Dane Cook Was Asked To Be a Guest Host on 'Jeopardy!'

Late Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek was left off the nominees list for the 2021 Grammy Awards, despite his memoir Alex Trebek–The Answer Is…receiving a nod for the ceremony’s Best Spoken World Album award. Instead of Trebek, who died of pancreatic cancer on Nov. 8, Ken Jennings received the nomination for Trebek’s memoir.

shortly after being named the interim “Jeopardy!” host in the wake of Alex Trebek’s death earlier this month.On Monday, “Jeopardy!” revealed the former champion would serve as a guest host of the long-running game show.

One of the greatest Jeopardy! players ever will take over as the game show's host, at least for a short time, after the sad demise of former host Alex Trebek. Ken Jennings will be the interim host of the syndicated series when it resumes production November 30.

Jeopardy! will begin filming again with a handful of special guests — including all-star player Ken Jennings — following longtime host Alex Trebek‘s death.“We will resume production on 11/30 with a series of interim guest hosts from the Jeopardy! family – starting with Ken Jennings.

Jeopardy following the death of iconic TV host Alex Trebek. Jennings is a well-known staple on the show.

Ken Jennings is stepping up to his place behind the podium. Following the death of longtime host Alex Trebek earlier this month,announced on Monday that the show would resume production with a rotating slate of guest hosts.«Alex believed in the importance of and always said that he wanted the show to go on after him,» Executive Producer Mike Richards said in a statement shared to the show's social media.

"Jeopardy!" is set to resume production on November 30, and viewers will see the late Alex Trebek's hosting duties temporarily filled by interim guests with one of its all-time great players taking the podium, the show said on Monday.  Contestant Ken Jennings, whose 74-game winning streak and $2.52 million in earnings are show records, will be the first to take over for Trebek. Earlier this year Jennings won the show's "Greatest of All Time" tournament.

Alex Trebek’s passing.Sony Pictures Television announced Monday that Jennings, 46, will be the first in the series of guest hosts, according to the Wrap, when the show resumes production on Nov. 30.“Alex believed in the importance of ‘Jeopardy!’ and always said that he wanted the show to go on after him,” “Jeopardy!” executive producer Mike Richards said in a statement.

Ken Jennings has some big shoes to fill.

Ken Jennings is stepping behind the podium on Jeopardy!

NEW YORK -- “Jeopardy!” record-holder Ken Jennings will be the first in a series of interim hosts replacing Alex Trebek when the show resumes production next Monday.Producers announced Monday that Jennings, who won 74 games in a row and claimed the show's “Greatest of All Time” title in a competition last year, will host episodes that air in January.A long-term host for Trebek, who died of cancer on Nov.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorFormer champion Ken Jennings will be the first of several guest hosts on Jeopardy! when it resumes production at the end of the month. It will be the first episodes shot on the game show since longtime host Alex Trebek died earlier this month after a long fight against pancreatic cancer at age 80.Jennings earlier this year claimed the title of Jeopardy!’s “Greatest of All Time” in a series of primetime matches.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterWeeks after the passing of legendary “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, Sony Pictures Television has announced that popular contestant and “Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time” tournament winner Ken Jennings will serve as the first of a series of interim guest hosts when the trivia game show returns to production on Monday, Nov.

Jeopardy host Alex Trebek‘s legacy lives on. The Jeopardy host, who sadly died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 80 earlier in November, donated 62 acres of land in the Hollywood Hills to the city of Los Angeles years ago in 1998, People magazine reported.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerA lifetime as a quiet conservationist has come to light in the days after Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek’s death.Trebek, who died of cancer at age 80 this month, donated 62 acres of land in the Hollywood Hills to the city of Los Angeles in 1998. The Trebek Open Space runs into Runyon Canyon Park.