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Alex Trebek fans are not okay after seeing that his Los Angeles home was being demolished.

Hearing “Come on down!” on “The Price is Right” would make anyone excited, and there’s apparently plan in place if someone gets a little too excited.Former “Price is Right” and “Jeopardy!” producer Mike Richards told People recently that if someone accidentally wets their pants on set, production is prepared.“When I got there, they had a system in place in case someone peed their pants,” Richards told the outlet.He added, “I never saw it happen, but there were curtains and a blow dryer and [a] pair of sweats just in case, since we’d have to get on with the show.”Other kinds of accidents have happened on the set of “The Price is Right.”Last year, a contestant named Henry was celebrating his winning one of the games when he dislocated his shoulder. His wife, Alice, finished off the show by spinning the wheel for him.Henry ended up winning a Hawaiian vacation in the showcase showdown, and the show’s social media post of the clip joked, “He won a trip to Hawaii and the ER #PriceIsRight.”In 2014, a contestant named Judy hurt her ankle while spinning the wheel and played the Showcase Showdown on crutches.Richards worked on “The Price is Right” during its transition from Bob Barker as host to Drew Carey’s takeover and has also worked on “Wheel of Fortune” and “Let’s Make a Deal” throughout his career.The producer recently addressed his brief time as replacement host of “Jeopardy!” following the death of Alex Trebek.Richards told People, “No one was more surprised than me.

who lasted exactly one day on the job as the show’s host, opened up about being fired — and about the strength of cancer-stricken Alex Trebek. Richards, 48, replaced Trebek in August 2021, nine months after Trebek died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 80.

outraged fans for $1,000. Several “Jeopardy!” viewers are up in arms after the game show included a gender-related question during Monday’s “Tournament of Champions” quarterfinal.

Mayim Bialik was axed as the co-host of “Jeopardy!” because the show needed more “consistency” with current host Ken Jennings, showrunner Michael Davies revealed to reporters.“When I took over the show, we were really forced into that situation from everything that happened before, the guest-hosting period,” Davies said at the annual Television Critics Association Press Tour on Saturday. The NBC game show rotated in hosts following the death of iconic host Alex Trebek in November 2020 at the age of 80 after battling pancreatic cancer.“Mayim was left hosting the primetime versions; I brought in Ken to guest-host once Mayim had her schedule on her Fox sitcom,” Davies said, alluding to Bialik’s Fox series “Call Me Kat,” which premiered in January 2021.“Over the past two-and-a-half seasons, what we’ve heard from a lot of television stations and other interested parties is that they wanted more consistency,” Davies said.

There can be only one… is what we thought during the awkward transitional phase for Jeopardy! after the passing of Alex Trebek. The show auditioned several hosts with guest runs until finally settling on two hosts: show champion Ken Jennings and Big Bang Theory alum Mayim Bialik.

d the Hollywood Reporter in an interview, which was published on Tuesday.“I can’t speak to her decision-making process or her opinions about it.”Bialik, 48, announced Dec. 15 on her Instagram account that she was let go from the syndicated version of “Jeopardy!” She had been co-hosting the show with Jennings since 2021 following the 2020 death of longtime host Alex Trebek.“Sony has informed me that I will no longer be hosting the syndicated version of Jeopardy!” she wrote, alluding to the show’s producer.

Mayim Bialik revealed on her social media account Friday that she will no longer be hosting the game show.“As the holiday break begins in Hollywood, I have some Jeopardy! news,” the “Big Bang Theory” actress wrote on Instagram. “Sony has informed me that I will no longer be hosting the syndicated version of Jeopardy!”“I am incredibly honored to have been nominated for a primetime Emmy for hosting this year,” she continued, “and I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have been a part of the ‘Jeopardy!’ family.”The 48-year-old concluded her post by thanking her supporters.

J. Kim Murphy Mayim Bialik has faced her final “Jeopardy!” Two years after stepping in as a permanent host for the beloved game show following the death of its long-running emcee Alex Trebek, Bialik is exiting her regular role on the series.

“Jeopardy!” champ-turned-presenter now reveals it’s Pat Sajak he’s trying hardest to emulate. The 49-year-old show host recently appeared on actor Justin Long’s “Life is Short” podcast, where he analyzed both the late Trebek and the longtime, soon-to-retire “Wheel of Fortune” helmer’s hosting styles.

