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Post by trevor807 on Dec 15, 2023 19:16:10 GMT -5
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Post by MarioGS on Dec 15, 2023 19:30:24 GMT -5
I always get thrown off when people refer to syndicated Wheel or J! as "daytime" because if you say "Daytime Wheel" to me, the first thing that comes to mind is Bob Goen, and "Daytime Jeopardy!" is the official name for the (pointless) daily few-weeks-old rerun feed that most stations air, not necessarily in daytime slots.
On topic, I'm not surprised at this news. I had a feeling she wouldn't be coming back and was surprised she's still pictured in promotional material. This news doesn't really matter to me either way, since I don't watch J! regardless of host, but it is a little sad because, from the bits of Mayim episodes I've seen, I did like how bubbly Mayim was and how she made the game a bit more fun. That being said, I know most people are going to be glad to see her go, but some people in the J! fandom just take it way too far with the hate. I mean, it was her birthday earlier this week, and the comments on J!'s "Happy Birthday, Mayim!" post were filled with disrespect and "Ken is better!!!" Sometimes, it feels like Mayim gets more hate in the J! fandom than Wheel of Fortune does.
Either way, the ratings over the past three years have proved that people watch Jeopardy! for the champions, not the host. It could be hosted by a parrot and it would still rank higher than Wheel solely because social media is following the champion like a soap opera antagonist.
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Post by trevor807 on Dec 15, 2023 20:46:16 GMT -5
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Post by wheelfan910 on Dec 15, 2023 23:09:47 GMT -5
I wouldn’t count on seeing Mayim back on primetime either. It’d be pretty pointless given that Ken already does Masters in Primetime and having her come back to do the celebrity tournament but nothing else wouldn’t make any sense.
This news doesn’t really shock me given that they’ve been making things as Ken centric as possible lately. They’ve been doing a segment on Inside Jeopardy lately where they’ll share voice clips from questions fielded from the audience during tapings. Originally it was from tapings with both Ken and Mayim but now it’s just Ken. Also given the fact that the show will be airing tournaments into early April (all of which hosted by Ken), having her come back after nearly a year away wouldn’t make much sense. It’s a smart move for the franchise overall and gives Ken his official rightful place as THE host of Jeopardy.
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Post by therealcu2010 on Dec 15, 2023 23:50:42 GMT -5
Mayim was never a good fit for the show. Good riddance.
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Post by jjc927 on Dec 16, 2023 0:16:18 GMT -5
I respect Mayim for trying her best in the role, but she just wasn't a great fit and Ken is clearly the better host. I guess maybe she'll come back to do the Celebrity shows again and perhaps another primetime version though.
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Post by usedletterboard on Dec 16, 2023 7:15:51 GMT -5
Mayim neither had the appropriate demeanor nor an understanding of the show and its traditions to carry on in this role for the long term. Her hiring alongside Mike Richards seemed a bit shoehorned from the outset, and the decision to rotating syndicated hosts was misguided at best. It remains to be seen whether Mayim is onboard hosting the spinoffs, but the wording of her statement makes it appear as though this was not a mutually-agreed upon decision. Seeing how Ken has brought his wit and charm to the primetime editions without any deleterious effect on those shows' ratings, it makes sense that he would continue as the sole face of the franchise moving forward.
All the best to Mayim in her future endeavours.
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Post by trevor807 on Dec 16, 2023 13:23:40 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure they only kept Mayim around because of her contract. Claire McNear pointed out on Twitter that, while the exact details of her contract are unknown, Alex's contracts typically lasted three seasons. Season 40 would have been Mayim's third.
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Post by wheelfan910 on Dec 16, 2023 13:45:40 GMT -5
When it was announced that Ken and Mayim would both continue hosting into S39, Michael Davies wrote in a blog post on the show’s website that they both signed “long-term deals”. Nothing specific was said other than that on their end.
When Mike Richards signed on to host, his contract was a two-year $3M deal that would’ve run through S39 with options for extensions. Not sure what Mayim’s contract was at that time or when Davies became EP, but all of the Primetime shows are a contractual obligation Richards signed when he and Mayim were announced as hosts.
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Post by GameShow75 on Dec 16, 2023 17:14:27 GMT -5
While I'm disappointed with the news as I did enjoy seeing Mayim host, it's no surprise that Ken's been synonymous with JEOPARDY! since 2004, especially with the fact that he's had 16 years of experience as a contestant from winning his first game to being declared as The Greatest Of All Time JEOPARDY! Champion by the late Alex Trebek, who asked him to be the first guest host before he passed away.
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Post by trevor807 on Dec 18, 2023 14:45:30 GMT -5
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Post by wheelfan910 on Dec 18, 2023 23:09:12 GMT -5
Also seems that Mayim wasn’t going to have her contract renewed after S40 anyway but they offered to let her host the last few months of the season, to which she declined and left the show entirely.
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