Why Ken Jennings May Not Be Alex Trebek’s Jeopardy! Successor

Next week, Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings goes back to the program, this moment as the initial visitor host adhering to Alex Trebek‘s fatality. But will his job end up being long-term? It’s made complex.

Days after the renowned celebrity passed away of pancreatic cancer cells in November, manufacturers revealed that the video game program will certainly return to taping with a collection of acting visitor hosts, starting with Jennings, that won 74 Jeopardy! successive video games in 2004, obtaining the title of the program’s “Greatest of All Time” in 2020.

Just prior to Trebek’s last episode broadcast on Friday, Jan. 8, E! News discovered that Jennings has actually taped 6 weeks well worth of programs, which will certainly begin broadcasting on Monday, Jan. 11, which various other visitor hosts are still anticipated to take the helm adhering to Jennings, although no names or days have actually been revealed.

Meanwhile, the circumstance continues to be “fluid,” several resources state. One expert informed E! News that the look for an irreversible host proceeds, that the picked individual will certainly not be called prior to the springtime, which “while Ken is a very capable host, there are concerns that he may not be the right personality to be the face of the long-running show.” E! News has actually connected to representatives for Jeopardy!, that have actually not commented.

Last year, after he was called the initial acting visitor host of Jeopardy!, Jennings, 46, attracted conflict over resurfaced offending tweets. Jeopardy! manufacturers have actually not talked about them. But on Dec. 30, the champ reacted to the reaction as well as released an apology on Twitter.