Mike Richards Out as 'Jeopardy!' Host Amid Cascade of Scandals

[George II]

Source: Yahoo News

Mike Richards is out as “Jeopardy!” host, just nine days after he was tapped to succeed the legendary Alex Trebrek as the face of the beloved quiz show.

Richards, who is also executive producer of “Jeopardy!,” saw his hold on the job undone with astonishing speed after unflattering and downright ugly details surfaced about his past conduct and statements he made on an eight-year-old podcast series.

On Aug. 19, the Anti-Defamation League called for an investigation after a report surfaced in The Ringer that Richards made disparaging remarks about Jews, women and other groups in episodes of the comedy podcast “The Randumb Show” recorded in 2013 and 2014.

In the end, Sony concluded that Richards’ image was too battered for him to take the helm of one of television’s most prestigious and popular brands. The irony is that the studio moved in his favor because he was seen as a neutral personality rather than an established name that might overshadow the show and its famously rapid fire, answers-in-the-form-of-a-question format.



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[roamer65]

1. LeVar Burton!

[Miguelito Loveless]

2. Please post in the form of a question

[roamer65]

4. Who is LeVar Burton!

[ananda]

5. From Roots and Star Trek. I hope he gets it!

I like LeVar Burton.

[onetexan]

27. +1 K&R

[IcyPeas]

29. hahahaha

[CTyankee]

12. I loved him as an actor. I was disappointed in him as Jeopardy host.

He had a rather bug-eyed expression during the show which, to me, emphasized him as the focal point of the show. I know my own interpretation is my own and others might disagree.

[Politicub]

18. Please, just no. He was awful.

Out of the guest hosts, he was in my bottom three. If you frequent fan forums, the majority agree that Burton was a let down.

The worst thing about Richards is Richards’ overall toxicity. The second worst thing is this decision has reactivated the Burton stans.

[hamsterjill]

31. No. Just no.

I do not understand the movement to get Geordie on Jeopardy. He just doesn't fit the mold if you ask me. So many others were simply better at the job.

[eShirl]

3. That was fast.

[Native]

6. Yippee!

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Well that didn't take long

It seemed it was "fixed" to be him regardless... and then the shit hit the fan.

[EYESORE 9001]

8. Get back to us, Sony,

when you announce a new executive producer for Jeopardy!. You decided against giving him the job of host after getting pressure, but you’re OK with a bigot and misogynist on your payroll.

[Anon-C]

9. "It's the lightning, not the thunder..."

[Diamond_Dog]

10. BUZZ-Y! BUZZ-Y! BUZZ-Y!

[rurallib]

17. I am with you on this

Second choice for me would be Ken Jennings. I know that is not a popular choice, but I like his nerdiness.

[Politicub]

19. Buzzy was fantastic. The guest host that surprised me most was

Aaron Rodgers. I had never heard of him, but he won me over with his mellow tone and great pacing.

Ken Jennings was good, too.

Savannah Guthrie and Sanjay Gupta were also among my favorites.

[pfitz59]

22. Aaron Rodgers is an NFL Quarterback.

Great athlete. By all accounts a decent person, and as you observed smart and knowledgeable. He's also a past 'Celebrity Jeopardy' winner.

[Paladin]

11. Glad to hear it. Richards needs to disappear. (nt)

[Steelrolled]

13. Back as executive producer, I hope he's has learned

when investigating the next replacement that you need to be thorough (especially if there is comedy involved).

[CTyankee]

14. Robin Roberts did a great interview with Meryl Streep after she won the Oscar for Iron Lady

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It's fun to watch. Watch it and see what I mean. Streep has her choice of which interview she will do and it is telling that she chose Roberts.

[AZLD4Candidate]

15. Burton or Cohn! Make it happen, Sony!

[George II]

16. Our favorite was David Faber, the one before Joe Buck. We never heard of him before but he was....

....smooth and looked very comfortable in the job.

I like Lavar Burton as an actor and person, but he was too "out there" on Jeopardy.

[jg10003]

21. agreed

[Totally Tunsie]

20. Another vote here for Buzzy Cohen!

Even though I didn't care for him as a contestant, he did a great job as a host. I hope TPTB take another look at him for the position.

[jg10003]

23. why are people fixated on Burton?

He's a good actor and seems like a nice guy, but was miscast as Jeopardy host. Jeopardy is about the game and the contestants, that's why Trebek insisted on being called the host rather than the "star." Burton was too loud and intrusive. He seemed to be on a kid's show. The best guest hosts were the ones that just read the questions in a calm understated way while occasionally making witty remark. Bialiak, Rogers, Faber, and yes Roberts all got it right.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

24. I would imagine this just means Mayim Bialik will be the one official host

Which I'm cool with cause I love her

[George II]

25. They're going to continue guest hosts, not sure if they're "auditioning" or not though.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

26. Guessing she has gigs or at least expects to continue her acting career

And hence will be unavailable at times, so they'll need a way to cover that eventuality.

Her and Richards were named 'the hosts' a little while back was my understanding.

If Richards being fired undermines Mayim's gig there, I'm going to be pissed.

[Steelrolled]

32. She's made some controversial statements that might rule her out.

You can't be too careful.

[Auggie]

28. Cohen or Jennings

[twodogsbarking]

30. What is "We've already dragged this out enough"

Get on with it.