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Charles Curtis

Mayim Bialik is out as Jeopardy! host and fans have mixed feelings

Mayim Bialik is no longer splitting Jeopardy! hosting duties with Ken Jennings.

As the actress revealed on Friday, she heard from Sony that she’s out from the “syndicated version of Jeopardy!” and that she was grateful for the opportunity to work on the beloved quiz show.

In a separate statement, the show said that “we hope to continue to work with her on primetime specials,” meaning that maybe we’ll see her for Celebrity Jeopardy! or the like. Their reasoning? They decided to have one host for the syndicated Jeopardy!

Fans of the show had mixed feelings about the move, with some supporting both her and Jennings:

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