Mayim Bialik is out as host of ‘Jeopardy!’ with Ken Jennings to remain in his position as everlasting host

Jeopardy! is making a significant change. Mayim Bialik will now not host the quiz present, the Huge Bang Concept alum shared the news on her Instagram Friday.

It was simply final summer season that Bialik was named the long-running recreation present’s everlasting co-host, opposite Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings. In her new submit, Bialik wrote that she was knowledgeable by studio Sony that she would “now not be internet hosting the syndicated model” of the present. She didn’t give a purpose for her exit.

“I’m extremely honored to have been nominated for a primetime Emmy for internet hosting this 12 months and I’m deeply grateful for the chance to have been part of the Jeopardy! household,” the Blossom star wrote. “For all of you who’ve supported me via this unimaginable journey and to the followers, contestants, writers, employees and crew of America’s Favourite Quiz Present, thanks.”

Jennings will proceed on along with his internet hosting duties, Sony confirmed in a statement to Entertainment Weekly shortly after the information of Bialik’s exit broke.

“We made the choice to have one host for the syndicated present subsequent season to keep up continuity for our viewers, and Ken Jennings would be the sole host for syndicated Jeopardy!,” the spokesperson for the studio stated. “We’re actually grateful for all of Mayim’s contributions to Jeopardy!, and we hope to proceed to work along with her on primetime specials.”

Bialik stepped into her Jeopardy! position following the 2020 death of longtime host Alex Trebek. Within the instant aftermath of Trebek’s loss of life, the quiz show had a rotating cast of hosts, together with Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Studying Rainbow star LeVar Burton.

In 2021, it was introduced that Bialik and government producer Mike Richards would share internet hosting duties, nevertheless, only one week into filming, Richards stepped down after offensive remarks he made on a podcast resurfaced. Jennings, who received greater than $4 million on the present, took his place following the controversy.

Yahoo has reached out to Sony for remark.