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Ken Jennings Crosses Picket Line To Host ‘Jeopardy!’ As Mayim Bialik Stands With WGA Strikers

By Corey Atad.

It’s a hosting switcheroo on “Jeopardy!”

According to Deadline, Ken Jennings will host the show’s final week of episodes in season 39, taking over from Mayim Bialik, who is standing with Writers Guild of America strikers.


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The final episodes, which are set to be filmed between May 16 and May 19, were set to be hosted by Bialik, but she reportedly declined her hosting duties in solidarity with the WGA.

Mayim Bialik – Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/CP Images
Mayim Bialik – Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/CP Images

“Jeopardy!” is a union show, with contributions and questions written by WGA members in advance of the season and the current…


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