What is…nostalgia?
This fall, Jeopardy! will honor former host Alex Trebek with tribute episode. Executive producer Michael Davies and producer Sarah Whitcomb Foss said the special will come on Nov. 8, the second anniversary of Trebek’s passing—which also happens to be Election Day.
“Overall, we owe him a fantastic episode of Jeopardy! on that day,” Davies told the Inside Jeopardy! podcast. “It may well break the internet. I don’t want to give too much away.”
Trebek passed away in 2020 after battling pancreatic cancer for over a year.
Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik, who were named permanent Jeopardy! co-hosts July 25, shared their excitement at the prospect of ushering the show into a new era.
“It’s very exciting to get to share this honor and this platform with Ken, who is such a legend,” Bialik shared. “It’s overwhelming, but in a really good way.”
“I’m just such a fan of the show—to this day, I feel like a fan—I wouldn’t be the person I am without all the Jeopardy!,” Jennings added. “I watched as a kid, and then, of course, it changed my life in a big way 20 years ago. It’s just an honor to be associated with the show in any way, and now with Mayim double the perks.”
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