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Ken Jennings is breaking his silence about the departure of his former “Jeopardy!” co-host, Mayim Bialik.

Bialik, who took over shared hosting duties for the beloved game show with Jennings after longtime host Alex Trebek died in 2020, announced earlier this month that she was leaving the show. Now, Jennings is sharing that the news took him by surprise.

“It took me off guard, because I loved working with my Mayim, and I’m gonna miss her,” he said in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “I can’t speak to her decision-making process or her opinions about it.”

After two years of sharing hosting duties with Ken Jennings, Mayim Bialik announced on Dec. 15 that she would no longer be hosting syndicated Jeopardy! The news came after a year in which Bialik was mostly away from the podium. In May, the actor stepped down from her hosting duties in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, and she didn’t return after the series’ summer hiatus when filming resumed in August, or when the WGA strike ended on Sept. 27. Bialik and Jeopardy! both gave statements about the 48-year-old’s exit from the show, and now, Jennings has shared his thoughts on the matter, too.

RELATED: Jeopardy! Fans Think They Know Why Mayim Bialik Was Really Fired.

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When longtime host and legend Alex Trebek passed away in 2020, the Jeopardy! family was in shambles, with copious amounts of uncertainty surrounding who would be the next leader of the show. Though a multitude of personalities tested their skills, quizzing the daily contenders on all things trivia, it was Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik who stood out the most, leading the production team to sign them on as co-hosts.

While most fans have been happy with the work put forward by Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik, there have also been plenty of naysayers, calling for one or the other to be ousted from their gig. From blunders to reused answers and even claims of condescending tones, fans didn’t hesitate to hurl their disdain for one host or the other, layering on pressure and tension for…

After Mayim Bialik’s shocking announcement that she had been let go as syndicated Jeopardy! host — a position she shared with Ken Jennings — fans posted their reactions, appraisals, and theories on social media.

Bialik dropped the news on Friday, saying Sony Pictures Television had informed her that she would no longer be hosting the syndicated version of Jeopardy! In its their social-media statement, Sony said they made the decision to have one host for the syndicated show next season “to maintain continuity” for viewers.

On one Reddit thread, fans wondered whether Bialik would still host the game show’s primetime spinoffs and specials, as Sony hopes.

“I would have no issues with her hosting specials or [Celebrity Jeopardy!], but the main show…

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