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Ken Jennings continued to host the Jeopardy! Masters 2024 on Friday. However, fans were shocked when the game show host kicked off the event with a risque joke. On a show that is supposed to be family-friendly, many people couldn’t believe Jennings made such a joke. So, what did he say that had Jeopardy! fans so stunned? Keep reading to find out.

Ken Jennings Shocks Fans With Nsfw Comment

The “Kids and Parenting” category on Friday’s episode of the Jeopardy! Masters 2024 brought along some not-so-family-friendly jokes from host Ken Jennings. Viewers tuned in on ABC to watch the fourth round of two quarterfinal matches between contestants.

In Game 1, the three lowest-scoring contestants went up against each other. Matt Amodio, Mattea Roach, and Amy Schneider had each only earned one match point.

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Amy finally got her first win in the tournament. Before that happened though, Jeopardy! host...

After a six month search, “Wheel of Fortune” has found a new executive producer in Bellamie Blackstone, who takes the helm of the show as it heads into its 40th anniversary season.

Blackstone’s appointment also closes the book on the Mike Richards era of “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy.”

A former executive producer of “The Price is Right,” Richards joined both Sony Pictures Entertainment game shows as executive producer in 2020. Last year, he was given the additional job as host of “Jeopardy.” But he parted ways entirely with Sony in August 2021 — only one week into the hosting gig — after reports surfaced about old podcasts in which he made sophomoric and disparaging remarks about Jews and women. Richards was replaced in the short term on “Jeopardy” by alternating hosts Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings.

Blackstone comes to “Wheel” with broad experience in unscripted TV. Recent shows she executive produced include “History of Swear Words,...

Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings are sticking with “Jeopardy!”

It was announced on Wednesday that the pair will be hosting the long-running game show throughout its 38th season, which will air into 2022.

“We are delighted to let you know that Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will continue to share hosting duties through the end of Jeopardy! Season 38, and Michael Davies will remain as executive producer,” Sony said in a statement. “We’re so pleased to have such an excellent and experienced team in front of and behind the camera as we head into 2022!”

Bialik and Jennings were announced as the hosts of “Jeopardy!” after the unceremonious exit of Mike Richards, the show’s executive producer who was briefly tapped to be the new host following the death of Alex Trebek. Richards stepped down as host nine days after landing the gig after insensitive comments he had previously made on a podcast resurfaced,...

Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will host the remaining episodes of “Jeopardy” for the rest of the year, Variety has confirmed. However, the search for a final, permanent host is still ongoing.

The news comes after the short-lived hosting tenure of former “Jeopardy” executive producer Mike Richards, who was named host, then stepped down nine days later after insensitive statements he made on a past podcast resurfaced, along with two previous discrimination lawsuits from his time on “The Price Is Right.” Eleven days later, Richards was fired from the show, and the few episodes he filmed during that brief timespan began airing this week.

Alongside the initial announcement that Richards would be “Jeopardy” host, Bialik was also named as the host of the show’s primetime specials and spinoff series. She was later recruited once again to fill in as the daytime “Jeopardy” host after Richards exited. Michael Davies, executive...

The search for a successor to late “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has been a rocky one, culminating August 20 in executive producer Mike Richards’ resignation from the post. An executive producer on the series, Richards stepped down as host after numerous past scandals resurfaced including a harassment lawsuit and derogatory remarks he made on the podcast “The Randumb Show.” According to a new report out of The New York Times (via Uproxx), an awkward encounter on the set between Richards and “Jeopardy!” Mvp Ken Jennings, who hosted the series in early 2021, checkered Richards’ final moments on the production.

The taping for Season 38 took place on Thursday, kicking off with a ceremony prior to honor Trebek and featuring Jennings and fellow former contestant Buzzy Cohen. Per the Times:

A group of “Jeopardy!” loyalists had gathered for a ceremony to rename the show’s studio after Mr. Trebek, including Mr. Trebek’s widow,...

