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Posted Monday 9/20/21 at 10:26AM EDT
LeVar Burton reiterates that he's not interested in the Jeopardy! job, says he may share his behind-the-scenes experiences in a memoir
After Burton told Trevor Noah on The Daily Show he was no longer interested in hosting Jeopardy!, Los Angeles Times...
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Levar Burton says he's not into hosting Jeopardy!, but he may helm a different game show
Burton told Trevor Noah on The Daily Show that going through the Jeopardy!-hosting process made him realize that the job...
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Posted Thursday 9/02/21 at 12:56PM EDT
LeVar Burton's Reading Rainbow is getting the documentary treatment
A new documentary called Butterfly in the Sky from studio XTR will delve into the legacy of Burton's PBS program,...
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Posted Wednesday 8/25/21 at 1:25PM EDT
Journalist Claire McNear went from writing a Jeopardy! history book to becoming part of the show's history after Mike Richards stepped down as host
Last year, McNear's book Answers in the Form of Questions: A Definitive History and Insider's Guide to Jeopardy! was released,...
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Posted Wednesday 8/25/21 at 12:45AM EDT
Mike Richards briefly became Jeopardy! host by taking advantage of an institutional and power vacuum
Sony Pictures Television used to be prepared for the loss of Alex Trebek as host of Jeopardy! In fact, Sony...
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Ken Jennings is considered the favorite to replace Mike Richards as Jeopardy! host
CNN's Brian Stelter reports that Jennings looks like the new full-time host based on his conversations with "this year's guest...
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Poll: LeVar Burton was No. 1 choice among Jeopardy! fans, followed by Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings
A Morning Consult Poll of 1,465 Jeopardy! viewers conducted Aug.
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Posted Tuesday 8/10/21 at 3:23PM EDT
Jeopardy! had its worst ratings of the guest-host era with LeVar Burton vs. the Olympics
For Burton's week, the show was retitled "Jeopardy-Olym" to reflect the Summer Olympics competition.
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Posted Thursday 8/05/21 at 9:37PM EDT
Why Mike Richards was always going to be Jeopardy! host -- and why LeVar Burton didn't stand a chance
"First of all, Sony & #Jeopardy telegraphed this move early on when it had Richards host right after Ken Jennings,"...
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Posted Thursday 8/05/21 at 3:02PM EDT
LeVar Burton says "no matter the outcome, I’ve won" amid reports Mike Richards is the Jeopardy! host frontrunner
"I have said many times over these past weeks that no matter the outcome, I’ve won," Burton tweeted this morning.
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Posted Monday 8/02/21 at 10:05AM EDT
Jeopardy! champion Matt Amodio responds to criticism of his annoying quirk
Amadio has been dubbed the "most annoying contestant ever" for using "what is" when an answer is a person instead...
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Posted Friday 7/30/21 at 3:15AM EDT
LeVar Burton on guest-hosting Jeopardy!: "The experience itself was alternately exhilarating and frightening and fulfilling and frustrating"
With Burton's one-week stint wrapping up on Friday, the actor spoke to EW to delve into what it was like...
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Posted Wednesday 7/28/21 at 3:22PM EDT
LeVar Burton's daughter trolled him as he watched his Jeopardy! guest-hosting debut
"He's there, but he's there.
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Posted Tuesday 7/27/21 at 11:05PM EDT
Why LeVar Burton looked shaky in his Jeopardy! guest-hosting debut
Even Burton admits he had a rough start to filming his one-week stint as guest-host.
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Posted Tuesday 7/27/21 at 2:00AM EDT
LeVar Burton's Jeopardy! guest-hosting debut lavished with praise on Twitter
Burton began his one-week stint by praising Alex Trebek.
