‘Jeopardy!’ will be returning to production this week with former champion and current consulting producer Ken Jennings as the first of “interim guest hosts,” says the Sony TV game show.
“A long-term replacement host will not be named at this time,” a press release read. The interim guest hosts will come from “within the ‘Jeopardy!’ family,” the quiz show said.
Additional hosts have yet to be named but will be weeks ahead of the shows.
Alex Trebek’s final ‘Jeopardy!’ episode was originally supposed to air on Christmas Day, but now, “due to anticipated preemptions” around the holidays, his final week of episodes will air the week of Jan. 4, 2021 “in order to give his millions of fans a chance to see his final appearances.”
There will only ever be one Alex Trebek, but I'm honored to be helping Jeopardy! out with this in January. https://t.co/2m2b5IQnkw
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) November 23, 2020
As we remember and celebrate the life of Alex Trebek, we will air 10 of his best episodes the weeks of 12/21 and 12/28, and air his final week of episodes starting 1/4. https://t.co/HQaNewWa9U pic.twitter.com/aYPUOEuEwF
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) November 23, 2020
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