“Jeopardy!” has revealed four more upcoming guest hosts, with Anderson Cooper, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Savannah Guthrie and Dr. Sanjay Gupta set to take the podium later this season.

The group will follow “Jeopardy!” superstar Ken Jennings and previously announced guest hosts Katie Couric (who will become the first woman to host the quiz show), Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker and “Call Me Kat” star Mayim Bialik.

The Sony Pictures Television-produced show will make a donation to a charity of each host’s choosing in an amount equal to the contestants’ cumulative winnings during their respective week of episodes.

“We look forward to each guest host bringing their unique abilities to the show and to our contestants winning a lot of money that we can match for charity,” executive producer Mike Richards said in a statement. Richards himself will also have a turn as...

The question is: Who will be next to step into the late Alex Trebek’s shoes as guest host of Jeopardy!? And now we have our answer.

Anderson Cooper leads the latest round of guest hosts for the venerable quiz show, which was unveiled by Jeopardy! executive producer Mike Richards on Tuesday. Along with Cooper, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Savannah Guthrie and Dr. Sanjay Gupta will take a turn at hosting, and they’ll get a nice bonus, too: A donation will be made to the host’s charity of choice, in an amount equal to the cumulative winnings of the...

The next round of “Jeopardy!” guest hosts has been announced, and it includes Dr. Oz, Anderson Cooper, Savannah Guthrie and Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

For each guest host’s appearance, a donation will be made to a charity of their choice equal to the cumulative winnings of the contestants on their respective episodes.

“We look forward to each guest host bringing their unique abilities to the show and to our contestants winning a lot of money that we can match for charity,” said “Jeopardy!” executive producer Mike Richards.

Dr. Oz is the host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” for which he has won 10 Daytime Emmy awards. He is an attending physician at NY Presbyterian-Columbia Medical Center and has authored over 400 original publications and medical books, including eight New York Times bestsellers.

Cooper, who has frequently competed in the “Jeopardy!” Power Players Tournament, is an award-winning anchor, known for hosting CNN’s...

Jeopardy! executive producer Mike Richards announced the newest lineup of guest hosts, listing Anderson Cooper, Savannah Guthrie, Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Sanjay Gupta as the latest television personalities set to helm the trivia game show.

Joining Bill Whitaker, Mayim Bialik, Katie Couric and Aaron Rodgers, the newly announced guest hosts will take over the emcee slot following the death of Alex Trebek. As part of each host’s time on the show, Jeopardy! will make a donation to a charity of their choice. The amount donated will equal the cumulative winnings of contestants that compete during the weeks they serve as guest host.

“We look forward to each guest host bringing their unique abilities to the show and to our contestants winning a lot of money that we can match for charity,” Richards said.

Though a majority of the newly announced hosts have not appeared on the trivia show themselves,...

A question about a famous comedian on Wednesday’s episode of “Jeopardy!” had Twitter up in arms after all three contestants failed to identify him.

None of the three contestants could recognize a photo of Dave Chappelle, the funny man behind the iconic “Chappelle Show,” several Netflix stand-up specials including 2019’s “Sticks & Stones,” and in pre-pandemic years, a series of live shows where he teamed up with musician John Mayer to blend music and comedy called “Controlled Danger.”

In addition to a photo of the star, they were even given the following clue: “This comedian displayed his drama chops in ‘A Star Is Born,’ playing Bradley Cooper’s longtime friend.”

It seems that the contestants — Brian Chang, an attorney from Chicago, Alex Cohn, a psychiatry resident physician from Los Angeles, and Erica Holenick, a provider data specialist from Portland, Oregon — have never seen “A Star Is Born” either, because none...

