'Jeopardy!' Boss Weighs in on Divisive and Notable Change to Game Show

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Jeopardy! host Mayim Bialik on set

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104 Comments

  1. Maryann

    No, don’t show where the daily doubles are

    1. David

      Yes, yes.
      Do not show where the daily doubles are.
      We like a surprise too.

  2. Kim Bright

    I love Jeopardy. But do not like current t hosts!!!!!!!!!!! They need to go!!!!!!!!’nnn

    1. We love new hosts
      Ken has street cred
      and Mayim is delightful.. don’t listen to the nerds who are a minuscule minority and have no class

      1. Barbara

        Agree strongly. You’re just right.

      2. chris B

        And you have no class by calling people you dont know “nerds”

      3. Ron

        Don’t like Mayim. Her delay in telling the contestants whether they got the answer correct is annoying.

      4. Joe

        Yes Mayim is great.

        1. Shirlee

          Love the show – Just wish the contestants would stop saying’Please!’

      5. Sarah

        I agree! After all, the show is about the contestants, not the hosts!

    2. Dominic

      Love the hosts.Alex would be happy.

    3. Curt Schneider

      I like playing along with the contestants. Don’t mess up what has been successful for DECADES! And please settle in with ONE host – the much more personable Ken Jennings!

    4. Rozanne

      I love ken but do not watch when he is not the host any more.

  3. Steve

    Are you brain dead ??? Your biggest liability is Mayim Bialik, GET RID OF HER !!!

    1. Jane

      Get rid of her!!! Total dog

      1. David

        Mayim does good as an actor host but, unlike Ken with his 20 years of ties to the show, . . . and Alex, hasn’t been revealed to have any Jeopardy! history or connection to Alex.

      2. Paula

        Neither one is Alex Trebec. He was an icon. It takes time and practice. Both hosts are at the front end of learning curve. Give them a chance. Positive comments and suggestions get better results than criticism and insults.

    2. joe

      biggest liability social media

      1. Donald

        I don’t like her. I really enjoy Ken.

        1. Carolyn King

          Ken’s awesome as host! He’s quick and can tell he loves being host!

      2. Lynda Coatagliola

        Please allow Ken to be the permanent host. He is so much more personable and knowledgeable than what’s-her-name!

    3. Carolyn King

      I second that!

      1. Linda

        Absolutely

    4. Randy

      I agree wholeheartedly that she is the weakest link for the show I don’t watch like millions of other people don’t watch when she is on.

      1. Neide

        The institution knows she’s weak . don’t like her ribbons and head bands maybe a new appearance will go a long way.

        1. Stuff it.
          Mayim adds some personality and credibility with her Phd
          We love Mayim👍

    5. Kate

      Yes!!!!!

    6. Jim W.

      I agree.

    7. Stephen

      No advance knowledge of daily doubles’ whereabouts, please! We want to identify with contestants, both in our ability or inability to answer the questions and in our having to answer the daily double questions even when we never would have rung in!

    8. Absolutely correct. When that woman is hosting I turn it off. She is the worst. Supercilious would be my description. She is a know it all who looks down on contestants. She cuts off their answers and insults the contestant with a wrong answer by telling an unfunny joke about them. Her hair is ridiculous…no style at all. And I won’t even start on her tacky clothes.

      1. Linda

        She’s not for Jeopardy! Maybe a children’s game show host would be better for Bialik. 👍🏼👍🏼

    9. Remy

      Yeah, she’s awful. No stage presence. Gotta go!

    10. Suzy

      Agree! She’s inconsistent with answers. Very picky. I’ve seen too many contestants be off by as little as one letter, or a miss pronunciation of a difficult word, and she tosses them out.

    11. Joni

      Like Bialik at beginning but she’s too slow accepting answers. Make Ken the full time host! No, don’t reveal daily doubles! And NO MORE JAMES H please! He’s obnoxious!!!!

  4. Marlena

    Buzzy

    1. Sue Starnes

      Love watching Ken on Jeopardy- yes I do like to know where the daily doubles are !!

  5. joe

    social media is jeopardys biggest ploblem

  6. Ken is the real face of jeopardy. Maxim is a very poor imitation.

    1. G Snyder

      Both are very professional. Not sure I would go 50/50 on their tapings. Would rather see 2/3 Ken Jennings & maybe 1/3 M Bialik. It’s always important to have a backup.

