‘Jeopardy!’Why Ken Jennings fought to keep his hosting job

‘Jeopardy!’ Ken Jennings Fighting To Keep Job As Host

Ken Jennings took over as the Jeopardy! host shortly after Alex Trebek’s death. While he initially co-hosted the show with Mayim Bialik, the popular game show chose to stick with him as the full-time host and let Mayim go. However, there are rumors that Jeopardy! producers might want to move on.

With that said, Ken Jennings isn’t going down without a fight.

Pop Culture Jeopardy! Has A New Host

There is a new Jeopardy! spinoff coming to Prime Video. The show is called Pop Culture Jeopardy! and the show named its host at the end of July. That host is Saturday Night Live star Colin Jost. While Jennings has promoted the show, saying it will be as hard as the original, there are now rumors his job is in danger.
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A source says that producers will watch Colin Jost’s performance as the Pop Culture Jeopardy! host. If they see him doing a good enough job, he might be offered the chance to take over Jennings’s role on the main show.

Some fans think a change is coming because of mistakes made on the show. However, Ken cannot take the blame for many of these mistakes. The shows are filmed in advance, and the production team then edits the footage for the shows that people actually watch.

If Ken Jennings makes “mistakes” in the shows, it is the production team’s fault for not fixing them before the show hits TV. However, there could be cases where a mistake by Ken gives someone a win or loss they didn’t deserve. Even so, there are still people backstage who can reverse these calls.

The source said Sony Pictures TV would only replace Ken if the ratings tanked. They are still high.

Ken Jennings Not Giving Up Jeopardy! Job Without A Fight

With all that in mind, a source has said that Ken Jennings knows all the rumors and innuendoes behind the scenes. However, the source said that Ken has no intention of losing his job and will go down swinging if it comes to that (via Closer Weekly).

“He’s desperate to make it work and has no intention of leaving of his own accord,” the source said. “Ken’s well aware of the noise and tittle-tattle, and privately, he would acknowledge these are tough times.”

Some of the complaints about Ken concern what some call favoritism. In other cases, he seems overly critical of certain players. However, for now, it seems no change is coming for the Jeopardy! host.

What are your thoughts on Ken Jennings and the job he has done as the Jeopardy! host? Do you think he deserves to keep the job? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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