ABC’s “Mixed-ish” Season 2 premiere finished second in its time slot on Tuesday, though the “Black-ish” faced no competition from NBC. So, yeah, it was mixed-ish results. Without a new episode of “This Is Us” again due to production delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, NBC settled for sixth place in ratings, finishing behind both Univision and Telemundo among adults 18-49. ABC also premiered a new season of “To Tell the Truth” last night, when Telemundo returned a trio of shows. ABC settled for second place behind CBS’ procedural lineup. Also Read: Ken Jennings 'Jeopardy!' Debut Week Dips in Ratings From Last Year CBS was first in ratings with a 0.8 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 8 million, according to preliminary numbers. “NCIS” at 8 p.m. posted a 0.9/6 and 9.7 million viewers. At 9, “FBI” drew a 0.8/5 and 8.1 million viewers. “FBI: Most Wanted...

Ken Jennings’ stint guest-hosting “Jeopardy!” drew a 6.2 rating in Week 1, down about 5% from the same week last year. It topped all of syndication in ratings, according to Nielsen. The former champion was the first to host episodes of the Sony TV quiz show following the passing of Alex Trebek.

The Jennings week averaged 10.3 million total viewers, according to Nielsen, making it the second-most-watched (outside of Trebek’s final five episodes) week of the current season. Ken Jennings’ first evening behind the podium drew 11.3 million total viewers.

The comparable week in early 2020, episodes that were obviously hosted by Trebek, drew a 6.5 average rating.

For the previous week, Trebek’s final one, “Jeopardy!” averaged a 6.6 rating and 11.1 million viewers. That means Jennings’ run of five shows ticked down 6% in ratings week to week — both of those are relatively minor declines in the current TV landscape.

Coming in second place for the week ending Jan.

Alex Trebek went out on top, just like he deserved. Trebek’s final week of “Jeopardy!” episodes finished No. 1 in all of syndication, with TV ratings up 29% from the prior week.

For the session ending Jan. 10, “Jeopardy’s” 6.6 rating bested second-place “Wheel of Fortune’s” 6.0. The “Wheel” number is up 18% from the prior week to its own season high. Primetime game show “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” premiered on ABC on Jan. 7, which surely helped.

Trebek’s final “Jeopardy!” week actually declined from the comparable week in early 2020, when the show averaged a 7.1 rating. Back then, there was added interest in the format due to ABC airing primetime tournament “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time.”

There also wasn’t the coronavirus — at least not here in the States — dampening seemingly everything.

Trebek’s final “Jeopardy!” episode, which aired on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, drew 14 million viewers, according to Nielsen data. That makes it...

Netflix has changed the way that television is made and consumed. Its movies and TV shows have become incredibly popular the world over, and many people still regard it as the quintessential streaming service - despite a laundry list of competitors and imitators.

Related: Jeopardy!: 10 People Who Should Host After Ken Jennings

But where Netflix trails is live TV, sports, and game shows. With that said, Netflix has been making some forays into game show territory, either by picking up existing game shows or producing their own. It's still not the go-to place for game show enjoyment, but these programs prove that Netflix is beginning to pave the way for game show streaming.

Jeopardy returned to the air this week with its first episodes without longtime host Alex Trebek, who passed away in November.

It has now been announced that The Big Bang Theory's Mayim Bialik, 60 Minutes personality Bill Whitaker, and Katie Couric are joining the expansive list of guest hosts as the beloved series sets out to find a permanent new face of the series.

The news comes just days after it was announced that NFL superstar Aaron Rodgers would also be a part of the impressive lineup.

"Alex was a legend, revered by all of us," the program's executive producer Mike Richards said in a statement that confirmed the news.

"'I want to thank our guest hosts, who will not only help all of us celebrate his great legacy, but also bring their own touch to the show."

Richards explained to Entertainment Weekly that the program was seeking "people...

“Jeopardy!” has announced four new guest hosts: Katie Couric, Aaron Rodgers, Bill Whitaker and Mayim Bialik.

The group follows current guest host Ken Jennings, who has been the first to fill in after the death of Alex Trebek, the show’s host of 36 years.

