The new plan: air the one week of Richards shows, followed by three weeks of Mayim, and then back to the guest host format until Sony (without the input of Richards) picks the new replacement host.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/23/media/mayim-bialik-jeopardy/index.html On Friday, August 20, 2021 at 9:30:33 AM UTC-5 PGage wrote: > And now he pulls the trigger… > > > https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/08/20/mike-richards-jeopardy-quit/ > > > On Fri, 20 Aug 2021 at 6:49 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Matt Belloni is reporting that his sources are saying that the taping if >> the first shows with Richards, that started yesterday, were extremely >> awkward, with lots of staff unhappy with the choice. He also reports that >> the Sony CEO was caught of guard by the Ringer article, and that while he >> is still hoping it will blow over, is prepared to replace Richards if it >> does not. >> >> On Wed, 18 Aug 2021 at 5:50 PM Diner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Woah. >>> Mike Richards joked about the physical appearance of women, Jews, and >>> Asians across a series of podcasts he hosted. When confronted about it, >>> Richards wiped the entire podcast series from the internet. His bosses at >>> Sony had never heard about it. >>> Excellent reporting from Claire McNear at The Ringer. >>> >>> https://www.theringer.com/tv/2021/8/18/22631299/mike-richards-jeopardy-host-search-process-past-comments >>> >>> On Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 11:24:56 PM UTC-4 Pete wrote: >>> >>>> On Ken Levine's podcast, Joe Buck talks about guest hosting Jeopardy. I >>>> liked where he said by the end of his run, he had 3 mistakes on his clue >>>> readings. But he was told that's about the same as Alex. >>>> >>>> https://hollywoodandlevine.libsyn.com/ep236-meet-joe-buck-part-1 >>>> >>>> >>>> Pete >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 1:13 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 9:26 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The elephant in the room with the ratings is that the show was on a >>>>>> steady decline throughout the guest host period. Even with an 18-game >>>>>> (and >>>>>> counting) winner to end the season. Slight upticks for the Tournament >>>>>> of >>>>>> Champions, Aaron Rodgers, and Bill Whittaker. >>>>>> >>>>>> Maybe this process stanched the bleeding ratings, but I doubt Mr. >>>>>> Empty Suit will do better when he starts next month than he did back in >>>>>> February. >>>>>> >>>>>> Whatever Mr. Burton did to hurt you, Dave, I'm sorry. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The ratings always decline when summer comes. It's just not fair to >>>>> compare the ratings of January/February with July/August no matter who >>>>> the >>>>> host was. It's summer, prime time is in reruns/burnoffs/AGT BB and fewer >>>>> people tune in. Having a chance to do stuff in the evenings after what we >>>>> went through last year was probably also a factor. >>>>> >>>>> I saw a lot of the media writers and twitter chatter about how LeVar >>>>> Burton was the ideal host for Jeopardy, even before he hosted, and I just >>>>> ignored it. It's another reminder that reality doesn't come from media >>>>> writers and twitter folks. I still think it would be an epic troll to >>>>> start >>>>> a petition to have him become the new host of Wheel of Fortune. >>>>> >>>>> I liked Joe Buck's week. He didn't treat it as an audition and it made >>>>> him looser and it gave him good energy. I wouldn't want to see him as a >>>>> host for more than a week but I enjoyed the job he did. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGL1fk2YmPTJRZ%3DbcD6Bmpc8B65woaMp2uK-mkrdUdc5Q%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGL1fk2YmPTJRZ%3DbcD6Bmpc8B65woaMp2uK-mkrdUdc5Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/f5b5febb-c13f-4073-a12d-8667e669dfd5n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/f5b5febb-c13f-4073-a12d-8667e669dfd5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/022d1a8a-8014-47c8-823a-e32a90f2e88fn%40googlegroups.com.
