‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ Boss Teases a ‘Somewhat New Format’ for Tournament
Fall Preview
Stars, they’re just like us: They love Jeopardy! too!
“The response has been phenomenal from our fans and the celebrities,” says executive producer Michael Davies of ABC’s idea to turn the famous-contestant edition of the beloved game into a 13-week tournament.
(Credit: ABC)
Davies didn’t discuss the players set to compete for charity — you can read more about them over here! — but confirms Mayim Bialik will handle hosting duties, as she has for Jeopardy! primetime specials, and that the hourlong showdowns will follow “a somewhat new format” set to be a tad less frenzied than the 30-minute syndicated series.
Still, “it’s going to be a very authentic Jeopardy! experience,” he adds, promising that things won’t be dumbed down for the buzzy guest list.
“What people want to see is celebrities put under the same pressure.”
Celebrity Jeopardy!, Premieres Sunday, September 25, 8/7c, ABC
This is an excerpt from TV Guide Magazine’s 2022 Fall Preview issue. For more first looks at fall’s new shows, pick up the issue, on newsstands now.
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New format or classic format, doesn't matter to me. I refuse to watch anything with Mayim Bialik.
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I agree about the contestants. Only 2 or 3 are even remotely of interest to me. But again, I guess the show is trying to appeal to the masses now that it's sold out to a network, so the network is trying to attract people who don't normally watch Jeopardy.
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When I turn on Jeopardy and see Ken Jennings doing . It just feels so right that the person Alex Trebek would have liked to see follow him doing the show.
When I turn on Jeopardy and see Mayim Blalik is in charge, I feel let down and disgusted.
I sometimes just turn off the TV and go do something else. I have One friend in New York who gave it up completely because of Blailik.
Why won’t you listen instead of trying to make everyone happy? It can’t be done with her involved. Ken always has a clever but intelligent comment and sounds sincere. She sounds like a circus barker.
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Grow up.
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The Celebrity tournament is a joke: dumbed-down questions, "stars" trying to be cute rather than serious, and some whom I had thought were smart being shown to be rather stupid. I probably won't watch this year. I had hoped that had been dropped from annual calendar. I also am sick of Mayim.
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No, I think it's just dumbing it down for prime-time. The way Celebrity Jeopardy used to be was just fine, when it was just another Jeopardy tournament, airing in syndication. Now the show has gone commercial and is trying to appeal to non-Jeopardy viewers.
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She is fabulous!!!
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Seems like people who hate on Mayim wouldn't be the kind of people who watch Jeopardy anyway. I love her enthusiasm.
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They actually do, though they never seem to understand anything about the game. The kenbots are still recovering from learning that they do reruns every summer.
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Source, please. Where did you get your data? Or are baseless insults just your thing?
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Her over-the-top "enthusiasm" and chattiness is precisely the reason why many longtime viewers don't like her. It clashes with the tone of the show.
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Mayim Bialik herself is not a person who would watch Jeopardy. She’s said she didn’t pay much attention to it until this hosting travesty. You need to rethink your theory or at least stop plucking theories out of the air just to justify Bialik’s presence.
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I agree. I think the Bialik haters are all just Jenning’s neighbors from Provo Utah.
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