A journalist and New York Times best-selling author, Couric is set to become the first-ever female host of the show. Green Bay Packers quarterback Rodgers — who revealed his new gig a little too early on Tuesday — won an episode of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” in 2015. Whitaker, a “60 Minutes” correspondent, will also have a guest host spot, as well as “Call Me Kat” actor and neuroscientist Bialik.

To mark each guest host’s appearance, a donation will be made to a charity of their choice equal to the cumulative winnings of that week’s contestants.

“Alex was a legend, revered by all of us,” said “Jeopardy!” executive producer Mike Richards.

Jeopardy! has unveiled a number of new names set to guest host the trivia series. On Wednesday executive producer Mike Richards revealed that CBS journalist Bill Whitaker and Mayim Bialik will take their turn running the long-running trivia game. The EP also confirmed that Katie Couric and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will guest host.

The Los Angeles times reported that Couric will join the trivia game show, while Rodgers revealed that he would guest host during a Tuesday interview on SiriusXM. Rodgers competed in — and won — a celebrity edition of Jeopardy! in 2015.

As part of each host’s time on the show, Jeopardy! will make a donation to a charity of their choice. The amount donated will equal the cumulative winnings of the contestants that compete during the weeks they serve as guest host.

The new guests hosts will follow Jeopardy! alum and consulting producer Ken Jennings, who...

“Jeopardy!” has revealed the next four guests hosts who will follow Ken Jennings at the podium.

“Jeopardy!” executive producer Mike Richards will serve as host for two weeks after Jennings’ run, with Katie Couric then set to become the first woman host in the quiz show’s 50-year history.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker and “Call Me Kat” star Mayim Bialik will host later in the season. The show will make a donation to a charity of each host’s choosing in an amount equal to the contestants’ cumulative winnings during their respective week of episodes.

“Alex was a legend, revered by all of us,” “Jeopardy!” executive producer Mike Richards said in a statement. “I want to thank our guest hosts, who will not only help all of us celebrate his great legacy, but also bring their own touch to the show.”

“Jeopardy!” recently...

Sheldon is gonna be so jealous!

Big Bang Theory alum Mayim Bialik (currently starring in Fox’s Call Me Kat) will serve as one of Jeopardy!‘s rotating guest hosts, EP Mike Richards announced on Wednesday. 60 Minutes‘ Bill Whitaker has also joined the interim guest host roster that thus far includes former Today co-anchor Katie Couric, NFL star Aaron Rodgers and the current temporary emcee, Ken Jennings.

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Jeopardy! returned to the air earlier this week for its first episode following Alex Trebek's last episode.

The series is utilizing guest hosts as it searches for a new host. Ken Jennings debuted earlier this week, and there are rumors that Katie Couric will stop by for some episodes.

NFL superstar, Aaron Rodgers, has now announced that he will be one of the several guest hosts on the daytime competition series.

Rodgers dropped the news on The Pat McAfee Show, confirming that he will return to the franchise for the first time since his win on Celebrity Jeopardy!

"One of my idols growing up was Alex Trebek and being able to be on Jeopardy! years ago, even though my outfit wasn’t the greatest choice … they’re doing some guest hosting spots, and it’s going to be released here pretty soon, but I have the opportunity to be one of those,...

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he has a new gig during the offseason – as a “Jeopardy!” guest host.

During his weekly appearance on SiriusXM’s “The Pat McAfee Show,” Rodgers revealed that he has the opportunity to host the iconic game show, which is employing a slew of guest hosts following Alex Trebek’s death. Rodgers appeared on an episode of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” in 2015.

“One of my idols growing up was Alex Trebek, and being able to be on ‘Jeopardy!’ years ago, even though my wardrobe outfit wasn’t the greatest choice,” Rodgers said. “They’re doing some guest hosting spots, and it’s going to be released here pretty soon, but I have the opportunity to do one of those.”

