And while Jeopardy fans await a decision on who will replace Trebek on a permanent basis, the show’s producers have announced the next several interim hosts, each of whom will do two-week stints. After Anderson Cooper is done, here’s what’s next, according to the official Jeopardy site.
May 3-14 Bill Whitaker May 31-June 11 Mayim BialikJune 14-25 Savannah Guthrie June 28- July 9 Dr. Sanjay GuptaJuly 12- July 16 George StephanopoulosJuly 19- July 23 Robin RobertsJuly 26- July 30 LeVar BurtonAugust 2- August 6 David FaberAugust 9- August 13 Joe Buck
Many fans of Jeopardy hope to see Jennings assume the hosting job for the long-term, but there’s a petition on Change.org pushing for LeVar Burton – star of Roots and Star Trek: The Next Generation, and host of the seminal children’s program Reading Rainbow – to be tapped as permanent host. And he’s totally on board with the idea. “I think it’s a good fit of what the show is, what the show requires, and what I feel like I bring to the table,” he told USA Today’s The Mothership podcast on Friday, adding. “I feel as strongly about my rightness for this as I did about Kunta and Geordi. And I’m that invested in getting the job.” As of now, Burton will only be guest-hosting from July 26- July 30. Fatherly will update this list as new information becomes available.
