'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings is celebrating the long-running game show’s broad appeal with audiences. In a new interview with 'CBS Sunday Morning,' Jennings said, 'The great and the odd thing about 'Jeopardy!' is, it's kind of universally popular. Old people like 'Jeopardy!,' young people like 'Jeopardy!,' red states, blue states. It's bizarrely universal.
Jennings began sharing hosting duties with Mayim Bialik in 2021 as part of the show’s audition process following the death of Alex Trebek. In 2022, they were announced as new permanent hosts, and took turns hosting regular episodes and tournaments, while Bialik solely handled 'Celebrity Jeopardy!' Bialik announced she was let go from the show in December 2023, and Jennings has been handling the role solo since.
He told 'CBS Sunday Morning' he still looks to Trebek for guidance, after having watched, and later played with him for so many years. 'If I was ever at sea, I would just think, 'What would Alex do here?'' Jennings said. 'And often, it was to do less.
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