Breaking News: @AaronRodgers12 is going to guest host Jeopardy #PatMcAfeeShowLIVE pic.twitter.com/u03VFDVRvO

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) January 12, 2021

A representative for “Jeopardy!” declined Variety‘s request for comment,...

Following the airing of Alex Trebek‘s final episode of Jeopardy! last week, the long-running game show returned to air this week. A permanent replacement to take over the hosting reins has not yet been named, but in the meantime, the show will continue with guest hosts, starting off with Greatest of All-Time champion Ken Jennings. […]

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Celebrity Jeopardy! alum Aaron Rodgers is lectern-bound: The NFL star confirmed Tuesday that he will serve as one of Jeopardy!‘s rotating guest hosts.

The Green Bay Packers quarterback — who announced the gig during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show (see below) — joins a burgeoning guest-host roster that also includes current interim emcee Ken Jennings and forthcoming fill-in host Katie Couric.

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Question: Who is Aaron Rodgers? Answer: Upcoming Jeopardy! guest host.

The Green Bay Packers quarterback said during an interview on SiriusXM radio today that he will guest host an upcoming episode of the popular game show.

“One of my idols growing up was Alex Trebek,” Rodgers said on The Pat McAfee Show at SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio, “and being able to be on Jeopardy! years ago, even though my outfit wasn’t the greatest choice … they’re doing some guest hosting spots, and it’s going to be released here pretty soon, but I have the opportunity to be one of those.”

Rodgers competed in — and won — a celebrity edition of Jeopardy! in 2015 and apparently still regrets his gray cardigan look.

On Monday, former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings debuted as the show’s first guest host since Trebek’s death in November. Jennings paid tribute to Trebek just...

Former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings had an emotional first episode as guest host on Monday. Trebek’s final episode as host was aired last Friday and Jennings got choked up addressing his absence. “Sharing this stage with Alex Trebek was one of the greatest honors of my life. Not many things in life are perfect, but […]

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A new era of Jeopardy! debuted Monday as former contestant Ken Jennings took over as host following the death of Alex Trebek.

Jennings, who was crowned the Greatest of All Time, assured fans at the beginning of his first episode that Trebek is irreplaceable.

“Sharing this stage with Alex Trebek was one of the greatest honors of my life,” Jennings said.

“Not many things in life are perfect, but Alex did this job pretty much perfectly for more than 36 years, and it was even better up close. We were dazzled by his intelligence, charm, and grace.

“Like all Jeopardy! fans, I miss Alex very much,” he continued.

“And I thank him for everything he did for all of us. Let’s be totally clear: No one will ever replace the great Alex Trebek. But we can honor him by playing the game he loved.”

Jennings became a more permanent fixture...

Ken Jennings kicked off his first episode as the guest host of “Jeopardy!” on Monday night by honoring the game show’s late host, Alex Trebek.

Jennings delivered a short but impassioned speech about Trebek’s significance to him and “Jeopardy!” fans, and even got a little teary-eyed.

“You know, sharing this stage with Alex Trebek was one of the greatest honors of my life. Not many things in life are perfect, but Alex did this job pretty much perfectly for more than 36 years, and it was even better up close,” Jennings said. “We were dazzled by his intelligence, his charm, his grace – really, there’s no other word for it.”

As the first guest host since Trebek’s death, Jennings acknowledged that no one can do the job better than Trebek, but suggested that continuing to play the game is a way to honor him.

“Like all ‘Jeopardy!’ fans,...

On Monday, former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings debuted as the show’s first post-Alex Trebek guest host.

Jennings paid tribute to Trebek just after he walked out on stage. “Sharing this stage with Alex Trebek was one of the greatest honors of my life,” he said.

“Not many things in life are perfect, but Alex did this job pretty much perfectly for more than 36 years, and it was even better up close,” he continued. “We were dazzled by his intelligence, his charm, his grace — really, there’s no other word for it.”