      1. Deb

        OK I’ll add my two cents. Ken is engaging as a host and Mayim sounds like she’s stumbling most of the time. Her delay in accepting the correct answer is maddening. Ken can keep the game running and be engaging with the audience and players.
        I could care less about seeing where the daily doubles are located— hilariously it looked like Holzhauer had advance knowledge because he got so many right on the first try in masters tournament.

    2. Pat Meyer

      Knowing where the Daily Doubles are is a personal preference. If you don’t want to know, shut your eyes or look away for a few seconds.

      I was hoping the Master’s tournament would be the last time we’d see Jeopardy James. He’s so obnoxious with his antics. Have Buzzy back, but drop James.

  7. Ed

    Ken is the face in jeopardy. I can’t believe Maloc family has that much influence on the show. She needs to go!

    1. Stephen

      No advance knowledge of daily doubles’ whereabouts, please! We want to identify with contestants, both in our ability or inability to answer the questions and in our having to answer the daily double questions even when we never would have rung in!

      1. I like both hosts. Ken knows his stuff and carries the game as if he’s playing along with the contestants. Myim needs to relax (really!) She’s plenty smart and has the ‘cuteness’ bug, but if she were confident she could carry the game. Relax Myhim!

  8. B.

    I watch because of Mayim, she is for the younger people who watch!!!

    1. George Cornell

      Who do you think you’re kidding?

      1. P M

        Ken knows what he’s doing. Mayim doesn’t.

    2. Judith

      Yes!

  9. B.

    Mayim is the reason I watch, she is why younger people watch!!!

  10. Robin

    Don’t show location of Daily Doubles. It ruins the show. The current hosts were definitely the best during the tryouts.

  11. Diane McDaniel

    Please lose Malim. Won’t watch when she’s on. Love Ken!

  12. Jeanette

    I remember that on more than one occasion; Alex said that he thought that a woman should replace him when the day came that he left the show. I think that Mayim is doing a great job; but the show needs to have a wardrobe department

    1. George Cornell

      She’s awful.

  13. Cathy

    Mayium can go. Could we please just have Ken 100% of the time. She’s just terrible.

  14. Phyl

    I didn’t like the daily double reveal on the Masters show. I closed my eyes.
    In the beginning, I thought Miyam wpp okay and would get better, but she hasn’t, maybe worse. But when she is working, I like her hair in the up hairdo and not the long hair with a headband.

  15. Merrily

    The DD reveal is of no use – a waste of production time.
    Also… Alex wanted (rightly so) an intelligent, well spoken and friendly woman to follow him, and Mayim is that exactly.
    She is genuinely sweet, has brains galore, is excited to be at that podium, and is always thrilled for the contestants.
    The host of this show is expected to be intelligent – check, and to “host”, by interacting with the players – check. The host should look like Vanna, so I don’t understand people complaining about her hair/wardrobe. That’s not relevant. Mayim is a lovely person who doesn’t deserve such disrespect. Her hair, makeup and clothes are great! I’ve never heard people complain about hair & clothes of other game shows’ hosts.
    Also, while she hasn’t been perfect, this amazing person is doing her best at her Jeopardy! OJT.
    I feel she is doing as well as anyone could be, who has neither previously hosted a fast-paced game show, and has not been immersed in the Jeopardy! world. Ken’s advantage is his Jeopardy! experience.
    Mayim continues to smile, despite the lava flow insensitive, ignorant, even hateful comments.
    Can everyone just get over themselves, and keep in mind that this is a game, and the focus should be the contestants, the questions, and the fun?

    1. Merrily

      Edit:
      … but NOT look like Vanna…

    2. Paula

      Thank you, very smart analysis and support. It takes time to settle into a new role

    3. Judith

      Well said. Agree!

  16. Mary

    Mayim is boring, she sounds like a teacher giving an exam. Keep Ken , he enjoys playing the game.

    1. Pat

      Please have Ken as full time host. He is a natural! Can’t watch Mayhim!
      Showing daily doubles just add clutter.

  17. Eileen Campbell

    I prefer Mayim to Ken. She is peppy and funny. Ken can sometimes be abrasive. The unveiling of daily doubles is not important to the show.

  18. HK

    DD reveal ok. Kinda fun to see them dance all around them once in awhile. Like idea of category on screen with clue. Love Ken.

  19. I love when Ken is hosting, but can barely watch when Mayim is! Something about the way she inflects her voice, etc. annoys me.

    Not in favor of previewing daily double locations!

