favored to be the

It has been a whirlwind week of Jeopardy news, mainly, after learning that Mike Richards, the choice to succeed Alex Trebek, has stepped away from the position.

Ryan Reynolds has thrown his support behind LeVar Burton’s ongoing campaign to host Jeopardy!, following EP Mike Richards’ exit from the podium.

Mike Richards resigned as host of "Jeopardy!" just nine days after it was announced he would succeed the late Alex Trebek as its permanent host.  Richards stepped down Friday after past inappropriate comments he made on the "The Randumb Show" podcast resurfaced.The 46-year-old, who hosted the podcast from 2013 to 2014 while he was working at "The Price is Right," made derogatory comments about women, people with mental disabilities, little people and the poor.  Although some "Jeopardy!" episodes he has already helmed will air as scheduled, questions still remain as to what the future could hold for the longtime show producer.

"Jeopardy!" is once again looking for a host. A nearly-exhaustive search for late host Alex Trebek's replacement began not long after his passing with a slew of guest hosts taking a swing at the gig.