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Ken Jennings knows how to joke around with “Jeopardy!” fans.

Jennings, 48, is set to return to the podium at the end of this week after Mayim Bialik’s run hosting the “High School Reunion Tournament” special, which wraps up March 9.

Following the reunion tournament, Jennings’ episodes will run from March 10 through April 28. After that, he likely won’t be back as host of the syndicated episodes until September.

However, Jennings will helm the prime-time series “Jeopardy! Masters,” which features six notable “Jeopardy!” champions competing over 10 hourlong episodes. A premiere date has not been announced.

With Bialik, 47, currently hosting the new tournament, Jennings has been on hiatus and fans have been waiting for him to…

September 16, 2021

The Sony Pictures sound stage that has long been home to the game show “Jeopardy!” was renamed the Alex Trebek Stage in honor of the late Trebek, who passed away in November of 2020 from pancreatic cancer. He was the host of “Jeopardy!” from 1984 until his death, winning several Emmy Awards for his role on the show.

While the dedication happened during the show’s taping in August, the episode just aired Monday, September 13, 2021. Trebek’s widow, Jean Trebek, and the couple’s children also attended the dedication.

The quiz show’s new season started this week with episodes hosted by Mike Richards, the former executive producer of “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune.” Richards had filmed only five episodes before he resigned as host, then days later was let go from the…

After eight months of guest hosts, Jeopardy! finally has a permanent replacement for the late Alex Trebek. Game show veteran and current Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune executive producer Mike Richards will fill the role when the syndicated series’ 38th season begins later this year. The producers have also hired neuroscientist and The Big Bang Theory actor Mayim Bialik, who guest-hosted earlier this year, as the host of a new prime-time version of the series as well as upcoming championship specials.

“We are thrilled to begin the next chapter of America’s Favorite Quiz Show with Mike hosting our daily show and Mayim hosting new versions of Jeopardy!,” said Ravi Ahuja, chairman of global television studios and corporate development for Sony Pictures, in a news release. “We…