Posted on 09/02/2021 8:09:27 PM PDT by TBP
Last week, Jeopardy! executive producer Mike Richards, who was slated to succeed Alex Trebek as the show’s new permanent host, stepped down from the on-camera role after offensive comments he made on a 2014 podcast about women, Jewish people and other minority groups came to light. After his resignation, the show announced it would resume using guest hosts for the time being while it continues its search for a permanent host. But could that search be a relatively quick one?
According to several reports, former contestant Ken Jennings is the new frontrunner for the job. As former Hollywood Reporter editorial director Matthew Belloni writes in his newsletter What I’m Hearing, “I’m told by two show insiders that it’s now Jennings’ job to lose.”
“[Jennings has] been a good soldier for the show this week, giving interviews lamenting the ‘backstage drama’ but not overtly criticizing anyone,” Belloni points out. “Plus, he already consults for the show, and producers were planning to incorporate more of him into the game.”
“Twitter wants LeVar Burton, but I still don’t see Jeopardy! bringing in someone with a big outside persona,” he adds.
Belloni isn’t the only one reporting that Jennings is the clear favorite. CNN’s Brian Stelter reports that “most of the sources” he spoke with “said Ken Jennings is now the hands-down favorite,” noting that one TV agent told CNN, “They have to give it to him now, don’t they?” Significantly, Stelter also reports that Jennings was “said to be a finalist the first time around.”
Still, we’ll have to wait and see if it’s Jennings who will take up the mantle. Jeopardy! officials have not yet commented publicly on who the new permanent host might be.
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Ken Jennings is a really annoying Uber liberal prick he’d fit right in
“Who is the Guest Host that 89% of viewers hate the most?
Ken Jennings did okay.
Anderson Cooper or George Steponallofus?
refuse to have Jennings in my living room, let alone the dog house....that Buzz guy is my choice, but no one listens to me....
no one will replace Alex
His to lose. The producer, the only non biased competent non hammy competent one they chose had to be fixed. He didn’t have any trump hating Bona Fides
Jennings, on he other hand passes the test with insane trump hate tweet from months ago
As aunt em said, being a christian woman I can’t say what I would like to
Yes, I thought he did a nice job. So did Mayim and Buzzy and Aaron.
Those two are running neck & neck for the win.
Aaron Rogers was great.Loves the game been playing it since a kid. I refuse to listen to Jennings whiney voice. I stopped watching jeopardy.
True, but they said the same thing about Art Fleming.
Buzzy is good.
I really liked LeVar Burton a lot, I don’t know why they didn’t pick him.
There will never be another Grand Trebekie
Anyone remember this practical joke on Alex by the Trebekkies. Hilarious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzpFNcHdtyM
Yep. He’s the Rush Limbaugh of game show hosts.
Hre was performing rather than hosting, and he was overdoign it, IMO. He and Couric wer the two I really didn’t much like.
Maybe throw Joe Buck into that list too.
Besides, you don’t want to go through this every decade or so. You want someone in hte Mike Richards age bracket. If you get a host who’s 45 and that host stays to teh same age tha tAlex was when he died (80), that host is in place until 2056. That person will make his or her own mark on the show.
You need someone like Alex Trebek or Mike Richards who would be content with the job for life.
You mean there's a prize for bottom of the barrel?
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