Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings to split ‘Jeopardy!’ hosting duties through 2021
Richards apologized to the"Jeopardy!" staff members in an internal memo obtained by TODAY. “It pains me that these past incidents and comments have cast such a shadow on Jeopardy! as we look to start a new chapter,” he said.out as the executive producer of “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune."
Suzanne Prete, a Sony executive for both “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy!," sent a memo on Aug. 31 to both game shows' staffs informing them of Richards' departure. "I’m writing to let you know that Mike will no longer be serving as EP of Wheel and Jeopardy! effective immediately,” Prete said in the memo. “We had hoped that when Mike stepped down from the host position at Jeopardy! it would have minimized the disruption and internal difficulties we have all experienced these last few weeks. That clearly has not happened.”
Richards had already filmed five episodes during his brief time as the game show's host. Those episodesBialik and Richards were named the two new hosts of the long-running game show on Aug. 11. The pair were set to work together to replace the late Trebek, who died from
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