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Aug 11, 2021 · Handing off of a TV institution isn't easy, but the search for Alex Trebek's successor inspired many fans. We explain why it all went awry.
Aug 20, 2021 · The controversy brought new scrutiny to three discrimination lawsuits filed by “The Price Is Right” employees between 2008 and 2011, when Richards was an executive producer on the game show.
Aug 12, 2021 · In perhaps the most uninspired choice in game show history, “Jeopardy!” announced it is replacing legendary host Alex Trebek with two successors: a guy few people have heard of, and an actress ...
- The Hiring and Firing of Mike Richards
- Ken Jennings’ Problematic Tweets
- Mayim Bialik Can’T Commit to Permanent Hosting
- Ongoing Fan Campaign For Levar Burton
- Jeopardy! Announces Temporary Hosts Through 2021
- Why Finding Alex Trebek’s Replacement Has Gone Wrong
The most significant Jeopardy! controversy to date was the problematic hiring of executive producer Mike Richards as the new permanent host on August 11, 2021. Out of all of the candidates who served in guest hosting roles since Trebek’s passing, Mike Richards was the wrong choice - yet, he got the gig. The hypocrisy of his hiring began when it was...
An early contender to take over for Alex Trebek, many fans lobbied for former contestant Ken Jennings to win the role. As the contestant with the longest winning streak in Jeopardy! history and the highest-earning American game show entrant of all time, Jennings knows the ropes and rules of Jeopardy! more than any other winner. He’s also taken on a...
A self-pronounced passionate Jeopardy! fan, The Big Bang Theory actress Mayim Bialik has been a front runner for the full-time hosting gig. Bialik was one of the more anticipated interim guest hosts back in June 2021. As an award-winning actress with a Ph.D. in neuroscience, many believed she had a calming presentational candor, well-timed humor, a...
More than any other candidate, the internet has widely lobbied for former Reading Rainbow host and Star Trek: TNG actor LeVar Burton to receive the permanent hosting role. He once called Jeopardy! his “dream job” on Twitter and holds a dear place in the hearts of many as an all-around good guy who has been present in popular culture since the 1970s...
WhileJeopardy! producers still seem to have no real idea who will ultimately become the new permanent host of the classic game show, they've at least confirmed who will be behind the lectern Trebek once manned through at least the end of 2021. Mayim Bialik, who was announced previously as the host of Jeopardy!'s primetime specials back when Mike Ri...
After having Alex Trebek as a familiar, recurring figure on television for over 35 years, his successor was never going to be met with universal approval. Plainly, Jeopardy! took too long to choose his successor. There should have been a hosting contingency plan set for his passing, especially since he publicly announced his battle with stage IV pa...
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Aug 31, 2021 · The podcast and all of its 41 episodes were deleted from its hosting platform on August 17, but as reported by McNear, many of them featured Richards voicing a litany of controversial opinions.
- Aja Romano
Aug 21, 2021 · NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Claire McNear, a writer for The Ringer, about the controversy swirling around Jeopardy! and the saga of picking a new host after Mike Richards stepped down.
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Aug 20, 2021 · Jeopardy! executive producer Mike Richards has officially stepped down as incoming host of the long-running game show as multiple controversies from his past have come to light.
