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Originally Posted by GirlySports
I'm not sure that guest hosts was a good idea. When Bob Barker retired they just replaced him with Drew Carey and it's now been 10+ years. No issues.
They made the host too much a big deal on Jeopardy and now no host can fit that standard. Heck, a 40 year old Alex Trebek today would have a social media history and not be hired.
Like I said in the other thread, if you're resorting to digging up podcast now? Forget it. Those are unfiltered.
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I agree with picking a new host and just going with it, but Drew Carey was and still is just terrible. He's so awkward trying to talk to anyone. I thought it was just bad when he first took over but I've been able to see a few episodes again over the last 2 years and he is still just as awful.
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
It's probably been great for ratings, though.
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and for their budget too. Trebek taped 46 days a year, getting paid $18MM, or $391,000 per taped day (taped a week worth of episodes in a day). They have been paying out much, much less than that to the guest hosts' charities each week.