Caroline Brew editor SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for “Quiz Lady,” now streaming on Hulu. The premise of Jessica Yu‘s “Quiz Lady” seems like the perfect recipe for an over-the-top, slapstick comedy: two estranged sisters — the uptight Anne (Awkwafina) and the unhinged Jenny (Sandra Oh) — embark on a cross-country roadtrip to cover their mother’s gambling debt. And there are plenty of moments throughout the film that live up to that absurdly hilarious premise, such as Anne tripping on Jenny’s pills while trying to answer quiz questions as Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar” plays.

Mayim Bialik isn’t very confident in her abilities as a “Jeopardy!” contestant. During a recent appearance on the “Club Random with Bill Maher” podcast, Bialik told the host that people often ask her if she knows the answers to all the questions she asks the contestants on “Jeopardy!,” revealing the answer is definitely “no.”“No.

the Messenger. “She hopes to return to ‘Jeopardy!’ as soon as the strike has been resolved.” The insider continued, “She wasn’t fired.

Carmel Dagan Emmy Award-winning gameshow host Bob Barker, who spent five decades associated with “The Price Is Right” and “Truth or Consequences,” has died. He was 99.

died in November 2020 at age 80 after a battle with stage four pancreatic cancer.“I actually ended up talking to him what turned out to be the night before the day he passed away, about guest hosting for him,” Jennings recalled about Trebek during an appearance on the “Last Podcast on the Left” on Wednesday. The topic came up when Jennings was asked whether Trebek had ever given him any advice about the job. “We actually didn’t know.

Celebrity Jeopardy! has a new host, and it’s a familiar face. ABC confirmed to ET that co-host Ken Jennings will take over hosting duties for the upcoming season of from Mayim Bialik, who hosted the first season of the show.Meanwhile, showrunner Michael Davies shared that Jeopardy! is making some changes for its upcoming 40th season amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.Davies gave an update on the long-running trivia show — hosted by Bialik and Jennings — on an episode of the Inside Jeopardy!podcast, sharing that the show's fall season will re-use questions and bring back past runners-up to compete again.«I believe, principally, that it would not be fair to have new contestants making their first appearance on the Alex Trebek Stage with non-original material,» Davies explained.

Ken Jennings has clapped back in the most subtle way at criticism from fans over still working on the upcoming season of Jeopardy!

posted on X (formerly Twitter). “Alex [Trebek] would NEVER do anything of the sort.

Hollywood writers strike.Davies explained that it “wouldn’t be fair to have new contestants making their first appearance” on the show with material that isn’t original or that was written pre-strike.“So we decided that really we needed to invite back and give a second chance in general to players who probably thought that their chance to come back and play on the Alex Trebek stage had gone forever,” he said on the “Inside Jeopardy!” podcast. “We’re going to open the season with a second chance tournament for players from Season 37 who lost their initial game, and winners from that will advance to a Season 37 and Season 38 champions wild card,” he continued.

Jeopardy! is undergoing a big change for its Season 40 as a result of the writers strike.

Legendary "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek shocked millions of beloved fans with his announcement that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in 2019. After Trebek revealed his cancer diagnosis, the one question on everyone’s mind was how he was going to carry on with his hosting duties as his health deteriorated. In the most recent episode of the "This is Jeopardy!" podcast, the game show's execs and Trebek’s family detailed some of their memories with the television icon leading up to his death.

Sophia Scorziello editor John Wilson was filming the scene on Park Avenue with his handheld Sony camcorder when I met him in midtown for coffee. He was sporting a “Jeopardy” T-shirt, and I thought of how the late game show host Alex Trebek might have loved Wilson’s question and answer style of television.

stated they would not participate amid the ongoing Hollywood writers strike.However, new “Jeopardy!” episodes will be produced in the fall with material penned by Writers Guild of America (WGA) members before the strike began in May.“Jeopardy! never had any intention of producing a Tournament of Champions for Season 39 until the strike is resolved,” a show spokesperson confirmed to The Post on Wednesday. The statement continued, “Further, no contestants from Season 39 have been contacted regarding their availability for any postseason tournaments, including the ToC.

The immediate future of "Jeopardy!" has been up in the air since the writers strike began in May, and now fans are learning what they can expect. After multiple contestants from the current season stated on social media that they would not be competing in the yearly Tournament of Champions because of the strike, a spokesperson for the show released a statement explaining that while the tournament won't take place, the main show will run new episodes in the fall.

