Mayim Bialik discusses Mike Richards' 'Jeopardy!' departure, hosting Season 38: 'I am part of this family'

second spot on the consecutive wins list behind Ken Jennings (with 74 wins). Amodio raked up $1,518,601 in prize money during his time on “Jeopardy!” The Yale grad student broke the $1 million mark during his 28th game in September.

It took until near the end for Jean Trebek to realize how beloved her husband really was by the public.

passed away in Nov. 2020 after a public struggle with pancreatic cancer.

the previous week, when Mike Richards was the very short-lived full-time host. Bialik’s week also rose 6% from the comparable week last year.With a 5.4 rating, “Jeopardy!” tied “Family Feud” atop all of syndication the week ending Sept.

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.

Mayim Bialik discussed her new gig as the interim host of "Jeopardy!" alongside Ken Jennings for the remainder of this season.  Sony Pictures Television previously confirmed to Fox News that Bialik will host several weeks of shows that will air through Nov. 5.

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…

"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 breaking her silence about the departure of Mike Richards from “Jeopardy!”, days after the announcement that she and she and the longtime producer of the beloved game show would be alternating hosting duties.

told Glamour magazine in an interview. “I love my sitcom work, I do.

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.

"Jeopardy!" has abandoned its initial idea to return to a string of guest hosts in the wake of Mike Richards’ ousting, opting instead to let Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings take over for the remainder of the year. Sony Pictures Television confirmed to Fox News that Bialik will host several weeks of shows starting Monday that will air through Nov.

Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will stay put at the “Jeopardy!” podium through 2021.