{"id":217493,"date":"2021-04-02T16:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/taking-the-long-view-on-jeopardy-guest-hosts\/"},"modified":"2021-04-02T16:00:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T13:00:59","slug":"taking-the-long-view-on-jeopardy-guest-hosts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/taking-the-long-view-on-jeopardy-guest-hosts\/","title":{"rendered":"#Taking the Long View on &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; Guest Hosts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2cfdfac44e3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2cfdfac44e3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/taking-the-long-view-on-jeopardy-guest-hosts\/#Cut_the_Jeopardy_Guest_Hosts_Some_Slack\" >Cut the Jeopardy! Guest Hosts Some Slack<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/taking-the-long-view-on-jeopardy-guest-hosts\/#At_Home_with_Kenan_but_No_Fan_of_Mr_Mayor\" >At Home with Kenan, but No Fan of Mr. Mayor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/taking-the-long-view-on-jeopardy-guest-hosts\/#How_It_All_Began_on_9-1-1\" >How It All Began on 9-1-1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/taking-the-long-view-on-jeopardy-guest-hosts\/#More_NCIS_New_Orleans_Cancellation_Fallout\" >More NCIS: New Orleans Cancellation Fallout<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/taking-the-long-view-on-jeopardy-guest-hosts\/#About_That_Other_CBS_Franchise_%E2%80%A6\" >About That Other CBS Franchise \u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/taking-the-long-view-on-jeopardy-guest-hosts\/#And_Finally_%E2%80%A6\" >And Finally \u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Taking the Long View on &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; Guest Hosts<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/katie-couric-jeopardy.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div><em>Welcome to the Q&amp;A with TV critic \u2014 also known to some TV fans as their \u201cTV therapist\u201d \u2014 Matt Roush, who\u2019ll try to address whatever you love, loathe, are confused or frustrated or thrilled by in today\u2019s vast TV landscape. (We know background music is too loud, but there\u2019s always closed-captioning.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>One caution: This is a spoiler-free zone, so we won\u2019t be addressing upcoming storylines here unless it\u2019s already common knowledge. Please send your questions and comments to <\/em><em><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"f39280989e928787b387859a9d809a979681dd909c9e\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/em><em> (or use the <\/em><em>form at the end of the column<\/em><em>) and follow me on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> (@TVGMMattRoush). Look for Ask Matt columns on many Tuesdays and Fridays.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cut_the_Jeopardy_Guest_Hosts_Some_Slack\"><\/span><strong>Cut the <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> Guest Hosts Some Slack<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Comment: <\/strong>All the negative comments on Katie Couric, Dr. Oz and all the other guest hosts on <em>Jeopardy!<\/em>forget one basic fact. They are being compared to an Alex Trebek who had 34 years to learn and grow on the job. When Alex took on the job in 1984, he was nothing more than the host of a handful of relatively unsuccessful <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> shows. To the press and public at the time, the consensus was that \u201cHE WASN\u2019T ART FLEMING!\u201d So let\u2019s lighten up on the guest hosts \u2014 one of them very well may be the next Alex Trebek \u2014 but we won\u2019t know until they\u2019ve been on the job for several years. \u2014 <em>Rick<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> Score one for institutional memory (and for ignoring knee-jerk comments). This reminds me how much I admired Alex Trebek for how respectful he always was when someone brought up his predecessor\u2014often because a contestant\u2019s parents or grandparents had <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> during Art Fleming\u2019s tenure. The guest hosts feel that same respect for Alex, and because most of them aren\u2019t looking at this stint as a job audition, I couldn\u2019t agree more that we should just let them enjoy their time at the podium \u2014 although I understand the pushback against casting a polarizing public figure like Dr. Oz. When the time comes to name someone full-time to the role of host, it will be a period of adjustment for everyone.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"At_Home_with_Kenan_but_No_Fan_of_Mr_Mayor\"><\/span><strong>At Home with <em>Kenan<\/em>, but No Fan of <em>Mr. Mayor<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>I think the season\u2019s best new comedy is <em>Kenan<\/em> starring<em>SNL<\/em>\u2018s Kenan Thompson. The scenes with his family are terrific: funny and sometimes poignant. However, with the exception of Kimrie Lewis as the producer of Kenan\u2019s morning show, the workplace comedy aspects are pretty weak. Now on the same network, we have the disappointing <em>Mr. Mayor<\/em>. I love Ted Danson, but this show does not work. The only reason I will tune into Season 2 is Jayden Kwapis as played to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>py perfection by <em>SNL<\/em> veteran Bobby Moynihan. What I would love to see is <em>Mr. Mayor<\/em> close up shop, allowing Jayden Kwapis to fly from Sacramento to Atlanta to take a job at the TV studio that airs <em>Wake Up with Kenan<\/em>! What do you think? \u2014 <em>Mike<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> What your pipe dream says to me is that Bobby Moynihan makes everything better and funnier, and I wouldn\u2019t argue with that. He stole every one of his scenes in <em>Mr. Mayor<\/em>, which some might see as petty larceny, and it\u2019s true that the show isn\u2019t quite there yet. Neither, for that matter, is <em>Kenan<\/em>, which I agree works better on the home front than in the workplace. The real surprise to me is how endearing Don Johnson is as Kenan\u2019s offbeat father-in-law, whose love for his granddaughters is so palpable and sweet.