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ABC Announces Fall ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ Dates With New Host

by Dana Daly

Published August 23, 2023

Who is... the Celebrity Jeopardy! host

Jeopardy! has seen many iterations come and go during its decades on air, from the days of Alex Trebek to today with multiple hosts in a short span. Soon, it will air Celebrity Jeopardy!, a competition pitting pop culture icons against one another so the prize money may go to their charity of choice. Things will look a little different this year, though, as ABC announces its air time and hosting plans amid uncertain circumstances.

Jeopardy!, like countless other programs, finds itself affected by the ongoing WGA strike, which sees writers across the industry in an ongoing protest that began back in May. Many shows have halted production but Jeopardy! announced it would be continuing on, using various methods to work around the absence of writing. Not everyone on the game show’s team is part of this plan, however. How will this impact the upcoming season – and will there even be one?

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  1. ‘Jeopardy!’ Announces Two-Week Celebration Of Late Host Alex Trebek
  2. This Season’s ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ Contestants Have Been Confirmed

‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ is indeed returning this fall

Clue: Hollywood's brightest ✨ are back when this show premieres Wednesday, Sept 27 at 8/7c on ABC! Answer: What is #CelebrityJeopardy!? pic.twitter.com/gYPy3Zyy2j

— Celebrity Jeopardy! (@CelebJeopardy) August 21, 2023

Firstly, yes, there will be a new round of Celebrity Jeopardy! this autumn. It will begin airing on Wednesday, September 27, at 8 p.m. This second season of the reimagined game show is, TV Fanatic reports, part of a plan to lean into reality television amid the ongoing WGA strikes.

RELATED: ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Mayim Bialik Says She Feels ‘Useless, Irrelevant, And Worthless’

However, in solidarity with the protesting writers, regular Jeopardy! co-host Mayim Bialik will not be hosting as she was expected to. So, Ken Jennings will be filling in that role in her stead. Indeed, Jeopardy! as a whole has already started filming reportedly without Bialik.

Treading new ground on familiar turf

Ken Jennings will be hosted Celebrity Jeopardy! instead of Mayim Bialik
Ken Jennings will be hosted Celebrity Jeopardy! instead of Mayim Bialik / YouTube

Jennings has been the subject of some criticism for continuing to work on Jeopardy! while the writers are striking. This is actually an example of history repeating itself. A writers’ strike lasted from November 5, 2007, to February 12, 2008. During that time, Alex Trebek continued to host.

Bialik is staying away from her hosting duties in an act of solidarity
Bialik is staying away from her hosting duties in an act of solidarity / YouTube

This time, the Jeopardy! producers are looking at ways of getting creative. For instance, old questions are going to be recycled and the contestant pool will be comprised of former participants who have their chance to play on the Alex Trebek Stage, which was christened not long after Trebek’s final episode aired, after the host died in 2020 of pancreatic cancer.

Celebrity Jeopardy! is helping to fill ABC’s roster of unscripted content, in addition to Shark Tank and The Golden Bachelor. Scripted programs such as Grey’s Anatomy and Abbott Elementary have been completely disrupted by the strike.

Celebrity Jeopardy! is a way of filling time slots with unscripted content
Celebrity Jeopardy! is a way of filling time slots with unscripted content / YouTube screenshot

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