Mayim Bialik was fired as the host of Jeopardy! and will be replaced by her co-host, Ken Jennings.
The 48-year-old Blossom actress revealed she was recently informed by Sony that she will ‘no longer be hosting’ the syndicated version of the game show.
She took to Instagram on Friday to confirm rumors since she had not been seen on the show since her last appearance in May.
Sony released a statement to the official Jeopardy! account shortly after and announced that Jennings will become the ‘sole host’ due to ‘continuity’ concerns.
It was reported back in September that she was ‘unlikely’ to return to host for ‘the rest of the year’.
Mayim Bialik, 48, was fired as the host of Jeopardy! and will not be returning to the show
The Big Bang Theory vet will be replaced by her fellow co-host Ken Jennings — who will become the ‘sole host’ due to ‘continuity’ purposes, Jeopardy! announced in a statement; seen in May
She took to Instagram on Friday to confirm rumors since she had not been seen on the show since her last appearance in May
‘As the holiday break begins in Hollywood, I have some Jeopardy! news,’ Bialik began in her lengthy caption.
‘Sony has informed me that I will no longer be hosting the syndicated version of Jeopardy!,’ she continued.
‘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,’ she wrote.
‘For all of you who have supported me through this incredible journey and to the fans, contestants, writers, staff and crew of America’s Favorite Quiz show, thank you,’ she said.
Shortly after, Jeopardy! released their own announcement on Instagram, confirming Bialik’s cohost, Ken Jennings, will be the sole host of the upcoming season of the syndicated game show.
‘Mayim Bialik has announced she will no longer be hosting the syndicated version of Jeopardy!,’ the statement read.
They confirmed that Jennings will be taking over all of the hosting duties for consistency.
‘We made the decision to have one host for the syndicated show next season to maintain continuity for our viewers,’ it continued. ‘And Ken Jennings will be the sole host for syndicated Jeopardy!.
According to her post, the Blossom actress was informed by Sony that she will ‘no longer be hosting’ the syndicated version of the game show; seen in July 2022
‘We are truly grateful for all of Mayim’s contributions to Jeopardy!, and we hope to continue to work with her on primetime specials.’
The Big Bang Theory vet was replaced by Jennings on Celebrity Jeopardy! after her decision to step back from her role in support of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
As a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) union, she bowed out of filming the game show in its final week of shooting the 39th season and left Jennings to take over in the interim.
She emceed some of the primetime shows and specials, but Jennings had been doing most of the hosting duties on his own.
Over the summer, fans started speculating that Bialik would not be returning when Jeopardy! released a new poster celebrating the show’s 39th season on its official Instagram account.
The now-deleted artwork featured Jennings but not Bialik.
Bialik first started hosting the show in August 2021 and had been hired to be one of the replacements for longtime host Alex Trebek — who was a fan-favorite of the show from its 1984 revival until his tragic death.
The game show host and television personality passed away at the age of 80 in November 2020 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Bialik first started hosting the show in August 2021 and was instilled as a co-host alongside Ken Jennings; seen in February
Bialik first started hosting the show in August 2021 as she was hired to be one of the replacements for longtime host Alex Trebek — who was a fan-favorite of the show from its 1984 revival until his tragic death. The game show host and television personality passed away at the age of 80 in November 2020 after a battle with pancreatic cancer; seen in 2011
Bialik and Jennings started temporary hosting duties to replace Trebek’s short-lived successor, Mike Richards. It was previously announced that Richards would step down after offensive comments he had made in the past emerged
Bialik and Jennings started temporary hosting duties to replace Trebek’s short-lived successor, Mike Richards.
It was previously announced that Richards would step down after offensive comments he had made in the past emerged.
From then on, Bialik and Jennings were expected to continue sharing emcee duties for both the current 40th season as well as the other myriad of the franchise’s iterations of the show.
The unprecedented arrangement seemed successful as some fans started to debate who was their favorite host between the duo.
Earlier this spring, executive producer and showrunner Michael Davies told Vulture he ‘backed both of them’, and they both brought in high ratings.
In May, he continued: ‘When Ken is hosting and Mayim is hosting, there’s zero difference.
‘I go to the studio every day and try to make both of them better at hosting the show and make a better program environment around them,’ he said at the time. ‘They have my full support.’