Jeopardy! is shaking up its pattern due to the writers strike.

The iconic Tournament of Champions on Jeopardy! is officially postponed.

fans are fed up that some of the show’s contestants are getting some pretty “easy” questions wrong on the game show.Amid a rash of recent controversies, fans flooded Twitter this week to blast their frustration after contestants Dennis Leung, Kathy Barkey and Ittai Sopher, two-day champion, missed several questions throughout every round of the show.“Whoa! What was up with the folks on #Jeopardy tonight?” one Twitter user ranted. “For people of that caliber, those were some pretty basic questions that no one was getting…”A separate Twitter user claimed that host Ken Jennings looked “annoyed at the contestants fluffing some pretty easy questions.”Another user raged on Monday: “Holy s–t! I keep saying the Final #Jeopardy clues keep getting easier, but today’s takes the cake.

Reddit user said regarding the show’s fate.The WGA is a labor union that represents writers for movies, television, documentaries and most forms of recorded media, who have recently been on strike to advocate for improved streaming royalties and protections against AI taking their jobs. Fellow confused “Jeopardy!” fans responded to the show’s uncertainty online.“If the strike continues into the fall TV season, there won’t be any Jeopardy! at all,” another worried fan responded in the thread.A few fans suggested that the showrunners rerun questions from old episodes, but others rejected the idea.

Jimmy Fallon has entered the Emmy race.

"Jeopardy!" champion James Holzhauer is never one to shy away from sharing his feelings, and that holds true with his thoughts on the new host of "Wheel of Fortune." Earlier this week, it was announced that Ryan Seacrest was officially taking over hosting duties on the popular game show after Pat Sajak finishes filming the upcoming season, and Holzhauer joked that they should have taken notes from "Jeopardy!". "Wheel of Fortune went about this all wrong," he wrote on Twitter. "First you subject the contestants and viewers to an endless parade of temps who don’t prepare before hosting," he continued.

took to Twitter on Tuesday to comment on Seacrest being named the new “Wheel of Fortune” host — and mock the long, winding road “Jeopardy!” went on to find a replacement for the late Alex Trebek.(Trebek died in late 2020 after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.)“Wheel of Fortune went about this all wrong,” Holzhauer tweeted sarcastically. “First you subject the contestants and viewers to an endless parade of temps who don’t prepare before hosting Then the producer in charge of the search says ‘Actually, *I* would be the perfect host’ Then ‘jk we have two hosts now.'”Jeopardy interim guest hosts included Katie Couric, Anderson Cooper, LeVar Burton, Aaron Rodgers, Dr.

When Pat Sajak announced his retirement from hosting "Wheel of Fortune," it marked the end of an era. "Well, the time has come," he wrote in a post that was shared across all the "Wheel of Fortune" social media accounts. "I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last." He added, "It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months.

confided to Deseret News. “I’m very happy to be retired from ‘Jeopardy!’ because I think I got away with one in the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) tournament.”Jennings told the Utah-based outlet that the self-proclaimed “villain” of the tournament “would just wipe the floor with me if we had to play again.

co-hosting the long-running game show alongside Mayim Bialik since the late, great Alex Trebek passed in November 2020.However, Jennings said he wouldn’t have picked himself for the job if he was in charge of casting for the series.He told Utah outlet Deseret News recently that while hosting the show is his “dream job,” he would have picked someone else for the position. “If I were hiring for that job, I would go with a sturdy broadcaster with decades of experience, not just somebody who happened to be good at the show many years ago,” the Washington native confessed.

Ken Jennings currently hosts "Jeopardy!" on a rotating basis with Mayim Bialik, the show's other host, but he recently revealed that if he were in charge of casting, he would have gone in a totally different direction. "If I were hiring for that job, I would go with a sturdy broadcaster with decades of experience, not just somebody who happened to be good at the show many years ago," he admitted.

Whoopi Goldberg would like to buy a chance at Pat Sajak's job!On Tuesday, Goldberg and her co-hosts of , Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin, were joined by host Ken Jennings, and discussed Pat Sajak's retirement announcement.As Griffin asked Jennings if he had any idea who should replace the legendary host, Goldberg could be heard declaring in the background, «I want that job. I want that job.» Jennings joked that after 's «succession crisis» following the death of Alex Trebek, he hopes that they already have someone in mind.Meanwhile, Behar made it known that Goldberg is all good to step in.