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LeVar Burton joins final round of 'Jeopardy!' guest hosts after campaign


https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/04/21/jeopardy-levar-burton-robin-roberts-among-next-guest-hosts/7323357002/

The former "Roots" and "Star Trek: Next Generation" star, who has vociferously campaigned for "Jeopardy!" host, is among a new crop of guest hosts who will preside over the iconic game show through the rest of its 37th season. The other guest hosts will include "Good Morning America" anchors George Stephanopoulos and Robin Roberts; author and CNBC host David Faber and sportscaster Joe Buck. Specific dates for the hosts have not yet been announced, but will begin showing up in June.

“Our goal has been to present a wide variety of guest hosts with different skill sets and backgrounds on our path to finding a permanent host,” executive producer and one-time guest host Mike Richards said in a statement. “Our passionate fans are telling us what they like, and we are listening. All of the guest hosts have brought individualism, energy and an authentic love of our show to each of their episodes. We look forward to sharing the rest of the season with our viewers.”

After the death of beloved and longtime host Alex Trebek in 2020, "Jeopardy!" has been cycling through guest hosts while producers search for a permanent replacement. The hosts so far have included:"Jeopardy!" champ Ken Jennings; Richards; journalist Katie Couric; talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers; and CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, who is in the midst of a two-week run now. Future guest hosts who have already been announced include "Today" host Savannah Guthrie, neurosurgeon and CNN medical adviser Dr. Sanjay Gupta, "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker (who's next up on May 3) and actress Mayim Bialik.

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so sick of the Alex crap he was a nobody when he started game show host so where are they wayne barday, anderson, etc; they should have actually people who might take job for less than 10 million they paid alex

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They were going to ignore identity politics and not have a black host until this! I hope the SJWs at the NYT don't go after them.

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OMG! I'd love to see him on there! :D Go Geordi!

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His character's full name was spelled "Geordi La Forge."

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My mistake.

Sorry. I didn't mean to direct that at you.

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I'm still excited about seeing him. He'll be a breath of fresh air after the Cooper moron.

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Unfortunately, he hasn't been very good. I'm a little surprised. He hosts a podcast i listen to, and he's a natural speaker. Needing to improv can be tough though.

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I can't believe how old he's gotten! :o I mean, the voice is the same, but now he looks like a skinny Uncle Remus in a suit.

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His first night's show aired yesterday, and it did not go well at all.

He has a very expressive voice which can vary wildly in pitch, but this worked against him -- at times he seemed more nervous than the contestants. He really needs to tone that down.

And, he committed a serious blunder. At one point a contestant gave the correct answer ... err, question ... but took a little too long to do it, running out of time. Burton apparently got confused, didn't say anything for a couple of seconds, then said "wrong" instead of just saying that the response wasn't quick enough. The next contestant was misled into thinking that response was incorrect and so she gave a different response. (The judges later ruled that she had been misled and refunded the $600 she lost.) From that point onward, whenever a contestant ran out of time Burton loudly said, "TIME!"

Oh well, he can only get better.

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