Ken Jennings Wheel Of Fortune
Nov 09, 2020 (The only asterisk: April 1, 1997, when he swapped in as the host of Wheel of Fortune instead, as an April Fools’ gag.) Over that span, he asked contestants almost half a million questions—er. Instead—for the moment, at least—the role falls to Jennings, who was hosting Family Feud and Wheel of Fortune at age “five or six” in his Seattle family room, furiously scribbling and erasing. Ken Jennings' Trivia Almanac: 8,888 Questions in 365 Days, a hardcover book, is a compilation of trivia questions—with 3 categories and about 20 questions per day of the year. Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks explores the world of map and geography enthusiasts.
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Week 2 of Ken Jennings' (temporary, for now at least) 'Jeopardy!' Tenure slipped 5% in ratings from Week 1, according to Nielsen. That rate of retention is not bad at all, and with the 5.9 rating. This image released by JEOPARDY! Shows Ken Jennings, a 74-time champion the the set of the popular quiz show. Jennings will be the first interim guest for the late Alex Trebek, and the show will try other guest hosts before naming a permanent replacement.
© Eric McCandless, ABC via Associated Press This image released by ABC shows contestant Ken Jennings with a trophy on “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time.” Now in a stint as “Jeopardy!” guest host, Jennings has proven to be a ratings win for the long-running quiz show.Ken Jennings Jeopardy Host Reviews
Could Ken Jennings eventually rise from the title of “guest host” to become the official “Jeopardy!” host? Based on the ratings, that wouldn’t be a bad thing for the long-running quiz show.
In his first game behind the host lectern, Jennings drew in 11.3 million viewers. His entire debut week hosting “Jeopardy!” brought in an average of 10.3 million viewers — second this season only to Alex Trebek’s final week as host, which averaged 11.1 million viewers, according to The Wrap. Fourteen million people watched Trebek’s final game, which aired Jan. 8.
Compared to the season high of Trebek’s final week, “Jeopardy!” ratings declined by 6% during Jennings’ debut week. But the show still topped all of syndication in terms of ratings, according to Next TV. “Wheel of Fortune” came in second, followed by “Family Feud and “Judge Judy.”
After Jennings’ first game hosting, where he paid special tribute to Trebek, many “Jeopardy!” fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts — everything from Jennings’ noticeable nerves to his obvious love of the game, according to the Deseret News. Overall, most of the fans seemed to be pleased with Jennings’ debut in this new role — and now the ratings back that up.
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“He definitely became more comfortable as filming proceeded,” Jim Gilligan, a contestant on Jennings’ first “Jeopardy!” game, told the Deseret News. “It was a pretty steep learning curve, I think, but he climbed well.”
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Jennings is now well into his third week of guest-hosting “Jeopardy!” He taped 30 episodes and will be the guest host for at least six weeks, the Deseret News previously reported. Following Jennings, a stint of celebrity guest hosts will have their own turns behind the “Jeopardy!” lectern.
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Journalist Katie Couric, NFL star Aaron Rodgers, “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker and “Big Bang Theory” actress Mayim Bialik will all temporarily fill the guest host position, according to the Deseret News. “Jeopardy!” is not naming an official host at this time.