Enlarge / Jeopardy! EP Mike Richards was chosen to replace longtime host Alex Trebek just last week. He resigned in the wake of controversy surrounding comments made during a podcast he co-hosted in 2013-2014. (credit: Sony Pictures Television) Drama and controversy continue to swirl over the selection of a replacement host for Jeopardy! within the […]
Well, this is upsetting to learn. Jeopardy! fans may never stop mourning the loss of longtime host Alex Trebek , but obviously someone needed to step into those shoes if the show was going in order to continue. However, the initial choice that was made did not go over well. Related: Is Mayim Bialik An […]
So it’s barely been a week since the announcement, and already, newly appointed Jeopardy! host Mike Richards is in some deep s**t! Last week, after he was announced as Alex Trebek‘s personal replacement on the popular game show, we reported about a new lawsuit filed against Richards. In it, plaintiffs claim that he made the models on The Price […]
There’s nothing quite like a daughter trolling her father — and then for him to turn around and deliver an “embarrassing dad” remark to make the whole moment just perfect! This time around, it’s Mica Burton — daughter of Reading Rainbow alum LeVar Burton — who took to social media this week to playfully troll the 64-year-old’s new […]
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In a world full of uncertainty and chaos, there is calm in simple trivia and facts. That has always been one of Jeopardy‘s main selling points. For 37 years, viewers could also find comfort in knowing that Alex Trebek—the man who became synonymous with the No. 1-rated quiz show—could always be found behind the podium […]
Alex Trebek may be gone, but his legacy will live on — starting with the final week of Jeopardy! episodes he filmed just ten days before his death in November from stage 4 pancreatic cancer. However, while you will get 15 more rounds of the wise, avuncular game show host being the best in the business, […]
Alex Trebek’s Jeopardy! successor isn’t just apologizing for a bad tweet — he’s issuing a blanket apology for anything insensitive he’s ever tweeted! On Wednesday, Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings apologized for “every failed joke” and “bad tweet” he has ever posted on the site, weeks after social media sleuths called him out over an old […]
It’d turned into a bizarre type of canon at Alex Trebek’s profession he had been TV’s Mr. Nice Guy — that the unimpeachably friendly face with a beloved establishment. Read…