“Like all Jeopardy! fans, I miss Alex, very much,” said Jennings with a quavering voice. “And I thank him for everything he did for all of us,” he added.

“Let’s be totally clear: No one will ever replace the great Alex Trebek, but we can honor him by playing the game he loved,” he concluded. Jennings...

Ken Jennings took the stage for his first episode as “Jeopardy!” guest host on Monday — but before starting the game, he gave a heartfelt speech about late host Alex Trebek.

“Welcome to ‘Jeopardy!’ Sharing this stage with Alex Trebek was one of the greatest honors of my life,” Jennings began. “Not many things in life are perfect, but Alex did this job pretty much perfectly for more than 36 years, and it was even better up close. We were dazzled by his intelligence, his charm, his grace really. There’s no other word for it.”

He got a little emotional as he continued: “Like all ‘Jeopardy!’ fans, I miss Alex very much, and I thank him for everything he did for all of us. Let’s be totally clear — no one will ever replace the great Alex Trebek. But we can honor him by playing the game he loved.”

Watch the clip below.

Goat Jeopardy! contestant Ken Jennings took the guest-hosting reins in Monday’s episode of the iconic game show, filling the gargantuan void left by the late Alex Trebek. At the top of the broadcast, Jennings addressed the elephant in the room, assuring fans that he is fully aware that Trebek is irreplaceable.

“Sharing this stage with Alex Trebek was one of the greatest honors of my life,” Jennings said. “Not many things in life are perfect, but Alex did this job pretty much perfectly for more than 36 years, and it was even better up close. We were dazzled by his intelligence,...

Next week, Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings returns to the show, this time as the first guest host following Alex Trebek's death. But will his gig become permanent? It's complicated. Days after the iconic star died of pancreatic cancer in November, producers announced that the game show will resume taping with a series of interim guest hosts, beginning with Jennings, who won 74 Jeopardy! consecutive games in 2004, receiving the title of the show's "Greatest of All Time" in 2020. Just before Trebek's final episode aired on Friday, Jan. 8, E! News learned that Jennings has taped six weeks worth of shows, which will start airing on Monday, Jan. 11, and that...

Jeopardy! paid tribute to its longtime host Alex Trebek Friday prior to the broadcast of the final episode he taped for the game show before his November 8th death.

In the remembrance video, Jeopardy! shared a montage of highlights from Trebek’s 37-year tenure at the helm of the show. “Forever in our hearts, always our inspiration,” the show said at the end of the 90-second tribute.

Trebek’s final episode of Jeopardy! was taped on October 29th, just 10 days before Trebek died at the age of 80 following a lengthy...

Friday’s episode of “Jeopardy!” concluded with a touching tribute to Alex Trebek, the late host of the long-running television game show.

The roughly 90-second tribute shows Trebek, who died from pancreatic cancer in November 2020, warmly joking and interacting with “Jeopardy!” guests throughout his 37-season tenure as host of the show. The tribute was set to Peter Allen and Dean Pitchford’s “Once Before I Go,” and you can watch it below.

The January 8 episode of “Jeopardy!,” which was the last episode hosted by Trebek, was a normal taping and wrapped with Trebek saying “See you next time” before credits rolled. Trebek and producers did not know the episode would be his final show, according to Deadline.

The segment concluded with a message that read: “Dedicated to Alex Trebek: Forever in our hearts / Always our inspiration.” Trebek hosted over 8,200 episodes of “Jeopardy!” throughout his career. The television host won a...

Jeopardy!’s Greatest of All Time champ Ken Jennings defended his podcast cohost, John Roderick over the weekend after a thread of tweets about parenting when viral on Twitter. On Saturday, in a now deleted 23-tweet thread, Roderick said that he once made a “teaching moment” out of making his hungry nine-year-old daughter spend six hours learning to use […]

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Jeopardy!‘s Alex Trebek era came to a close on Friday with the game show airing the late host’s final episode. Trebek — who taped his last episode in late October, just 10 days before his death — ended the show with his traditional send-off, which indicates he did not know it would be his farewell. “Thank you ladies and gentlemen for spending the time with us,” he said. “We’ll see you again next week.”

