2 Things: 1 Later statement said she would host "special" shows; so not a complete dismissal.
2. Jeopardy also had problems with contestants that would not cross picket lines. To my knowledge only the writers were ever picketing. On Sun, Dec 17, 2023 at 4:22 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/tvornottv/topics> > Google > Groups > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > Topic digest > View all topics > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/tvornottv/topics> > > - And Then There Were Five: Matthew Perry Dead > <#m_-94089613384120699_group_thread_0> - 1 Update > - Group member Brad Beam has passed away > <#m_-94089613384120699_group_thread_1> - 1 Update > - The Host of Jeopardy? Ken Jennings > <#m_-94089613384120699_group_thread_2> - 5 Updates > - SemiNoTV: Whamegeddon in the UK > <#m_-94089613384120699_group_thread_3> - 3 Updates > - Here’s you former host of Jeopardy!… > <#m_-94089613384120699_group_thread_4> - 2 Updates > > And Then There Were Five: Matthew Perry Dead > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/1b5d11f451479b6d?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Steve Timko <[email protected]>: Dec 16 10:21PM -0800 > > A doctor gives an explanation > > https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8uqHXvB/ > > Back to top <#m_-94089613384120699_digest_top> > Group member Brad Beam has passed away > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/46e0efe69d29bdc3?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Diner <[email protected]>: Dec 16 04:48PM -0800 > > Marti - Facebook wouldn't let me add you as a friend. The error I got was: > It looks like you may not know this person. Send requests to people you > know personally to see their updates on Facebook. > > I'm really upset to hear about Brad's passing. I always enjoyed his > contributions. > -Tim > On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 1:58:49 PM UTC-5 Marti Lawrence wrote: > > Back to top <#m_-94089613384120699_digest_top> > The Host of Jeopardy? Ken Jennings > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/5222264eb6b865d3?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > JW <[email protected]>: Dec 16 05:21AM -0500 > > > host non-syndicated versions of the show, but the > > tone of the statements and the coverage sound to > > me like this is a complete break. > > Sony says, “We are truly grateful for all of Mayim’s contributions to > Jeopardy!, and we hope to continue to work with her on primetime specials.” > That would seem to leave the possibility of Celebrity Jeopardy!, or some > other kind of network special. Of course, that assumes that Mayim hasn't > closed the door. > PGage <[email protected]>: Dec 16 08:04AM -0800 > > I agree that use of “syndicated” creates an ambiguity, and this was created > not be media sloppiness, but by Bialik and Sony themselves, who both > specifically used that modifier in their statements. > > Are they intentionally leaving the door open for her to return to > C-Jeopardy? Maybe. Alternatively, It occurred to me that they may be still > paying her the C-J Host salary for some period of time as a settlement, and > to underline that they did not fire her in retaliation for honoring the > picket line, and the syndicated language makes room for this. > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > On Sat, 16 Dec 2023 at 12:43 AM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < > Tom Wolper <[email protected]>: Dec 16 02:17PM -0500 > > Michael Davies is always talking about expanding the Jeopardy franchise and > they might want her available for a new prime time spinoff. The celebrity > tournament wasn’t the only prime time show, there was also the masters > tournament. > > There are too many unknowns to be able to speculate about what happened and > why. Call Me Kat was cancelled, Mayim and her agent talked to Sony about > scheduling, and the result was the press releases. > > Jeff Metzner <[email protected]>: Dec 16 01:37PM -0800 > > Unless they come up with another primetime show -- always a possibility > with Michael Davies -- it seems like she's out. Nobody but Ken could > handle > Masters, and if this season of Celebrity does well enough to get renewed > it > seems unlikely ABC would want to change horses again. > > On Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 2:17:49 PM UTC-5 Tom Wolper wrote: > > PGage <[email protected]>: Dec 16 04:14PM -0800 > > I have been re-reading media reports from back in August about Celebrity > Jeopardy! My memory had been that that Ken was filling in for her while she > honored the Strikes, but it seems that was only true for the final week of > the previous season. In August they announced that Bialik would not be > hosting the new season of CJ. > > So, it now seems to me that she had two separate contracts, one to be the > sole host of CJ, another to be one of two alternating hosts of regular (or, > significantly, syndicated) Jeopardy! In August they announced she was not > going to return as the host of season 2 of CJ, and yesterday they announced > that she was not going to be returning as a host of syndicated Jeopardy! I > can only assume the details of her contract allowed for the decision to be > made now. > > As I feared, there has been antisemitic shit online about her. What I > should have anticipated but did not was there has been even more MAGA > posturing that she was fired because she was Jewish or pro Israel. > > For the record, I believe it is clear that she was let go because she so > clearly is not nearly as good at the job as Jennings. That became more and > more clear with every show either one of them did. In the long history of > the show they have never had alternating hosts, and there is no reason why > that is needed or would be a good thing now. As much as I prefer Ken, I > think I would have rather they make Bialik the sole host than continue to > alternate, as I found it impossible to get close to habituating to her > style when I still hoped I would be seeing Ken. Every Monday show when they > introduced Bialik was a frustrating let down for me. The reverse may be > true for those who preferred Bialik, but I think knowing it’s Ken or > nothing will help most of those adjust. > > =========== > > “Mayim Bialik will not be hosting Season 2 of “Celebrity Jeopardy! > <https://variety.