‘Jeopardy!’ returning to guest hosts

LOS ANGELES — “Jeopardy!” is backmost to impermanent hosts aft the resignation of Mike Richards, and histrion Mayim Bialik volition instrumentality arsenic the archetypal 1 up.

Sony Pictures Television announced Monday that Bialik volition instrumentality the podium agelong occupied by the precocious Alex Trebek for 3 weeks of episodes.

The 45-year-old “Big Bang Theory” and “Blossom” histrion was 1 of galore impermanent hosts who filled successful for two-week stints successful the past play aft the decease of Trebek, who hosted the amusement for 37 seasons. Trebek died successful November astatine property 80 of cancer.

When Richards was announced arsenic the caller host connected Aug. 11, producers besides revealed that Bialik would person an ongoing relation arsenic emcee for “Jeopardy!” prime-time and spinoff series, including a caller assemblage championship.

Sony’s quality merchandise Monday said different impermanent hosts would travel Bialik and made nary notation of a imperishable replacement.

Richards, the show’s enforcement producer, had been announced arsenic big conscionable 9 days earlier erstwhile helium stepped down Friday aft a study of past demeaning comments helium had made astir women, stateless radical and others connected a podcast. Richards enactment aft a parade of personage contenders was met by a chorus of criticism.

The episodes that Richards taped past week volition aerial erstwhile the amusement returns for its 38th play starting Sept. 13.