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Posted Monday 8/16/21 at 11:13AM EDT
Report: Mike Richards influenced which Jeopardy! guest-hosts were screened for focus groups -- plus, Ken Jennings speaks out for the first time
In a New York Times article in which Jennings compares selecting the new Jeopardy! host to "choosing a pope," Michael...
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Posted Saturday 8/14/21 at 4:26AM EDT
Jeopardy! was the last pure thing on TV, but its new hosts are the nail in the coffin
"It’s hard to believe that the powers at Sony Pictures and Jeopardy!" looked at the panorama of guest hosts —...
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The optics of Jeopardy!'s hosting announcement look bad: Were the guest-host auditions all for show?
Jeopardy! champion James Holzhauer was quick to roast Sony Pictures Television's decision to name Mike Richards the regular host of...
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Jeopardy! names Mike Richards the new host, but Mayim Bialik will helm primetime specials
Sony Pictures Television announced today that Jeopardy! executive producer Richards will succeed the late Alex Trebek as host of the...
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Mike Richards addresses Jeopardy! host search, says Price is Right lawsuits don't reflect "who I am"
Richards sent a lengthy memo to his Jeopardy! staff this morning, five days after Variety reported he was the frontrunner...
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Posted Saturday 8/07/21 at 2:56AM EDT
Jeopardy! accused of a "diversity fake out" with Mike Richards as the potential new host
As many Jeopardy! fans have pointed out, Alex Trebek told TMZ in 2018 that his top choice for his Jeopardy!...
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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 Thursday 8/05/21 at 9:29AM EDT
Mike Richards, Jeopardy! host frontrunner, was sued twice for harassment when he was a producer on The Price is Right
Articles on lawsuits against Richards emerged last night after Variety announced that he's the frontrunner to take over full-time hosting duties on...
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Jeopardy! executive producer Mike Richards is in "advanced negotiations" to become permanent host
Richards is in "advanced negotiations with Sony Pictures Television to become permanent host," replacing Alex Trebek full-time on Jeopardy!, reports...
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Posted Friday 6/04/21 at 12:49AM EDT
At age 92, Jeopardy! announcer Johnny Gilbert isn't ready to call it quits
Gilbert, who has been taping his introductions from his Los Angeles-area home, has had to adjust with each new Jeopardy!...
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Posted Tuesday 5/18/21 at 1:42AM EDT
Jeopardy!: Tournament of Champions guest-host Buzzy Cohen is angling to become the permanent host
"Alex (Trebek) and I had a funny exchange about my interest in potentially hosting someday when he retired, so the...
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Posted Tuesday 5/04/21 at 6:35PM EDT
Jeopardy! executive producer Mike Richards confirms a permanent host will be in place when Season 38 begins taping this summer
Richards says a new host will be named before Season 38 begins taping in late July or early August.
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Posted Monday 5/03/21 at 11:05AM EDT
Jeopardy! boss prefers the next host do the job full-time -- does that rule out Aaron Rodgers?
Executive producer Mike Richards told The Wall Street Journal's The Journal podcast he would prefer the next Jeopardy! host to...
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Posted Wednesday 4/28/21 at 2:40AM EDT
Jeopardy! boss says he and LeVar Burton have "been speaking for a very long time" -- he's the only guest-host to lobby for the job
"I think he was the first person to reach out to me after Alex passed away" in November, "so this...