There can be only one… is what we thought during the awkward transitional phase for Jeopardy! after the passing of Alex Trebek.
The show auditioned several hosts with guest runs until finally settling on two hosts: show champion Ken Jennings and Big Bang Theory alum Mayim Bialik.
TBH, we were always a little puzzled by the decision — as Trebek had always been capable of doing the job solo before. Like a lot of folks, we could have easily been convinced the firing of Bialik — which she announced on her social media two weeks ago — was the show finally realizing that.
A simple cost-cutting measure. However, there was a controversy just days later as Puck News‘ Matthew Belloni claimed his sources told him producers had actually fired Mayim because they were pissed she told them she wouldn’t work during the WGA strike!
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