What Is Drama? The Bungled Plan at ‘Jeopardy!’ to Choose a New Host

Replacing the late Alex Trebek has been an ongoing saga for the game show. Here’s how it unfolded.

‘Like Choosing a Pope’: How Succession Got Messy at ‘Jeopardy!’

The decades-old game show, TV comfort food for many, has been rocked by drama over who would replace the late Alex Trebek.

Mike Richards Is Out as ‘Jeopardy!’ Executive Producer

Three weeks after naming him as Alex Trebek’s replacement to host the show, Sony cited “disruption and internal difficulties” in its announcement that he will leave the program entirely.

He’s No Longer Host. But Mike Richards Is Still Running ‘Jeopardy!’

Defying a backlash over sexist and crude comments, a top Sony TV executive told the show’s staff that the studio stood behind Mr. Richards as the executive producer.

She Wrote the History of ‘Jeopardy!’ Then She Changed It.

The reporting of Claire McNear, a journalist who had written a book on the game show, helped end Mike Richards’s hopes of succeeding Alex Trebek as its host.

Mayim Bialik will fill in as a ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host.

She will replace Mike Richards, who stepped down as host of the game show amid furor over sexist and offensive comments he made on a podcast several years ago.

Abrupt Exit of New ‘Jeopardy!’ Host, Mike Richards, Rattles a TV Institution

Mr. Richards was named as Alex Trebek’s replacement last week, but offensive and sexist comments he made on a podcast several years ago resurfaced. He will remain as executive producer.

‘Jeopardy!’ Announces Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik as New Hosts

The long-running game show decided to turn to its own executive producer in succeeding Alex Trebek, who died last year, as the show’s regular host.