“ really has no interest in being involved in that process,” “Jeopardy!” executive producer Harry Friedman told TVLine. Producers also have maintained that Trebek had not expressed interest in naming candidates to take over. “I would leave it up to the people in charge.” “It’s not a decision that would be up to me, and I would not make myself available to presenting an opinion,” Trebek told TVLine in January. (Clockwise from top left) George Stephanopoulos, Alex Trebek, Betty White, Alex Faust, Laura Coates and Ken Jennings Getty Images ABC WireImage That leaves a tough job ahead for ABC, which owns the syndication rights, as well as distributor CBS Television and producer Sony Television, all of which have declined to put forward any names officially.Įven Trebek, while battling cancer, was hesitant to nominate candidates - and insisted on carrying on his hosting duties until whenever it began to negatively impact his performance - although he did jokingly name one: Betty White. A 2019 poll from Morning Consult found that 50% of “Jeopardy!” fans would stop watching the show if Trebek, a bona fide pop culture icon, wasn’t the host. However, he might truly be irreplaceable.

That’s the question on “Jeopardy!” fans’ minds after the beloved host died at age 80 on Sunday following a battle with pancreatic cancer.Īfter he announced his diagnosis in 2019, speculation began over who will take on the hosting gig he’s manned since 1984.

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