'Jeopardy!' Finds New Showrunner After Firing Mike Richards

"Jeopardy!" found its new showrunner after Mike Richards' exit due to the issues he got embroiled in last year.

On "Jeopardy!" official website, British producer Michael Davies - who officially replaced Richards - penned a blog to make the formal announcement. He revealed that he accepted the position after Sony Pictures Entertainment offered the full-time executive producer job.

"I am both honored and humbled by the faith the studio and the staff have put in me. Over the next few months, the scope of our plans will become clear. But for now, I just want to thank everyone in the 'Jeopardy!' community for your phenomenal support," he said.

The 56-year-old Embassy Row productions president is no longer a stranger to game shows like "Jeopardy!" as he previously worked on "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?" "Talking Dead," "The Newlywed Game," and "Wife Swap."

Davies became the permanent executive producer after months of working as an interim following the emergence of Richards' issues that led to his termination.

He will work with Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings, the current hosts until the end of the show's season 38 in July. Sony Pictures Entertainment is expected to hail "Jeopardy!" a new permanent host at that time.

Why Mike Richards Was Fired From "Jeopardy!"

Davies' hiring as the permanent executive producer came months after Richards left following the emergence of damaging issues against him. The accusations rose after the former executive producer confirmed that he was already in advanced negotiations with the show to become "Jeopardy!" permanent host.

When the public learned that he was the first choice to replace Alex Trebek, two previous lawsuits filed during his stint on "The Prince Is Right" resurfaced. They cited the discrimination he got involved in when he was an executive producer of the CBS daytime game show from 2008 to 2018.

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Richards issued an apology statement afterward, saying that his comment was "intended to be a series of irreverent conversations between longtime friends who had a history of joking around."

"My responsibilities today as a father, husband, and a public personality who speaks to many people through my role on television means I have substantial and serious obligations as a role model, and I intend to live up to them," he said, as quoted by USA Today.

However, a few weeks later, Sony confirmed that Richards would no longer be the executive producer of both "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune."

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