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_It_All_Began_on_9-1-1\"><\/span><strong>How It All Began on <em>9-1-1<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Comment: <\/strong>Cheers to the <em>9-1-1<\/em> origin stories. They are great to watch and to see more of the people\u2019s backgrounds from when they joined the crew. It is nice to see this. \u2013 <em>Adam D<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> Curiously, all of these episodes that have been airing during <em>9-1-1<\/em>\u2019s current hiatus are repeats from past years. While no one much likes reruns during the regular season, I thought it was a great idea to highlight these origin episodes during the break, and I wish more shows would use their down time (whether midseason or off-season during summer and the holidays) to showcase special episodes in a creative way. (Like how <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> aired significant vintage episodes from years past during its production shutdown last year.)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_NCIS_New_Orleans_Cancellation_Fallout\"><\/span><strong>More <em>NCIS: New Orleans <\/em>Cancellation Fallout<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Comment: <\/strong>I agree with the writer who was bummed over CBS dropping <em>NCIS: New Orleans<\/em>. It\u2019s the only feel-good show (something we need now) in the trilogy. Seniority doesn\u2019t equal quality. The mothership at 18 is just old and <em>Los Angeles<\/em> at 12 has been a downer in the last 2-3 years. Your noting CBS\u2019s habit of dropping procedural crime dramas (<em>Cold Case, Elementary, Without a Trace<\/em>) only serves to point out a bad habit. Perhaps the lesson to be learned here is that it\u2019s unwise to invest in watching their shows. \u2014 <em>Kate<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> Is seven years really such a bad investment? Obviously no one likes to see a favorite show canceled, and this one continues to create a surge in my mailbag, which isn\u2019t surprising since this is the first <em>NCIS<\/em> show since the franchise ballooned to be terminated. Given the failure rate on network TV, many shows never make it to seven years and 150-plus episodes, which traditionally is more than enough to ensure a healthy afterlife. With few exceptions, TV shows aren\u2019t intended to run indefinitely, but knowing when and how to leave remains a very risky business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>With the cancellation of <em>NCIS: New Orleans<\/em>, is there a place for Scott Bakula in any of the <em>NCIS<\/em>programs? \u2014 <em>Kay<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> It seems unlikely that they\u2019d move a lead actor from one show to another, but Pride is and always will be part of <em>NCIS <\/em>history, so it\u2019s always possible he\u2019d show up in a Very Special Episode of one of the other <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, especially if a case brings them near the Big Easy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>Since I read this season will be the final one for <em>NCIS: New Orleans<\/em>, will any of the female cast members join the casts of <em>The Equalizer<\/em> and <em>MacGyver<\/em>? \u2011 <em>Elizabeth<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> Even more unlikely. I get that these CBS procedurals can seem interchangeable, but they\u2019re not <em>that<\/em> interchangeable. That said, these actors are all bankable after their <em>NCIS<\/em> exposure, so I wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see them cast in other series (though as new characters) now that they\u2019re available.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_That_Other_CBS_Franchise_%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><strong>About That Other CBS Franchise \u2026 <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>With the announcement of the <em>CSI: Vegas<\/em> revival, I\u2019m curious: How come only the original and <em>Miami<\/em> spin-off are available for streaming (on Hulu and Paramount+)? <em>CSI: NY<\/em> was probably my favorite and I would\u2019ve loved to have watched it over the past year during lockdown. But save for buying the seasons individually on Amazon Prime, it doesn\u2019t seem to be available on any streaming service. Same with <em>Cyber<\/em>. Why is that? \u2014 <em>Sarah<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> The very short run of <em>CSI: Cyber<\/em> (31 episodes over two seasons) may explain why there\u2019s little demand for licensing that series, but it\u2019s harder to fathom why <em>CSI: NY<\/em> (197 episodes over nine seasons) is currently missing. Licensing deals for series like these can be complicated and costly, even when it\u2019s in-house for a corporation like ViacomCBS. It wouldn\u2019t surprise me that as Paramount+ ramps up its library of TV and movies after the recent relaunch that we\u2019d see one if not both of these series emerge again.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_Finally_%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><strong>And Finally \u2026 <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>Will <em>Law &amp; Order: Organized Crime<\/em> be a separate show from<em>SVU<\/em>? Or like <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>and <em>Station 19<\/em>, will I have to watch the two shows? \u2014 <em>Unsigned<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> While it was understandable for <em>Organized Crime<\/em> to launch out of <em>SVU<\/em>, given the history of the characters as well as the tradition of using an existing show to introduce the new one, these two series are meant to stand on their own. That doesn\u2019t mean there won\u2019t be crossovers from time to time, which the network loves for promotional purposes, but they\u2019re telling very different stories. So you shouldn\u2019t be looking at this as a two-hour investment each Thursday, unless you\u2019re an insatiable <em>Law &amp; Order<\/em> fan.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for now. 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