  20. Darlene

    I DONT LIKE Ken…he appears to be very arrogant.. I quit watching when I saw him as host. And I wat ched regularly from the 60’S

  21. Debbie

    Mayim is awful. We ever watch when she is on, we used to tape the show and watch at night. Now that she is on no way. Bring Ken back, he is spontaneous and personable. Mayim’s mannerisms are annoying and her pause before saying correct means she has no clue.

  22. Melissa Turner

    I don’t watch Jeopardy because of who is hosting. Anybody who can read questions without stumbling over words is fine. I really enjoyed Masters and hope they have more of that kind of programming.

  23. MJ

    Mayim is not a talented game show host. She lacks the quick spontaneous asset & knowledge that Ken so quickly shows. Did not like reveal of daily double in Championship it was so unnecessary & annoying. Loved. The Championship -so interesting and exciting. Good job. Nice to be asked for an opinion!! Thanks

  24. Dawn

    Love Ken as host but I’d prefer Buzzy or the military guy who played on Masters to Mayim as a backup. Matt would be great but he’s in school.

  25. princeofprussia

    I find Ken Jennings to be a dreadfully boring and weasely host; Mayim Bialik is so much more lively and engaging.

  26. susan Mayer

    I was on Jeopardy! in 1986 and had I bet more in Final Jeopardy I would have won. Working with Alex Trebek was a drem com true, and to this day I support his charity, Hope of the Valley. All that being said, I think Mr. Trebek himself would have passed the torch to Ken Jennings as the person most deserving to tke on hostinf duties, I do not like them showing where the Daily Doubles are, and I really disiikr Mayim Bialik as the host. She may be a genius ans a good actress, but she does not fit in. She does not phrae the answer as a question when reveaing the correct response most of the time and is just plain annoying, I have been a devotee of this show since Art Flemng hosted it, and although I amloving the spin-offs and would love to see more, I would like to see the show back to being run as it was before Mr. Trebek died.

  27. Gerard

    We do not need to know where the Daily Doubles are. We do need consistency in how the rules are applied in regards to spelling and pronunciation.

  28. MaryAnn

    I think Mayim is perfect as a host! She is happy, energetic and so easily understood! I can’t see why people are critical of her.

  29. Lorie K

    I like Mayim but I wish she was more consistant on okaying answers that are pronounced incorrectly or not clearly. Ken talks too fast and has to speak more distinctly.
    I don’t care at all about showing where the daily doubles are.

  30. Vdbe

    Ken Jennings is the only one!!! We’ll deserved; Me & my fam watch Jeopardy only when Ken host!

  31. Sue

    Love Ken! Can’t stand Mayim!

    I don’t care to know where the daily doubles are hidden.

  32. Mondell

    The only change you need to make is to get rid of Mayim Bialek. She is distracting with her pauses and is just annoying.

    1. Jerry

      Agreed. Her pauses really bug me!

  33. Jerry

    I love the show and watch it religiously. But when ‘she’ is hosting I don’t want to watch! Yuck

  34. John Kekel

    Say so long to Mayim Bialik and keep double jeopardy locations hidden.

  35. Kate

    Mayim is a pretentious cocky person . She acts so superior to the contestants sick of her cocking her head and saying no she needs a stylist on top of that. She looks like an old grandma get rid of her. Ken Jennings is so much better.

  36. Holly

    I think Mayim is a great change from Ken Jennings.
    She is quick and witty, a nice change.
    I especially enjoy the way she chats with the contestents between the 2 sections parts of the first parts of Jeopardy.
    Her wardrobes have improved, as needed and I do like the way she gives the answers as questions.
    Please KEEP HER ON as a brake from boring Ken.

  37. Judith

    At first I was annoyed with the DD reveal but after awhile I felt it was useless one way or another. It’s certainly not worth debating.

    Mayim is far better at hosting and even Jennings admitted just that when they were both on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune. I don’t understand why the hard feelings against her.

    That pause before confirming the answer is right or wrong is brilliant in bringing up the level of excitement. I love Mayim’s style!

  38. Linda

    I don’t care to know where the double dailies are. Wish Mayim would respond faster to keep the game at a good pace.

  39. Karin

    I love Mayim and Ken. That’s not an easy show to host. I do want consistency. The other day someone answers ‘The Beautiful Mind’. The name of the movie is ‘A Beautiful Mind’. Ben shouldn’t have lost on Benedict instead of Benedick. It’s a spelling error, he knew the answer.

