‘Jeopardy!’ Hosts Mayim Bialik, Ken Jennings to Introduce Specialty Tournaments and Celebrity–Led Episodes
thewrap.comannounced today. On top of that, Davies announced a slew of new programming for the long-running series that was expand the “Jeopardy!” franchise.“They have both been a joy to work with,” Davies said of Bialik and Jennings. “They have my commitment, my producer oath, that I will focus on nothing but improving the show around them so that they can do their best work and approach every day in the studio with excitement and energy.”Jennings will kick off the season in September, host the inaugural Second Chance competition and the heavily anticipated Tournament of Champions featuring Amy Schneider, Matt Amodio, Mattea Roach, Ryan Long and more.
The former champ’s initial hosting run will take the show through December. In the meantime, Bialik will host “Celebrity Jeopardy!” on ABC in primetime.
When she takes over from Jennings in January, the current plan is to have her host a couple of new tournaments as well as the “Jeopardy!
National College Championship” – and as many weeks as she can manage with her other primetime commitment to “Call Me Kat.” On Monday, Aug.
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