Friday’s episode, which was originally scheduled to air on Christmas Day, also included a retrospective of Trebek’s 37 years as host.

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Jeopardy! just bid a final farewell to late host Alex Trebek, who died at age 80 following a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer in November 2020.  On Jan. 8, the official Youtube channel for the game show posted a tribute video of some of Trebek's funniest and most heartwarming moments, set to the tune of Peter Allen's "Once Before I Go." The video includes clips from multiple decades of Trebek's time on the show, which he first began hosting in 1984.  "Simply the best," the video's caption reads. "Thank you, Alex." Trebek's final show airs on Jan. 8. Jeopardy! winner Ken Jennings will take over the show as interim...

Alex Trebek’s final episode of “Jeopardy!”, which airs this evening, will conclude with a moving tribute to the legendary game-show host, who died on Nov. 8.

The minute-and-a-half-long package includes clips from his earliest days on the “Jeopardy!” stage 37 years ago through the mustache-less modern era, showing Trebek at his most charming and playful — dressed up as Kiss’ Gene Simmons and the Statue of Liberty, and good-naturedly conversing with contestants.

The tribute ends with a dedication to Trebek, “Forever in our Hearts, Always our Inspiration.”

Watch the whole video below:

Trebek’s final episodes this week began with him calling on viewers to “build a kinder, gentler society.” And as Variety TV critic Daniel D’Addario put it, “the public mourning of Trebek wasn’t solely about missing a familiar presence, or honoring a person suffering with dignity and stoicism in the public eye. In a media landscape that lately rewards attention-seeking,...

Alex Trebek’s final week of episodes as host of “Jeopardy!” — which conclude with the episode airing January 8 — have been striking in part for how much Trebek is committed to performing the show’s business as usual.

There have been asides, through the week of shows that were the last he taped before his death on November 8, 2020, that indicate Trebek was thinking along more cosmic lines as he taped these episodes. When the week began, he opened the show by urging viewers to “build a gentler, kinder society” and extend charity to those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic; on his penultimate episode, he mused that despite many changes in society, “‘Jeopardy!’ remains the same.” The brief, biographical contestant chats were notably absent the sort of occasionally-biting sarcasm Trebek could at times deploy. And throughout, Trebek’s voice was just-perceptibly hoarser than it had been in years past.

But in the main,...

ABC’s series debut of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune topped the ratings Thursday in primetime with a 1.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 7.83 million viewers, pacing a night that saw a slew of debuts across the Big 4 as they continue to roll out their new season fare. That list included series premieres for NBC’s Ted Danson-starring comedy Mr. Mayor and ABC’s game show The Chase along with the Season 19 premiere of Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen and the Season 9 debut of Fox’s Last Man Standing.

ABC won the night overall in both the demo and viewers, following Wheel with The Chase, the new British import featuring Jeopardy! GOATs James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter and hosted by The View‘s Sara Haines. That lead into Week 2 of The Hustler, which grew two tenths from its post-Bachelor preview Monday.

All three shows won their...

Network: ABC

Episodes: Ongoing (hour)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: January 7, 2021 -- present

Series status: Has not been cancelled

Performers include: Sara Haines (host) with James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter (Chasers)

TV show description:

A quiz show, The Chase TV series was adapted from a British program of the same name that debuted in 2009. A version aired on Gsn and ran four seasons, from 2013 until 2015.

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Brad Rutter may be one of the greatest “Jeopardy!” contestants of all time, but the quiz show maven also has plenty of experience in broadcasting — dating as far back as the original 2012 pilot for “The Chase,” the U.K. quiz show import he’s starring on again nine years later.

“So it’s more than just the money that ‘Jeopardy’s’ given me,” Rutter said with a laugh in an interview with TheWrap.

