Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will split “Jeopardy!” hosting duties for the remainder of the year.

What You Need To Know

  • Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will split “Jeopardy!” hosting duties for the remainder of the year after the show's former executive producer Mike Richards was ousted as the show's host

  • Bialik was tapped as interim host, and her episodes will air through Nov. 5; Jennings and Bialik will share hosting duties based on their schedules following that date

  • Richards was initially tapped as Alex Trebek's successor but left the show after past misogynistic and disparaging comments surfaced

  • “Jeopardy!” used a series of guest hosts, including Richards, for shows filmed after Trebek's death. The beloved host died last November of cancer

Sony Pictures Television announced the host plan Thursday, the same week that episodes filmed by ousted host Mike Richards are airing.

"Not sure if you’ve heard but @missmayim and @kenjennings are hosting me until the end of the year," a post on the show's official Twitter account reads. "Everyone on the staff is supralunar."

(Supralunar, an astronomy term, means "beyond the moon" – a reference to the turn of phrase "over the moon" meaning "delighted" or "extremely happy.")

"Beginning Monday, September 20, Bialik is hosting several weeks of episodes, which will air through November 5," according to a news release from the show. "After that, Bialik and Jennings will split hosting duties as their schedules allow through the end of the calendar year."

Richards, who also lost his role as “Jeopardy!” executive producer, was initially tapped as Alex Trebek's successor but left the show after past misogynistic and disparaging comments surfaced.

Bialik was tapped as interim host, and her episodes will air through Nov. 5. After that, Sony says Jennings and Bialik will share hosting duties based on their schedules. The season is scheduled to run through the end of the year.

Jennings, the record-holder for longest “Jeopardy!” winning streak, currently serves as a consulting producer on the show. Bialik, who is well known for her acting roles on "The Big Bang Theory" and "Blossom" had already been chosen to host “Jeopardy!” prime-time and spinoff series, including a new college championship.

“Jeopardy!” used a series of guest hosts, including Richards, for shows filmed after Trebek's death. The beloved host died last November of cancer.