Mayim Bialik has already gotten a promotion on “Jeopardy.”
The “Big Bang Theory” alum, who was hired to host the game show’s prime-time specials, will step into the spotlight after Mike Richards quit last week and will host the next three weeks of episodes, Sony announced Monday.
Bialik, 45, will tape 15 episodes, according to the studio.
After her, more guest hosts will be announced as “Jeopardy” once again tries to replace Alex Trebek.
It’s unclear if Bialik will be in the running as full-time host, especially considering her commitment to a second season of “Call Me Kat.”
Richards stepped down from the hosting gig Friday, just days after being named Trebek’s successor amid widespread backlash for sexist and antisemitic comments he made on a podcast and multiple discrimination lawsuits from his time at “The Price Is Right.”
“It pains me that these past incidents and comments have cast such a shadow on Jeopardy! as we look to start a new chapter,” he said in an internal memo to “Jeopardy” staff.
“As I mentioned last week, I was deeply honored to be asked to host the syndicated show and was thrilled by the opportunity to expand my role. However, over the last several days it has become clear that moving forward as host would be too much of a distraction for our fans and not the right move for the show. As such, I will be stepping down as host effective immediately.”
Richards is staying on as executive producer, Sony told the Daily News.
During the original search, Sony tested out more than dozen guest hosts, including Anderson Cooper, Aaron Rodgers, LeVar Burton, Dr. Oz and Ken Jennings.
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