Set to premiere on ABC Thursday night, “The Chase” is a game show which pits trivia fans against pros. Rutter will star as one of the so-called “Chasers” looking to crush contestants’ hopes and dreams alongside fellow “Jeopardy!” G.O.A.T.s Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer. “The View’s” Sara Haines serves as host.

Rutter says his natural on-camera ability made him a good fit for TV work post-“Jeopardy!”, but he gives credit to...

The final Jeopardy! episode hosted by Alex Trebek, which airs Friday, will be remarkably unremarkable, with no farewell by the veteran host or any kind of personal message to viewers in his opening statement.

That is because “Alex didn’t think that was going to be his last episode,” Jeopardy executive producer Mike Richards told Deadline about the show, filmed some 10 days before Trebek died November 8 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. “He was planning on hosting the show the next week, that was his focus. And then when he wasn’t feeling well, he told me, ‘I am not going to be able to come this coming Monday-Tuesday but let’s look at the following Monday and Tuesday’; those were the days we shot. That was as late as Thursday of the week he passed away. He passed away Sunday morning.”

The January 8 show will be “a normal Jeopardy!

Katie Couric is reportedly ringing in as Jeopardy!‘s latest guest host.

According to the L.A. Times, the former network news giant will take the interim hosting reins for one week, succeeding the late Alex Trebek, whose final episode airs Friday, Jan. 8. A Jeopardy! spokesperson declined to confirm the Couric news.

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“Jeopardy!” has lined up its next guest host, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday.

Katie Couric has signed on to host the popular quiz show for a week’s worth of episodes, making her the second guest host after Ken Jennings, according to the paper.

Representatives for the show and for Couric did not immediately return TheWrap’s request for comment.

“Jeopardy!” is currently airing its final string of episodes with Alex Trebek at the podium, with his final turn as host to air on Friday, Jan. 8. The episodes were taped last October, before Trebek died of pancreatic cancer.

As previously announced, Ken Jennings, probably “Jeopardy’s” most well-known star contestant, will serve as the first guest host after Trebek’s final episodes finish airing.

Sony Pictures Television has not announced plans to name a permanent replacement for Trebek, the show’s host of 37 seasons.

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Alex Trebek's final ever episodes of Jeopardy! are currently airing.

The beloved competition series resumed on Monday with the first of five episodes filmed before Trebek's death.

Ahead of the episode, the late host delivered a posthumous message to viewers of the series about the Covid-19 pandemic.

“This is the season of giving,” Trebek said.

“I know you want to be generous with your family, your friends, your loved ones. But today I’d like you to go one step further," he continued.

"I’d like you to open up your hands and open up your heart to those who are still suffering because of Covid-19 — people who are suffering through no fault of their own."

"We’re trying to build a gentler, kinder society. If we all pitch in just a little bit, we’re gonna get there.”

Trebek's final episodes were originally slated to air in late December,...

John Roderick, who will now be known as “Bean Dad,” issued an apology on Tuesday after he shared a Twitter story over the weekend about teaching his 9-year-old daughter what he believed was a wise lesson.

The musician and writer is also a podcast partner of famed Jeopardy! contestant Ken Jennings, likely one of the reasons his stunt gained so much traction on social media.

Since he deleted his Twitter account in an apparent panic, Roderick issued an apology on his website. “I want to acknowledge and make amends for the injuries I caused. I have many things to atone ...

John Roderick, who will now be known as “Bean Dad,” issued an apology on Tuesday after he shared a Twitter story over the weekend about teaching his 9-year-old daughter what he believed was a wise lesson.

The musician and writer is also a podcast partner of famed Jeopardy! contestant Ken Jennings, likely one of the reasons his stunt gained so much traction on social media.

Since he deleted his Twitter account in an apparent panic, Roderick issued an apology on his website. “I want to acknowledge and make amends for the injuries I caused. I have many things to atone ...