# Who should be the next host of "Jeopardy!"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [November 12, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460 "2020-11-12T20:49:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 41
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/804 "2021-11-06T21:21:37Z")
> [@Arcite](#): > > Nobody cares except you. Wrong. In addition to what other posters have here have said, a lot of people at the private Jeopardy Contestants group are critical of Mayim, and would not be happy if she was made the permanent host. And I care, too. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/805 "2021-11-06T21:25:22Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > And I care, too. #MeToo (Did I use that right?) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/806 "2021-11-09T20:35:23Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Did you feel the same when Alex Trebek was hawking insurance? Or menacing an FBI special agent? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/807 "2021-11-09T20:39:33Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > [@BigT](#): > > > > The issue with Bialik is that she’s a neuroscientist, who should know that the product that she decided to promote was snake oil. And, even if she didn’t, she should have disavowed it when she found out. But she hasn’t. > > She was [profiled in The New York Times last month](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/arts/television/mayim-bialik-jeopardy.html), and said that she remains under contract with that company. So she can’t just disavow it. Yes, she can. You can break a contract. The consequence would just be losing money. She always has some excuse. But she keeps saying and doing these things. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/808 "2021-11-09T20:44:08Z")
Easy for you to say, given it’s not your money. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/809 "2021-11-09T21:36:03Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Or menacing an FBI special agent? I didn’t say he _was_ Alex Trebek, I said he _looked like_ Alex Trebek. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/810 "2021-11-10T02:54:44Z")
Did you notice that when Ken comes out, Johnny says, “Hosting Jeopardy, Ken Jennings”? Since he always said “The host of Jeopardy, Mayim Bialik,” I wonder if that means she’s going to be the permanent host. After they gave Richards the boot, the producers said Mayim and Ken would split the job for the rest of the year while they looked for a permanent host. I haven’t been exactly scouring the Web for news, but they seem to have been pretty quiet about their search. It’s a pretty fair bet that one favorite, Aaron Rodgers, is off the short (and long) list, and I personally think Mayim should be, too. Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but it seems like a sign. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/811 "2021-11-10T02:59:10Z")
If you want to read into things, yesterday, Ken’s first day hosting, was the anniversary of Alex’s death. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/812 "2021-11-10T03:22:32Z")
What do you read in that? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/813 "2021-11-10T03:25:41Z")
Me? Nothing. But you saw a sign in how the announcer introduced Ken, so I thought _you_ might find a sign in when they chose to start Ken’s current run as guest host. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/814 "2021-11-10T04:34:22Z")
I should cut Bialik a little slack-afaik, no actual snakes were harmed in the making of her brain pills. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/815 "2021-11-10T16:16:56Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > and I personally think Mayim should be, too. What sucks is we think she’s a great host. Better than Alex. But i don’t think woo and snake oil (even synthetic snake oil) peddlers should be on J! ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/816 "2021-11-10T16:45:51Z")
[There are reports today Dr. Oz is considering running for the Senate.](https://people.com/politics/dr-oz-for-senate-hes-currently-focused-on-his-show-amid-reports-hell-run-as-a-republican-in-pa/) If I had to choose an either/or, I’d rather have these people hosting _Jeopardy._ ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/817 "2021-11-16T19:45:37Z")
Interesting article. Apparently staff are divided on how Mayim is fitting in. > **[Why Jeopardy Host Mayim Bialik Allegedly Isn’t Fitting In While Working On...](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/why-jeopardy-host-mayim-bialik-allegedly-isnt-fitting-in-while-working-on-the-game-show)** > > Mayim Bialik's Jeopardy! run apparently isn't bowling everyone over behind the scenes. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/818 "2021-11-16T20:48:51Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Interesting article. Apparently staff are divided on how Mayim is fitting in. That article makes the J staff sound really whiny and petty. “She doesn’t wear the clothes we want her to!”. And “we want an exact clone of St Alex.” If it weren’t for her personal medical woo beliefs, I’d say make her the permanent host. I don’t want another Alex. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/819 "2021-11-16T20:59:46Z")
Yeah, that article seems very clickbaity to me. If the worst thing the staff can find to say about her is “We don’t like her clothes,” that’s not particularly scandalous. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/820 "2021-11-16T22:41:22Z")
I think her clothes are fine, not that I pay much attention. I do look at what glasses she is wearing… Brian ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/821 "2021-11-16T22:57:56Z")
But, but, but according to this, the staff absolutely loves Mayim and wants to see her made permanent host! > **[Does The Jeopardy! Crew Have A Favorite For Alex Trebek's Permanent...](https://www.thelist.com/645901/does-the-jeopardy-crew-have-a-favorite-for-alex-trebeks-permanent-replacement/)** > > Ever since the tragic passing of "Jeopardy!" Host Alex Trebek, the famed quiz show has struggled to nail down a replacement. Does the crew have a favorite? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/822 "2021-11-16T23:45:11Z")
Bring back Buzzy! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/823 "2021-11-17T01:46:37Z")
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