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/>” as she continues to support > the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, *Variety *has learned from sources. > > On Monday, ABC issued a press release with changes to their fall schedule, > noting that Ken Jennings <https://variety.com/t/ken-jennings/> will host > the new season of “Celebrity Jeopardy!,” which premieres Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. > ET.” > > https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/mayim-bialik-declines-host-celebrity-jeopardy-strikes-ken-jennings-1235701725/ > > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > Back to top <#m_-94089613384120699_digest_top> > SemiNoTV: Whamegeddon in the UK > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/7287617d1dc44b4a?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Mark Jeffries <[email protected]>: Dec 16 08:36AM -0800 > > With one week to go to the UK pop charts' Christmas No. 1 2023, it's the > much-hated by some on the Internet 1984 Wham! song "Last Christmas" that > is > at the top of the Official UK Charts this week, in line to be the first > Christmas No. 1 in five years that isn't a parody songs with references to > sausage rolls (as LadBaby is not putting out a record this year)--but > there > is a possibility that something other than Christmas songs, coronation > songs for winners of reality comps or songs about sausage rolls may make > the top, as American singer-songwriter Noah Kahan's "Stick Season" is at > number 2, a song set in New England in the late fall after the leaves fall > (which explains the title--there is a reference to Christmas in the > lyrics)--the other Christmas songs in the top 5 are That Mariah Carey Song > at number 3 and the UK favorite that's too much a downer song for American > all-Christmas radio "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues and the late > Kristy MacColl at number 5 (getting a push by Pogues fans in tribute to > the > recently deceased leader of the band Shane MacGowan)--Jack Harlow's the > other odd man out at number 4 with "Lovin on Me"--we find out this Friday > around midday US: > > > https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/wham-last-christmas-number-1-week-five-christmas-number-1-2023/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Official+Word+-+15122023+-+email+3+Xmas+race+dates+ad+Newsletter+list+Breaking+News++old+list+Breaking+News+segment&utm_content=The+Official+Word+-+15122023+-+email+3+Xmas+race+dates+ad+Newsletter+list+Breaking+News++old+list+Breaking+News+segment+CID_b100198c07074a8d2115a46e469e536f&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_term=Find+out+now > > Meanwhile in the States, Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," > recorded in 1958 when she was 14, is at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 > for the second week. In the old days of just sales and airplay, the song > only peaked at 16, making this its first appearance at the top and making > Lee the oldest living act to score a number 1 at 79, beating the previous > record-holder Louis Armstrong, who hit the top with "Hello, Dolly!" on his > 64th birthday in 1964. Lee now also holds the longest period between > number > ones--63 years (her last number one was "I Want to Be Wanted" in 1960). > The > rest of the top 5 in order are That Mariah Carey Song, Bobby Helms' > "Jingle > Bell Rock" (does anyone remember any of his other hits, if any?), "Last > Christmas" and Harlow as the odd man out at number 5. > Bob Jersey <[email protected]>: Dec 16 10:37AM -0800 > > The countdown clock on OfficialCharts' main page suggests to me that it'll > occur later than that... try 5:45PM east coast US... > > And I liked Helms' "My Special Angel," which, like The Vogues' '60s > remake, > peaked at #7 in *Billboard*. B > > Mark Jeffries, in part, Dec 16th: > > we find out this Friday around midday US > > [snippy dooooo] > > The rest of the top 5 in order are That Mariah Carey Song, Bobby Helms' > "Jingle Bell Rock" (*does anyone remember any of his other hits, if > any?*), > "Last Christmas" and Harlow as the odd man out at number 5. > Mark Jeffries <[email protected]>: Dec 16 01:38PM -0600 > > That time is British time--the countdown show on BBC Radio 1 starts at 4 > p.m. British time, which would be 11 a.m. ET, so the number 1 would be > revealed around 5:40 p.m. BT, which would be 12:40 p.m. ET. I should point > out that Radio 1 does a 15-minute newscast at 5:45 p.m. (which, granted, > contains some entertainment news), which today's Top 40 radio in the U.S. > would never do. > > And when SiriusXM carried Radio 1, it was on a five-hour delay, so that the > programmes would start at Eastern time in the U.S. as the same hour British > time. The only Beeb they carry now is the World Service live 24/7. > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] > > > On Sat, Dec 16, 2023 at 12:37 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > Back to top <#m_-94089613384120699_digest_top> > Here’s you former host of Jeopardy!… > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/f2ee932c418c0f12?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Marti Lawrence <[email protected]>: Dec 16 10:12AM -0800 > > I didn't think her hosting was as bad as some fans made it out to be, but > I > do like Ken better. > I am curious if her stance of not appearing in support of the strike, had > anything to do with her release? > > ~Marti > > On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 6:15:00 PM UTC-6 Kevin M. wrote: > > Bob Jersey <[email protected]>: Dec 16 10:32AM -0800 > > PGage addressed this in the parallel Jennings thread... B > > Marti Lawrence, to Kevin M, Dec 16th: > > I didn't think her hosting was as bad as some fans made it out to be, but > I > do like Ken better. > I am curious if her stance of not appearing in support of the strike, had > anything to do with her release? > Back to top <#m_-94089613384120699_digest_top> > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this > group. You can change your settings on the group membership page > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/tvornottv/join> > . > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to [email protected]. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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