And after two years of relative calm behind the scenes. Danger! Officially weird again. Not surprisingly, there is a lot of fuss surrounding who is behind the popular platform of the game show.
To quickly recap: Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik – who were both last summer Officially installed as co-hosts to Danger!The syndicated release follows a chaotic year that saw the duo temporarily fill the void left by the late Alex Trebek creativea short-lived successor, Mike Richards—was expected to go on to share director duties for both the upcoming 40th season as well as ABC’s countless primetime iterations (with Bialik once again handling Celebrity Danger! individual assignments). And as executive producer/showrunner Michael Davies pointed out last spring, the unprecedented arrangement has been a success, even as fans continue to argue fiercely over who is the better host.
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“When Kane hosts and Mime hosts, there is no difference (in the ratings),” Davies said. eagle He added at the time: “I support both of them. I go to the studio every day and try to make them better at hosting the show and providing a better programmatic environment around them. They have my full support.”
The co-host format hit a snag last May when Bialik — who was set to wrap up season 39 — I got out one week ago In showing solidarity with Danger!The amazing writers. As a result, Jennings replaced Bialik for the final episodes of season 39.
It was cut short to August 7, as the WGA hiatus entered its third month, Davis – across Inside danger! Podcast – Unveiled a modified Season 40 game plan that involved using both Recycled questions And Recycled Racers, presumably until the labor dispute is resolved. There was apparently no mention of who it would be in Davies’ lengthy announcement hosting The show retooled when season 40 bowed out on Monday, September 11th. Bialik is supposed to continue sitting on the sidelines for the duration of the strike. But what about Jennings, who was under increasing pressure to follow his host’s lead by not crossing the picket line?
as representatives of Danger! Jennings declined our multiple requests for clarification on his uncertain hosting status, and Jennings himself seemed to confirm that, yes, he would return as the headliner of the show, backlash damn. In response to a fan on Twitter/X who called him a “disgrace” for crossing the picket line, Jennings shared The highlighted part is from a recent Sony press release Noting that Trebek remained as host through the 2007-2008 writers’ strike (when the show once again used older WGA-approved material).
Things got weirder from there.
on August 18, Danger!YouTube’s official social handles have released a new poster celebrating the just-completed 39th season that has Jennings front and center. Meanwhile, Bialik is nowhere to be found, despite helming more than half of last season’s episodes.
It is curious that Sony – that produces Danger! And Bialik’s missing cup could easily have been attributed to an oversight — he refused to comment out of apparent contempt. Follow-up query on whether bialik is still part of Danger! The family did not deserve any response from the studio whatsoever.
by monday, Danger!‘s Instagram And X (fka Twitter) accounts have quietly deleted the Bialik-less season 39 poster. Hours later, ABC announced it Jennings will be the new host of Celebrity Danger! When the primetime affiliate returns on September 27, replacing Bialik.
Meanwhile, Camp Bialik in Utah, who, coincidentally, also represents Jennings, has been asking any/all questions about Bialik Danger! Sony’s future.
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