
Many TV and film productions are currently paused, as the WGA writers and SAG-AFTRA strikes continue. However, not every series is halting work at this time. Many reality and game shows are still in production, and that includes Jeopardy!, which has Ken Jennings holding down the fort as host. In recent weeks, viewers pressured Jennings to take a break after co-host Mayim Bialik stepped away, and one fan just called him out on social media. Jennings ultimately clapped back to explain why he's still hosting the show, and his answer invoked Alex Trebek.
Ken Jennings is not a part of SAG-AFTRA like co-host Mayim Bialik, but that hasn't stopped people from coming after him with brutally honest thoughts for sticking with Jeopardy!. One even went so far as to claim that he's doing something that the late host Alex Trebek would never approve of and that he would "turn over in his grave" because of it. Jennings, who seemingly always has the answer to a question or assumption, responded to the commenter by highlighting a specific statement in an article: