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Mayim Bialik Announces Her Departure from Jeopardy!

Summary

  • Mayim Bialik announced on Instagram that she will no longer be hosting Jeopardy!
  • Ken Jennings has served as the host for Jeopardy! in season 40.
  • Bialik expressed gratitude for the opportunity to be part of the Jeopardy! family.


Mayim Bialik is out as co-host of Jeopardy! Bialik is undoubtedly best known for her work on the television series Blossom and The Big Bang Theory, but the actress shared the hosting duties on the popular game show in seasons 38 and 39 along with Ken Jennings. But on Friday, December 15, Bialik revealed she’d not be returning. Bialik made the announcement via her official Instagram account. Bialik wrote in a post (via @missmayim):

“As the holiday break begins in Hollywood, I have some Jeopardy! news. Sony has informed me that I…


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Mayim Bialik releases disappointing statement on her Jeopardy! hosting future

Jeopardy! will only have one host for its daily syndicated show going forward, according to actress Mayim Bialik.

After a rotating door of hosts in the wake of Alex Trebek’s passing in 2020, actress Mayim Bialik and former champion Ken Jennings have shared hosting duties for the popular game show Jeopardy! from 2021 to 2023. It appears, though, that starting in 2024 it will be back to a single host as Bialik has released a statement addressing her future as one of the show’s hosts.

Bialik revealed in an Instagram post on Friday that she was told by Sony she would “no longer be hosting the syndicated version of Jeopardy!” in the coming season, according to MSNBC. The reason for the decision, as she was told, was to “maintain continuity” for viewers going forward with Jennings as…


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Mayim Bialik is out as host of ‘Jeopardy!’ with Ken Jennings to stay in his role as permanent host

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Mayim Bialik (Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)

Jeopardy! is making a major change. Mayim Bialik will no longer host the quiz show, the The Big Bang Theory alum shared the news on her Instagram Friday.

It was just last summer that Bialik was named the long-running game show’s permanent co-host, opposite Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings. In her new post, Bialik wrote that she was informed by studio Sony that she would “no longer be hosting the syndicated version” of the show. She did not give a reason for her exit.

“I am incredibly honored to have been nominated for a primetime Emmy for hosting this year and I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have been a part of the Jeopardy! family,” the Blossom star wrote. “For all of you who have supported me through this incredible journey…


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‘Jeopardy!’ Fans React to Mayim Bialik’s Surprise Exit as Host

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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The Big Bang Theory’s Mayim Bialik says she will “no longer be hosting” Jeopardy

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Big Bang star will “no longer be hosting” JeopardyTyler Golden

The Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik has announced that she won’t be hosting Jeopardy! anymore.

Bialik has been sharing hosting duties of the syndicated (the daily versions that air on all sorts of different American networks) with Ken Jennings for the last few years, although she stepped back from hosting duties in solidarity with the WGA strike earlier in the year.

In an Instagram post, Bialik explained that the decision wasn’t hers.

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“As the holiday break begins in Hollywood, I have some Jeopardy! news. Sony has informed me that I will no longer be hosting the syndicated version of Jeopardy!” she wrote.

“I am incredibly honoured to have…


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