Mayim Bialik Says She Wants ‘Jeopardy!’ Hosting Gig

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.

Mayim Bialik has come forward about how her close friendship with Neil Patrick Harris disintegrated decades ago. The "Jeopardy!" host and former "Big Bang Theory" actress appeared on "The Late Late Show" on Tuesday where she shared a "terrible story" to James Corden.

Mayim Bialik’s distaste for musicals nearly cost her her friendship with Neil Patrick Harris. The actress, 45, appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden on September 29, where she confessed that she wasn’t a fan of musical theater (“It’s not my thing”). She then recounted an incident during Neil’s run on Broadway in the late 1990s that resulted in a brief rift in their friendship.

Neil Patrick Harris.The "Jeopardy!" host spoke with James Corden this week about her dislike of musicals, and how that very thing caused her once-tight friendship with NPH to dissolve. While on "The Late Late Show," Mayim recalled seeing "Rent" in 1997 when the "How I Met Your Mother" actor starred in the musical."This is a terrible story," she said. "I went to see 'Rent.' I mean, this was a long time ago.

“Jeopardy!” host, 45, confessed that she is not a fan of musicals during a chat with James Corden on the “Late Late Show” on Tuesday. But she shared a “terrible story” about the time she was a teen and saw a 1997 production of the Jonathan Larson-penned show in which her then-friend Harris, now 48, played filmmaker Mark Cohen.

Take them, baby, or leave them. Mayim Bialik recently called musicals “ridiculous” and “not for everyone,” but her distaste for the theatrical phenomena has lasted for decades — and even caused drama with pal Neil Patrick Harris.

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.

Mayim Bialik is a little surprised at all the controversy over finding a new “Jeopardy!” host.

Jeopardy! host Mayim Bialik.The Emmy winner took aim at the new host on his show Last Week Tonight over Bialik’s past controversial remarks about vaccines.Bialik, formerly of The Big Bang Theory, has replaced Mike Richards on the game show.

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

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

Mayim Bialik is voicing her interest as taking over as the permanent host of Jeopardy!

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.

By On Thursday, September 16—when Sony Pictures Television made the announcement that Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings would be filling in as hosts of Jeopardy! through 2021, after executive producer Mike Richards stepped down from the role—she wasn't sharing a celebratory post on Instagram. Instead, the was in the midst of observing Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish religion.