  40. Get rid of that BORING woman! Love Ken!

  41. Greg

    Jeopardy Masters was GREAT. Enjoy Jeopardy in general when Ken hosts. Since Mayim returned won’t watch an episode. Wish shows producers would read these forums, look at ratings, and see that the majority of fans don’t like Mayim and won’t watch. Advertisers should take note as their money spent reaches less than 50% of Kens audience, which should account for something. Maybe they pay discount advertising pricing under the MR (Mayim rate).

    She has no personality, nor skills to host. Bring in James, Buzzy , even Aaron Rodgers when Ken takes vacation

    DVR, or watch 10 seconds, if she is still hosting, another channel or delete. Should just Google when Ken is returning. Until then, solid pass. Such a shame as I live the show, just can’t handle 30 mins of her

  42. Jack

    I don’t care whether or not you show the Daily Doubles (I just close my eyes when prompted). The more important executive consideration to retire (I’m being polite) Balik. SHE IS NOT RIGHT FOR JEOPARDY! Ken Jennings is keeping Alex’s fine tradition of excellence alive.

  43. Rebecca

    To me, it doesn’t matter. If you don’t want to know, just close your eyes.

  44. Susan

    Please, please, please have all answers in Close Captioned form. It only shows onscreen if the host repeats it. I cannot hear about 20% of the answers due to Senior background noises. Who’s with me???

  45. Carol

    I started watching Jeopardy long before AlexTrebeck did the show.Ilove Mayim and only watch when she is on. She makes watching the show fun. Wonderful personality!❤️ Ken is dull and boring, he needs to remember, it is not a business, but a game Show . I don’t watch Ken Jennings

    Carol

  46. Deano

    Refuse to watch Bialik. She needs to be replaced.

  47. I like Ken Jennings as the host. Jeopardy only had 1 host, so having 2, really don’t make sense. I think it’s good to have a backup, for like the College Jeopardy or Celebrity Jeopardy. I’d like to see one change though, instead of 2nd or 3rd place taking home $2,000 & $1,000. Why can’t the keep what they won. They worked for that amount, I think it’s only fair that they take home what they had built up. Something to think about.

  48. Sarah Minks

    People complaining about Mayam are either bots or just anti-semites. She’s fabulous. Grow up!

  49. Wally F.

    Simply put, Ken Jennings should stay and Mayim Bialik should be shown the door. Bialik is pompous and arrogant and her constant shrugging her shoulders and shaking her head when repeating the “correct” question is annoying beyond belief. She acts like a googly eyed teenager rather than a polished dignified host like K.J. does.

  50. Marie Tuttle

    I really enjoyed the Masters series on ABC,and Especially revealing where the daily doubles were!! I would love to see that on the regular Jeopardy episodes,it adds more enjoyment watching it!!

  51. James

    Show the category name on top of the screen as the “answer is …” also shown so we can more easily play along at home.

  52. Greg

    Googling online shows Ken will be back in August, so 2 months not watching isn’t that bad. People mention about closing their eyes so we don’t see the DD’s in masters, could we close our eyes and make Mayim disappear as well? Wish it was that easy.

  53. Jerry

    I don’t watch jeopardy anymore because I cannot stand her. She takes too long in telling they were correct or not with their answers.I just don’t like her.

  54. Nicole lewin

    Could Mayim please stop those “meaningful” pauses and stop with the head tilt.

  55. Marianne

    I really don’t care about where the daily doubles are. To me, it adds nothing meaningful to know that in advance.

  56. Love Ken Jennings. Hate to see changes to a game show that has lasted this long. Stop making changes. Don’t even like the tournament’s.

  57. As a fan of Jeopardy for over 30 years,watching Art Fleming ,Alex and now Ken ,let me say that those three person’s were and Are the heart and soul of the program.
    You have a person who was an “actress”,and is smart person with a college degree ,but not a degree in how To Host A T.V. Game Show!
    She presents herself with a “Holier Than Thou” attitude regarding the players.She has not one clue that this show is all about the players ,not the host.
    The other three knew this and that is why this show has been around for decades .She will be the reason why this show will be gone from our sets of she is allowed to continue to Degrade a American Classic !!!

  58. bj

    Please get rid of Mayim. She doesn’t need to pause before saying “correct.” She seems to delight in saying “no” to an incorrect answer. If Ken needs a break (and why wouldn’t he) please audition more appropriate hosts. Maybe other great players like Ken. Mayim wasn’t even a contestant.

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