I have been re-reading media reports from back in August about Celebrity Jeopardy! My memory had been that that Ken was filling in for her while she honored the Strikes, but it seems that was only true for the final week of the previous season. In August they announced that Bialik would not be hosting the new season of CJ.
So, it now seems to me that she had two separate contracts, one to be the sole host of CJ, another to be one of two alternating hosts of regular (or, significantly, syndicated) Jeopardy! In August they announced she was not going to return as the host of season 2 of CJ, and yesterday they announced that she was not going to be returning as a host of syndicated Jeopardy! I can only assume the details of her contract allowed for the decision to be made now. As I feared, there has been antisemitic shit online about her. What I should have anticipated but did not was there has been even more MAGA posturing that she was fired because she was Jewish or pro Israel. For the record, I believe it is clear that she was let go because she so clearly is not nearly as good at the job as Jennings. That became more and more clear with every show either one of them did. In the long history of the show they have never had alternating hosts, and there is no reason why that is needed or would be a good thing now. As much as I prefer Ken, I think I would have rather they make Bialik the sole host than continue to alternate, as I found it impossible to get close to habituating to her style when I still hoped I would be seeing Ken. Every Monday show when they introduced Bialik was a frustrating let down for me. The reverse may be true for those who preferred Bialik, but I think knowing it’s Ken or nothing will help most of those adjust. =========== “Mayim Bialik will not be hosting Season 2 of “Celebrity Jeopardy! <https://variety.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/>” as she continues to support the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, *Variety *has learned from sources. On Monday, ABC issued a press release with changes to their fall schedule, noting that Ken Jennings <https://variety.com/t/ken-jennings/> will host the new season of “Celebrity Jeopardy!,” which premieres Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. ET.” https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/mayim-bialik-declines-host-celebrity-jeopardy-strikes-ken-jennings-1235701725/ Sent from Gmail Mobile On Sat, 16 Dec 2023 at 1:37 PM Jeff Metzner <[email protected]> wrote: > Unless they come up with another primetime show -- always a possibility > with Michael Davies -- it seems like she's out. Nobody but Ken could handle > Masters, and if this season of Celebrity does well enough to get renewed it > seems unlikely ABC would want to change horses again. > > On Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 2:17:49 PM UTC-5 Tom Wolper wrote: > >> Michael Davies is always talking about expanding the Jeopardy franchise >> and they might want her available for a new prime time spinoff. The >> celebrity tournament wasn’t the only prime time show, there was also the >> masters tournament. >> >> There are too many unknowns to be able to speculate about what happened >> and why. Call Me Kat was cancelled, Mayim and her agent talked to Sony >> about scheduling, and the result was the press releases. >> >> On Sat, Dec 16, 2023 at 11:05 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I agree that use of “syndicated” creates an ambiguity, and this was >>> created not be media sloppiness, but by Bialik and Sony themselves, who >>> both specifically used that modifier in their statements. >>> >>> Are they intentionally leaving the door open for her to return to >>> C-Jeopardy? Maybe. Alternatively, It occurred to me that they may be still >>> paying her the C-J Host salary for some period of time as a settlement, and >>> to underline that they did not fire her in retaliation for honoring the >>> picket line, and the syndicated language makes room for this. >>> >>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>> >>> >>> On Sat, 16 Dec 2023 at 12:43 AM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I notice that all the reporting and the statements specify "syndicated >>>> version" of Jeopardy! >>>> >>>> I'm not clear why there's a need to be that specific here. It seems to >>>> leave a door open for Bialik to host non-syndicated versions of the show, >>>> but the tone of the statements and the coverage sound to me like this is a >>>> complete break. >>>> >>>> AFAIK, the only current non-syndicated format of the show in the U.S. >>>> is Celebrity Jeopardy!, where Bialik opted to step down (or step away, I >>>> suppose) from the second season as it started while the various strikes >>>> were in full effect. >>>> >>>> I may have missed any official word with respect to Bialik's future >>>> with Celebrity Jeopardy! but I think it reasonable that her leaving, even >>>> if intended as temporary on her part, was made permanent by Sony, >>>> officially or otherwise. (And if that show isn't picked up for a 3rd >>>> season, this is all moot.) >>>> >>>> I guess it could also be confusing if the statements didn't reference >>>> 'syndicated version' but I don't know that it would be more confusing that >>>> the apparent wiggle room I see here. >>>> >>>> But it's late on a Friday, and I'm probably overthinking it. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> David >>>> >>>> On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 11:13:26 PM PST, PGage < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> It took several years but they finally came up with the right answer >>>> (question?) to the hosting problem. I would be celebrating more >>>> aggressively but for fear that somewhere assholes are doing the same in an >>>> antisemitic vein. >>>> >>>> “Sony has informed me that I will no longer be hosting the syndicated >>>> version of Jeopardy!” Bialik wrote. “I am incredibly honored to have been >>>> nominated for a primetime Emmy for hosting this year and I am deeply >>>> grateful for the opportunity to have been a part of the Jeopardy! family”… >>>> >>>> Sony Pictures Television in a statement noted Bialik was the one who >>>> announced her departure. >>>> >>>> “We made the decision to have one host for the syndicated show next >>>> season to maintain continuity for our viewers, and Ken Jennings will be the >>>> sole host for syndicated Jeopardy!” Sony said. “We are truly grateful for >>>> all of Mayim’s contributions to Jeopardy!, and we hope to continue to work >>>> with her on primetime specials.” >>>> >>>> >>>> https://apnews.com/article/545613a84a54c23d07da4a9f665172dd >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 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/CAKGtkYLyy-%3DaeoUeUxHVKByWH_YnOvKLuJ_Lg9gAqqnJQGKz2g%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLyy-%3DaeoUeUxHVKByWH_YnOvKLuJ_Lg9gAqqnJQGKz2g%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/1091900841.1234246.1702716194005%40mail.yahoo.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1091900841.1234246.1702716194005%40mail.yahoo.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/CAKGtkYKWpTwsrS5Eoqog7i3VkMbiWaBEkVdXu%3DOr4i73bBvFtQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKWpTwsrS5Eoqog7i3VkMbiWaBEkVdXu%3DOr4i73bBvFtQ%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/f9eaaa65-e8d4-4794-bcf6-e1e65b1302e9n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/f9eaaa65-e8d4-4794-bcf6-e1e65b1302e9n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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