Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings has opened up about Mayim Bialik being fired from the game show. Ever since Jeopardy! lost its beloved host, Alex Trebek, in 2020, Ken has been taking over hosting duties. In 2022, Ken and Mayim were named co-hosts of the syndicated show and primetime specials of Jeopardy! However, that has all
A recent episode of Jeopardy! had fans of the show on the edge of their seats. Things came down to the wire in Final Jeopardy!, with the three contestants coming within just hundreds of dollars of each other’s winnings. Wednesday’s episode saw Jake Garrett, Sam Claussen, and Juveria Zaheer — all former contestants who didn’t
Before Sony removed Mayim Bialik from her Jeopardy! hosting duties, she was earning a hefty paycheck. As Monsters and Critics previously reported, Mayim announced that Sony had let her go earlier this month. Sony issued their statement hours later, announcing that Mayim would no longer be hosting the syndicated version of the long-running quiz show.
Mayim Bialik recently got the boot as a Jeopardy! host, but there may be more to the story behind her firing. As Monsters and Critics reported, Sony TV recently let go of Mayim. Mayim announced the news in an Instagram post, telling her followers that the network informed her that she would “no longer be
Mayim Bialik is parting ways with Jeopardy!, two years after she began co-hosting alongside Ken Jennings. The Blossom actress announced this week that she had some “Jeopardy! news” to share with her Instagram followers, announcing the termination. Mayim told her 5.1 million IG followers that “Sony informed [her] that [she] will no longer be hosting
A new rule that requires Jeopardy! contestants to read out the entire category name when choosing a clue has viewers up in arms. Beginning in September, when Jeopardy! returned for its Second Chance and Champions Wildcard tournaments, the new rule was applied. This meant that the quiz show competitors could no longer get away with
Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings had some fun razzing a contestant during an on-air moment that completely caught them off guard. Former Jeopardy! contestant Sean McShane, a Boston College graduate, appeared on CBS Boston’s morning segment to discuss his tenure on the popular weeknight quiz show. During his time on Jeopardy!, Sean came away with three
Longtime Jeopardy! fans may wonder whether or not they’re tuned in to the right channel in the coming weeks. That’s because a big change is coming to the popular weeknight quiz show beginning on December 19. During a recent episode of Inside Jeopardy!, a podcast dedicated to “all things happening in the world of Jeopardy!,”
A recent Jeopardy! contestant lost out on thousands of dollars when they failed to come up with the correct clue during the Double Jeopardy round, and fans of the show are outraged. Jeopardy! Champions Wildcard continued this week — with three contestants from Seasons 37 and 38 returning for the episode in the hopes of
Some recent Jeopardy! contestants needed a crash course in rock and roll. During a recent episode, Ken Jennings noted that all three contestants “annoyed” fans of a famous British rock band considered one of the most influential bands of their time. When one of the contestants chose the “Discographies” category, he was stumped when the