‘Jeopardy!’ Review: The Long, Painful Goodbye Of Mike Richards

student Matt Amodio, 30, is now the quiz show’s second winningest contestant — notching his 33rd consecutive victory on Friday and eclipsing James Holzhauer’s streak.Amodio hauled in $55,400, bringing his winnings to $1,267,801.

Jeopardy! perked up in its return to originals during syndication’s premiere week with a 5.1 household rating. The week of Sept. 13 included the five episodes with Mike Richards as a permanent Jeopardy! host that were taped during his first and only day of filming before he stepped down amid multiple controversies.

John Oliver isn’t impressed with the behind-the-scenes drama at “Jeopardy!”

behind only James Holzhauer and Ken Jennings, who is now slated to guest host in tandem with Mayim Bialik.Amodio’s stunning run comes amid upheaval at the show.

Mayim Bialik knew she’d be busy around this time of year, but not this busy. Besides starting production on a new season of Fox's sitcom "Call Me Kat," Bialik was recalled to duty as a "Jeopardy!" guest host — the result of the quiz show's publicly messy effort to replace the late Alex Trebek.

LOS ANGELES -- Mayim Bialik knew she’d be busy around this time of year, but not this busy.Besides starting production on a new season of Fox's sitcom “Call Me Kat,” Bialik was recalled to duty as a “Jeopardy!” guest host — the result of the quiz show's publicly messy effort to replace the late Alex Trebek.Mike Richards exited as newly minted host (and producer) in August after past unsavory podcast comments came to light.

Big shoes to fill. Mayim Bialik is set to host multiple weeks of Jeopardy! until the show officially names a full-time host — but the job came with quite a bit of drama.

Breaking it down…

Mayim Bialik spoke out about the improbable road she took to hosting "Jeopardy!" in the wake of Mike Richards’ controversial departure from the show.  Last week, Sony Pictures Television confirmed to Fox News that Bialik will host the remainder of Season 38 alongside "Jeopardy!" legend Ken Jennings.The duo will hold down the fort while the minds behind the scenes look for a permanent replacement for Alex Trebek after Richards left the show following a slew of inappropriate comments he made in

"Jeopardy!" has been on television since 1984 and has rarely seen scandal in the decades since then. However, the show's history was recently marred by controversy when the search for a replacement for late host Alex Trebek led the show to hire executive producer Mike Richards before he was ultimately ousted from the role.

Mayim Bialik is speaking out after Mike Richards‘ exit from Jeopardy!

Ousted "Jeopardy!" executive producer and host Mike Richards was spotted with "Price Is Right" host and comedian Drew Carey Thursday in Los Angeles amid news Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings are taking over hosting duties for the remainder of the year. The pair was spotted finishing breakfast when a cameraman fired off questions in rapid succession much to the chagrin of the Hollywood mainstays.

Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik will host the show through the end of the calendar year.Bialik will kick things off on Monday, Sept. 20, and will host several weeks of episodes, all of which will air through Nov.

Mayim Bialik is getting her temporary gig as host of the syndicated Jeopardy! extended. The actress and host of Jeopardy!‘s primetime specials and spinoffs, will share hosting duties with former champion Ken Jennings. The two will host shows that will air through the end of the calendar year.

firing of controversial Alex Trebek replacement Mike Richards.For the remainder of this embattled season, it will be only Mayim Bialik and record-setting “Jeopardy!” champ Ken Jennings sharing hosting duties, TMZ has reported.Sony production sources reportedly told the outlet that the beloved game show aims maintain a semi-consistent tone from here on out, with Bialik at the helm for more than half the time — and “The Chase” star Jennings shooting a few weeks worth of episodes.The news is a

host that viewers thought they got rid of — and a tear-jerking tribute to its late beloved host.Former executive producer and would-be host Mike Richards’ episode aired Monday in a pre-recorded segment.

"Jeopardy!" contestants are reportedly not getting their traditional host photos if they were among the handful of people in games with ousted host Mike Richards.  Richards stepped down as Alex Trebek's replacement on Aug. 20, and was ousted as the show's executive producer a week and a half later, after it was discovered podcasts he had made in 2013 and 2014 contained demeaning remarks about women and minorities.