Alex Trebek: Last News

"Jeopardy!" co-hosts Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik sat down for an interview to discuss the longtime game show’s future for the first time since being named the late Alex Trebek’s permanent successors. "We miss Alex every day.

stepping up to the podium to share hosting duties in the wake of Alex Trebek’s passing in November 2020.The iconic game show has aired on television for 39 seasons, but this will be the first full season without its longtime host.Jennings has led the charge since September and will continue until January, when Bialik is set to take over through the end of the season.The former “Jeopardy!” champion, who holds a record for winning 74 times in a row, has said that hosting is harder than being a contestant. “I mean, I had played so many games right here that I thought ‘I have a pretty good sense of what hosting is going to be like’ and then you realize hosting’s even harder because you basically have to do everything the contestants do, plus manage the game for them, plus manage the game for the home viewer,” he told Good Morning America on Monday.

Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik are opening up in their first joint interview together.

tweeted along with the sweet snap on Oct. 1.Dylan shared his dad’s team spirit by sporting a blue Mariners jersey and flashing a big thumbs up for the camera while holding a tray of stadium food.

After sharing hosting duties with Mayim Bialik on “Jeopardy!”, Ken Jennings is appearing on the season 3 of the actress’ Fox sitcom, “Call Me Kat”. And only ET was on set for their reunion, which marks the first time Jennings has been on a scripted comedy.

Mayim Bialik on, Ken Jennings is appearing on the season 3 of the actress’ Fox sitcom,. And only ET was on set for their reunion, which marks the first time Jennings has been on a scripted comedy. “I’m very dazzled by everything,” he tells Matt Cohen, before revealing that former longtime host Alex Trebek used to make appearances on primetime TV, showing up on, and even, which starred Bialik as a child.

Mayim Bialik on, Ken Jennings is appearing on the season 3 of the actress’ Fox sitcom,. And only ET was on set for their reunion, which marks the first time Jennings has been on a scripted comedy. “I’m very dazzled by everything,” he tells Matt Cohen, before revealing that former longtime host Alex Trebek used to make appearances on primetime TV, showing up on, and even, which starred Bialik as a child.

"Jeopardy!" fans are in for a treat after the show’s executive producer Michael Davies teased expansions. "Celebrity Jeopardy!" was first introduced as a spin-off to the game show in 1992 and has since been relaunched. Davies said that there could be a masters league expansion, which would feature the most successful "Jeopardy!" players.

"Jeopardy!" fans are not pleased with the outcome of Monday night’s episode. The show’s host, Ken Jennings, accepted a final response that was deemed "unacceptable" by fans online.  Emmett Stanton, who won "Jeopardy!" on Friday, made a return on Monday night. During the final bet, Jennings said the final clue, which read: "The governor of Massachusetts wrote, it 'is a poor document, but a mighty act…wrong in its delay till January, but grand & sublime after all.'" "Jeopardy!" fans are not pleased with the outcome of Monday night's episode after host Ken Jennings accepts illegible handwritten final response.

Wheel of Fortune having debuted its 40th season, evening TV became that much more familiarly cozy, and it’ll only get cozier when Celebrity Wheel of Fortune’s newest season hits ABC. But while the game show sits astride Jeopardy!, 60 Minutes and a select few others as television’s most dependable staples, its frontman Pat Sajak is as aware of anyone that time halts for no one, having celebrated his 40th show anniversary this year.

Jeopardy! seems to finally be settling into some consistency after a couple of years of upheaval. Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik have been named permanent co-hosts of the game show following Alex Trebek’s death in 2020, and Michael Davies took the reins as executive producer after Mike Richards was fired.

(CNN)It won't exactly be a daily double, but "Jeopardy!" has decided that two hosts are better than one. Producers for the beloved game show have decided to keep former "Big Bang Theory" star Mayim Bialik and champ Ken Jennings in place as "Jeopardy" hosts for the foreseeable future, with the pair splitting duties.Bialik and Jennings began co-hosting in 2021, following the 2020 death of longtime host Alex Trebek and subsequent extensive -- and fraught -- search for a new host."I write today with the exciting news that we have closed and signed deals with Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings to be the hosts of Jeopardy! moving forward," executive producer Michael Davies announced in a statement Wednesday on the show's website.

announced that the two interim hosts would keep their jobs, with Jennings hosting from September to January and Bialik taking over from January through the end of the season. The “Call Me Kat” actress will also be the host of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” and special tournaments, while Jennings will host the Second Chance Tournament and the Tournament of Champions.That was unwelcome news for some viewers as both the history-making “Jeopardy!” champion and the “Big Bang Theory” alum have faced their fair share of blunders — and, therefore, criticism. The Twitter announcement received hundreds of responses, many expressing unhappiness at the news that Bialik would be sticking around.

Executive producer Michael Davies assured viewers in a statement that the show “will not flip flop the hosts constantly,” as the team is aware fans “value consistency.”The nod to flip-flopping comes after news broke Monday that the pair would be crowned hosts, despite Sony declining to confirm.“I write today with the exciting news that we have closed and signed deals with Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings to be the hosts of ‘Jeopardy!’ moving forward,” Davies wrote on Wednesday. “The fact is, we have so much ‘Jeopardy!’ to make, and so many plans for the future, that we always knew we would need multiple hosts for the franchise and we are just so grateful that Mayim and Ken stepped in and stepped up to put the show in a position to succeed,” he continued.

"Jeopardy!" has found their new co-hosts in Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings, the show announced on Wednesday.  The duo has been confirmed as permanent replacements for the late Alex Trebek.The duo has been serving as guest hosts since October. "Please join us in welcoming the official co-hosts of Jeopardy!,@kenjennings and @missmayim! We couldn’t be more thrilled," the show's tweet announcing the news read. Last month, Michael Davies, the show's executive producer, told Variety, '‘We hope to have a hosting announcement very, very soon." Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings are co-hosts of the game show "Jeopardy!" (Getty Images) On top of the new permanent hosts, the show is launching three new initiatives including a topical weekly podcast.

to continue to share hosting duties on the Sony Pictures Television-produced Jeopardy! through this coming season, while Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump staffer, is said to be joining ABC’s The View as the panel’s conservative co-host. Griffin served as Trump’s director of strategic communications.  “We do not have a co-host announcement to make at this time.

A true Daily Double! Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will continue sharing Jeopardy! hosting duties.

reports that Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik will continue to split hosting duties after Sony Pictures Entertainment entered into long-term deals with both of the show's current leads.It was announced in September 2021 that Bialik and Jennings would host the game show through the calendar year. The news came shortly after after Mike Richards -- the show's former executive producer who was initially named as Alex Trebek's successor after the longtime host died in 2020 — stepped down as host after apologizing for making sexist comments about women in his past. In March, Bialik spoke to ET about what an honor it is to host the program in which she's «lived season to season, since I was about 13 years old.»“I think being a female is its own mark,” she explained.

Variety. Jennings, meanwhile, will also stay on so that Bialik can continue to film her Fox sitcom “Call Me Kat,” according to the Daily Mail.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAt last, there’s a solution to the ongoing question of which host — Mayim Bialik or Ken Jennings —  will ultimately lead “Jeopardy!” The answer: Both.Sony Pictures Entertainment has entered into long-term deals that will have the two hosts continue to split duties on the popular syndicated game show, according to a person familiar with the matter, while retaining Bialik to host primetime editions of the show as well as the new “Celebrity Jeopardy!” show expected to start up at ABC. With Sony eager to boost more versions of the program, this person says, more than one host was required.

Ken Jennings is showing off his sharp sense of humour.