‘Jeopardy’ finally names new hosts: Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik will continue to share host duties
Ken Jennings, left, shown at the 2020 ABC Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, California in 2020, and Mayim Bialik, right, shown at the 23rd annual Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California in 2018, will share permanent hosting duties on “Jeopardy!” it was announced on Wednesday. (AP Photo)APAt last, the powers that be at “Jeopardy!” have made a decision about who will take the place of the late Alex Trebek as permanent host of the popular quiz show. As Deadline reports, Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings, who have been alternating as hosts on a temporary basis, will continue to share the hosting role on a permanent basis.
The “Jeopardy!” website features a statement from “Jeopardy!” executive producer Michael Davies, which reads, in part, that today “we have closed and signed deals with Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings to be the hosts of ‘Jeopardy!’ moving forward.”
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