‘Jeopardy! National College Championship’: ABC Sets Premiere With Mayim Bialik
Mayim Bialik will put her Jeopardy!-hosting cap back on as she prepares to helm her first round of primetime episodes with ABC’s Jeopardy! National College Championship.
The tournament is set to debut Tuesday, February 8, and will play out over several days throughout the month. Unlike usual syndicated episodes, these installments will be delivered in hour-long segments rather than the half-hour gameplay format.
The Jeopardy! National College Championship is an all-new tournament in the game show’s long history which features 36 students from 36 colleges and universities from across the country. They’ll battle head-to-head for nine days of nail-biting competition.
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It was previously announced that each winning student would walk away with a grand prize of $100,000, a perfect supplement for their academic dreams. It remains unclear if that prize has changed since the tournament’s initial formation which also included involvement with since-resigned executive producer Mike Richards.
Kicking off on February 8, the first week of gameplay will conclude on Friday, February 11. Things will pick back up on Tuesday, February 15, and continue through Friday, February 18. The final installment for the tournament will be broadcast Tuesday, February 22.
The tournament produced by Sony Pictures Television is executive produced by Michael Davies. This primetime event follows Bialik’s forthcoming role as host for Jeopardy!‘s first-ever Professors Tournament.
Stay tuned for details on participants and don’t forget to tune in for the first primetime Jeopardy! event since Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time, a tournament that featured late host Alex Trebek along with notable champions Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer, and Brad Rutter.
Jeopardy! National College Championship, Series Premiere, Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 8/7c, ABC
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I think she has done a GREAT job, I don't mind watching her as a host at all. As far as everyone that thinks she is acting smug when she has the answers, you must not know how brilliant she is and all the schooling she has gone through.
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I think she has done a good job hosting Jeopardy. 😊
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Ugh! IMO She's the curse that goes with the treasure. I so hope they don't make her permanent host. Buzzy, Ken, heck even Mike Richards would be better.
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I have watch Jeopardy for 50 years and we all know what we lost will never get back Alex but I do like Mayim she’s is funny but very professional. I like the way she reads also.
Hope she stays and stop going back and forth with different people and let the the people that follow Jeopardy get use to one host. It is an Awesome show.
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Yea! Ken, Yea! Mayim! I would love to see Buzzy, I thought he was great! But I think Ken and Mayim are great.
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I really like her, I hope she the permanent host 👍👍👍
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bjsk I WILL NOT watch Jeopardy when she is host!!! Sony do you realize how much damage you have done to THIS show??? Too many guest hosts; SHE should not be on Jeopardy.
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I will not watch either!!!
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Ken Jennings please be the permanent choice
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I love her! She is professional and does a GREAT job!
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It is on ABC
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that's quite a trick being smug & charming *insert smirk*
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my thoughts exactly
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for all of you saying Mayim is 'acting smug & elaborating on contestants' answers as if she knows ALL the answers' (respectfully disagree) - have you all forgotten that Alex used to do that ALMOST ALL THE TIME?! Ken is the pompous egomaniac in the hosting lineup
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I love her!! She is smart, talented and very funny. Go Mayim!! We’re behind you all the way!!
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Um, not sure where you got that air date—last night on Jeopardy, Ken Jennings said the tournament would air Monday, Dec. 6.
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The College tournament is in Feb.. The series starting Monday is professors.
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Thanks for the warning. Hard pass. Team Ken all the way, Buzzy for tournaments
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She is not Jeopardy host material. She acts as tho she were giving an oral exam to 1st graders. Much too smug. I won't be watching. Ken Jennings is a superior option.
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Yep. My first choice would be Buzzy, but I'd be fine with Ken.
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Can't stand her; may have to watch it with closed captioning because she can't stop herself from smugly elaborating on the contestants' answers as though she didn't have the info in front of her.
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Alex used to do that, too. Did you hate it when HE did it? If not, you’ve got something bigger going on than criticizing a host’s behavior…
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Alex had charm, Mayim has none. She feels the need to push her education credentials down our throats at every opportunity, but all that tells me is that she took a place in college away from someone who may have used that education for the benefit of mankind. She is obnoxious.
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I love Mayim... so charming. She and Ken Jennings can take turns,like every other week or month.
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