Nearly a month after longtime host Alex Trebek’s death, Jeopardy! announced on Monday they will resume production.
What We Know:
- In their announcement, they mentioned the show would be resuming on November 30, and they have a list of temporary guests that will be hosting the show.
- As Jeopardy! remembers and celebrates the life of Alex Trebek, the show announced today that it would resume production on Monday, Nov. 30. Though a long-term replacement host will not be named at this time, Jeopardy! will return to the studio with a series of interim guest hosts from within the Jeopardy! family, starting with Ken Jennings.
- Earlier this year, Jennings claimed the title of Jeopardy!’s “Greatest of All Time,” he also holds the record of most consecutive won games and the highest amount of wins in a regular season.
- Jennings took to Twitter to share the news and share his respect for the iconic host.
There will only ever be one Alex Trebek, but I’m honored to be helping Jeopardy! out with this in January. https://t.co/2m2b5IQnkw
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) November 23, 2020
- The Executive Producer Mike Richards shared some words stating, “Alex believed in the importance of Jeopardy! and always said that he wanted the show to go on after him.” The show continued to honor Alex Trebek and his legacy by including in their statement as well as Twitter they will be broadcasting past episodes.
- Part of the statement read, “..in memory of Alex, the show will air 10 of his best episodes the weeks of Dec. 21 and Dec. 28, 2020. Due to anticipated preemptions around Christmas and New Year’s, Alex’s last week of episodes will now air the week of Jan. 4, 2021, in order to give his millions of fans a chance to see his final appearances.”
The new episodes with Jennings as the host will begin to air the week of January 11, 2021.
