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‘Jeopardy!’ Fans Outraged Over Contestant’s Actions, “Literally Torture”

Jeopardy! fans are in an uproar over a contestant’s actions on a recent episode of the beloved game show.

'Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings asking the Final Jeopardy! clue
Credit: ABC

America’s favorite quiz show is currently being presented by former champion Ken Jennings (Jeopardy! Masters). Co-host Mayim Bialik (Jeopardy! National College Championship, Celebrity Jeopardy!) was scheduled to appear for the latter segment of Season 39, but the actress and presenter refused to cross the picket line back in May to film her episodes.

In support of the Writers Guild of America strikes, Bialik would not record her future episodes, and therefore Jennings will be seen hosting through the end of July.

Both hosts began joint hosting duties during Season 38. Following the death of former host Alex Trebek, who died aged 80 from pancreatic cancer, members…


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Opinion | DirecTV removed One America News. Why isn’t Fox News outraged?

Perhaps OAN is too puny, too fringy to care about. A 2019 Nielsen survey of its reach found that it averaged 14,000 total viewers, compared with an average of 631,000 for Fox News, as reported by CNN. But if you can blather on about open discourse when a rinky-dink social media outfit posing no threat to Fox News hangs in the balance, you can certainly blather on about open discourse when a rinky-dink cable outfit posing no threat to Fox News hangs in the balance. It all goes to show that Fox News, despite its bluster, doesn’t stick up for American values, free expression or other “conservative” outlets. It sticks up for itself.


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