‘SNL’ Writer Steve Higgins Remembers ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ Origin and Pays Tribute to Alex Trebek

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.

Ryan Reynolds is reflecting fondly on the late Alex Trebek. The legendary "Jeopardy!" host died earlier this month after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

NEW YORK -- “Jeopardy!” paid tribute to Alex Trebek on Monday in a poignant message that celebrated the show's longtime, unflappable host of 37 years.The day after Trebek died at age 80 following a battle with cancer, the show's executive producer, Mike Richards addressed viewers from the “Jeopardy!” set in a taped introduction.“Over the weekend we lost our beloved host, Alex Trebek.

Jeopardy! paid tribute to host Alex Trebek as the latest episode of the game show aired on Monday night (November 9, 2020).The beloved TV personality, who has hosted the ABC program since its debut in 1984, passed away on Sunday (November 8, 2020), aged 80 – over a year after he was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer.A new episode of the show, which was pre-recorded, aired on Monday, with the show’s executive producer Mike Richards taking a moment in the beginning to say a few words in

Jeopardy! is paying tribute to Alex Trebek. After the longtime game show host passed away Sunday morning at the age 80, Jeopardy! executive producer Mike Richards took a moment during the beginning of Monday night's episode to honor Trebek in a touching tribute.

said. “He loved this show and everything it stood for.

Alex Trebek on the first episode to air following the beloved star’s death. Trebek died on Sunday following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

On Monday night, “Jeopardy!” honoured Alex Trebek a day after he died.

Ellise Shafer editorBefore Monday night’s episode of “Jeopardy!,” executive producer Mike Richards delivered a heartfelt tribute to longtime host Alex Trebek, who died on Sunday at the age of 80.“Over the weekend, we lost our beloved host, Alex Trebek. This is an enormous loss for our staff and crew, for his family and for his millions of fans,” Richards said.

Mike Richards held back tears as he paid tribute to Alex Trebek on Monday’s episode of Jeopardy!

CNN host Anderson Cooper is looking back on his experiences of meeting the late Alex Trebek while appearing as a celebrity guest on “Jeopardy!”.

posted shortly after our exchange with the game show insider.The Sony series is keeping the details on that message under wraps in an effort to increase tune-in for the Monday episode.Also Read: George Stephanopoulos' Rep Lobbies For Him to Become Next Host of 'Jeopardy!' (Exclusive)Trebek died Sunday following a long and public battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80.Thanks to batch-taping, Alex Trebek’s final “Jeopardy!” episode will air on ABC owned & operated stations on Christmas Day.

Alex Trebek, the lauded and longtime host of Jeopardy! passed away at the age of 80, after battling pancreatic cancer. The official Jeopardy! Twitter account confirmed the sad news on the morning of Sunday, November 8, writing: “‘Jeopardy!’ is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends.

Jackie Fuchs It was November 6, 2018. I’d just won my third game of “Jeopardy!” and if you’d been playing the Alex Trebek drinking game, you’d have taken another sip of Chardonnay, Alex’s favorite drink.“Yeah, enjoy the moment,” Alex said.I was enjoying the moment, though I took the comment as a simple throwaway.

Ryan Reynolds is opening up about the time he spent with Alex Trebek, before his sad passing yesterday. The 44-year-old Deadpool actor took to social media shortly after it was announced that the Jeopardy! host had died.

Hollywood was heartbroken over thenews of Alex Trebek's deathon Sunday and took to social media to pay tribute to the late Jeopardy! host. The game show iconrevealedon March 6,2019, that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, but he vowed to beat it.

In the wake of longtime "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek’s death, his fellow game show hosts at “Wheel of Fortune” spoke out about his passing. Trebek died on Sunday at age 80 after a battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.The TV icon announced his diagnosis in March 2019 and continued to host the show throughout his treatment.

Alex Trebek has left behind an indelible legacy full of fun memories — and that's exactly what he hoped for. The iconic game show host — who died on Sunday -- spoke with ET's Deidre Behar back in May 2019, and reflected humbly on how he hoped to be remembered.«Just as a good guy, [and] a nice man,» Trebek shared with a smile at last year's Daytime Emmy Awards.