Next Jeopardy! Host

[SuperMatch93]

The Mike Richards donnybrook is headlines now. The public knows all about it; there's no secret to keep. So just air Mikey's 5 or whatever shows from yesterday and edit out any remarks to the effect of, "Hi, I'm Mike Richards and I'm glad I hired myself as your new permanent host on Jeopardy!

This makes the most sense, and redo Johnny's announcement to call him the executive producer rather than the host.

Assuming Matt's still the champ by Friday of the first week, who knows how many hosts he'll have played under by the end.

[JohnXXVII]

Reading the updated NY Times story, it sounds like yesterday's tape date, with its staff revolts and the banishing of Ken and Buzzy to the green room as Mike taped, might have been a tipping  point.

www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/business/mike-richards-quits-jeopardy.amp.html

[weaklink75]

Reading the updated NY Times story, it sounds like yesterday's tape date, with its staff revolts and the banishing of Ken and Buzzy to the green room as Mike taped, might have been a tipping  point.

www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/business/mike-richards-quits-jeopardy.amp.html

As an aside from the article- at least Sony did one nice thing in all this mess; they renamed the studio where J! tapes in Alex's honor before they started yesterday..

[JMFabiano]

Not to glorify him, but this has turned up:



(forgive me if this isn't a new thing...)

[tyshaun1]

I can think of one show where the producer was booted upstairs to the position of "executive producer" under similar circumstances. Said producer was not allowed in the studio and the show was produced in the studio by subordinates.

Just curious, Howard Felsher?

[DjohnsonCB]

I say go with Vin Scully as a temporary fill-in, then Ken Jennings permanently.

[cmjb13]

Not to glorify him, but this has turned up:

(forgive me if this isn't a new thing...)

Thanks for posting this. I was going to post today if we would ever see his Price audition surface.
All I can say is he was very robotic.

Maybe some of the others will turn up at some point

[Jimmy Owen]

I say go with Vin Scully as a temporary fill-in, then Ken Jennings permanently.

Ken carries some on-line baggage but has apologized, but it still could be dredged up.  Have not seen Vin lately, but I would think he would look too old.

[chris319]

I can think of one show where the producer was booted upstairs to the position of "executive producer" under similar circumstances. Said producer was not allowed in the studio and the show was produced in the studio by subordinates.

Just curious, Howard Felsher?

Good guess but incorrect. That's all the information I'm going to divulge publicly, sorry.

[PYLdude]

I say go with Vin Scully as a temporary fill-in, then Ken Jennings permanently.

Vin Scully is 93 years old and retired. Not happening.

[chris319]

Not to glorify him, but this has turned up:

To be perfectly honest, he wasn't polished enough to replace Barker but he's light years better than Droofus McGoofus who, it is reported, showed up for rehearsal without having bothered to learn his lines.

[mystery7]

Not impressed with Richards on Pyramid, less impressed with him on the Price audition. Lot of fakeness showing through. That said (and going without saying), Sony needs to finish the job and get a new EP in there. I'm not at home with the fact that a host who got axed for inappropriate comments can still keep his job as a producer. Just because we can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. Jeopardy! deserves integrity on both sides of the camera.

[rebelwrest]

Not impressed with Richards on Pyramid, less impressed with him on the Price audition. Lot of fakeness showing through. That said (and going without saying), Sony needs to finish the job and get a new EP in there. I'm not at home with the fact that a host who got axed for inappropriate comments can still keep his job as a producer. Just because we can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. Jeopardy! deserves integrity on both sides of the camera.

It would not shock me at all if the next workday (Monday) Mike scans his access badge at the Sony lot and his access is denied.   The next time he sees the inside of those studios is with the escort of security guards and his lawyer to clear off his desk.  From that NYT article, the employees don't want him around and will breathe a sigh of relief to learn he's not the EP anymore.

/Why do you need to hire from the outside when you promote a long time producer to the EP title.

[chris319]

Less than 24 hours later, Mr. Richards had quit his hosting gig

Ahrrrrrrmmmmm. Ahemmmm rmmm rmmmm.

Sorry, I had to clear my throat; I've got a frog in it.

How long before Mikey decides it's time to "pursue other career options", the euphemism they use when someone is given the axe.

[narzo]

Rich Fields just posted his feelings on the subject on FB, and he didn't mince words.  Glad people are speaking up, but why is it taking so long for all of this to come out?