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Your Favorite Guest Host(s)

Ken Jennings
48 (21.2%)
Mike Richards
16 (7.1%)
Katie Couric
2 (0.9%)
Dr. Mehmet Oz
2 (0.9%)
Aaron Rodgers
14 (6.2%)
Anderson Cooper
13 (5.8%)
Bill Whitaker
2 (0.9%)
Buzzy Cohen
23 (10.2%)
Mayim Bialik
41 (18.1%)
Savannah Guthrie
3 (1.3%)
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
5 (2.2%)
George Stephanopoulos
5 (2.2%)
Robin Roberts
6 (2.7%)
Levar Burton
12 (5.3%)
David Faber
26 (11.5%)
Joe Buck
8 (3.5%)

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Re: Jeopardy To Resume Taping On 11/30 With Interim Guest Hosts
« Reply #240 on: August 01, 2021, 10:57:04 PM »
Maybe I'm missing something, but does Ken have to bolt from his Chase duties if he gets the job?  Times may be different (well, they are), but Alex hosted several other shows simultaneous to fulfilling his Jeopardy! duties.

I would have to think this would be dependent on his contracts with J! or "The Chase". He is already on J! payroll as a supervising(?) producer, but landing the host gig might add a non-compete/exclusivity clause to things (or it might not....I couldn't say).

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Whenever they announce the new host, it's safe to say that the other "likely" candidate (Aaron Rodgers) will not be the guy.

I honestly wouldn't know how "likely" of a candidate Aaron was, but he wasn't that great. (And to disclose, I live deep in the heart of Packer country.)

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Re: Jeopardy To Resume Taping On 11/30 With Interim Guest Hosts
« Reply #241 on: August 02, 2021, 05:38:17 AM »
The host will be signing a new contract so any exclusivity is dependent on what they sign.

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Re: Jeopardy To Resume Taping On 11/30 With Interim Guest Hosts
« Reply #242 on: August 03, 2021, 02:13:26 AM »
Alex was able to do TTTT and Classic Concentration while still the host of Jeopardy.
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Re: Jeopardy To Resume Taping On 11/30 With Interim Guest Hosts
« Reply #243 on: August 03, 2021, 05:32:36 AM »
Sure. And as shows that weren’t traditional quiz programs which almost certainly didn’t compete with Jeopardy, it’s easy to see why that worked out. Different times, different people in charge. While it would be foolish for a host to sign too restrictive a non compete, and it would be foolish for Sony to try to even attempt to force too restrictive a limit, what happened decades ago is still not a template for what may happen in the future. There is a wide open space beneficial to both a host and Sony that would allow other projects.

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Re: Jeopardy To Resume Taping On 11/30 With Interim Guest Hosts
« Reply #244 on: August 03, 2021, 07:48:52 AM »
I really enjoyed David Faber first episode he's good. I never heard of him.



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Re: Jeopardy To Resume Taping On 11/30 With Interim Guest Hosts
« Reply #245 on: August 04, 2021, 06:07:51 PM »
Mike Richards is in serious consideration to be the permanent host.

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Re: Jeopardy To Resume Taping On 11/30 With Interim Guest Hosts
« Reply #246 on: August 04, 2021, 06:10:39 PM »
If he's chosen, fine. Best of luck to him. However, I feel Sony could have picked someone better, in my opinion.

Throughout his whole guest hosting period, Mike gave off the feeling to me like he was invoking Alex's legacy to anoint himself as the rightful successor, and that turned me off. Also, he was not as genuine as say, Ken or Buzzy.

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Re: Jeopardy To Resume Taping On 11/30 With Interim Guest Hosts
« Reply #247 on: August 04, 2021, 07:10:19 PM »
Not to toot my own horn, but I did notice back in May that Mike was being oddly careful in how he was answering questions about his involvement in the host selection process.

I have no inside knowledge about what's going on at J!, but the fact that Mike is repeatedly saying in interviews that he has little to no involvement in the selection of the host, combined with the way he very deliberately avoided answering a question about whether he is a contender for the permanent hosting job, suggests he still wants to be considered for the permanent hosting job.

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Re: Jeopardy To Resume Taping On 11/30 With Interim Guest Hosts
« Reply #248 on: August 04, 2021, 07:31:25 PM »
I haven't watched the show regularly for years, but I will not watch Jeopardy! at all if Mike Richards becomes the permanent host.

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Re: Jeopardy To Resume Taping On 11/30 With Interim Guest Hosts
« Reply #249 on: August 04, 2021, 09:35:01 PM »
I would bet a lot of money that Mike Richards was brought on by Sony to take over hosting either J or Wheel one day. He has proven to be a winner as EP and a pretty fine host.

Where do I collect my winnings?  :lol:

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Re: Jeopardy To Resume Taping On 11/30 With Interim Guest Hosts
« Reply #250 on: August 04, 2021, 09:45:09 PM »
Where do I collect my winnings?  :lol:

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Re: Jeopardy To Resume Taping On 11/30 With Interim Guest Hosts
« Reply #251 on: August 04, 2021, 10:39:49 PM »
I haven't watched the show regularly for years, but I will not watch Jeopardy! at all if Mike Richards becomes the permanent host.

So little change then?

Whatever axe one has to grind is a personal issue perhaps.

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Re: Jeopardy To Resume Taping On 11/30 With Interim Guest Hosts
« Reply #252 on: August 04, 2021, 10:46:48 PM »
I'm not too excited about Mike becoming the host but it's not the worst decision. Assuming he does become host, I wonder if he will still continue also EPing Wheel of Fortune.

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Re: Jeopardy To Resume Taping On 11/30 With Interim Guest Hosts
« Reply #253 on: August 04, 2021, 10:54:50 PM »
I'm not too excited about Mike becoming the host but it's not the worst decision. Assuming he does become host, I wonder if he will still continue also EPing Wheel of Fortune.

I wouldn't see why not, he ran 2 shows and hosted Pyramid at the same time, although that was a lot less episodes

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Re: Jeopardy To Resume Taping On 11/30 With Interim Guest Hosts
« Reply #254 on: August 05, 2021, 01:08:38 AM »
Honestly, I thought Mike was pretty decent... and he's a legitimately good host. Was he my first choice? No. Could there have been worse? Absolutely. Mike at least has respect for the institution, and knows what it takes to host the show. That and the general public actually liked him when his shows aired.

Let's face it... most of the guest hosts were never serious candidates to begin with.
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