Mayim Bialik announced Friday that she will exit hosting “Jeopardy!”
in mail On social media, The Big Bang Theory star wrote: “I have some Jeopardy! news. Sony has informed me that I will no longer be hosting the syndicated version of Jeopardy!”
Bialik, 48, did not explain the reasons that led to her departure. She said she was “honored” to receive an Emmy nomination this year for Outstanding Game Show Host, and said she was “deeply grateful for the opportunity to be part of the Jeopardy!” family.
CBS News has reached out to Sony Pictures Television, which produces “Jeopardy!”, for comment, but has not yet received a response.
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In July 2022, Sony His name is both Bialik and Ken Jennings, the winning contestant on “Jeopardy!” History, as permanent hosts of the show, with split hosting duties.
The two were among many guest hosts Which had been filled On a periodic basis after death Longtime host Alex Trebek died of cancer in 2020.
“Danger!” It was the center of major upheaval in August 2021, when the show’s then-executive producer Mike Richards was hired as a permanent host alongside Bialik, but he resigned about a week later. After past inappropriate comments It has appeared on the Internet.
In May, Bialik chose not to host the final week of Season 39 of “Jeopardy!” In solidarity with the Hollywood writers’ strike.
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