advanced discussions” for the position, becoming the apparent network favorite following a laundry list of temporary guest co-hosts.Some of those filling in have been: Mayim Bialik, Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric, Bill Whitaker, Dr.
Mehmet Oz, George Stephanopoulos, Robin Roberts, Savannah Guthrie, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Aaron Rodgers and the show’s winningest champion Ken Jennings.
Fans had pinned Jennings as Trebek’s likeliest successor after the popular host died in November of pancreatic cancer. Jeopardy fans were quick to criticize the replacement as word got out on Thursday, leading to a reexamination of the lawsuit against him, in which former model Brandi Cochran won more than $8.5 million in punitive damages from “The Price is Right”.