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tinrobot

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87. To be fair, the show wasn't yet an icon back then.

Thu Aug 5, 2021, 05:45 PM

Aug 2021

I believe Trebek took over when it went into syndication in '84. There was a lapse after NBC canceled the daytime version in '79.

Only when it started airing in the early evening did it really become what it is today. The pressure to hire right is much higher.

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I would like to see a black man as the Jeopardy host, but [View all] DenaliDemocrat Aug 2021 OP

I think this is a business decision underpants Aug 2021 #1

On top of that, Richards has no outside commitments tinrobot Aug 2021 #88

They do about 60 days a year underpants Aug 2021 #93

I don't know if it's different markets or what. dewsgirl Aug 2021 #2

good to know Big brother has improved its diversity. I haven't watched since that season Demovictory9 Aug 2021 #17

You are referring to BB15, production likes to pretend dewsgirl Aug 2021 #66

That season was brutal to watch Demovictory9 Aug 2021 #70

Aaryn's exit was the best, she was shell shocked dewsgirl Aug 2021 #82

she was horrible.. Demovictory9 Aug 2021 #90

CBS decided that half the cast of BB and Survivor would be a person of color. Nt helpisontheway Aug 2021 #84

Link helpisontheway Aug 2021 #85

Thx Demovictory9 Aug 2021 #92

Another annoying habit of the particioants..for the young attractive and strong to form a cliche and Demovictory9 Aug 2021 #91

I've had the feeling Rastapopoulos Aug 2021 #3

I would like to see a woman. eShirl Aug 2021 #4

Since so much of Jeopardy is about reading the question DenaliDemocrat Aug 2021 #13

This is what I said! Except I thought Robin Roberts' Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #22

Hello Laura. Thank you Mom of Baltimike Aug 2021 #40

My husband also wants Robin Roberts as host shrike3 Aug 2021 #59

SNL has an amusing take on Jeopardy. NurseJackie Aug 2021 #5

Black Jeopardy or Celebrity Jeopardy? DenaliDemocrat Aug 2021 #6

I remember the Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks skit. NurseJackie Aug 2021 #8

Watch some celebrity Jeopardy with Will Farrell DenaliDemocrat Aug 2021 #11

I have no idea who Mike Richards is. babylonsister Aug 2021 #7

Giggedy Orrex Aug 2021 #16

wrong person Celerity Aug 2021 #35

Next you'll tell me that Elaine isn't hosting Family Feud Orrex Aug 2021 #37

My #1 pick malaise Aug 2021 #54

I know nothing about it, never watch games shows much, lol. I just knew that Kramer was not Celerity Aug 2021 #56

Hey, wasn't he in that comedy show "Fridays"? Dr. Strange Aug 2021 #72

I don't know about that, Orrex Aug 2021 #73

Richards was an early on tryout - I think he was the guy after Ken Jennings rurallib Aug 2021 #20

Mike is actually the producer of Jeopardy malaise Aug 2021 #51

Their loss...I will no longer be watching Jeopardy HipChick Aug 2021 #9

Wow. Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #23

I disagree malaise Aug 2021 #53

I didn't think LeVar was very good as host Danmel Aug 2021 #10

Trebek was horrible when he replaced Art Fleming. displacedtexan Aug 2021 #41

To be fair, the show wasn't yet an icon back then. tinrobot Aug 2021 #87

I agree. We weren't impressed with him either. shrike3 Aug 2021 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author shrike3 Aug 2021 #61

It took Trebek a season or two to adapt to the kindly wise teacher persona. displacedtexan Aug 2021 #67

I liked Mike Richards best. Alex is a hard act to follow and whoever gets it will be Vinca Aug 2021 #12

I felt Mike Richards was perfect. I liked all of the guest hosts, Greybnk48 Aug 2021 #57

I thought Buzzy Cohen did very well... kentuck Aug 2021 #14

Feeling like the host knew the question without Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #25

Buzzy did do well and well dressed too. bdamomma Aug 2021 #32

I thought he did a good job, too shrike3 Aug 2021 #64

I would love to see Neil deGrasse Tyson as Jeopardy host. LaMouffette Aug 2021 #15

Another Excellent choice... HipChick Aug 2021 #24

That guy? Absolutely! A Black woman, dr or lawyer was suggested by Trebeck, can't recall RestoreAmerica2020 Aug 2021 #42

I have no idea why Laura Coates didn't get shot to guest-host, given bullwinkle428 Aug 2021 #43

I agree that it would be nice if it wasn't a white male, but... IHaveNoName Aug 2021 #18

David Faber is good. Think host should be either Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #28

Agreed, Mayim Bialik was quite good. nt crickets Aug 2021 #83

Steve Harvey twodogsbarking Aug 2021 #19

is an asshole. n/t demmiblue Aug 2021 #27

That was the number one answer. twodogsbarking Aug 2021 #29

And a clown DenaliDemocrat Aug 2021 #50

He's bdamomma Aug 2021 #33

I watch the show for the questions so whoever is host really don't make a lot of rurallib Aug 2021 #21

I watch it bdamomma Aug 2021 #34

LaMarr Burton would be a more than adequate host for Jepardy, a show that's been ... marble falls Aug 2021 #26

I remember Art Fleming as host when Jeopardy was on at noon. twodogsbarking Aug 2021 #30

Me too! But I knew it moonscape Aug 2021 #89

Of those that have been guest hosting MissMillie Aug 2021 #31

Rodgers surprised me shrike3 Aug 2021 #62

I looked up the viewer demos a long time ago. Jeopardy Hortensis Aug 2021 #36

Having a Black host isn't simply about reflecting the demographics of the audience StarfishSaver Aug 2021 #47

Of course to all within limits. In a world of galloping social change, a Hortensis Aug 2021 #63

I love Levar Burton too Riverman100 Aug 2021 #38

LeVar Burton came across like a great stage actor who could never quite bullwinkle428 Aug 2021 #44

He often looked bug eyed and I thought it was because it wasn't his medium. It didn't play to his CTyankee Aug 2021 #81

They might not want someone that would do well on the show as a contestant JI7 Aug 2021 #39

I thought the same thing, but hubs explained their thinking. lark Aug 2021 #45

Laura Coates, was someone Trebeck, suggested RestoreAmerica2020 Aug 2021 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Aug 2021 #48

Mike Richards is the best of them malaise Aug 2021 #49

I grew up in the 70s, at the height of game shows... brooklynite Aug 2021 #52

Is Jeopardy Still On TV? MineralMan Aug 2021 #55

You stated your answers in the form of a question. twodogsbarking Aug 2021 #58

That added no value DenaliDemocrat Aug 2021 #71

Weird. Jeopardy is one of the best shows on TV. Mosby Aug 2021 #76

It's fascinating to me that so many people here care who hosts a game show. Treefrog Aug 2021 #65

Because a lot of us watch it. Mosby Aug 2021 #77

But isn't it really about the contestants? Treefrog Aug 2021 #78

Race or gender should not be an issue Brother Buzz Aug 2021 #68

When is a decision being made? Does anyone know? senseandsensibility Aug 2021 #69

The guy who was sued for sexually harassing a Black woman? That's a shitty look. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #74

More than rumors. Mosby Aug 2021 #75

Me too, I love LeVar. My kids loved him when they were small. Reading Rainbow was the best. BeckyDem Aug 2021 #79

I was happy to hear that Burton got a week FrankBooth Aug 2021 #80

Man? Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #86