Ken Jennings To Guest Host First New ‘Jeopardy!’ Episodes After Alex Trebek’s Death

(CNN)Change can be difficult.

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.

Ken Jennings is speaking out after being nominated for a Grammy Award for co-narrating Alex Trebek's memoir. Trebek, the beloved "Jeopardy!" host who died on Nov.

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.

Alex Trebek has a final prize for Ken Jennings. On Tuesday, Jennings became a first-time GRAMMY nominee, recognized in the Best Spoken Word Album field for narrating Trebek's memoir, .«Wait, what??» he posted on Twitter following the announcement.

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 returns to production November 30, there will be a guest host at the podium. According to the Variety, the first one to step up to the plate will be Ken Jennings, one of the game's all-time champions.

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.

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.