And now, here is the NEW Host of Jeopardy!...

[stevearino]

Mike Richards.

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/mik...XNfUtVPy8m3zKg

Per the link above, Mike Richards, who succeeded Harry Friedman as showrunner of "Jeopardy!" in 2020, months before the passing of Alex Trebek, who died last November at age 80, 20 months after being hit with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer, is set to pull double duty as BOTH Showrunner AND the new PERMANENT host of "Jeopardy!" this Fall.

Not to be confused with "Seinfeld" actor Michael Richards, Mike Richards' prior hosting gigs in Game Show were the short-lived Game Show Network originals "Divided" and a short-lived 2012 revival of "The Pyramid."

Personally, I was rooting for Ken Jennings to become Permanent host since Alex Trebek's passing, BUT it'll be interesting to see how Mike Richards does in that position, considering he was the first of the 2-week Guest Hosts in February that have included, among others, LeVar Burton and Mayim Bialik.

[robyrob]

..so the guy in charge of picking the new host is the new host?

OK, then.

[icecream]

He isn't the new host yet, although it looks like he might be. This was further down in the article. "A source close to the situation cautioned that there’s no certainty that the sides will close a deal and that other candidates remain in the mix, although Richards is clearly the front-runner."

[Zoneboy]

Originally Posted by stevearino

Not to be confused with "Seinfeld" actor Michael Richards.

Anyone that would confuse the 2 has no business watching TV.

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

Anyone that would confuse the 2 has no business watching TV.

[Duster76]

The choice makes sense. Jeopardy is the star of Jeopardy. What the show needs is someone who understands what that means. I think Ken would have been a good choice but he lacked media experience and in the era of WOKE any utterance might be turned against you. Mike should do fine.

[TSMIV]

Mike Richards was Mr. Bland as host, but he's better than most of the guest hosts. My picks were Aaron Rodgers, Buzzy Cohen or Mayim Bialik (I did not like her on TBBT, but she did a good job as host).

[Dude111]

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

Anyone that would confuse the 2 has no business watching TV.

Ah man!!

[TMC]

• Mike Richards as permanent host feels underwhelming, preordained and surprising: "The presence of Richards, a show insider, among vastly more well-known hosts was somewhat eyebrow-raising from the first," says Daniel D'Addario. "Richards’ performance was technically assured: He’s been a host on lesser shows like Beauty and the Geek before, and it’s no surprise that he knows the show he produces. But other hosts did a more effective job at bringing out contestants’ personalities than did Richards, who could be somewhat abrupt. Similarly halting were his show-ending tributes to Trebek. Though his intentions seemed good, Richards, in paying endless homage to his predecessor, ended up seeming the one thing the charmingly plainspoken Trebek rarely was: Stilted. There will be time for Richards to grow into the role, and, once the deal is done, the franchise’s fans must now root for him: He is to be the host we’ve got on a show whose legacy and format set it apart among its competitors. And it’s time for the show to settle into its new order — the search couldn’t go on forever. Whether or not Richards was always going to be the choice, though, the show did itself a service by letting the process of cycling through guests play out for a bit. Not merely did the electricity of proximity to Trebek’s sad loss fade a bit — hosts came to grow somewhat less florid in their memorializing him as time went by — but the show also worked through some possibilities of what could work and what might not. The modern viewer’s only meaningful encounter with the show had been with Trebek at its helm. What might it look like with, say, a more radically empathic emcee, like Katie Couric? Or a more laconic one, like Aaron Rodgers? Or a more enthusiastic one, like LeVar Burton?"
• LeVar Burton's name trends as some Jeopardy! fans express outrage with the Mike Richards news

[icecream]

Originally Posted by TMC

What might it look like with, say, a more radically empathic emcee, like Katie Couric? Or a more laconic one, like Aaron Rodgers?

Katie Couric and Aaron Rodgers were bloody awful hosts who brought nothing to the show, good riddance to them. I would have preferred Ken Jennings or Mayim Bialik. But Mike is a much better selection than Aaron, Katie, and others who were horrible hosts like Savannah Guthrie, Dr. Oz, and George S.

[Willbo]

I always thought Mike Richards was the best that I have seen. Good choice. Aaron Rodgers was horrible as well as Katie Couric. LaVar Burton was ok but not my first choice. A non famous person is probably the best choice.

[howilu]

My girlfriend and I both agree on Mayim Bialik as a top candidate to become the permanent host. Levar Burton is another top candidate. I'm strongly against Ken Jennings because of rules that state that if any potential contestant knows someone who works on the show, it's an automatic disqualification. That's been the status quo for any game show since the quiz show scandals of the 1950s.

[Babalu]

Ken Jennings was my overwhelming choice, but Mike Richards was the only other host that I actually liked and would continue watching. He was surprisingly good. I've been watching Jeopardy since I was about 6 years old.

If Lavar Burton or Mayim Bialik were chosen, that would kill the show forever.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by Babalu

...I've been watching Jeopardy since I was about 6 years old.

I remember watching Jeopardy as a kid, on NBC when Art Fleming was the host.

[Babalu]

Originally Posted by stevea

I remember watching Jeopardy as a kid, on NBC when Art Fleming was the host.

When I was in 6th grade our class went to a taping in Rockefeller Center.