JEOPARDY!’S Mayim Bialik has revealed the LAST date she’ll film new episodes of the hit show.
Loyal fans are pushing for Ken Jennings to be the permanent host of the Jeopardy!
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May will be one year since Mayim started filling in as a temporary host, after Alex Trebek’s death in 2020.
She has been splitting the hosting duties with former champion, Ken Jennings since Mike Richards had to step down after controversial remarks resurfaced.
The Blossom actress announced that she and Ken will be finished hosting Jeopardy! in July 2022, when a yet-to-be-announced permanent host will take over.
However, she will actually be done quicker than that when filming wraps up next month.
“I have very publicly thrown my hat into that ring. I like to say as an actor, and as a potential Jeopardy! host, we live season to season so what I know is where I am until May 6,” she told Newsweek, which is the date she shoots her last episode.
She went on to say that if she didn’t have other acting commitments she would love to host the show full-time.
Mayim’s movie, As They Made Us, comes out today, and then she’ll be finishing up her Jeopardy! duties and Call Me Kat.
“And beyond that, I get to wait and see,” she told the outlet.
Fans will be happy to hear this news because they have been pushing for Ken to be the permanent host.
Ratings nearly doubled when the former champion hosts the show and online backlash speaks volumes.
“Not only do I miss Ken when he’s not there, but Mayim reminds me daily of how much better he is at the job,” one fan tweeted.
“Get Mayim Bialik off the show! She’s losing viewers,” said another.
MAYIM FOR PERMANENT, PLEASE
Despite fans wanting Ken to take over and her interview confirming her last day of filming, fans thought they found a hint that told them otherwise.
Whenever the announcer Johnny Gilbert would introduce Mayim and Ken, she would call her “the host of Jeopardy!” while Ken was only “hosting Jeopardy!.”
Fans on Reddit said that Ken was only a fill-in after Mike got the boot and that Mayim would be there full time.
She has made some comments that have raised the eyes of viewers including insulting a contestant’s job and trying to do a not-so-good Arnold Schwarzeneggar impression.
No matter what fans think, Jeopardy! is replacing both Mayim and Ken for a fresh new host and a fresh start.
KIM YOU STOP?
The Kardashians, the new reality show from the family, will drop on Hulu on April 14, and Jeopardy! fans were getting tired of seeing ads for it.
During the April 6 episode, in which Mayim was hosting, the network aired “too many ads” about the new show.
Fans on Twitter called the commercial “distracting” and that it “took away from the show.”
“Omg just stop with the Kardashian ads #Jeopardy,” one gameshow fan tweeted.
“My God who cares about those vapid attention-seeking fools!” said another.
A special primetime interview was airing on ABC right after Jeopardy!, so the network was just trying to get people to stick around.
Jeopardy! airs weeknights at 7pm EST on ABC, with its 38th season ending in July.
Previous seasons are available to stream on Netflix with a subscription.
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