‘Jeopardy!’ says Mayim Bialik, Ken Jennings will remain hosts for rest of season
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By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
LOS ANGELES — It’s official: “Jeopardy!” fans will see tag-team hosts Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings behind the lectern through the end of the current season.
According to The Associated Press, Sony Pictures Television, which produces the quiz show, said the former “Big Bang Theory” star and record-holding “Jeopardy!” champion will keep sharing hosting duties in the new year.
“We are delighted to let you know our excellent and experienced team in front of and behind the camera will continue into 2022: @missmayim and @kenjennings will share hosting duties through the end of #Jeopardy! Season 38, and Michael Davies will remain as executive producer,” “Jeopardy!” tweeted Wednesday afternoon.
The season runs through July 2022, according to the AP.
The announcement came months after producers named the 45-year-old Bialik, who is an actress and neuroscientist, and Jennings, 47, interim hosts of the show following Mike Richards’ abrupt exit, the AP reported. Richards, who had been tapped as host, stepped down from the role on Aug. 20 and was ousted as executive producer later that month as controversy swirled over his previous podcast comments.
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years From "Blossom" to "The Big Bang Theory," see photos of memorable moments from actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik's career. (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 1989: Mayim Bialik and Mickey Rooney attend Miss Hollywood Party on April 3, 1989, at Chasen's Restaurant in Beverly Hills, California. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years Circa 1990: Actress Mayim Bialik poses for a portrait circa 1990 in Los Angeles. (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 1991: Child actress Mayim Bialik performs on March 29, 1991. (Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 1992: Actor Joey Lawrence and Actress Mayim Bialik attend the 29th annual Publicists Guild of America Awards on March 27, 1992, at Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, California. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 1993: Actress Mayim Bialik during an interview with host Conan O'Brien on October 4, 1993. (Lesly Weiner/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 1994: The cast of Blossom actress Finola Hughes, actress Mayim Bialik, actor Joey Lawrence, actress Jenna Von Oy, actress Courtney Chase and actor Ted Wass pose for a portrait while celebrating the 100th episode of the television series "Blossom" on November 21, 1994, in Los Angeles. (Ron Davis/Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years Circa 1995: Actress Mayim Bialik poses for a portrait circa 1995 in Los Angeles. (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 1998: Mayim Bialik sighted on May 22, 1998 at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2002: Mayim Bialik (right) and husband Michael Stone during NBC 75th Anniversary at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. (KMazur/WireImage)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2004: Mayim Bialik during the opening night of "Cavalia" at Big Top in Glendale in Glendale, California. (Gregg DeGuire/WireImage for BWR Public Relations)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2005: Mayim Bialik attends the premiere for Showtime's New Comedy "Fat Actress" Starring Kirstie Alley at ArcLight Cinerama Dome on February 23, 2005, in Los Angeles. (Billy Farrell/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2008: Actress Mayim Bialik arrives at "Live For Sderot," a benefit concert for Israel's 60th Anniversary of Independence celebration, held at The Wilshire Theater on February 26, 2008, in Beverly Hills, California. (Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2009: Mayim Bialik at the premiere screening of "Rex" held at Cinespace Hollywood. (Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2010: Actress Mayim Bialik arrives at the 17th annual Race to Erase MS event co-chaired by Nancy Davis and Tommy Hilfiger at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on May 7, 2010, in Los Angeles. (Steve Granitz/WireImage)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2011: Actress Mayim Bialik arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 14, 2011, in Los Angeles. (Barry King/FilmMagic)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2012: Actress Mayim Bialik arrives at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 23, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2013: Actress Mayim Bialik arrives at the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 22, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2014: Actress Mayim Bialik arrives to the 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theater on August 25, 2014. (Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2015: Actresses Mayim Bialik, Melissa Rauch and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting pose in the press room at The 41st annual People's Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre LA Live on January 7, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2016: Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik appear in a 2016 episode of "The Big Bang Theory." (Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2017: Actress Mayim Bialik attends the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Expo Hall on January 29, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2018: Actress Mayim Bialik attends a private celebration of The 70th anniversary of Israel hosted by the Consul General of Israel, Los Angeles, Sam Grundwerg on June 10, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2019: Mayim Bialik attends the Casting Society of America's 34th annual Artios Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 31, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California. (John Wolfsohn/Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2020: Mayim Bialik as Kat in "Call me Kat." (FOX via Getty Images)
Photos: Mayim Bialik through the years 2021: In this screengrab, Leslie Jordan and Mayim Bialik speak at the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards on March 7, 2021. (Getty Images/Getty Images for the Critics Choice Association)
Photos: Alex Trebek through the years Alex Trebek, 1974. (Ron Tom/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
Photos: Alex Trebek through the years In this October 1976 file photo, Canadian game show host Alex Trebek stands with his wife, Elaine, at the annual Thalian Ball, California. (Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty Images)
Photos: Alex Trebek through the years Alex Trebek, 1977. (Doug Griffin/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
Photos: Alex Trebek through the years Alex Trebek, circa 1984. (Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)
Photos: Alex Trebek through the years Alex Trebek poses in his home in Los Angeles, in this July 7, 1988, file photo. (AP Photo/Alan Greth, File)
Photos: Alex Trebek through the years Game show host Alex Trebek poses for a photo in his Los Angeles home on Aug. 3, 1988. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
Photos: Alex Trebek through the years Alex Trebek attends the book party for "Jeopardy" on October 25, 1990, at B. Dalton Book Store in New York City. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Photos: Alex Trebek through the years From left, Betty White as Rose Nylund; Alex Trebek as himself; David Leisure as Charlie Dietz; Bea Arthur as Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak; and Merv Griffin as himself, 1992. (Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank)
Photos: Alex Trebek through the years "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek poses for a portrait session with a horse in 1997 in Los Angeles. (Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Photos: Alex Trebek through the years In this May 17, 1999, file photo, Emmy award-winning game show host Alex Trebek celebrates his newly-dedicated star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
Photos: Alex Trebek through the years In this Friday, April 28, 2006, file photo, Alex Trebek holds the award for outstanding game show host, for his work on "Jeopardy!" backstage at the 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
Photos: Alex Trebek through the years Actor Alex Trebek (right) and wife Jean Currivan Trebek arrive at the 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 19, 2011. (ADRIAN SANCHEZ-GONZALEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Alex Trebek through the years This May 5, 2019, file photo shows Alex Trebek gestures while presenting an award at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Pasadena, Calif. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Photos: Alex Trebek through the years Alex Trebek, host of "Jeopardy," attends a ceremony honoring the show's executive producer Harry Friedman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, in this Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, file photo. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Photos: Alex Trebek through the years The cast and producer of ABC's "Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time" address the press on Wednesday, January 8, as part of the ABC Winter TCA 2020, at The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California. (Stewart Cook/ABC via Getty Images)