- Mayim Bialik becomes guest presenter “Jeopardy!” for episodes that air from May 31 to June 11, 2021.
- Bialik told Insider that one of her kids saw people on TikTok mentioning she should be a host.
- The “Call Me Kat” star said she was “excited and honored” as a woman and a neuroscientist as a guest presenter.
- You can find more stories on the Insider homepage.
The actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik moderates “Jeopardy!” Late May, and she may have one of her kids (and TikTok) who thanks in part for showing up.
“My 15-year-old heard in the TikTok universe people say, ‘The’ big bang ‘girl should do it,” Bialik told Insider while promoting a partnership with Neuriva when asked about her duties as an innkeeper came about in the game show.
From left Mayim Bialik, Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki on “The Big Bang Theory”.
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From there, Bialik, who played Amy on the long-running CBS comedy, contacted her agent to see if this was really a thing fans were arguing about online.
A quick Twitter search will attract many people who consider Bialik to be a potential “Danger!” Host.
“I don’t know if it was my 15 year old and I had to email my agent or if it was something that was already in the works, but I’m super excited and honored, especially as a woman and as a woman in.” the science that can present itself this way in 10 chic blazers, “said Bialik.
“I have to give my child 10% now,” added Bialik jokingly.
Bialik is currently on Fox’s sitcom “Call Me Kat” and will be doing 10 episodes of “Jeopardy!” Broadcast from May 31 to June 11, 2021.
Bialik is one of several preliminary “Jeopardy!” Hosts after Ken Jennings, Katie Couric and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
After hosting the show for more than three decades, Alex Trebek died in November at the age of 80 after battling pancreatic cancer.
Bialik recalled Trebek making a guest appearance on “Blossom,” the NBC series in which she starred for five seasons, but did not remember interacting with him while filming.
Alex Trebek appears in the fifth season, episode 14 of “Blossom”.
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In the season five episode, Joey dreams of being on the game show with his sister Blossom and Albert Einstein, where he sets a record and wins over $ 13 million on the series.
“If I remember correctly, they filmed it from his set,” said Bialik.
While Bialik is thrilled to host, the actress believes she probably wouldn’t do as well as a “Danger!” Candidate herself
“Most people assume that as a neuroscientist, I’m good at ‘Jeopardy!’ Am, “said Bialik. “I would actually have trouble remembering formulating the answer as a question, so I would probably lose it. I have very specific knowledge of very specific categories. If there is anything like biblical history or neuroscience, I understand . “
For her upcoming role as interim presenter, Bialik not only selected blazers, but also spent a full day rehearsing to prepare for the show.
“There’s like a little deck that they broadcast and yes there is a script,” Bialik said of some behind-the-scenes secrets that fans on the game show may not know. “I’ve hosted other things before. I’m a science communicator, so I’m used to presenting information in a straightforward and friendly manner. I plan to use all of those skills.”
When asked if she would ever toss her hat in the ring for more permanent hosting, and if that might be of interest, Bialik said, “I think it would be an incredible honor to keep doing it, especially as a woman in of science. I’m super open to everything, but also so honored to be a guest and hopefully not to look like an idiot. “
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