# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![jonesj2205](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jonesj2205](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonesj2205)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/101 "2021-01-05T15:06:07Z")
Agreed on the clip. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/102 "2021-01-07T13:14:10Z")
Rumor has it (just heard on radio) Katie Couric will be a guest host after Ken Jennings. Not sure how reliable that info is, so don’t take it as a sure thing. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/103 "2021-01-07T13:30:36Z")
I would like to see Randy Rainbow as a guest host. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/104 "2021-01-07T13:36:47Z")
Where I live, last night’s episode was preempted for coverage of the unrest in Washington. Normally, I wouldn’t care so much but this was one of Alex’s last shows, so I hope the ABC station runs it later. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/105 "2021-01-07T13:52:12Z")
Note that Jeopardy is syndicated (it is one of my NBC stations, but not the other NBC station I get from my OTA antenna), but yes, a rebroadcast would be nice. Brian ---
**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:** [January 7, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/106 "2021-01-07T14:42:41Z")
FYI my local station will air the Jan 6 episode (at 1:30 PM local) Normal airing time is 4:30 pm local (obviously it was preempted) Brian ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/107 "2021-01-07T18:11:51Z")
WLS-7 in Chicago moved Jeopardy to Channel 7-2 on the 5th (and scrolled that on the bottom of the screen on Ch. 7-1) when the local news was dominated by the Kenosha press conference(s). They didn’t do that yesterday, though Channel 7-2 was still broadcasting entertainment as 7-1 aired the news from the Capitol. 🤨 Instead, they showed yesterday’s episode at 3:07am today. 😲😡 ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/108 "2021-01-07T19:52:23Z")
The reason for the long Ryan Reynolds clip is that Trebek has a scene (as Jeopardy host) during the movie. It’ll be kind of surreal when the movie is released. He shows up at 1:30 in [https://youtu.be/JORN2hkXLyM?t=91](https://youtu.be/JORN2hkXLyM?t=91) ---
**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:** [January 7, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/109 "2021-01-07T19:56:31Z")
Perhaps. I assumed the reason for the long clip was to promote the movie. They seem to do that frequently for Sony Pictures movies. I don’t like the self-promotion. Although, Googling, the Ryan Reynolds movie is a Fox release (so it’s from Disney not Sony Pictures). ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/110 "2021-01-07T20:18:44Z")
Any recommendations for a female replacement? I saw mention of Couric (about whom I know nothing)… ---
**Author:** ![Nayna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/111 "2021-01-08T05:08:17Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I wonder if they’ll cut out the Christmas greeting. Tonight he mentioned that it’s Christmas Eve, and at the end mentioned something about how he’d see us tomorrow on Christmas Day. I’m surprised they didn’t cut those parts, too. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/112 "2021-01-08T06:32:06Z")
There was a thread here once about who should host an American version of _QI_. I remember thinking that Bonnie Hunt would be good. I don’t think she’d be quite right for _Jeopardy!_, but not an awful choice. ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/113 "2021-01-08T16:54:37Z")
Last night I watched “The Chase”, a game show featuring Holzhauer, Rutter, and Jennings. The host was Sara Haines, which at first worried me because I think of her persona on the Sara and Strayhan show. However I was pleasantly surprised that she did well on The Chase. So now I am revisiting some of the possible Jeopardy hosts that I dismissed in the past. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlax/32/2927_2.png) [@Scarlax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlax)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/114 "2021-01-08T19:25:23Z")
Maybe after Katie Couric they could offer it to Sarah Palin. She’s really good with thinky-knowy stuff, doncha know ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/115 "2021-01-11T23:00:48Z")
IMHO Ken did just fine considering it was his first time. Brian ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/116 "2021-01-11T23:13:54Z")
Yeah, I thought he did pretty good. They should just drop his voice down about half an octave in post. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/117 "2021-01-12T01:37:22Z")
I imagine he spent quite a few hours doing trial runs. He was very relaxed and in control throughout the show. More so than Alex seemed in his first episodes. (I suspect he was nervous despite his game show experience because he realized _ **Jeopardy!** _ was a big step up the ladder.) ---
**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:** [January 12, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/118 "2021-01-12T02:03:23Z")
The New York Times has an [article](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/arts/television/jeopardy-new-host.html) comparing the question of how to replace Alex Trebek with the 2007 question of how to replace Bob Barker as host of The Price Is Right. Trebek hosted Jeopardy! for 36 years, while Bob Barker hosted TPIR for 35 and the same executive producer who led TPIR through that transition is now in the same job at Jeopardy!. ---
**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:** [January 12, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/119 "2021-01-12T04:55:28Z")
I was thinking of that article while watching Ken tonight, because ISTM that he was doing a nearly perfect imitation of Alex. Which is as it should be in the first weeks, and maybe even months, of the post-Trebek era. Once they’ve settled on a permanent replacement, he/she can start making the show his/her own, as Drew Carry did with TPIR. The only thing about Ken’s performance that wasnt perfect, and that I suspect will disqualify him for the permanent post, is his voice. As smart and pleasant and good at reading clues as Ken may be, his voice just doesn’t have the smooth and polished tone of a professional broadcast announcer. It’s thin and raspy and would not be enjoyable to listen to for 22 minutes every night. He’s a great contestant, but would not be a good permanent host, IMHO. Most of the other possible replacements I’ve heard mentioned – e.g., Katie Couric, LeVar Burton – have professional-grade voices, and I predict that the permanent host will, too. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460/120 "2021-01-12T07:57:16Z")
I’m sure he wouldn’t do it, but it just occurred to me that Jim Parsons would be great. He’s associated with highly cerebral roles-- not just on _The Big Bang Theory_, but in _Hidden Figures_, and a short stint as judicial clerk on _Judging Amy_, he has a good voice, and he can deliver punch lines well, without making everything about him. He also is quite personable IRL (he’s not Sheldon Cooper), and would probably do well making conversation with the contestants, and getting them to talk a little about themselves. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-next-host-of-jeopardy/925460.md?page=7)